I stumbled over this old post, so just in case somebody else is asking the same... The following script is for Photoshop, not Bridge.
https://community.adobe.com/t5/Photoshop/Script-to-remove-all-meta-data-from-the-photo/m-p/10400906
//community.adobe.com/t5/Photoshop/Script-to-remove-all-meta-data-from-the-photo/m-p/10400906
// Remove All Metadata & Retain Layers - a brute force alternative to ExifTool
#target Photoshop
// Error check and run on layered files
//forums.adobe.com/thread/2586379 - r-bin
var origDoc = activeDocument;
var ok = true;
var background_present = true;
try {
origDoc.backgroundLayer;
} catch (e) {
background_present = false;
}
// Doc only has Background layer
if (background_present && origDoc.artLayers.length == 1 && origDoc.layerSets.length == 0) ok = false;
// Doc has only 1 layer (optional, uncomment the line below if required)
// if (!background_present && origDoc.artLayers.length == 1 && origDoc.layerSets.length == 0) ok = false;
if (ok) {
// Park the error checking and run the main script
var origFilename = app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, ''); // Remove filename extension from original
// Expand all layer sets
//forums.adobe.com/message/5764024#5764024
function openAllLayerSets( parent ){
for(var setIndex=0;setIndex<parent.layerSets.length;setIndex++){
app.activeDocument.activeLayer = parent.layerSets[setIndex].layers[0];
openAllLayerSets( parent.layerSets[setIndex]);
}
};
openAllLayerSets( app.activeDocument );
// Select all layers and layer groups/sets!
//feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/i-cant-record-sellect-all-layers-in-script-li...
selectAllLayers();
function selectAllLayers() {
var c2t = function (s) {
return app.charIDToTypeID(s);
};
var s2t = function (s) {
return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
};
var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor();
var descriptor2 = new ActionDescriptor();
var reference = new ActionReference();
var reference2 = new ActionReference();
reference2.putEnumerated( s2t( "layer" ), s2t( "ordinal" ), s2t( "targetEnum" ));
descriptor.putReference( c2t( "null" ), reference2 );
executeAction( s2t( "selectAllLayers" ), descriptor, DialogModes.NO );
reference.putProperty( s2t( "layer" ), s2t( "background" ));
descriptor2.putReference( c2t( "null" ), reference );
descriptor2.putEnumerated( s2t( "selectionModifier" ), s2t( "selectionModifierType" ), s2t( "addToSelection" ));
descriptor2.putBoolean( s2t( "makeVisible" ), false );
try{
executeAction( s2t( "select" ), descriptor2, DialogModes.NO );
}catch(e){}
}
// Duplicate all selected layers to new document
cTID = function(s) {
return app.charIDToTypeID(s);
};
sTID = function(s) {
return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
};
function DupeSelectedLayers() {
function step1(enabled, withDialog) {
if (enabled != undefined && !enabled)
return;
var dialogMode = (withDialog ? DialogModes.ALL : DialogModes.NO);
var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref1 = new ActionReference();
ref1.putClass(cTID('Dcmn'));
desc1.putReference(cTID('null'), ref1);
desc1.putString(cTID('Nm '), origFilename + "_Sanitised"); // Use the original document filename + sufix
// desc1.putString(cTID('Nm '), origFilename ); // Use the original document filename, beware overwriting the original file and losing all metadata!
var ref2 = new ActionReference();
ref2.putEnumerated(cTID('Lyr '), cTID('Ordn'), cTID('Trgt'));
desc1.putReference(cTID('Usng'), ref2);
desc1.putInteger(cTID('Vrsn'), 5);
executeAction(cTID('Mk '), desc1, dialogMode);
};
step1();
};
DupeSelectedLayers.main = function() {
DupeSelectedLayers();
};
DupeSelectedLayers.main();
// Deselect layers
//forums.adobe.com/message/5204655#5204655 - Michael L Hale
app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID('selectNoLayers'));
// Collapse all layer groups/sets
app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID('collapseAllGroupsEvent'));
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Run on flattened files
} else {
var origDoc = activeDocument;
var origFilename = app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, ''); // Remove filename extension from original
// Duplicate all selected layers to new document
cTID = function(s) {
return app.charIDToTypeID(s);
};
sTID = function(s) {
return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
};
function DupeSelectedLayers() {
function step1(enabled, withDialog) {
if (enabled != undefined && !enabled)
return;
var dialogMode = (withDialog ? DialogModes.ALL : DialogModes.NO);
var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref1 = new ActionReference();
ref1.putClass(cTID('Dcmn'));
desc1.putReference(cTID('null'), ref1);
desc1.putString(cTID('Nm '), origFilename + "_Sanitised"); // Use the original document filename + sufix
// desc1.putString(cTID('Nm '), origFilename ); // Use the original document filename, beware overwriting the original file and losing all metadata!
var ref2 = new ActionReference();
ref2.putEnumerated(cTID('Lyr '), cTID('Ordn'), cTID('Trgt'));
desc1.putReference(cTID('Usng'), ref2);
desc1.putInteger(cTID('Vrsn'), 5);
executeAction(cTID('Mk '), desc1, dialogMode);
};
step1();
};
DupeSelectedLayers.main = function() {
DupeSelectedLayers();
};
DupeSelectedLayers.main();
}
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