Summary property fields are not available on cetain files.

Hello,

I'm trying to organize my large collection of movie files, mostly MPEGs,
Realmedia, and AVI files. I've noticed that when I right click, choose
properties, click the Summary tab only AVI files greys out the summary
information on the Summary tab. Nothing can be entered in any of the
fields.

I've checked to make sure the files are not read-only and have narrowed it
down to just AVI files. With all the others file types, I can enter
information into the Summary tab except with AVI files. All the fields are
greyed out and I cannot add information into any of the fields.

Anyone know why this is and how to correct it?

Also, is this Summary information stored with the file or is it kept in a
database at the operating system level?

I'm running Windows XP Home, not Pro.

Thanks,

Jeff

On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:16:52 -0400, Jeff Ingram wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to organize my large collection of movie files, mostly MPEGs,
> Realmedia, and AVI files. I've noticed that when I right click, choose
> properties, click the Summary tab only AVI files greys out the summary
> information on the Summary tab. Nothing can be entered in any of the
> fields.
>
> I've checked to make sure the files are not read-only and have narrowed it
> down to just AVI files. With all the others file types, I can enter
> information into the Summary tab except with AVI files. All the fields are
> greyed out and I cannot add information into any of the fields.
>
> Anyone know why this is and how to correct it?
>
> Also, is this Summary information stored with the file or is it kept in a
> database at the operating system level?
>
> I'm running Windows XP Home, not Pro.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff

Not all file types support adding supplementary information of this type.
Some will require a special editing component (supplied by a program
instead of the operating system).

Summary info is stored in the metadata of the individual files.

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Sharon F
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