Q: Batch change in Photos?
Seems like Apple has gotten rid of the "batch change" feature from iPhoto when moving to Photos. I liked using the "batch change" feature to change the "description" for several photos at once. Does anyone know how this can be accomplished in the new Photos app (which doesn't include pasting a sentence 200 times)...
Thanks for your response!
Posted on Apr 12, 2015 4:37 PM
To batch change the description of selected photos to the same title you could try a simple Apple Script and run it with Automator.
Create an Automator action, that prompts you for the new title and executes an Apple Script to change the titles to the name you entered:
on run {input, parameters}
-- batch change the description to the input
tell application "Photos"
activate
set imageSel to (get selection)
if imageSel is {} then
error "Please select some images."
else
repeat with im in imageSel
tell im
set the description to input
end tell
end repeat
end if
end tell
return input
end run
Save this workflow with a suitable name. It will be installed in the services.
- Now quit Photos, if it is running and launch Photos again and select a few test images.
- Open the "Photos" Menu > Services".
- The service should be shown in the menu - I saved my version as "BatchChangeDescription".
- Select the service to let it run.
- You will be prompted to enter a new description for the selected photos.
- When you click the selected photos again, the titles should change.
I put the service in my Dropbox:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g64e6sxd8qncg88/AADyqWgOuifcWsIqWwsO4W3va?dl=0
Posted on Apr 12, 2015 5:05 PM

