Issues copying custom metadata from one machine to another

[jakubstejskal]

Dear folks, I am trying to copy custom created metadata from a project on my machine to another machine and that does not work. Please help!!! I’d even pay for the support here.

Steps on my machine:

Metadata Display Window > New Schema
To that Schema, I add a property > For my client I created 11 custom fields (see screenshot attached)
I fill the fields with keywords

By adding the data to a customized field, the metadata is not only part of the premiere project, but it gets part tf the file. For some MXF und even mp4 files files a sidecar file is created.

On clients machine:
All footage incl. sidecar files copied
Premiere project copied
Opened and here comes the part, where it doesn’t work.

I was assuming, that my custom metadata fields would show up in the project panel as they would on my machine, but they don’t. And I can’t figure out a way, how to make it work.

As a next step, On my clients machine I created the same Metadata “Schema” as in my project.

I even copied the XML containing “Metadata Preferences” from one machine to another, but it still won’t work.
Metadata Preferences are found here: /Users/“user”/Documents/Adobe/Premiere Pro/24.0/Profile-“user”/Metadata Preferences

Does anybody have an idea?
I’d even pay for the support here.



Thank you very much for your help and ideas in advance!
Greeting from Berlin
Jakub

[jamieclarke · Accepted solution]

Hi @jakubstejskal - Because the new schema uses XMP, the settings for that file are located at Library > Application Support > Adobe > XMP > Custom File Info Panels > 4.0 > Custom > "File.xml"

If you copy that file from one system to the other, you should see your custom schema on the other system.  Let us know if that helps.

[jakubstejskal]

Dear @jamieclarke , your hint solved my issue. Thank you very very much!

For everybody on windows maybe having the same issue, the folder is this:

X:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\XMP\Custom File Info Panels\4.0\custom\File.xml

Have a great day!

Greetz from Berlin

J

[James Lockman Enterprise]

For this use case, consider using the Custom Metadata panel. It supercharges metadata in Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Illustrator and even Bridge. You can easily create custom metadata forms (no XML required!) using pre-built tabs or make your own. CMP properly supports Structures and language alternatives, too! Admins can create and share panel definitions via JSON or host them at a URL for central management. It's the bomb.