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Shadow-Panda
Shadow-Panda
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Apr 27, 2026 11:31 PM UTC
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IPTC / XMP Author field sometimes doesn't show all multiple values

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.
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      @mj
      @mjCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      Apr 28, 2026 5:05 PM UTC

      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

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      @mj
      Community Expert
      @mjCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      Apr 28, 2026 5:05 PM UTC

      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

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