EXIFTool integration script available

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March 18, 2023
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Photoshop has some ability to view and edit EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata inside image files. EXIFTool is a free command line app with numerous additional metadata features. My latest scripting project helps to integrate Photoshop and Bridge with EXIFTool.

I am releasing three scripts for Bridge and one for Photoshop; they are in the Developmental folder on my DropBox:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mg817g9a9ymbasi/AADTmXUVxmFfM58bcyYE7yiwa?dl=0

These scripts rely on EXIFTool so it must be installed. On Windows, exiftool.exe must be located in the Windows $PATH. On Mac, use the default install location. More information and installers are on the EXIFTool website:

https://exiftool.org/

These scripts are currently DEVELOPMENTAL and may (probably) contain bugs. They are Apache-licensed open source and may be used in accordance with that license.

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Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

When using this script to call ExifTool to update metadata, one has to close the file (no save required), then re-open the file or use another app such as Bridge to review the metadata changes. This is natural and expected, so no surprises. Having the file open in Photoshop is just a means to an end.

The following script can speed up the process of closing and re-opening the last file, which could help speed up evaluation in Photoshop.

#target photoshop
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
app.open(app.recentFiles[0]);

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LumigraphicsAuthor

Legend

I set the update from file preference so changes should be automatically seen by Photoshop. And I wouldn't want to close any files, especially not saving changes.

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

OK, in my test with a file with photoshop:DocumentAncestors metadata bloat, I removed the ancestors metadata, but going into file info directly afterwards showed no change. I closed the doc and it hadn't changed in Photoshop (no prompt to save changes). Opening the file again, the ancestor metadata is removed.

Do I need to download a new build?