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Here are some examples of common character limits for IPTC fields.
Description and exampleIPTC field and character limit
A long-form description of the subject and related information in
a natural-language caption
Example: Mayor Alvarado addresses a crowd at the first soccer match
of the season.
Caption (2000 characters)
A list of words describing the subject in discrete words or phrases
Example: Politician, Mayor, Futbol, Soccer, News, Game, Team, San
Jose
Keywords (64 characters)
Photographer’s name and/or agency name
Example: Matthew Birdsell/Sun Times News
Provider (32 characters)
Copyright date, photographer’s name, agency name, and rights
Example: © 2009 Matthew Birdsell/Sun Times News. All rights
reserved.
Copyright (128 characters)
A unique identifier, used by an agency or organization to catalog
images
Example: mt52642j
Title (64 characters)
Date the image was created
Example: 05/16/2009
Date Created (16 characters)
City where the image was captured
Example: San Jose
Image City (32 characters)
Province or state where the image was captured
Example: California
Image State/Province (32
characters)
Country where the image was captured
Example: USA
Image Country (64 characters)
Applicable restrictions, rights, or embargo information
Example: MAGS OUT, INTERNET OUT, NO THIRD-PARTY SALES
Instructions (256 characters)
The image byline text
Example: © Matthew Birdsell/Sun Times News
Creator (64 characters)
The headline published with the image
Example: Mayor Alvarado Opens New Soccer Season in San Jose
Headline (256 characters)
The source that provided the image
Example: Mercury News
Source (32 characters)
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