Adding IPTC metadata from jpg to eps

[Hayo Baan]

Which of the updates don't you see? If the updates you are missing in the xmp of the jpg file, then they won't be in the eps since none of the xmp will be used for the update. What you could then try is to move particular  xmp tags from the jpg to similar non-xmp tags in the eps.

[Akaz]

The jpg already contains XMP data and IPTC title and keywords. The EPS file have no metadata.

After executing the code the command prompt does says 1 file updated. But when I re-check the same in bridge...it doesn't show up in the EPS.
Please see image.

[Hayo Baan]

I did't see an image so I don't quite understand what you are saying is missing. Note though that the eps you sent me did have xmp data embedded (exiftool is just not able to write it).
After running the exiftool command, the eps contained everything as metadata the jpg had so if anything isn't showing in bridge then either a) the data you are after was in the xmp of the jpg or b) bridge actually doesn't read the metadata you are after from the eps or even c) bridge doesn't support (at least some) metadata in eps.

In case of a: you could, as I suggested, try to move the xmp data from the jpg into other (writable) tags in the eps.
In case of b: try editing the metadata of the eps in bridge and see where it gets written to, that should give us a clue where bridge expects it
In case of c: you're trying to achieve the impossible

[Akaz]

ok, So none of above mentioned solution works.

I am thinking, how about if we can export metadata from images in .csv or excel format and import them to .EPS? Is that possible?
If so, how do we proceed with it.?

[Hayo Baan]

Did you try option b? Did that work at all? If it worked, can you show the output of exiftool -a -g0:1. This will show where bridge stored your changes. Which will perhaps help us solve the issue.

[Akaz]

Check PM

[Hayo Baan]

Hi Akaz,

Right, thanks for the test file (note: you could have attached them to your post as well; that way others – especially Phil – could have had a look as well). The good news is that Bridge supports editing the metadata in the EPS file. The bad news is that it writes the changes to the XMP part, so I'm also assuming that's where it expects them. This means you won't be able to use exiftool to make the changes you want though since currently it does not support writing XMP to EPS files.

[Akaz]

Hi Akaz,

Right, thanks for the test file (note: you could have attached them to your post as well; that way others – especially Phil – could have had a look as well). The good news is that Bridge supports editing the metadata in the EPS file. The bad news is that it writes the changes to the XMP part, so I'm also assuming that's where it expects them. This means you won't be able to use exiftool to make the changes you want though since currently it does not support writing XMP to EPS files.

Thanks, I'll make sure to attach them in the post.
So now that's clear that we cannot write in EPS XMP..

I also though of the second alternative of exporting metadata from images in .csv or excel format and import those CSV to .EPS?
Is that possible? Or is it the same thing as we discussed?

[Hayo Baan]

That would not work since ultimately the data needs to be written as XMP and this is what is not possible at the moment (for illustrator eps files). See also https://exiftool.org/forum/index.php/topic,10154.msg52962.html#msg52962