Hello: I have a problem I've been trying to solve for a week or more, but I find myself going in circles without success. I'm sorry if this has been answered already.
Specifically, I am seeking a GUI tool solution or, if there isn't one, a command line option (with syntax please) that batch copies all metadata from a source set of photos to another set of photos, but NOT the thumbnails.
The problem I'm having:
1. I have a folder of .jpg images that are all in color, and the thumbnails display in color in Windows and all apps I use, e.g., jAlbum, FastStone, etc. The file names are XXXX.jpg
2. I have a second folder of the exact same images that were converted to 'platinum' grayscale, or B&W' using paintshop or photoshop. The thumbnails display in grayscale in Windows and all programs. The file names are XXXX_p.jpg
3. Using jAlbum editor, I manually enter image tags, copyright info, and other exif data in the color images.
4. When done with that, I rename the files in the grayscale folder (remove the _p) so the files in both folders are named the same.
5. I open EXIFToolGui (64Bit) to the grayscale folder and use the 'Export/Import > Copy Metadata into all JPG or TIF files...' from the color image folder into the grayscale images.
6. Everything works as it should EXCEPT it copies the color thumbnails into the grayscale images, after which the grayscale image thumbnails all display in color in Windows and all programs.
I've tried a number of options, including EXIFPilot (a non-starter for me), various command lines examples I've found in the forums, etc., but I'm still new to EXIFTool and clearly not understanding something....
Any advice, assistance, examples, etc., would be VERY much appreciated.
Regards,
Nathan
Hi Nathan,
I can think of this strategy:
Export the previews of destination JPG's first. (As a backup)
Copy the metadata from source to destination JPG'S, excluding the tags for the preview's.
Should that mess up your previews, import the exported previews again in the destination JPG's
- Select the files in GUI in the Destination folder
- Export/Import Generic Extract Previews. This will create a subfolder.
Note the tag names GUI finds. You need that in the next step.
Extract.jpg
- Export/Import Copy Metadata into JPG or TIF files
Select a JPG from the Source folder.
Modify the tags to include, by clicking on Predefined, and adding the tags you saw when exporting. (For my JPG's it works if I only specify ThumbNail*)
confirm.jpg
predefined.jpg
predefined Modi.jpg
Note: The tags you specify here are only included when checked. If you dont check them they are excluded.
- Export/Import Generic Import Previews (Should not be needed, but use that as a backup)
Frank
More docs on how to setup the tagshttps://github.com/FrankBijnen/ExifToolGui/blob/main/Docs/ExifToolGUI_V6.md#p_managemetadata (https://github.com/FrankBijnen/ExifToolGui/blob/main/Docs/ExifToolGUI_V6.md#p_managemetadata)