June 20, 2008

Use Bridge to extract metadata

I've gotten a few inquiries lately about whether it's possible to extract metadata from images and other files using Adobe Bridge.  Short answer: Absolutely.  Try John Hake's workflow automation scripts, one of which (Metadata_BR.jsx) extracts metadata from selected files and generates Comma Separated Value (CSV) reports.

 

To do more with Bridge automation, check out this Flash-enabled JPEG export script, and download the Bridge SDK to write your own scripts. [Via David Franzen]

Posted by John Nack at 12:07 AM on June 20, 2008

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Mick — 2:36 AM on June 20, 2008 Reply to this comment

Where can I find a blog by David Franzen?
Does he have one?

[Not that I know of, but I'll ask him. --J.]

David — 7:53 AM on June 20, 2008 Reply to this comment

Thanks, I've been looking for an easy way to export metadata to csv.

Unfortunately, I can't get the script to work.

JavaScript error (Photoshop:1701): WasLoader is undefined.

I don't have WorkflowScriptLoader.jsx and WasScriptLibrary.jsx, and the readme says these files are prerequisites.

keith — 10:53 AM on June 20, 2008 Reply to this comment

For a Frazen blog:

http://pixel-and-ink.blogspot.com/

And his food blog too

http://pixels-of-food.blogspot.com/

Sean Phillips — 12:06 PM on June 20, 2008 Reply to this comment

What about the opposite? Is there a way to import metadata from a CSV or other text file??

[And map it onto images? I'm sure that can be done. It's all a matter of writing a script that does what you want. --J.]

Danya Henninger — 6:29 AM on June 21, 2008 Reply to this comment

Here's a script I cobbled together that exports an XML file optimized for use with a Spry photo gallery. Very useful!

www.imagicdigital.com/spry/bridge_export_xml.zip

[Cool, thanks for sharing it. --J.]

Jeff Selleck replied to comment from Danya Henninger — 4:46 PM on October 6, 2009 Reply to this comment

I do not see the "Export XML for Spry Gallery" in Bridge's Tool menu. I'm using Bridge CS4, but also did not see it in CS3, which I also tried. Any advice? Thanks.

Jeff Selleck replied to comment from Danya Henninger — 4:58 PM on October 6, 2009 Reply to this comment

Disregard my last post. I moved the "Export XML for Spry Gallery" file to Program Files/Common Files/Adobe/Startup Scripts CS4/Adobe Bridge and it works perfectly. Thank you.

Edouard Aronson — 2:38 PM on August 11, 2009 Reply to this comment

Does it work with Bridge CS4 ? I'm afraid not.

Wayne Webb — 7:27 AM on September 18, 2009 Reply to this comment

How about getting this little gem to work in CS4. And it really neesd to export to an XML file.
Adobe gives us no way to export a directory's worth of XML, PERIOD!

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