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marie-pierreo3306071
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November 18, 2019
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Searching for PSD files by layer name

  • November 18, 2019
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I have a question about searching for photoshop PSD files by layer names.
I used to do it on mac with spotlight, but the layer names are not all inclued any more in metadatas of the PSD files, so I don't find any more my files...
 
I have hundreds of PSD files, filled with illustrations I've done since 20 years, and need to find specific objects every days, doing a search by layer name.
 
Do you know if bridge can do that ? I didn't find how to ?
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    ROMAIN5CBD
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    September 18, 2024

    Hi there!

     

    If you're still having this issue, you can check this software here:

    https://github.com/RomainDereu/PSD-Batch-Editor

     

    It uses a GUI so no need to use the command line.

     

    Hope this helps

    Stephen Marsh
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    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 18, 2019

    It is possible via ExifTool –

     

     

    exiftool -if '$Photoshop:LayerNames =~ /Layer 0/' -Filepath -r 'top-level folder or file path'

     

     

    Replace the layer name Layer 0 with your layer name, leaving the / forward slashes either side.

     

    Otherwise, a custom Bridge script would likely be required, possibly saving a collection or smart collection.

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    marie-pierreo3306071Author
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    November 18, 2019

    Yes, MANY THANKS !
    It works with ExifTool in the Terminal, it's not really easy, since I'm not used with terminal, and can get a snopshot of the result, and the search is case-sensitive.
    I'm very interrested in your solution with Bridge Scripting, you were thinking to a script with the use of exiftool in Bridge ?

    Stephen Marsh
    Community Expert
    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 18, 2019

    You can drag the folder or files into Terminal to complete the 'path to file or folder', don't worry about enclosing the path in straight single quotes as Terminal will escape the spaces. Just ensure that there is a space after the recursive -r command before you drag the top-level folder into the Terminal window.

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