Microsoft Pro Photo Tools

Microsoft Pro Photo Tools is a software application built specifically for helping you edit metadata in your photographs, including latitude, longitude, and other location details.

Straightforward interface

The tool sports a clean interface and offers quick access to a well-organized set of functions.

Geotagging options, automatic location detection, and metadata editing capabilities

The program gives you the possibility to upload files into the working environment using the built-in browse function or “drag and drop” operations.
Microsoft Pro Photo Tools enables you to check and edit the information provided about each photo, such as location, city, state or region, and country. What’s more, you can automatically apply the name of the location where the photo was taken based on the GPS coordinates.
You can use the Microsoft Live Local service for helping you determine the GPS coordinates where any image was taken and add them to the metadata. Plus, thanks to the same service, you can view your pictures on a world or normal map, as well as observe the pictures with the aid of a satellite viewing mode.
The utility offers support for a built-in map and lets you assign a specific location to an image by manually navigating on the desired map area and tagging the photo with the location information.
What’s more, you can manually edit the metadata by entering details about the title, headline, description, rating, keywords, and copyright. Plus, you can change the EXIF, IPTC, and GPS data, and add information about the source, instructions, credit, event, usage terms, and others.
Additionally, the tool lets you insert details about the photographers (e.g. title, name, email, phone number, city, state, country, URL) and camera (model, maker, software, and camera serial).
Last but not least, you are allowed to save all images with the new metadata or only the selected ones, export photos to JPG or TIF file format, sort the thumbnails by date, rotate the pictures to different angles, view error messages in a dedicated panel, and write RAW image metadata to photo files or XMP sidecar items.

Bottom line

To sum things up, Microsoft Live Local offers a handy suite of tools for helping you edit your metadata. Thanks to its straightforward approach, it is suitable for rookies and professionals alike.