Skip to main content
J
jboissinot
Known Participant
June 6, 2010
Question

Saving Metadata time

  • June 6, 2010
  • 1 reply
  • 1039 views

Hi,

I'm trying to figure out why saving Metadata is so long with huge PSD files. It takes some many time and sometimes I get the Windows error message "Delete Write Failed". I would like to know if there really is a link between the Metadata and the PSD size. Do you have answers according this ? Or any ideas/solutions for fixing this problem ?

Thanks

This topic has been closed for replies.

1 reply

X
xbytor2
Inspiring
June 6, 2010

How are you saving the metadata without saving the file? Or is changing the metadata via File Info where you are seeing the slow performance?

If you are just modifying the metadata (via Bridge, for instance) there are several factors involved. Some of the metadata is stored in XMP and some of it isn't. XMP-based metadata has the nice benefit in that when the file is saved, the XMP block is padded by several thousand bytes or so. That means an app can go in and write new metadata without having to resave the image data. Plus, the file stays the same size. Modifying non-XMP metadata frequently requires rewriting the entire image file which can be a significant performance hit with very large files.

When in doubt, try exiftool.

M
Michael_L_Hale
Inspiring
June 6, 2010

I have never noticed editing metadata to take much time.

Are you sure the Windows error message is not 'delay write failed'. Perhaps there is a problem with the disk you are using.

J
jboissinotAuthor
Known Participant
June 6, 2010

Oh yes you're right, the error message is "Delay Write Failed" because of it takes too much time for saving Metadata.

By the way, I also work on a server, do you think it can be a network issue ?

Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices