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@Lumigraphics is correct, there is no way in Bridge (in the app or via scripting) to change file Date Created.
ExifTool is your best bet to do the batch edit you want.
ExifTool is an amazing tool but it is command line, which can be cumbersome if you're not used to it.
For what you want to do, I think this would be the command:
exiftool "-filecreatedate<datetimeoriginal" "DIR"
...where DIR is the name of a directory/folder containing the images.
I tested this and it works for me, meaning
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My idea is to have a list of all your saved keywords on the left. You would select keywords and they would be added to a "Match" list on the right. These would then be saved to the Description.
Question: Do you want all of your chosen keywords added to all images in the folder or do you want them added only if they exist in each image?
I would imagine that your chosen keywords would not apply to every image otherwise you could just enter them in a single batch edit.
I thought you might want a list of chosen keywords that searched against each image and if a keyword is found, it would be added to the Description. This is possible, but there are some pitfalls.
Can you send a sample image so I can see if you are using Dublin Core subject or Lightroom hierarchicalSubject? If you don;t want to share an image, I can explain how to copy the raw XMP from FileInfo.
If you think your Lightroom keywords contain all the values you need, I'll work with that. The keyword list might not be perfetly clean, but it should be workable.
How does this look:
- I'll add a field where you can enter the keywords to be eliminated, because these might change over time.
- I'll add options for date and keyword separators.
- When you double-click a keyword, it will be added to the description box. You will be able to manually edit the description.
- Yes, I can make the first keyword selection item to be "<sp>-<sp>", but you might not need it with the separator option shown below.
@X-T4Newbie here is the script I came up with. Copy it to your Bridge Startup Scripts folder and restart Bridge. Select image file(s) then look in the Tools menu for "Copy Select Keywords to Description". When you select it you should see this window:
Some features:
- Choose IPTC Subject, Lightroom keywords, or both
- Enter keywords to eliminate from the list, e.g., Events,People,Places,Things. You do not have to enter the "|" character for Lightroom categories, just enter the word, e.g. Events.
- You can select the separators after Date Created and keywords.
- Your selections should be retained the next time you run the script.
- You can manually edit the New Description to make it exactly as you wish.
- Hopefully the other features are self-explanatory.
Notes:
- Your keywords had some repetition where some single words were also included in hierarchical combinations, so there may be words in the list that seem redundant. These would be difficult to exclude.
- Your sample JPG appears to be a scan, so the Date Created is not for the original photo, so you'll have to deal with that. The XMP property for the original date the photo was taken should be photoshop:DateCreated.
Download the script from Dropbox. You should be able to do it without creating an account. If not, let me know.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tlk6a2n2qxz3su6/Copy_Select_Keywords_to_Description_2022-07-07.jsx?dl=0
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