batch title change in photo version 1

Did you save that script as a Service or as an application. I saved all of mine as applications so I can access them thru the Scripts menu

which is activated in the Applescript Editor preferences:

I don't know if that makes any difference in their working in Photos or not but might be worth a try.

I've noticed that with 10.10.5 the Applescript app can't open my current app nor create one from the code in the user tip. I have an older Script.app which can open the already compiled app or save the script form the user tip to an app. But it won't run as it give an input error.

Evidently there's some incompatibilities between the Applescript used to create my apps and the current Applescript directories.

If you are interested I can provide a link to download a copy of my working version of the app so you can give it a try.

I converted the script to an application and ran the script but still get the same error when I try to run within an album. It will work normally within Album > All Photos but that's it.

Unless there are some other recommendations I'm going to chalk this up as an epic fail on Apple's part. Why you would ever remove a functionality that helps create organization is beyond me. I get it if you they don't care about Titles but there are obviously large masses of users that do. It's a shame.

And yes, I have submitted Feedback several times. I encourage all others do the same.

Thanks for your help Old Toad.

Leonie:

Thanks again for your helpful info. Your automator script for making Photos file names into titles was a lifesaver when using El Capitan on my older iMac. However, I just tried to start using it on a MacBook Pro using Sierra. The script will work inside Automator and create titles, but I can't seem to make it appear inside Photos as an available Service. It does not appear as an option, though it is stored inside my User Library in the Services folder. When I respond to a dialog request to Install it, I am told I do not have Permissions, although I loaded the script from your suggestion on the web. Any suggestion? Thanks.

Try creating an app from the script and use it from the Dock or from the Scripts folder:

which is activated in Script Editor's General Preference pane:

You can download a compiled version of the script as an application from this tutorial site: P01 - Applescripts from Photos’ User Tips Compiled as Applications