How to tell Lightroom to read metadata from PhotoMechanic and not Bridge?

Question

Ok I'm getting pretty desperate for a fix so I thought I'd try a forum.

I started photo 2 years ago and my workflow was a mess. My form of ingesting changed over and over and I really didn't have a system. At some point (for like 20 assignments/shoots) I used Bridge for ingesting and applying metadata (Copyright, etc). The problem is that I did this at a time where I thought I would operate under a pseudonym.

Recently, I spent an entire week updating metadata using PhotoMechanic. I made sure every single file name had the same format, every pic had an ingest level caption and copyright under my legal name, and set 5 star ratings on all my portfolio pics. It was really satisfying. However, when I sync the folders over to Lightroom (which I use to edit), Lightroom reads the old metadata on those 20ish folders I ingested through Bridge, which includes my old pseydonym under copyright.

Is there a way to fix this? To strip the Bridge metadata or tell Lightroom to read the PM metadata instead of the bridge one? I would really appreciate it!

Lumigraphics · Answer

There is no such thing as "PM metadata." All apps use standardized fields to store data. For example, keywords are stored in the "dc:subject: field. This will be read by any app that deals with those files.

In Lightroom, there may be an exclamation point on the file thumbnail, this means that the Lightroom cache and file are out of sync. You can synchronize a folder to update the metadata.

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