[Originally posted by bugmenot on 2009-12-12 16:26:15-08]Hi,
I'm trying to remove all IPTC and EXIF data while keeping the icc profile and add a few bits of IPTC info. Like this
-r -all= --jfif:all --icc_profile:all -iptc:copyrightnotice='copyright' -iptc:specialinstructions='specialinstruction' DIR
In addition to this I would like to each file's name into the iptc source field. I'm uncertain about how to write this option. I tried adding "-iptc:source+<$filename" (found that somewhere here in the forum) but that doesn't work. My guess is that it's very simple and I might just not see the woods for the trees ...
thanks in advance!
b.
[Originally posted by exiftool on 2009-12-12 21:25:21-08]
Close. Try "-iptc:source<filename".
- Phil
[Originally posted by bugmenot on 2009-12-13 15:28:19-08]thnx, but no dice: "-bash: filename: No such file or directory"
this is how it looks now
exiftool -r -all= --jfif:all --icc_profile:all -iptc:copyrightnotice='copyright' -iptc:specialinstructions='instruction' -iptc:source<filename .
I'm running v.8.01 on Mac OS X; trying it on the shell first and then wanting to create an AppleScript out of it.
While at it: my image file names look like this "123-12-123.jpg" - is there an easy way to use regexp on the file name? I would like to put a different IPTC info depending on the second number (the one between the dashes). So something in the likes of "filename == \d{3}-12-\d{3}.jpg => Text='bla'"
Thanks a lot for the support!
-b.
[Originally posted by arthurb2 on 2009-12-13 15:41:55-08]I use the following when initialising multiple Jpegs using one of my scripts (but not sure if there is anything to watch for when doing it interactively ie via a command):
-IPTC:ObjectName<${filename}
Hope it helps
[Originally posted by arthurb2 on 2009-12-13 15:52:11-08]
I also noticed that IPTC Source is only 32 bytes long (yes?), and while I know that my filenames are short (LT or EQ 8 chars), will yours always fit? Just a passing thought...
Regards.
[Originally posted by bugmenot on 2009-12-13 16:20:28-08]thnx, but it gives me this
-bash: ${filename}: ambiguous redirect
Also tried with using iptc:caption-abstract.
[Originally posted by arthurb2 on 2009-12-13 17:13:47-08]
Well, as I said, I use that command constantly with my script, thus there must be a conflict with other definitions - can you try just updating that one IPTC field in one Jpeg file and put in here exactly what command you are using and the error message it creates? Simplifying to the minimum failing configuration always helps...
Regards
[Originally posted by bugmenot on 2009-12-13 22:10:31-08]OK, tried that; simple query, different ways for "filename" - same error:
macpro:direktdownload chris$ exiftool -IPTC:ObjectName<${filename} test.jpg
-bash: ${filename}: ambiguous redirect
macpro:direktdownload chris$ exiftool -IPTC:ObjectName<$filename test.jpg
-bash: $filename: ambiguous redirect
macpro:direktdownload chris$ exiftool -IPTC:ObjectName<filename test.jpg
-bash: filename: No such file or directory
-b.
[Originally posted by arthurb2 on 2009-12-14 00:19:51-08]
Unfortunately I am utterly unfamiliar with Macs, hence the command line formatting is a mystery to me. However, the error messages seem to be suggesting the filename is not being separated from the ET re-direction command, so I can only ask if the formatting is correct - sorry. What you have written seems to be ok on Win-XP
Very unfortunately I cannot get CPAN to accept my Command text, so you will just have to take my word for it (this CPAN forum is the biggest heap of crap I have ever seen on the internet - it really is a pain in the arse), the command you gave on the first line works for me (on XP), so I guess it is a formatting problem (in an XP Command Window I have ExifTool as is, with the -IPTC instruction in quotes and the filename in separate quotes, and it works fine). Sorry that I cannot help any more.
[Originally posted by exiftool on 2009-12-14 01:05:14-08]
Your problem is entirely due to the fact that you
need to put quotes around any command-line argument
containing a special character such as a space or
a greater-than or less-than symbol. So enter
the argument exactly as I had typed, including
the quotes.
- Phil
[Originally posted by bugmenot on 2009-12-15 05:11:20-08]Thanks a lot Phil. Small character - big impact ...
It works like charm and I promise to make sure to type exactly what I see and not what I assume is supposed to be meant ...
here is the working code
exiftool -r -all= --jfif:all --icc_profile:all -iptc:copyrightnotice='(c) copyright' -iptc:specialinstructions='instruction' "-iptc:source<filename" .
And now also already wrapped into a neat AppleScript Droplet to ease the use.
-b.