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bennettdarren
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December 2, 2018
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Custom Adobe Bridge metadata view / panel

  • December 2, 2018
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I'm new to Bridge (Adobe Bridge CC ver. 9.0.1.216 x64).  I'm in the Filmstrip view and have added the Metadata panel so I can view and edit the metadata in my files.  I only use a small subset of the metadata fields and currently have to go through all different types (IPTC Core, IPTC Extension, File Properties, etc) to change the values.... I'm curious if there is a way to create a custom view / panel for metadata that only shows the metadata fields I want to see.  I tried using Metadata templates but that only seems like a way to apply standard data to a bunch of files... The data I'm adding is specific to each photo for the work I do with genealogy (people in the photos, description, location, date photo was taken, who is in the photo, etc).

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Correct answer Lumigraphics

Try Preferences->Metadata and turn off what you don't want to see.

Metadata is accessible via ExtendScript if you wanted to do some programming. Its a bit confusing the start with but once you get the idea, fairly easy to do.

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LumigraphicsCorrect answer
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December 4, 2018

Try Preferences->Metadata and turn off what you don't want to see.

Metadata is accessible via ExtendScript if you wanted to do some programming. Its a bit confusing the start with but once you get the idea, fairly easy to do.

    Stephen Marsh
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    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 4, 2018

    Hi Lumigraphics, in earlier versions of Bridge, a custom metadata panel was “easily” created from a single XML file, such as this one here for custom date fields for a specific studio workflow:

    However in CC versions, this no longer works. You mention javascript/extendscript however can you confirm if more is required? I can’t recall however I thought that this was now achieved via CEP extensions, which are usually more than just a script.

    Is there a definitive resource for creating custom metadata panels in CC versions of Bridge?

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    Lumigraphics
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    December 4, 2018

    Yeah the old XML panels are no longer supported. You can use CEP or ScriptUI, either way you have to use ExtendScript to do the actual work. CEP is just an alternative to ScriptUI for creating the panel itself.

    You can also use a palette window to input data.

    Adobe has an SDK which is confusing but once you figure out how to access XMP via scripting it works pretty well.

      Stephen Marsh
      Community Expert
      Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      December 2, 2018

      Edit: I fear that what was once simple has now become much harder… Can anybody please comment on how this now works in later versions of CC?

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