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Jeffrey344815063m6j
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January 5, 2024
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Mac OS - Printing GPS location on photos via ANY Adobe App

  • January 5, 2024
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Please help me.  I signed up for Creative Cloud Photoshop and many other apps that are included.  My use case is I need to select 150 Mac Photos and then Print Them to PDF file, BUT i need certain metadata included in the photo like the GPS Location. Mac does NOT allow Location to be printed.

 

Which Adobe App can I import my Mac Photo Files and then Print Them while selecting certain Metadaeta that apple has.

 

 

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    Stephen Marsh
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    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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    January 7, 2024

    Apple Photos uses it's own proprietary database/catalogue. You can either save out the images again or copy or possibly access the original by accessing the package. I'll update this post back when I'm on the desktop.

     

    EDIT:

     

    /Users/username/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary - then right click and "show package contents" then look for the Originals folder and the sub-folders therein.

     

    If one only had access to Photoshop, then a custom script can place metadata as text content over the image.

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    Jeffrey344815063m6jAuthor
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    January 7, 2024

    Well I exported the photos to HEIC format on the hard drive and imported them (160).  I mucked my way through it.   Now I have 160 photos and trying to figure out how to print like Didier is suggesting. This software is very sophisticated. Ideally I can print with the name of the city/location.  I DO see the GPS coordiantes now... I am sure I have all the metadata I need, just now how to figure out how to print it.  Also I have photoshop that was even MORE complicated.

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    Jeffrey344815063m6jAuthor
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    January 8, 2024

    I finally got it figured all out!...  But lastly if anybody knows how to troubleshoot whe the IPTC City, State and Country will not print on the Contact Sheet, greatly appreciate it.

     

    This is very cool as ALL the EXIF and IPTC Attributes are in the Photo in Lightrom. I am almost home...

     

    Even better if it can generate/print on the photo a little map like Mac does?

     

     

    didiermazier
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    didiermazierCommunity Expert
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    January 5, 2024

    With Lightroom classic you can print photos with a text buit  from the infos that you choose. 

    Here I selected EXIF > GPS

    Then printing to PDF is easy peasy

    LRC is a must for image library organizing and printing

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      Jeffrey344815063m6jAuthor
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      January 5, 2024

      Yes LR Classic seems to be the solution.  Albeit I am very much strugling to import the photos from Mac or Mac Photo.  Its not well integrated like Photoshop was.

      didiermazier
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      didiermazierCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 6, 2024

      In LRC just do Import and then locate where the pics are on the hard drive. Usually Users> Pictures

       

      jane-e
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      jane-eCommunity Expert
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      January 5, 2024
      quote

      then Print Them to PDF file,

      By @Jeffrey344815063m6j

       

       

      What are your exact steps and which application are you currently using?

       

      When you Print to PDF using macOS, you are creating a Quartz PDF — not an Adobe PDF. 

       

      Try each of these:

       

      Jane

       

       

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      Jeffrey344815063m6jAuthor
      Participant
      January 5, 2024

      Thanks for helping me. I have signed up for all the Adobe Apps, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator etc (creative cloud). I am trying to figure out which Adobe App I can import my photos that will allow GPS Location (or any other Photo Metadata perhaps) to be printed with the photo.  Like making a Photo Album with certain metadata included, date, gps location.

       

      On Mac Os Printing Photo's you can NOT include GPS Location as one of the printing options.  So I figured the fancy Photoshop or some other Adobe App would allow the Photographs to be printed like with their original date/time, longitude/lattidue, keywords etc.  I am trying to make a photo collage by location and date.  Apple does not allow GPS to be printed...

       

      https://support.apple.com/en-kw/guide/photos/phta4e5a733f/mac

       

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