How to auto-apply in batch location suggestions in IPTC metadata?

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Hi,As far as I understand ist the auto-suggested location information based on GPS data shown in the Lightroom but actually not added to the image. Therefore, you need to manually accept the suggestions. I am specifically referring to the italic suggestions in the IPTC metadata fields Sublocation, City, State, Country and ISO Country Code:I there any way to select photos in bulk and auto-apply the suggested location info? It would save a ton of time ...P.S.: I am not looking for a workaround such as manually synchronizing metadata between images, etc.Thank you,Philip

johnrellis · Accepted Answer

"the auto-suggested location information based on GPS data shown in the Lightroom but actually not added to the image. Therefore, you need to manually accept the suggestions." It's more complicated -- Adobe made a mess when they implemented address suggestions. Smart collections, filters, and exporting of metadata recognize these italicized suggestions. But Print > Page > Photo  Info, Save Metadata To File, file renaming templates, and the plugin SDK's photo:getFormattedMetadata() behave as if the location fields were empty.  Adobe acknowledged the bugs years ago but never prioritized a fix:https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-bugs/p-inconsistent-handling-of-suggested-addresses/idi-p/12664176 If you want commit (accept) all the suggestions in batch, use the free Commit Locations command of the Any Filter plugin. Any Tag plugin.

Ian Lyons · Answer

You need to be in Library Grid View for bulk application of metadata, etc

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