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Monte307
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January 17, 2024
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searching for a specific metafield value not on the Criteria drop-down list

  • January 17, 2024
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Is there a way to find a particular metadata field value that isn't on the (presumably) fixed Criteria drop-down list?  For example, I would like to find files with the ‘Credit Line’ metadata field having a value of ‘Harvey’ (see attached screenshots).  I know the ‘All Metadata’ selection will work, but I just want to zero in on files with values for that particular meta field. 

 

In other words, is there a way to add, say, the ‘Credit Line’ metadata field to the Criteria drop-down list?

 

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Correct answer Stephen Marsh

https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/blob/master/Expert%20Search.jsx

 

You may need to look into File > File Info > Raw Data to find the required info for the prefix and namespace fields.


https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/11/downloading-and-installing-adobe-scripts.html

 

 

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Stephen Marsh
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Stephen MarshCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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January 19, 2024

https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/blob/master/Expert%20Search.jsx

 

You may need to look into File > File Info > Raw Data to find the required info for the prefix and namespace fields.


https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/11/downloading-and-installing-adobe-scripts.html

 

 

Legend
January 19, 2024

You could also do this with EXIFTool.

Stephen Marsh
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January 19, 2024
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You could also do this with EXIFTool.


By @Lumigraphics

 

 

Yes, something like:

 

exiftool -if '$credit =~ /Harvey/' -credit 'mac os/path/to the/folder to search in'

 

exiftool -if "$credit =~ /Harvey/" -credit "C:\win os\path\to the\folder to search in"

 

Legend
January 17, 2024

Not without scripting.