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GrimEcho
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April 17, 2022
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How can I view or import native file tags in Bridge?

  • April 17, 2022
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I have a lot of photos taken with Mavic drones. When saving the file (jpg or raw), the drone tags the file with one or more keywords, such as "pano" (for a panoramic), or "aeb" (for shooting multiple images at different exposures to later be combined into a single HDR photo).

 

The tags (as well as a lot of other properties) are viewable in Windows File Explorer either by adding the tags column to a folder view or by right-clicking on the file and shooing additional details. I've also used the built-in property of "rating" to mark some of the photos as 4 or 5 stars.

 

However, when viewing the file in Bridge, many of these properties don't show up. I would have expected that tags would show as "keywords" and rating would show as "rating". However neither of these appear on the Metadata panel, nor do they show up in any of the File Info sections.

 

Is there anyway to view and/or capture this data in Bridge?

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Lumigraphics
Legend
May 4, 2022

Since Bridge isn't reading those namespaces, you'll probably need to use something like EXIFtool to rewrite the metadata to fit your needs.

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    Lumigraphics
    Legend
    May 2, 2022

    Pull up one of those files in Bridge, File->File Info->Raw Data and post the whole section for us.

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    GrimEchoAuthor
    Participant
    May 4, 2022

    Here is an example of one of the images whose tags are not read or imported by Adobe Bridge.

    Screenshot of Windows file details

    You can see that the image (as well as all of the other images taken by my DJI drone) is tagged with "pano", "smart", "hdr" etc.

     

    Here are the details of the same file in Adobe bridge.

     

    And here is the raw data of the file. There is no mention anywhere of the "pano" tag, or even a tag category.

    <x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/" x:xmptk="Adobe XMP Core 7.1-c000 79.4d2f597, 2021/09/01-20:51:22        ">
   <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="DJI Meta Data"
            xmlns:xmp="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/"
            xmlns:tiff="http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/"
            xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
            xmlns:drone-dji="http://www.dji.com/drone-dji/1.0/"
            xmlns:crs="http://ns.adobe.com/camera-raw-settings/1.0/"
            xmlns:exif="http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/"
            xmlns:aux="http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/aux/"
            xmlns:photoshop="http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/"
            xmlns:xmpMM="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/"
            xmlns:stEvt="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceEvent#">
         <xmp:ModifyDate>2022-04-16T18:35:48</xmp:ModifyDate>
         <xmp:CreateDate>2022-04-16T18:35:48</xmp:CreateDate>
         <xmp:CreatorTool>10.21.40.13</xmp:CreatorTool>
         <tiff:Make>Hasselblad</tiff:Make>
         <tiff:Model>L2D-20c</tiff:Model>
         <tiff:Orientation>1</tiff:Orientation>
         <tiff:ImageWidth>8000</tiff:ImageWidth>
         <tiff:ImageLength>5760</tiff:ImageLength>
         <tiff:PhotometricInterpretation>2</tiff:PhotometricInterpretation>
         <tiff:SamplesPerPixel>3</tiff:SamplesPerPixel>
         <tiff:XResolution>72/1</tiff:XResolution>
         <tiff:YResolution>72/1</tiff:YResolution>
         <tiff:ResolutionUnit>2</tiff:ResolutionUnit>
         <tiff:BitsPerSample>
            <rdf:Seq>
               <rdf:li>8</rdf:li>
               <rdf:li>8</rdf:li>
               <rdf:li>8</rdf:li>
            </rdf:Seq>
         </tiff:BitsPerSample>
         <dc:format>image/jpeg</dc:format>
         <dc:description>
            <rdf:Alt>
               <rdf:li xml:lang="x-default">default</rdf:li>
            </rdf:Alt>
         </dc:description>
         <drone-dji:Version>1.2</drone-dji:Version>
         <drone-dji:GpsStatus>Invalid</drone-dji:GpsStatus>
         <drone-dji:AltitudeType>GpsFusionAlt</drone-dji:AltitudeType>
         <drone-dji:GpsLatitude>+39.736780458</drone-dji:GpsLatitude>
         <drone-dji:GpsLongitude>-104.988205367</drone-dji:GpsLongitude>
         <drone-dji:AbsoluteAltitude>+1731.087</drone-dji:AbsoluteAltitude>
         <drone-dji:RelativeAltitude>+109.600</drone-dji:RelativeAltitude>
         <drone-dji:GimbalRollDegree>+0.00</drone-dji:GimbalRollDegree>
         <drone-dji:GimbalYawDegree>+64.80</drone-dji:GimbalYawDegree>
         <drone-dji:GimbalPitchDegree>-28.20</drone-dji:GimbalPitchDegree>
         <drone-dji:FlightRollDegree>-2.50</drone-dji:FlightRollDegree>
         <drone-dji:FlightYawDegree>+42.30</drone-dji:FlightYawDegree>
         <drone-dji:FlightPitchDegree>-2.10</drone-dji:FlightPitchDegree>
         <drone-dji:FlightXSpeed>0.0</drone-dji:FlightXSpeed>
         <drone-dji:FlightYSpeed>0.0</drone-dji:FlightYSpeed>
         <drone-dji:FlightZSpeed>0.0</drone-dji:FlightZSpeed>
         <drone-dji:CamReverse>0</drone-dji:CamReverse>
         <drone-dji:GimbalReverse>0</drone-dji:GimbalReverse>
         <drone-dji:SelfData/>
         <crs:Version>7.0</crs:Version>
         <crs:HasSettings>False</crs:HasSettings>
         <crs:HasCrop>False</crs:HasCrop>
         <crs:AlreadyApplied>False</crs:AlreadyApplied>
         <exif:ExifVersion>0230</exif:ExifVersion>
         <exif:ExposureTime>1/240</exif:ExposureTime>
         <exif:ShutterSpeedValue>7906891/1000000</exif:ShutterSpeedValue>
         <exif:FNumber>28/10</exif:FNumber>
         <exif:ApertureValue>2970854/1000000</exif:ApertureValue>
         <exif:ExposureProgram>2</exif:ExposureProgram>
         <exif:SensitivityType>2</exif:SensitivityType>
         <exif:ExposureBiasValue>0/10</exif:ExposureBiasValue>
         <exif:MaxApertureValue>297/100</exif:MaxApertureValue>
         <exif:SubjectDistance>0/1</exif:SubjectDistance>
         <exif:MeteringMode>1</exif:MeteringMode>
         <exif:LightSource>1</exif:LightSource>
         <exif:FocalLength>12290/1000</exif:FocalLength>
         <exif:FileSource>3</exif:FileSource>
         <exif:SceneType>1</exif:SceneType>
         <exif:CustomRendered>0</exif:CustomRendered>
         <exif:ExposureMode>0</exif:ExposureMode>
         <exif:WhiteBalance>0</exif:WhiteBalance>
         <exif:SceneCaptureType>0</exif:SceneCaptureType>
         <exif:GainControl>0</exif:GainControl>
         <exif:Contrast>0</exif:Contrast>
         <exif:Saturation>0</exif:Saturation>
         <exif:Sharpness>0</exif:Sharpness>
         <exif:DigitalZoomRatio>100/100</exif:DigitalZoomRatio>
         <exif:GPSVersionID>2.3.0.0</exif:GPSVersionID>
         <exif:GPSLatitude>39,44.2068267N</exif:GPSLatitude>
         <exif:GPSLongitude>104,59.2923217W</exif:GPSLongitude>
         <exif:GPSAltitudeRef>0</exif:GPSAltitudeRef>
         <exif:GPSAltitude>1731087/1000</exif:GPSAltitude>
         <exif:GPSStatus>V</exif:GPSStatus>
         <exif:GPSMapDatum>WGS-84</exif:GPSMapDatum>
         <exif:DateTimeOriginal>2022-04-16T18:35:48</exif:DateTimeOriginal>
         <exif:PixelXDimension>8000</exif:PixelXDimension>
         <exif:PixelYDimension>5760</exif:PixelYDimension>
         <exif:ColorSpace>1</exif:ColorSpace>
         <exif:ISOSpeedRatings>
            <rdf:Seq>
               <rdf:li>110</rdf:li>
            </rdf:Seq>
         </exif:ISOSpeedRatings>
         <exif:Flash rdf:parseType="Resource">
            <exif:Fired>False</exif:Fired>
            <exif:Return>0</exif:Return>
            <exif:Mode>0</exif:Mode>
            <exif:Function>False</exif:Function>
            <exif:RedEyeMode>False</exif:RedEyeMode>
         </exif:Flash>
         <aux:SerialNumber>493OJ987AA029S</aux:SerialNumber>
         <aux:LensInfo>24000/1000 24000/1000 280/100 1100/100</aux:LensInfo>
         <aux:Lens>24.0 mm f/2.8</aux:Lens>
         <aux:ApproximateFocusDistance>0/1</aux:ApproximateFocusDistance>
         <photoshop:DateCreated>2022-04-16T18:35:48</photoshop:DateCreated>
         <photoshop:ColorMode>3</photoshop:ColorMode>
         <photoshop:ICCProfile>sRGB IEC61966-2.1</photoshop:ICCProfile>
         <xmpMM:DocumentID>E92F3626E3C18E0CB284E4FBACE08847</xmpMM:DocumentID>
         <xmpMM:History>
            <rdf:Seq>
               <rdf:li rdf:parseType="Resource">
                  <stEvt:action>converted</stEvt:action>
                  <stEvt:parameters>from image/jpg to image/jpeg</stEvt:parameters>
               </rdf:li>
            </rdf:Seq>
         </xmpMM:History>
      </rdf:Description>
   </rdf:RDF>
</x:xmpmeta>

     

     

    Here is another example of a star rating on a video file.

     

     

    And the file data in Bridge

     

    <x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/" x:xmptk="Adobe XMP Core 7.1-c000 79.4d2f597, 2021/09/01-20:51:22        ">
   <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
      <rdf:Description rdf:about=""
            xmlns:xmp="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/"
            xmlns:tiff="http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/"
            xmlns:xmpDM="http://ns.adobe.com/xmp/1.0/DynamicMedia/">
         <xmp:CreateDate>2022-04-16T19:57:45Z</xmp:CreateDate>
         <xmp:ModifyDate>2022-04-16T19:57:45Z</xmp:ModifyDate>
         <tiff:Orientation>1</tiff:Orientation>
         <xmpDM:duration rdf:parseType="Resource">
            <xmpDM:value>28900</xmpDM:value>
            <xmpDM:scale>1/1000</xmpDM:scale>
         </xmpDM:duration>
      </rdf:Description>
   </rdf:RDF>
</x:xmpmeta>

     

    Stephen Marsh
    Community Expert
    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 4, 2022

    Metadata is not always universal, what appears in one program area that looks like it matches a different program area may in fact be two or more similar – but different metadata entries!

     

    Apple and Microsoft are good at not always playing nice with metadata used in Adobe software. Each has its own metadata standards and may or may not always fully support open standards.

     

    This is further complicated by different file formats having different metadata support.

     

    If you add a "tag" in Windows 10, then it is written to 3 different metadata points:

     
    IFD0:XPKeywords
    XMP-dc:Subject
    XMP-microsoft:LastKeywordXMP
     
    The XMP-dc:Subject is what Adobe apps use (this was previously known as Keywords from legacy IPTC days).
     
    Adobe apps add the XMP-dc:Subject and legacy IPTC:Keywords entries.
     
    Similar for the rating stars, if added in Windows 10, then the file has the following:
     
    IFD0:Rating = 5
    IFD0:RatingPercent = 99
    XMP-xmp:Rating = 5
     

    Adobe uses XMP-xmp:Rating = 5, but not the other two MS entries.

     

    They both share the same tags for ratings and keywords, so what you see in one app should be the same as the other, however, this may not always be the case and if you then change say the rating in an Adobe app, only one of three entries is updated and Windows is then out of sync. Adobe apps may show 1 star, but Windows will still show 5 stars as it takes preference with the metadata entries that are not changed in Adobe apps. Same again for Keywords and who knows how many other possible entries?

     

    Yes, it's all a mess!

      S
      Adobe Employee
      Shubham V
      Adobe Employee
      April 29, 2022

      Hi GrimEcho,
      Thanks for your feedback.
      Could you share the following details about the issue:

      Bridge version
      System configuration
      Is the issue specific to particular files/format?
      Please share the sample file/files on which you are observing the issue at sharewithbr@adobe.com


      Thanks,
      Bridge Team

      Stephen Marsh
      Community Expert
      Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 30, 2022

      @Shubham V – looks like your user icon is missing an Adobe Employee badge?

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