Metadata Scripting

Forum|Forum|20 years ago
September 1, 2005
4 replies
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Good Morning, I hope someone out there can help.....

I am having trouble saving all the metadata info using Bridge.

I've tried filling in the sections both in Bridge, and 'file info' in PS, and saving the metadata template, and for some reason, all saves ok, except the copyright status, and copyright info url sections. I have checked these check boxes are ticked before I save and close the file, and when I reopen the image, again, both these fields are empty.
This happens regardless of if I use 'append metadata' or 'replace metadata', or select all in Bridge and set the metadata via the file info option.
The information will only save if I apply to each individual file via photoshop, which is very time consuming, even if I automate an action...

Adobe Technical Support have advised me to ask on the forum if there is a known script...please help!

many thanks

amanda

Scripting

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_a_rose_Author

Participant

Thanks John I'll give it a go, fingers crossed!

john beardsworth

Community Expert

I sensed that, and thought they'd misadvised you. Scripting's not for everyone.

In Bridge, select a file, right click it, select File Info, and enter some copyright info. Before you close the File Info dialog, there's a triangle menu at the top right that allows you to Append and Replace, but also lets you save the template. Notice as well that it has a Show option.

Save the template, and it writes an xmp file. Then use the Show option to open the templates' folder in Finder/Explorer. You can then open your xmp file in a text editor. Basically you need to delete stuff that's not relevant to copyright. If you've ever looked at HTML you'll find it familiar.

John

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_a_rose_Author

Participant

Hi John, thanks for your reply, no I haven't tried that, I was asked by Technical suppoert to put a post on here about scripting, I don't know the first thing about scripting, sorry to be so ignorant, not sure how to open it in text editor, all I know is in previous ps versions, 'append metadata' in file browser held all the info, and the file opened in ps with the (c) symbol top left, and with bridge it doesn't.
If you could advise me as to how to understand and rectify the problem, I would be most grateful, thanks
a

john beardsworth

Community Expert

Maybe avoid a script until you understand the problem saving the metadata template? Have you tried opening a template directly in a text editor and seeing if it contains the copyright info?

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