Export selected fields of IPTC metadata from Adobe Bridge

Started by TuomoKoo, January 21, 2021, 07:26:10 AM

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TuomoKoo

I have written file metadata of hundreds of Canon Raw-files into the metadata section of Adobe Bridge -application. Now I would like to ask what kind of command line I need for ExifTool to extract selected IPTC metadata into a CSV-file or TAB-limited text file. For example following IPTC metadata should be extracted for all files found in a folder named G:\DATA\Folder1\Subfolder1: Creator, Headline, Description, City, Keywords, Job Identifier, Instructions and Source. In addition, it would be good to get following info as well if possible: Image height, Image width.

I have tried to find instructions related to my question but have not succeeded so far. I have also tested Extract Metadata.jsx script in Bridge, but is has not all necessary metadata fields available.
Br, TuomoKoo

Phil Harvey

The command will be something like this:

exiftool -csv -creator -headline -description -city -keywords -jobidentifier -instructions -source -imageheight -imagewidth G:\DATA\Folder1\Subfolder1

But the actual tag names you need may be different.  See FAQs 2 and 3 for help with this.

- Phil
...where DIR is the name of a directory/folder containing the images.  On Mac/Linux/PowerShell, use single quotes (') instead of double quotes (") around arguments containing a dollar sign ($).

StarGeek

Quote from: TuomoKoo on January 21, 2021, 07:26:10 AM
I have written file metadata of hundreds of Canon Raw-files into the metadata section of Adobe Bridge -application.

This may be further complicated due to the fact that Bridge is most likely writing the data to XMP sidecars rather than the image files themselves.  As such, the data would by IPTC Core, which is XMP, not IPTC as exiftool defines it, which is IPTC IIM/Legacy.
"It didn't work" isn't helpful. What was the exact command used and the output.
Read FAQ #3 and use that cmd
Please use the Code button for exiftool output

Please include your OS/Exiftool version/filetype

TuomoKoo

Gentlemen, thanks for your kind help. I have succeeded to show desired tags separately from Canon Raw CR2 file and corresponding XMP sidecar file. It seems, that most of the customized information entered in Adobe Bridge will be written into XMP file. Both CR2 file and XMP file are in same folder though.
I have not yet succeeded to get any csv output file yet with metadata information of all files in defined subfolder.  In attached screenshot, there is a test with a folder containing two CR2 files and two XMP files. What went wrong?

StarGeek

Make sure you read the docs on the -csv option and FAQ #12. As per the examples there, you have to redirect the output into a file.
"It didn't work" isn't helpful. What was the exact command used and the output.
Read FAQ #3 and use that cmd
Please use the Code button for exiftool output

Please include your OS/Exiftool version/filetype