metadata not saved in xmp, but in bridge cache

Hi All,

We have released a new version of Adobe Bridge (CC 2019) on 15th October 2018. The new version build number is 9.0.0.204. This version is available to install via Adobe Creative Cloud application.

This Bridge update contains support for editing capture time of images (Edit the image capture time).

Please check following link to know about all new features in Adobe Bridge CC 2019 - What's new in Bridge

You may need to update the Creative Cloud application and restart your computer to see the updated installer.

Thanks,

Varun Varshney

Perhaps some of the trouble with editing EXIF data is due to the complexities of the field format - the EXIF offset is different and has to be calculated each time any field changes length or is added or deleted. Changing this offset may prevent compatibility of the file with the original source (i.e. camera).

I am having trouble getting Bridge CS3 to recognize the updated EXIF fields I've editing with another utility.

I shot an event with two cameras, one set to the wrong time (forgot to adjust for DST). I want the files to sort into their correct order based on Date/Time Created, regardless of filename. I batched processed all the files that were an hour late to reflect the correct hour nit heir EXIF. Windows Explorer recognizes the change and lets me sort them correctly. Bridge does NOT, and still shows the original WRONG time from the camera. Re-running the batch utility shows the EXIFs were changed.

What is Bridge reading to determine the Date/Time? Why won't it re-read the edited EXIF on a refresh or a purge of the folder's cache? Will future versions of bridge have [better] editing, and batch editing, of more EXIF/XMP fields to correct for common mistakes such as this or facilitate better organization of our photos?

Chris Rakoczy
Rakoczy Photography

Rakoczy Photography | Hartford Event Photographer

Hi Omar,

I also was trying to insert GPS data in the XMP files, and came on to the same problem you encountered. I also don't understand why specific EXIF fields cannot be updated. I know they shouldn't be updated (in an user interface), but sometimes there are some exception, like we can find in this thread here.

However, I finally did find a solution, but it need some more testing to say it really works under all circumstances. Perhaps it can also be of any help on ohter EXIF fields.

Here is my solution:

1) Create a new XMPMeta object and fill in your GPS fields
2) Get the current XMP metadata from the selected thumbnail
3) Use XMPUtils.appendProperties to combine the two meta data objects
4) Write the appended metadata to the XMP file
5) Write the appended metadata back to the current thumbnail

I've used the following script snippit:

var xmp = new XMPMeta();

xmp.setProperty(XMPConst.NS_EXIF,'GPSLongitude',longitude);
xmp.setProperty(XMPConst.NS_EXIF,'GPSLatitude',latitude);
xmp.setProperty(XMPConst.NS_EXIF,'GPSAltitude',altitude);
xmp.setProperty(XMPConst.NS_EXIF,'GPSMapDatum','WGS-84');

var md = thumb.synchronousMetadata;
var xmp2 = new XMPMeta(md.serialize());

XMPUtils.appendProperties(xmp,xmp2,XMPConst.APPEND_ALL_PROPERTIES | XMPConst.APPEND_REPLACE_OLD_VALUES | XMPConst.APPEND_DELETE_EMPTY_VALUES);

var xmpFile2 = new XMPFile(thumb.spec.fsName,XMPConst.FILE_UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_UPDATE);

if (xmpFile2.canPutXMP(xmp2))
xmpFile2.putXMP(xmp2);
xmpFile2.closeFile();

var xml = xmp2.serialize(XMPConst.SERIALIZE_OMIT_PACKET_WRAPPER | XMPConst.SERIALIZE_USE_COMPACT_FORMAT);

thumb.metadata = new Metadata(xml);

I have not tested this with JPG and TIFF files. I have tested a bit with existing and non existing XMP files.

Any suggestions are very welcome!

Erwin