How can I add <br /> tags to Image Title (description)?

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I have modified the category template to allow for prettyPhoto modal popup for images, and the image title is passed from the backend via form field "file_desc". I see that this is referenced in mediamanager.php helper object.

My issue is that I need to do simple formatting in the image title field, but all my <br /> tags are stripped when saving the product. Can someone provide an override suggestion for this? I need to format some image info when it is passed to prettyPhoto.

Thanks in advance