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YellowBirch
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August 27, 2023
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Export presets eliminate map and keywords

  • August 27, 2023
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I have looked but cannot find any info on this issue I am having.  Basically there is a conflict between my export presets (my name, copyright, metadata, etc.) and my map and keywords.  It seems that when I apply my export preset it strips out my keywords and also eliminates my map location, so that when I export to Flickr there is nothing in the way of keywords or map location.  However, if I do NOT apply my export preset (or map) the keywords are retained.  I have the latest version of lightroom, 12.5.  My only theory is that it may have something to do with the fact that I have recently transferred my entire catalog to a new laptop, and maybe there is a hidden conflict.  Or I am going crazy.

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    johnrellis
    johnrellis
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    August 27, 2023

    Double-check that the settings of the preset are allowing the keywords and location metadata to be exported:

     

    1. Do File > Export.

     

    2. In the Preset panel, click on the preset (not the checkbox). That will display the preset's current settings.

     

    3.  In the Metadata panel on the right, make sure that it says Include: All Metadata and that Remove Person Info and Remove Location Info are unchecked.

     

    If that doesn't help, in the Export window's Preset panel, right-click the preset and do Show In Finder. Make a copy of the selected .lrtemplate file, change it's extension to ".txt", and attach it to your reply here.

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    YellowBirchAuthor
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    August 27, 2023

    Thanks, but I think the advice you are giving me applies to export presets which appear under the File menu.  I am having trouble with the metadata in presets from the Map menu.  

    johnrellis
    johnrellis
    Legend
    August 27, 2023

    "Your description is conflicting and unclear.  Are you referring to Saved Locations in the Map module (which don't apply keywords), or something else?"

    Sorry for the confusion but I've made it as clear as I can.  The keywords which I apply in the Library module are stripped out if I apply a map location in the Map module. The Map module is also where I have created my custom export presets, including copyright, address, etc.  This problem only cropped up when I changed laptops and transfered my catalog over. Somehow these elements are in conflict.  I will come back with a screenshot later. Thanks for your help.


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    "The Map module is also where I have created my custom export presets, including copyright, address, etc."

     

    You can't make export presets in the Map module. Are you referring to metadata presets that you apply in the Metadata panel, which is also available in the Library module?

     

    (The requested full-resolution screenshot of the entire LR window would have cleared things up so much quicker.)

     

    If applying a metadata preset is clearing the keywords you've previously applied to the photo, that is because you've checked Keywords when you defined the preset.  Click the Preset drop-down menu in the Metadata panel and select Edit Presets. Then select the relevant preset and scroll down to the Keywords section.  Uncheck Keywords.

     

     

    If applying the metadata preset is clearing other fields that you don't want it to, then see if those fields are checked in the preset as well.

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