Hey all,

I am not a programmer and though I have been using Adobe Photoshop since 1988, I have never really gotten into the meta-data side of things until this latest project.

I remember once that I used Photoshop's XMP metadata features to create a simple template in which I could enter custom meta-data about my image. It was perfect for what I am doing now.

But now, in CS5, I have started to question whether I have just gotten too old (at 42) to handle this or whether it has been so bloated out of proportion in complexity that I just don't have the patience to figure it out.

I need to record some basic information about some paintings that I have taken photos of and I have the information in a sql database, but it would be nicer to embed the information in the image.

If I could embed this information in my images, it would be great:

• Painting Data: (information about the material photographed not the photograph)
  • naming
    • title (formal)
    • title (informal)
    • subtitle
    • version
  • series
    • title
    • name
    • number
  • materials
    • descr
    • colors
    • background
  • dimensions
    • width
    • height
    • hw ratio
    • orientation
  • date
• Image Data   (refers to information about the actual file and how it is used)
  • filename
  • filepath
  • sizing type
  • source file name
  • source file path
  • source pixel ratio
  • width pixels
  • height pixels
  • ppi
  • uses
• Copyright info

But I was hoping to do this without having to learn C++, install Eclipse or piece together bits and pieces from other XMP profiles. Is there any possible way to convert a simple data set like this into xmp metadata?

It seems like there should be a web-app that does it.

Anyways, I'm looking at other sources now, but I would love to know if Adobe is equipped to handle this sort of thing or should I look elsewhere. Thanks as always for your support and/or input.