Problem writing -xmp-dc:creator

[gobispo]

Hello all,

   This is my first post so, thank you very much in advance.
   I have this problem writing the XMP tag creator and couldn't find how to fix it in this forum or any other place.
   I hope you could help me.

I received a file with this value for the XMP tag creator (I don't know how this tag was written):
> exiftool -xmp-dc:creator image.jpg
Creator                         : Photographer

So I try to change it
> exiftool -xmp-dc:creator="Test" image.jpg
    1 image files updated

And if I check it, everything seem to be ok:
> exiftool -xmp-dc:creator image.jpg
Creator                         : Test

However, when I go to Adobe Bridge Metadata, at the IPTC Core Creator tag it still reads the old value: "Photographer"

   Is there anything that I might be doing wrong? I've done this same thing with some other files and it worked perfectly.
   Moreover, if I overwrite this value in Adobe Bridge and then I use Exiftool, then it works right too...

   Saludos,
   Willy.

[Phil Harvey]

Hi Willy,

If you run ExifTool on the edited file is the old "Photographer" value anywhere to be found?  If so, where?:

exiftool -G1 -a FILE

I would think it must be hiding somewhere else because the only other possibility would be that Bridge is caching the metadata, but I don't think it does that.

- Phil

[StarGeek]

Check IPTC:By-Line.  Bridge will give priority to IPTC:By-Line over XMP:Creator.  If not that, check EXIF:Artist. 

[Stephen Marsh]

In Bridge, you can indeed contextually click on the file and select the "Purge cache for selection" option... Or Tools menu > Cache > Purge cache for... which will clear the cache for current directory. Bridge usually needs "refreshing" if a third party tool has played with the metadata while Bridge is open and viewing the same asset. You can also select the trouble file and use File > File Info, then go to the raw data tab to check out the xmp metadata in the file, which may or may not give you a clue on where the data is.

[gobispo]

Check IPTC:By-Line.  Bridge will give priority to IPTC:By-Line over XMP:Creator.  If not that, check EXIF:Artist.

Exactly! That solved the think. I knew i was being soooo newbie
Thanks to Phil and Stephen for their answers too!