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hrdlnk
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

xmp metadata stripped from thumbnails: please fix

XMP is a powerful tool when it comes to archiving images. Why does Dropbox strip the XMP data from its thumbnails? The data is kept intact in the original file, though, yet sadly it is omitted in the...
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HuS
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago

Hi TaylorKrusen could you please tell me about the current status of xmp metadata? Is it still so, that Dropbox strips most Metadata from images (no support for keywords, ratings etc.)?

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Greg-DB
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5 years ago

HuS Yes, I believe this is still the case. This feature request is still open with the team, but I don't have any updates on it.

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