Cees, I am using an Apple Script like this to copy between the metadata fields in Photos.
This simple script is to be used like this:
- Select some photos in Photos, but only in All Photos or in an album at the top level of My Album, not in an album nested in a folder.
- Then open the script in Script Editor and click the Run button ▶︎
Tt will now copy the descriptions of the selected photo to the title field, if a description exists. It will show the photo it is currently processing (so you will see a lot of flickering). if you do not want to see the flickering, comment out the line by prefixing it with --
spotlight im
I have only tested this script in Photos 6 on macOS 11 Big Sur.
(* This script copies the description of photos to the title field
To run the script, select at least one photo in a top level album or in All Photos.
You can select and batch change several photos at once.
But do not select the photos in a smart album or an album inside a folder.
This script is useful, if you are viewing your photos in applications, that can show the title below the thumbnail.
Author: Léonie 2020
*)
set imageSel to {}
set separator to " - "
tell application "Photos"
activate
try
set imageSel to (get selection)
on error errTexttwo number errNumtwo
display dialog "Cannot get the selection: " & errNumtwo & return & errTexttwo
end try
if imageSel is {} then
error "Please select some images."
else
repeat with im in imageSel
set newTitle to ""
-- get the description of the image if it exists
set newTitle to (the description of im) --as string
set hasDescription to (newTitle is not equal to missing value) and (the length of newTitle > 0)
if hasDescription then
try
tell im
set its name to newTitle
end tell
on error errText number errNum
display dialog "Error: " & errNum & return & errText & "Trying again"
try
delay 2
tell im
set its name to newTitle
end tell
on error errTexttwo number errNumtwo
display dialog "Skipping image due to repeated error: " & errNumtwo & return & errTexttwo
end try
end try
spotlight im
end if
end repeat
end if
end tell
-- display dialog "Done"
return newTitle
