The Extract Metadata action doesn't extract all the IPTC fields. Can other fields be added, such as Title?
My goal is to write the Title information to another IPTC field.
I hope the new field can be seen by Photos, but that is unlikely unless there is an EXIF reader for Photos, and I can't see how to search the App Store for just Extensions for Photos.
MacBook Pro with Retina display, iOS 10.2, 16GB, 500GB SSD
Experimenting further with AppleScript I found that the Title tag in the Status section of the IPTC data is called "ObjectName".
This script will give a list of all titles:
tell application "Aperture"
activate
set imageSel to (get selection)
if imageSel is {} then
error "Please select an image."
else
set titles to {}
repeat with i from 1 to count of imageSel
tell item i of imageSel
set t to the value of the IPTC tag "ObjectName"
set titles to titles & t
end tell
end repeat
end if
end tell
So you need to add the value of IPTC tag "ObjectName". to the list you have created.
Photos on macOS Sierra can read XMP sidecar files. Have you tried to export the originals from Aperture with a sidecar file? File > Export > Original, then select "Metadata: Create IPTC4XMP Sidecar file" as the export preset.
If the sidecar file is present, when you import the exported originals to Photos, the Title field from Aperture (the Title in the Status section of IPTC) will be used as the Title in Photos.
Alternately, you could batch change your photos in Aperture and write the IPTC metadata into the original image files: In the Batch Change pane check the mark "Apply to original image file". This way, your originals will keep all metadata, even if Photos does not see them all.
I listed an AppleScript in a previous post to create a list of all metadata, but I cannot find it again right now.
Thank you for replying. Since posting I started experimenting with a Ruby script that leverages exiftools. I seem to be able to recurse the master images and write new EXIF, and Aperture is OK with that (guessing it reads the master each time and EXIF is not stored anywhere else by Aperture). I'm not quite done, so can't be sure yet. I'm experimenting on a small exported Library. I don't want to export and reimport because my main library has 70,000 photos.
And I would like to be able to read the EXIF data directly from or in Photos. Having to export and then read would be a bit tedious. Maybe I can work out a script to find the file and use exiftools, but can't imagine that looking for one file among 70,000 will be very fast. I guess I could create a database of some sort, but that seems like a bit much.
I also haven't found a way to search for Photos Extensions. I know Apple hasn't figured out search; it doesn't work well on their websites either.
Yes, exiftool will help you to get access to all metadata tags.
I just found my AppleScript again. Aperture is fully scriptable with AppleScript, and you can access all IPTC and EXIF tags.
This script will write all tags to a text file. You can wrap it as an Automator workflow, if you paste the script into a "Run AppleScript" action, prefixed by a "Get Selected Images" action.
(* Write Metadata tags to a file
Author: Leonie Dreschler-Fischer
To run this workflow, select some images in Aperture,
then start the workflow by pressing the "Run Button",
or install the workflow as service in ~/Library/Services and launch it from the Services menu in Aperture,
when prompted, enter a filename for the text output
*)
on write_info(im_version, f)
local nam, w, h, dat, dims, nl
local res
tell application "Aperture"
set dat to ""
set nl to "
"
try
set nam to "Name: "
set nam to "Version Name: " & (get the name of im_version as string)
write nam to f
write nl to f
end try
try
set w to get width of im_version as string
set h to get height of im_version as string
set dims to " Dimensions: " & w & "x" & h & nl
write dims to f
end try
try
tell im_version
set dat to (value of EXIF tag "ImageDate") as string
end tell
set dat to " Image Date: " & dat & nl
write dat to f
end try
try
local thekeywords
tell im_version
set thekeywords to (value of IPTC tag "keywords") as string
end tell
set thekeywords to " Keywords: " & thekeywords & nl
write thekeywords to f
end try
try
local rating, isflagged, ispicked
tell im_version
set rating to get the main rating of im_version as string
set isflagged to get flagged of im_version as string
set ispicked to get picked of im_version as string
end tell
set rating to " Rating: " & rating & ", flagged: " & isflagged & ", picked: " & ispicked & nl
write rating to f
end try
try
local cam_make, cam_model, camera
tell im_version
set cam_make to (value of EXIF tag "Make") as string
set cam_model to (value of EXIF tag "Model") as string
end tell
set camera to " Camera make: " & cam_make & ", camera model: " & cam_model & nl
write camera to f
end try
try -- this does not work, why?
local the_lens, cam_lens
tell im_version
set cam_lens to (value of EXIF tag "LensModel") as string
end tell
set the_lens to " Lens: " & cam_lens & nl
write the_lens to f
end try
try
local focal_length, aperture_value, shutter_speed, capture
tell im_version
set focal_length to (value of EXIF tag "FocalLength") as string
set aperture_value to (value of EXIF tag "ApertureValue") as string
set shutter_speed to (value of EXIF tag "Shutterspeed") as string
end tell
set capture to " Focal Length: " & focal_length & "mm, Aperture: f/ " & aperture_value & ", Shutter Speed: " & shutter_speed & "s" & nl
write capture to f
end try
local gps, thelongitude, thelatitude, theheight
set thelongitude to "Longitude: unknown"
set thelatitude to ", Latitude: unknown"
set thealtitude to ", Altitude: unknown"
try
set thelongitude to "Longitude: " & (get the longitude of im_version as string)
set thelatitude to ", Latitude: " & (get the latitude of im_version as string)
set thealtitude to ", Altitude: " & (get the altitude of im_version as string)
end try
set gps to "GPS: " & thelongitude & thelatitude & thealtitude & nl
write gps to f
return nam
end tell
end write_info
on run {input, parameters}
(* Write EXIF info on all selected images to a file *)
if input is {} then error "Please select an image."
local outputFile, item_count, im, inf
set outputFile to choose file name with prompt "Output File name"
set the inf to ""
try
open for access outputFile with write permission
set the item_count to count of input
repeat with i from 1 to the item_count
set im to item i of input
set inf to write_info(im, outputFile)
end repeat
close access outputFile
tell application "TextEdit"
activate
open outputFile
end tell
end try
return input
end run
@leonie Thank you for the detailed instructions. Not knowing my way around Automator/Script Editor this was useful.
The result
Version Name: 2014.04.06-11.51.48.gs.L Dimensions: 4000x3000 Image Date: Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 6:51:48 PM Rating: 1, flagged: false, picked: true Camera make: Panasonic, camera model: DMC-G2 Lens: LUMIX G VARIO 14-140/F4.0-5.8 Focal Length: 14.0mm, Aperture: f/ 13.0, Shutter Speed: 1.0E-3s GPS: Longitude: missing value, Latitude: missing value, Altitude: unknown
The result from my exiftool Ruby script
photo['DateTimeOriginal']: 2014-04-06 18:51:48 -0700 photo.datetimeoriginal: 2014-04-06 18:51:48 -0700 photo.title: photo.ObjectName: AFAreaMode: Tracking AFAssistLamp: Enabled but Not Used AFPointPosition: 0.33 0.67 AccessorySerialNumber: 0 AccessoryType: NO-ACCESSORY AdvancedSceneMode: Off AdvancedSceneType: 1 Aperture: 13.0 ApplicationRecordVersion: 4 Audio: No BabyAge: (not set) BabyName: BitsPerSample: 8 BlackLevel1: 1 BlackLevel2: 3 BlackLevel3: 12 BlackLevelBlue: 0 BlackLevelGreen: 0 BlackLevelRed: 0 BlueBalance: 1.429658 BracketSettings: No Bracket BurstMode: Off CircleOfConfusion: 0.015 mm ColorComponents: 3 ColorEffect: Off ColorMode: Normal ColorSpace: sRGB ColorTempKelvin: 3300 ComponentsConfiguration: Y, Cb, Cr, - CompressedBitsPerPixel: 2 Compression: JPEG (old-style) Contrast: Normal ContrastMode: Normal ConversionLens: Off CreateDate: 2014-04-06 18:51:48 -0700 CurrentIPTCDigest: fce796d221822372712881cd9375075f CustomRendered: Custom DataDump: (Binary data 6152 bytes, use -b option to extract) DateTimeOriginal: 2014-04-06 18:51:48 -0700 DigitalZoomRatio: 0 DistortionCorrection: On DistortionParam02: 0.0023193359375 DistortionParam04: 0.026763916015625 DistortionParam08: 0.10028076171875 DistortionParam09: 0.000396728515625 DistortionParam11: -0.027496337890625 DistortionScale: 1 EncodingProcess: Baseline DCT, Huffman coding ExifByteOrder: Little-endian (Intel, II) ExifImageHeight: 1440 ExifImageWidth: 1920 ExifToolVersion: 10.05 ExifVersion: 0221 ExposureCompensation: 0 ExposureMode: Auto ExposureProgram: Program AE ExposureTime: 1/1000 FNumber: 13.0 FOV: 65.5 deg FacesDetected: 0 FacesRecognized: 0 FileAccessDate: 2016-12-19 10:43:45 -0800 FileInodeChangeDate: 2016-12-18 23:55:23 -0800 FileModifyDate: 2016-12-18 23:55:23 -0800 FilePermissions: rw-r--r-- FileSize: 14 MB FileSource: Digital Camera FileType: RW2 FileTypeExtension: rw2 FilmMode: Standard (color) FirmwareVersion: 0.1.1.0 Flash: Off, Did not fire FlashBias: 0 FlashCurtain: n/a FlashFired: No FlashpixVersion: 100 FocalLength: 14.0 mm FocalLength35efl: 14.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28.0 mm) FocalLengthIn35mmFormat: 28 mm FocusMode: AF-S GainControl: Low gain up HighISOMultiplierBlue: 0 HighISOMultiplierGreen: 0 HighISOMultiplierRed: 0 HyperfocalDistance: 1.00 m ISO: 200 ImageHeight: 3000 ImageQuality: Raw ImageSize: 4000x3000 ImageStabilization: On, Mode 1 ImageWidth: 4000 Instructions: 2014-04-06 18:51:48 UTC. Time zone of photo is GMT -7 IntelligentExposure: Off IntelligentResolution: High InternalSerialNumber: (X04) 2010:05:05 no. 0043 InteropIndex: R98 - DCF basic file (sRGB) InteropVersion: 100 JpgFromRaw: (Binary data 686608 bytes, use -b option to extract) LensFirmwareVersion: 0.1.4.0 LensID: LUMIX G VARIO 14-140mm F4.0-5.8 LensSerialNumber: 9090083294 LensType: LUMIX G VARIO 14-140/F4.0-5.8 LightSource: Fine Weather LightValue: 16.4 LinearityLimitBlue: 3967 LinearityLimitGreen: 3967 LinearityLimitRed: 3967 Location: LongExposureNoiseReduction: On MIMEType: image/x-panasonic-rw2 MacroMode: Off Make: Panasonic MakerNoteVersion: 0136 MaxApertureValue: 4.0 Megapixels: 12.0 MeteringMode: Multi-segment Model: DMC-G2 ModifyDate: 2014-04-06 18:51:48 -0700 NoiseReduction: Low (-1) NumFacePositions: 0 NumWBEntries: 7 OpticalZoomMode: Standard Orientation: Horizontal (normal) PanasonicExifVersion: 330 PanasonicImageHeight: 3000 PanasonicImageWidth: 4000 PanasonicRawVersion: 310 PrintIMVersion: 250 ProgramISO: 200 RawDataOffset: 690964 RedBalance: 1.889734 ResolutionUnit: inches Rotation: Horizontal (normal) RowsPerStrip: 3016 Saturation: Normal ScaleFactor35efl: 2.0 SceneCaptureType: Standard SceneMode: Off SceneType: Directly photographed SelfTimer: Off SensingMethod: One-chip color area SensorBottomBorder: 3004 SensorHeight: 3016 SensorLeftBorder: 8 SensorRightBorder: 4008 SensorTopBorder: 4 SensorWidth: 4060 SequenceNumber: 0 Sharpness: Normal ShootingMode: Program ShutterSpeed: 1/1000 Software: Ver.1.1 Source: P1260367.RW2 StripByteCounts: 0 StripOffsets: 4294967295 TextStamp: Off ThumbnailImage: (Binary data 6378 bytes, use -b option to extract) ThumbnailLength: 6378 ThumbnailOffset: 9838 TimeSincePowerOn: 00:00:08.14 TimeZoneOffset: -7 Title: TravelDay: n/a UsageTerms: 145422 seconds from nearest GPS point WBBlueLevel: 376 WBGreenLevel: 263 WBRedLevel: 497 WBShiftAB: 0 WBShiftGM: 0 WBType1: Fine Weather WBType2: Cloudy WBType3: Shade WBType4: Tungsten (Incandescent) WBType5: Flash WBType6: D55 WBType7: ISO Studio Tungsten WB_RGBLevels1: 482 256 366 WB_RGBLevels2: 518 256 334 WB_RGBLevels3: 570 256 312 WB_RGBLevels4: 330 256 536 WB_RGBLevels5: 575 256 308 WB_RGBLevels6: 453 256 362 WB_RGBLevels7: 330 256 536 WhiteBalance: Daylight WorldTimeLocation: Home XMPToolkit: Image::ExifTool 10.05 XResolution: 180 YCbCrPositioning: Co-sited YCbCrSubSampling: YCbCr4:2:2 (2 1) YResolution: 180
What's missing is Title as it shows in Aperture
Slightly confusing because Title and Source are now the same (I succeeded in copying Title to Source, but not in copying Caption to Title because I can't identify the Title.)
Sorry the returns went away in the blockquote, my bad
exiftool results again. The first two items are "custom" to try and figure out how to find Title; the rest is the "dump".
photo.title:
photo.ObjectName:
AFAreaMode: Tracking
AFAssistLamp: Enabled but Not Used
AFPointPosition: 0.33 0.67
AccessorySerialNumber: 0
AccessoryType: NO-ACCESSORY
AdvancedSceneMode: Off
AdvancedSceneType: 1
Aperture: 13.0
ApplicationRecordVersion: 4
Audio: No
BabyAge: (not set)
BabyName:
BitsPerSample: 8
BlackLevel1: 1
BlackLevel2: 3
BlackLevel3: 12
BlackLevelBlue: 0
BlackLevelGreen: 0
BlackLevelRed: 0
BlueBalance: 1.429658
BracketSettings: No Bracket
BurstMode: Off
CircleOfConfusion: 0.015 mm
ColorComponents: 3
ColorEffect: Off
ColorMode: Normal
ColorSpace: sRGB
ColorTempKelvin: 3300
ComponentsConfiguration: Y, Cb, Cr, -
CompressedBitsPerPixel: 2
Compression: JPEG (old-style)
Contrast: Normal
ContrastMode: Normal
ConversionLens: Off
CreateDate: 2014-04-06 18:51:48 -0700
CurrentIPTCDigest: fce796d221822372712881cd9375075f
CustomRendered: Custom
DataDump: (Binary data 6152 bytes, use -b option to extract)
DateTimeOriginal: 2014-04-06 18:51:48 -0700
DigitalZoomRatio: 0
DistortionCorrection: On
DistortionParam02: 0.0023193359375
DistortionParam04: 0.026763916015625
DistortionParam08: 0.10028076171875
DistortionParam09: 0.000396728515625
DistortionParam11: -0.027496337890625
DistortionScale: 1
EncodingProcess: Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
ExifByteOrder: Little-endian (Intel, II)
ExifImageHeight: 1440
ExifImageWidth: 1920
ExifToolVersion: 10.05
ExifVersion: 0221
ExposureCompensation: 0
ExposureMode: Auto
ExposureProgram: Program AE
ExposureTime: 1/1000
FNumber: 13.0
FOV: 65.5 deg
FacesDetected: 0
FacesRecognized: 0
FileAccessDate: 2016-12-19 10:43:45 -0800
FileInodeChangeDate: 2016-12-18 23:55:23 -0800
FileModifyDate: 2016-12-18 23:55:23 -0800
FilePermissions: rw-r--r--
FileSize: 14 MB
FileSource: Digital Camera
FileType: RW2
FileTypeExtension: rw2
FilmMode: Standard (color)
FirmwareVersion: 0.1.1.0
Flash: Off, Did not fire
FlashBias: 0
FlashCurtain: n/a
FlashFired: No
FlashpixVersion: 100
FocalLength: 14.0 mm
FocalLength35efl: 14.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28.0 mm)
FocalLengthIn35mmFormat: 28 mm
FocusMode: AF-S
GainControl: Low gain up
HighISOMultiplierBlue: 0
HighISOMultiplierGreen: 0
HighISOMultiplierRed: 0
HyperfocalDistance: 1.00 m
ISO: 200
ImageHeight: 3000
ImageQuality: Raw
ImageSize: 4000x3000
ImageStabilization: On, Mode 1
ImageWidth: 4000
Instructions: 2014-04-06 18:51:48 UTC. Time zone of photo is GMT -7
IntelligentExposure: Off
IntelligentResolution: High
InternalSerialNumber: (X04) 2010:05:05 no. 0043
InteropIndex: R98 - DCF basic file (sRGB)
InteropVersion: 100
JpgFromRaw: (Binary data 686608 bytes, use -b option to extract)
LensFirmwareVersion: 0.1.4.0
LensID: LUMIX G VARIO 14-140mm F4.0-5.8
LensSerialNumber: 9090083294
LensType: LUMIX G VARIO 14-140/F4.0-5.8
LightSource: Fine Weather
LightValue: 16.4
LinearityLimitBlue: 3967
LinearityLimitGreen: 3967
LinearityLimitRed: 3967
Location:
LongExposureNoiseReduction: On
MIMEType: image/x-panasonic-rw2
MacroMode: Off
Make: Panasonic
MakerNoteVersion: 0136
MaxApertureValue: 4.0
Megapixels: 12.0
MeteringMode: Multi-segment
Model: DMC-G2
ModifyDate: 2014-04-06 18:51:48 -0700
NoiseReduction: Low (-1)
NumFacePositions: 0
NumWBEntries: 7
OpticalZoomMode: Standard
Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
PanasonicExifVersion: 330
PanasonicImageHeight: 3000
PanasonicImageWidth: 4000
PanasonicRawVersion: 310
PrintIMVersion: 250
ProgramISO: 200
RawDataOffset: 690964
RedBalance: 1.889734
ResolutionUnit: inches
Rotation: Horizontal (normal)
RowsPerStrip: 3016
Saturation: Normal
ScaleFactor35efl: 2.0
SceneCaptureType: Standard
SceneMode: Off
SceneType: Directly photographed
SelfTimer: Off
SensingMethod: One-chip color area
SensorBottomBorder: 3004
SensorHeight: 3016
SensorLeftBorder: 8
SensorRightBorder: 4008
SensorTopBorder: 4
SensorWidth: 4060
SequenceNumber: 0
Sharpness: Normal
ShootingMode: Program
ShutterSpeed: 1/1000
Software: Ver.1.1
Source: P1260367.RW2
StripByteCounts: 0
StripOffsets: 4294967295
TextStamp: Off
ThumbnailImage: (Binary data 6378 bytes, use -b option to extract)
ThumbnailLength: 6378
ThumbnailOffset: 9838
TimeSincePowerOn: 00:00:08.14
TimeZoneOffset: -7
Title:
TravelDay: n/a
UsageTerms: 145422 seconds from nearest GPS point
WBBlueLevel: 376
WBGreenLevel: 263
WBRedLevel: 497
WBShiftAB: 0
WBShiftGM: 0
WBType1: Fine Weather
WBType2: Cloudy
WBType3: Shade
WBType4: Tungsten (Incandescent)
WBType5: Flash
WBType6: D55
WBType7: ISO Studio Tungsten
WB_RGBLevels1: 482 256 366
WB_RGBLevels2: 518 256 334
WB_RGBLevels3: 570 256 312
WB_RGBLevels4: 330 256 536
WB_RGBLevels5: 575 256 308
WB_RGBLevels6: 453 256 362
WB_RGBLevels7: 330 256 536
WhiteBalance: Daylight
WorldTimeLocation: Home
XMPToolkit: Image::ExifTool 10.05
XResolution: 180
YCbCrPositioning: Co-sited
YCbCrSubSampling: YCbCr4:2:2 (2 1)
YResolution: 180
======
P1260367.RW2 should appear twice as it does in the screenshot.
Screenshot of the correct photo that corresponds to the two scripts' outputs. I posted (?) a cleaned up version of the outputs (blockquote lost the returns), but I don't see in this thread. Not sure if I responded to the wrong post or I made some other mistake. If it doesn't show up soon I'll repost a more readable version.
Experimenting further with AppleScript I found that the Title tag in the Status section of the IPTC data is called "ObjectName".
This script will give a list of all titles:
tell application "Aperture"
activate
set imageSel to (get selection)
if imageSel is {} then
error "Please select an image."
else
set titles to {}
repeat with i from 1 to count of imageSel
tell item i of imageSel
set t to the value of the IPTC tag "ObjectName"
set titles to titles & t
end tell
end repeat
end if
end tell
So you need to add the value of IPTC tag "ObjectName". to the list you have created.
@leonie. That's what I thought and if you look at my output, that is supposed to be the the second item (photo.ObjectName). I've tried it with and without caps. Guess I need to explore exiftools a bit more. AppleScript and I just don't get along. That's why I'm using Ruby. I could never figure out the syntax. But your script works, so shouldn't be too hard except it doesn't show up in the complete list.
Thank you. This confirms I was looking in the right place.
Oddly Title/ObjectName doesn't show up if look at the IPTC in Preview. Source does.
Since the thread has gone a bit. This is the master image in the Aperture Library. I assumed that the master image is the one I imported, but the screenshot below shows the photo that is stored in the Previews folder in the Library. Onion Valley 2015 Test.aplibrary/Previews/2014/04/07/20140407-110535/slT+bBdUQtyAxmdW+aCTNQ/2014. 04.06-11.51.48.gs.L.jpg
Curious. Much to learn. But this may be enough information for me to do what I want. I'm also going to try writing directly to ObjectName/Title. exiftool shows this info too.
FWIW exiftool reports both Title and ObjectName, although it appears they are the same field.
Now I know what the fields are and I can change them in the photo files, that is not picked up by Aperture even after rebuilding database, so now I need to work with AppleScript. I'll post a new thread and close this one out. Thank you léonie.
Extract metadata in Aperture with Automator
