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Shadow-Panda
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April 27, 2026
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IPTC / XMP Author field sometimes doesn't show all multiple values

  • April 27, 2026
  • 1 reply
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Steps to reproduce:

  1. Open an image file in Adobe Bridge. Fill out the Creator field in IPTC core with multiple values separated by semicolons. Save the change by clicking the checkmark at the bottom.
  2. Open the same file in Adobe Photoshop. Go to File > File Info…, and look for Author field. An incomplete list of names is displayed.
Bridge

 

Photoshop

 

    Correct answer @mj

    Hi ​@Shadow-Panda ,

    Enter authors one-by-one using list syntax.

    Instead of: 

    John Smith, Jane Doe, Alex Brown

    type: 

    John Smith

    Jane Doe

    Alex Brown

     Press Enter after each name forcing eachto  become a separate structured metadata value

    We're taking advantage of the Creator field being a multi-value array instead of a text string

    hth

    mj

    1 reply

    @mj
    Community Expert
    @mjCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    April 28, 2026

    Hi ​@Shadow-Panda ,

    Enter authors one-by-one using list syntax.

    Instead of: 

    John Smith, Jane Doe, Alex Brown

    type: 

    John Smith

    Jane Doe

    Alex Brown

     Press Enter after each name forcing eachto  become a separate structured metadata value

    We're taking advantage of the Creator field being a multi-value array instead of a text string

    hth

    mj