Select your new template from the “Export Template” menu and click “Edit.”
- Enter the metadata in accordance with the DoD VISG in the appropriate fields as follows:
- Dublin Core:
- Author: Visual Information (VI) professional’s rank and full name
- Description: Caption including credit line in accordance with DoD VISG. According to the DoD VISG, captioning a video product follows the same guidelines as captioning still imagery. The motion imagery caption should provide a general description of the units and specific subjects, equipment used, the event taking place, location and date(s). If multiple people have worked on the video product, use a more general term for the credit line, instead of listing each individual.
- Keywords: Enter appropriate Keywords
- Title: Enter your Visual Information Record Identification Number (VIRIN)
- Photoshop:
- Author’s Position: VI professional’s home unit
- Caption Writer: Name of the individual editing the caption, if different than the VI Professional entered earlier in “Dublin Core > Author.”
- City: The base locale or city of the shoot
- Country: The country or area of the shoot; for aerials, use either the country or the ocean area being flown over
- Credit Line: The unit the VI professional was temporarily assigned to during the shoot (must be on official orders). If not assigned, leave blank.
- Date Created: Date the video was created, must match the date in the VIRIN
- Headline: The name of the operation or exercise, otherwise, leave blank if not part of an official operation or exercise
- Instructions: Enter the release authority and contact information. If the image has been approved for release, insert “Released” and the name, rank, unit, phone and e-mail contact information of the release authority. If the image is explicitly not cleared for public release, insert “FOUO” and the name, rank, unit, phone and e-mail contact information of the release authority. If a release authority has not reviewed the image, insert “FOUO.” Also include the plan to get it reviewed as well as contact information (e-mail and/or phone).
- Source: The medium used to capture the motion imagery. Enter either digital or film, do not enter the film type or camera model.
- State/Province: The state or province of the shoot
- Transmission Reference: Enter the combatant command where the motion imagery was shot. (USINDOPACOM, USEUCOM, etc.)
- IPTC Core Properties > IPTC Contact:
- Phone(s): Enter a phone number where the VI professional can be contacted
- E-mail (s): Enter the VI professional’s e-mail address, preferably an official .mil or .gov account
- Click “OK” to save your metadata.
All metadata should be entered before you initiate the export. Once you export your project, the metadata you entered will be included with it.