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BenBrownJr.
BenBrownJr.
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January 6, 2020
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Other Caption Options for Indesign CC

  • January 6, 2020
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Hello one and all. 

 

I would like to use the caption from metadata feature in indesign to a better extent than what is default currently. Among the many choices, there is none listed for time. My goal is to use the static metadata caption as a date and timestamp for a particular image. Is this a feature available I have yet to update to, or is there an easy script I need to run to obtain this option? My IT dept. doesn't allow for massive changes in default configuration of products, so any advice is welcome. 

 

Thanking you in advance. 

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Correct answer Geоrge

I think you're just not extend your text frame over the image. 

 

It looks normal on my side (ID 2020):

 

 

 

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Geоrge
Geоrge
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January 6, 2020

>> static metadata caption as a date

https://books.google.ru/books?id=k8_pXErxOdoC&pg=PA190&lpg=PA190&dq=insert+date+caption+indesign&source=bl&ots=E-kLog5ec_&sig=ACfU3U2tzkN1ZZuSexmyJhY-7-M6zEAU5g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwigk7ax8u_mAhWp6KYKHU7hAl0Q6AEwGHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=insert%20date%20caption%20indesign&f=false

Remember, never say you can't do something in InDesign, it's always just a question of finding the right workaround to get the job done. © David Blatner
BenBrownJr.
BenBrownJr.Author
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January 6, 2020

Hello George. Yes, I am able to obtain that data, but for some reason, the time associated with the data isn't porting over, and it isn't an option in InDesign for some reason. I did reply to Steve in this thread with screenshots to hopefully illustrate my challenge, and thank you for responding. 

Steve Werner
Community Expert
Steve WernerCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 6, 2020

XMP metadata is used the most in Adobe Bridge, and it may be that you could get in touch with an expert in that forum. Worth a try:

 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/bridge/bd-p/bridge?page=1&sort=relevance&filter=all

    Steve Werner
    Community Expert
    Steve WernerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 6, 2020

    I believe that InDesign captions require the use of XMP metadata. You can read about it here:

     

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Metadata_Platform

     

    Are you able to get your IT department to create custom XMP for your project?

    BenBrownJr.
    BenBrownJr.Author
    Participant
    January 6, 2020

    Thank you Steve. The answer to custom XMP isn't an option, but this opens up another question, of a sorts: the metadata I am hoping to capture in the creation date from Photoshop. The data I am looking for are from screenshots to track the project of a particular project. The exact data I need to capture is listed Creation Date and Modification Date in Photoshop, and yes, it is XMP data (I never noticied the logo in the left-hand corner prior). However, when I attempt to dram that data into InDesign, the naming conventions are not exact (which I know isn't always an issue), but the result is nonetheless the same: I get the date just fine, but not the time. I am enclosing images if that helps matters any.

    It also just might be that this functionality does not yet exist as a caption option in InDesign at this time. Again, thanks. 

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