Change info in a NEF file?

<p>Hi. <br>

I borrowed a camera from a friend and I got a really good photo shot in NEF.<br>

When I was viewing the EXIF info it says his name as the artist. <br>

Can I change that with some kind of application?<br>

Thanks.</p>

<p>Some metadata editors will let you change most fields. I haven't tried it with Lightroom, but PhotoME will let you edit or alter almost any field. However I don't know whether this works with camera raw files like Nikon NEFs - I've tried it only with JPEGs. PhotoME is free to try.</p>

<p>There are other methods for editing or altering metadata but they're a bit more convoluted. For example, you can open an existing photo with the desired metadata in a viewer/editor like Irfanview. Then paste the photo you want on top. Save it as a TIFF, JPEG or PNG. The metadata for the old photo now becomes the metadata for the new photo. But that won't alter the original NEF or camera raw file.</p>

Lightroom 5 allows you to change the

copyright and creator fields... Library

view, in the right hand menu.

<p>Metadata of NEF files can be changed in Adobe Bridge, including the fields you mention.</p>

<p>Noreen +1<br>

Open the folder the file is in, in Bridge™, get to the Metadata tab and you can put in new copyright data, etc. too.</p>

<p>Wow that was almost to easy. I was in a way hoping it would be harder. I changed it in a few minutes in Lightroom (After I downloaded it).<br>

So this means that anyone can change it any time. But I guess anything is possible if one really wants to cheat. <br>

But thank you very much for all your help. The most important was that it contains my name and not the guys. </p>

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<p>So this means that anyone can change it any time.</p>

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<p>There are ways to embed harder-to-change information and watermarks, etc.; but in the end, if someone wants to work hard enough, there is no way to make any image absolutely secure from appropriation...<br>

Your best protection may be to use small-size images like those that post in line here on P.net, but there are even ways around that.</p>

<p>I do not have Lightroom. I am using PS CS6. So when I go to the Exif folder (of a Nef file) that is opened in PS CS6 I am not able to change <strong>everything.</strong><br>

I can, however, easily alter any data in the <strong><em>Description</em></strong> (like <strong>Author</strong>),<em><strong> ITPC</strong>,</em> and <strong><em>ITCP Extension</em></strong>). Camera data, etc can not be changed.<br>

Nice tip.</p>