Can Aperture import metadata?

Do you have experience with Applescript? A script would be a straightforward way to modify the caption field without the export/import complication.

Try this script, Tony: I have tested in in Aperture 3.6 on El Capitan, OS X 10.11.4:

This script will get all images you have currently selected in Aperture and remove the first part of each caption. The length of the removed part is determined by the variable "to_drop". set this variable to your text you need to remove.

Make a current backup of your library, before you try it. Test with a small test library.

• To use the script, launch Aperture and select all photos, that need the caption fixed.
• Copy and paste script into an open Script Editor window.
• Modify this line : set to_drop to the count of "your useless text " -- replace "your useless text" by the string that needs to be dropped from the start of the captions

-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------

-- This script will remove the first part of the caption of all currently selected images.

-- The length of the dropped part is determined by the variable "to_drop".

-- Select all images that need modifying the caption at once in Aperture, then click the Run button

-- Author: Léonie

tell application "Aperture"

set to_drop to the count of "your useless text " -- enter here the string that needs to be dropped from the start of the captions

activate

set imageSel to (get selection)

if imageSel is {} then

error "Please select some images."

else

repeat with im in imageSel

tell im

try

-- return the name of every IPTC tag

if exists IPTC tag "Caption/Abstract" then

set old_caption to the value of the IPTC tag "Caption/Abstract"

set new_caption to get rich textto_drop thru (the count of old_caption) of old_caption

set the value of the IPTC tag "Caption/Abstract" to new_caption

end if

error "IPTC tag" & "Caption/Abstract" & "does not exist"

end try

end tell

end repeat

end if

end tell

You're welcome, Tony! My pleasure 🙂