Add capture date stamp to photos (batch processing using exif data)

[1yen]

I would like to add a date stamp to my photos.  The date can be pulled from the exif data of the image.  It would be great if I could specify the location, font, color, size of the stamp (like a watermark), and do this as a batch operation on an entire collection of photos.

I understand that the plugin LR/Mogrify2 should do this - but I can not get this to work on my machine (I have an M1 macbook pro).

This seems like a feature that should be possible - I hope! Any help or tips would be great.

Thanks!

Running Adobe Lightroom Classic 12.2.1

MacBook Pro M1 Max with macOS 13.1

[Rob_Cullen]

One suggestion, until you can get Mogrify to work- Use the Print Module with [Print to JPG File].

A defined combination of metadata can be added with 'Photo Info', but the limitation is- only to a border under the image (not as a watermark)

[johnrellis · Accepted solution]

[Updated for Mac OS 15]

The LR/Mogrify2 author stopped providing support years ago.  There are several steps needed to get it running on Macs:

1. Apple Silicon Macs: Install Apple Rosetta if it's not already installed:

https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2020/11/17/installing-rosetta-2-on-apple-silicon-macs/

2A. Mac OS 15 and later: 

a. In Finder navigate to the folder where you placed the plugin. 

b. Right-click LRMogrify2.lrplugin and do Show Package Contents.

c. Open the subfolder LRMogrify.extras.

d. Double-click the program "magick" and click Done when Mac OS warns you it's malware.

e. Go to System Settings > Privacy & Security and scroll to the bottom.

f. Where it says "magick" was blocked to protect your Mac, click Open Anyway.

g. Repeat steps c - f for the subfolder "exiftool" and the contained program "exiftool".

2B. All Macs on Mac OS 10.15 through Mac OS 14:

a. In Finder navigate to the folder where you placed the plugin.  

b. Right-click LRMogrify2.lrplugin and do Show Package Contents.

c. Open the subfolder LRMogrify.extras.

d. Hold down the Ctrl key, right-click "magick", and do Open.

e. Confirm when it asks if you really want to open it.

f. Close the Terminal window that appears (ignore what it contains).

Now run the plugin.

[1yen]

thank-you! this took care of it

[evikne71]

Thank you so much! Now I can finally use Mogrify again!

[richardplondon]

Just to prepare expectations, when exporting JPGs from the Print module

• the output will not show individualised file naming coming from each photo;
• the output will not include individualised metadata deriving from each photo.

So: no date taken / camera info, keywording / content info, location, author related info such as copyright. It is a completely "bare" JPG which results: because that is representing not a photo, but just a constructed page layout.