Lightroom Geotag Plugin

Last week, Jeff Barnes released a Beta version of a Lightroom Geotag Plugin. It is definitely Beta software - limited features, performance issues and a couple bugs. But it is AWESOME to see someone working on a plugin to add this feature to Adobe Lightroom!!

After installing the plugin, I got it to work pretty easily with a few .cr2 files from my Canon 30D and .gpx files output from Garmin Mapsource. I did not get it to work with DNG files. I think that's because the plugin works with the .xmp sidecar files. Before running the plugin, you need to write metadata to a file (under the Metadata menu item in LR). Next, select your photos and run the plugin, which updates the metadata .xmp sidecar file. Lastly, select the option in LR to read metadata from the file.

If you're not a software or geotagging geek (like me) you might want to wait for a more stable release. But this has great potential and I'll be watching for updates closely.