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Inspiring
March 13, 2024
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Insert metadata field values in text layers using metacommands

  • March 13, 2024
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I would like to embed metadata field values in text layers using metacommands such as those used in Lightroom's Filename Template Editor, for example, {Title} or {Creator}, etc. 

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Legend
March 14, 2024

Early versions of Photoshop did not have direct manipulation of text. You typed text into a dialog box and it was added to the document. A script could do that and make substitutions, or could be run on a layer once entered. I do something similar in my PDFExport script for Bridge.

 

Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 13, 2024

Photoshop doesn't have this feature.

 

EDIT: Sorry, I missed the "idea" feature request tag! I have added my vote.

 

In the meantime, this will either require scripting or Photoshop Variables from a CSV containing the metadata:

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/using/creating-data-driven-graphics.html

 

https://prepression.blogspot.com/2016/08/extracting-metadata-to-csv.html