need to add back IPTC tag

[photoj]

I have a set of original jpgs that I processed into pngs to remove the backgrounds. The original jpgs have IPTC tags that aren't on the pngs. I need to write the tags to the pngs from the jpgs.

This is my attempt and the result:

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% exiftool -tagsfromfile /Volumes/Studio\ Sync/Sync/BDS\ Library/2023/2023-11/First\ Baptist\ 2023/Fixed\ Tags/For\ Extraction\ Rebooku %d%f/Volumes/Studio\ Sync/Sync/BDS\ Library/2023/2023-11/First\ Baptist\ 2023/Fixed\ Tags/Rebooku\ Results/R0400951-extraction_Done
Warning: No writable tags set from /Volumes/Studio Sync/Sync/BDS Library/2023/2023-11/First Baptist 2023/Fixed Tags/For Extraction Rebooku
Error: File not found - %d%f/Volumes/Studio Sync/Sync/BDS Library/2023/2023-11/First Baptist 2023/Fixed Tags/Rebooku Results/R0400951-extraction_Done
    0 image files updated
    1 files weren't updated due to errors
bds@Blues-Mac-mini ~ %
I'm sure I'm missing something in the syntax. Any help would be appreciated!

[StarGeek]

I think your missing a backslash \ before %d%f and you need a space after that. The result is that you are trying to copy from a file called
"/Volumes/Studio Sync/Sync/BDS Library/2023/2023-11/First Baptist 2023/Fixed Tags/For Extraction Rebooku"

And trying to copy to a file name
"%d%f/Volumes/Studio Sync/Sync/BDS Library/2023/2023-11/First Baptist 2023/Fixed Tags/Rebooku Results/R0400951-extraction_Done"

[photoj]

Thanks for your response!

I've modified a few things, I think I'm getting closer, but now I'm getting the following error:

exiftool -tagsfromfile /Volumes/Studio\ Sync/Sync/BDS\ Library/2023/2023-11/First\ Baptist\ 2023/Fixed\ Tags/Test\ JPG/%f.%e /Volumes/Studio\ Sync/Sync/BDS\ Library/2023/2023-11/First\ Baptist\ 2023/Fixed\ Tags/Test\ PNG   
Warning: Error opening file - /Volumes/Studio Sync/Sync/BDS Library/2023/2023-11/First Baptist 2023/Fixed Tags/Test JPG/DSC00025.png
Warning: Error opening file - /Volumes/Studio Sync/Sync/BDS Library/2023/2023-11/First Baptist 2023/Fixed Tags/Test JPG/DSC00042.png
    1 directories scanned
    0 image files updated
    2 image files unchanged

[StarGeek]

The %e stands for the file extension.  In this case, you are processing files DSC00025.png and DSC00042.png.  And since the file extension is .png, exiftool is using that extension to look for .png files in the jpeg folder, which it cannot find.

Try %f.jpg so exiftool looks for files with the .jpg extension. Since you're on a Mac(?), the ".jpg" will be case sensitive (I think), so make sure you use the correct case.

[Phil Harvey]

Since you're on a Mac(?), the ".jpg" will be case sensitive (I think)

Correct.

- Phil

[photoj]

exiftool -r -tagsfromfile /Volumes/Studio\ Sync/Sync/BDS\ Library/2023/2023-11/First\ Baptist\ 2023/Fixed\ Tags/Test\ JPG/%f.jpg /Volumes/Studio\ Sync/Sync/BDS\ Library/2023/2023-11/First\ Baptist\ 2023/Fixed\ Tags/Test\ PNG/

That worked! Thanks for the help I'm learning...