Labels in Br CC 2018 different from CS5/LR Classic 7.2

[rogerc90131118]

On the latest Adobe Bridge CC2018 8.01.282, when I label an image with, say, Select (red) the label that gets entered into the XMP file at XMP:Label is different to that of Bridge CS5!

AS a result the new XMP:Label cannot be read by Lightroom (even with Bridge defaults).  Details as follows:

Bridge CS5 adding a select (or red) label (option 6) results in XMP:Label=Select"

Using Bridge CC2018 adding a select or red label (option 6) results in XMP:Label "$$$/Bridge/Preferences/Label/"Red=Select"

It is still visible as "select" and gives a "red" label in Bridge 2018 but is unreadable by Lightroom CC Classic 7.2.

What am I doing wrong or is this a bug?

I'm running on a MacBook Pro with Sierra 10.12.6

[Stephen Marsh]

I can’t reproduce this behaviour.

Can you share a labelled file via a file sharing site so that the metadata is preserved?

[rogerc90131118]

Hi Stephen,

I have reproduced the issue as follows:

gave a raw file a "select" label in Bridge CS5 (links to a dropbox file of the XMP) where XMP:Label="Select".

I then shut down bridge CS5 and loaded Bridge CC2018 and gave the next available image in the set a color label of second (yellow) but the XMP:Label now shows  xmp:Label="$$$/Bridge/Preferences/Label/Yellow=Second". This is a completely different format!

It behaves in the same way on two different (Mac) systems one running Sierra and one El Capitan

Your observations would be appreciated.

Kind regards

Roger

[Stephen Marsh]

I’m on Mac OS Sierra, I have both CS6 and CC18 installed.

I labelled an image in CS6 as red/select.

Opened into both Bridge CC18 and Lightroom Classic CC (7.2) and the label is red/select in both cases.

Comparing the metadata for both the CS6 and CC18 label, the data is reported as the same:

<xmp:Label>Select</xmp:Label>

[rogerc90131118]

I concur with your actions and analysis so far (CS5/6 labels XMP correctly and is readable in CC2018, and LR7.2)

What happens if you now label an image in CC2018? This is where I get my inconsistency in terms of the xmp:Label contents and the inability to read the label in LR7.2. I get xmp:Label="$$$/Bridge/Preferences/Label/Yellow=Second". The different label contents can be downloaded from the two xmp files in my previous response.

[Stephen Marsh]

An image labelled in Bridge CC18 is reported as the same as in CS6:

<xmp:Label>Select</xmp:Label>

P.S. I was working on rendered files, let me re-test with a raw file + sidecar…

[Stephen Marsh]

I have tested with 2 raw files and xmp sidecars and two different labels… The sidecar files are correct:

i.e.:  xmp:Label="Select"

So again, I can’t repeat this issue on my system.

Although this does not really help you, as a short term option – as you only have to worry about sidecar files, it is very easy to batch find/replace the offending info and change it over to the correct format.

[rogerc90131118]

If I have to update the xmp sidecar files which option is the best (for 100's of xmp files) exiftools or a bridge script?

[Stephen Marsh]

I’d use TextWrangler or Terminal, I have not tried ExifTool however it is also capable (I’ll test it later on).

P.S. Backup your sidecars before editing them!

EDIT: After testing, for this task I’d avoid using ExifTool and just stick to a capable batch file find/replace text editor.

[Stephen Marsh]

I used TextWrangler’s Search/Multi-file Search command.

However another option that is built-in to OS X…

In Terminal.app:

1) Type cd and then drag-n-drop the folder containing the XML files into Terminal.app and press enter.

2) Then the following command would be entered and press enter:

grep -ilr 'xmp:Label="$$$/Bridge/Preferences/Label/Yellow=Second"' * | xargs -I@ sed -i '' 's%xmp:Label="$$$/Bridge/Preferences/Label/Yellow=Second"%xmp:Label="Second"%g' @

[rogerc90131118]

Many thanks for your efforts here but your first suggestion using the TextWrangler multi-file search and replace was so much easier to use and less prone to errors so I'm going to stick with this one

I'm still intrigued as to why it happens on both my Macs in CC2018!

[Stephen Marsh]

And TextWrangler is great for so many other reasons too!

P.S. I should correct myself, the CD command in Terminal requires a word space afterwards, before dragging in the folder.

[dbl730]

I am having the same problem.  Using Bridge 8.0.1.282 x64 on Windows 10 to set the label to "select" (i.e. color = red) but when I look at the EXIF and IPTC metadata Label field in LightRoom 6.14 it shows up as "$$$/Bridge/Preferences/Label/Red=Select" when it expects to see just "select".

If I then use LightRoom to set the color label to "select" (I have LightRoom set to use the Bridge Default color label set), LightRoom changes the metadata Label field to "Select".  After choosing Update DNG Preview and Metadata from Lightroom, Bridge shows the correct label color.

So the problem looks like it is only when setting color labels in Bridge.

[Stephen Marsh]

It appears that the latest Bridge CC2018 (8.0.1.282) is more messed up than before and writing buggy label metadata.

See this thread:

Bridge: XMP Label is wrong | Photoshop Family Customer Community

Kukurykus provided a script to “patch” Bridge, which I edited to match the most common label setup:

for(i = 0; i < (arr = ['Select', 'Second', 'Approved', 'Review', 'To Do']).length; i++) {  eval("app.preferences.Label" + (i + 1) + " = arr")
}

Check under the Adobe Bridge section linked below for installation instructions:

Prepression: Downloading and Installing Adobe Scripts

The script mentioned above will patch/fix Bridge CC2018 to write out correct label metadata on all files after installation. You may need to remove and reapply the incorrect label metadata to files labelled before installing the script.

[dbl730]

Thank you for the help.  It works now!