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  • Published 1 Sep 2026

More Metadata (F-Stop, Focus Distance, Camera Location...)

I would really like Blender to introduce more options for the metadata that burns into any render we make. Aside from the great choice they have already, including stuff such as:

Date, Time, Render Time, Frame, Frame Range, Memory, Hostname, Camera, Lens, Scene, Marker, Filename & Strip Name.

We would really like Blender to add some new metadata information we can put into our renders, such as the camera's F-stop, the camera position and rotation (X, Y, Z), focus distance. There could additionaly be some options such as the light count (how many lights are in a scene/or active). There could be some metadata options which show the framerate and the resolution.

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rene5
1 Sep 2026

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pxy-gnomes

I think, for example, the Camera Lens Data-Block, such as Focal Length Property would be a total great addition!

However, must be attentious: as for the Location of the Camera, because of the common requirement of a Camera Rig for more advanced projects in terms of Cinematography, the Local Coordinates (Camera Object Transforms on Local Space) would be to no avail to be Displayed, since another Object (e.g., an Empty Object Parent) would do the Transforms changes instead, leaving the Camera Object Transform Data-Block 'zeroed' out (i.e., unchanged); so, unless it would be possible to Display the World Coordinates (Location of the Camera Object in World Space) for the Meta-Data in the case of a Camera Rig project, it would become inconsistent and frustrating.

And those, aare all I can think of atm for those Meta-Data, my friends.