Creating metadata templates

I've completely ignored metadata templates over the 5 years I have been using Bridge. After reading an article on protecting IP, I decided that I should take an interest, and at least apply personal metadata on image import.
So, the first thing I did was look at Create Metadata Template. When I activate this dialog box, I get this:
I was stumped as to how to proceed, until I saw a website screenshot, and realised this is wrong. I searched the forums but came up empty.
Can anyone suggest how I might solve this, please?

{smacks forehead}
Try this a little longer because it took you 4 years to start using this very useful option... :-) :-)
Here is an example of my template that I have selected to be added on import using Photodownloader. When the 'keepers' are ready I only need to add additional info in the Description field, the city and keywords. Sometimes I need to change the province or even country but these filled template settings are most common for my work area so I decided it is easier to fill them in already and when needed change them.
Mind also the copyright fields. Just an example, there are more ways of doing it :-)

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Metadata panel create metadata template I get an old template

I did click on create metadata template so I should get a new, empy template and not an old one, already filled.

I can get a clean template (with an old title) only if I start Bridge and
press the option key, together, otherwise I won't get a clean template, so I
sort of have to do that all the time, which is not normal.
I agree that this is not normal, meanwhile try to use clear all values and
save as an other name for a safe workaround in stead of refreshing prefs
every time.
Also, the appearance of the metadata content has changed, probably due to
resetting default preferences. All of those
items of course do not reflect the items in the metadata preferences, where
everything, really everything stayed checked, and it's tons, really tons of
them, right?
Resetting Preferences does set the IPTC to show all in Bridge prefs. The
fastest way to correct this is to again to Bridge preferences metadata
section and deselect the checkmark (minus) in front of the name in bold,
this deselects all fields in one time. Now you have only choose the fields
you want to show again in the Metadata panel.
When you also choose to hide empty fields you will have a clean oversight in
the Metadata panel. Also remember, changing checkmarks in Bridge prefs only
affects the view ability of the fields and info in the metadata panel, all
info and metadata is still present in the file (which you can also check in
the menu File/File info or cmd+i)
Is there a way to return to the workspace with larger thumbnails?
Yes, reset workspace or use the slider bottom right to adjust size of
thumbs.
However useless, like you rightly said, I used to use it to type in individual
descriptions for each tumbnails,from the metadata panel, and the description,
together with the copyright notice and maybe the author, from the template,
did show in the metadata workspace with the larger thumbnails.
As I already stated never to use the Metadata workspace I would advice you
to play around with a workspace for your own workflow. Drag the panels to
left or right (grab the tab with the name of the panel) and move it until
you see a blue line. A single blue line means it fits between the other
panels, a surrounding blue line means it nests as a tab to the same panel.
You have 3 columns to work with and you can also resize the columns and
panels until you are satisfied. After this go to the triangle top right next
to workspace names and choose new workspace. Save it with a proper name and
you can always use this workspace again.
If you have to add info in metadata use the metadata panel for it. Having
same info for multiple files just select all those files and type in this
info only once to apply it to all those files. You can fine tune description
afterwards if you need so for one or more other files by selecting them
again.
Also Batch rename is a very useful feature (shiftcmdR or tools/batch
rename). You can rename all the selected files in one go with different
sequence number or other options, explore the fields and add or delete a
field with the plus and minus sign.
Is there an attach button in the post so I can send you a screenshot
Use the camera button icon that shows in the reply field of the forum to add
a file

Please make "Copyright Status" an editable option in creating metadata templates

I'm new to the Adobe eLearning suite, including Bridge CS4. I've found a workaround in the forums for this issue already, but I really think this is something that Adobe should fix in the Bridge software itself. Apologies if someone else has already posted this as a feature request in this forum, but as it seems I'm unable to search within just this forum, I gave up looking.
In a nutshell: "Copyright Status" should be a field available when choosing what IPTC Core metadata to include in a new metadata template. And it's also not an editable field when looking at the metadata for an image! The whole point of metadata templates is to make it unnecessary to edit a single field (like "Copyright Status") one image at a time. Yet even with the new Bridge CS4, the Copyright Status field is not an option you can include in a new metadata template. Surely it wouldn't be that big a deal to make the 3-item pick list of "Unknown," "Copyrighted" and "Public Domain" available on the Create Metadata Template checklist. Or if having a pick list is too tricky to code on that form and it must be just a checkbox item, do that, and let us populate the text in the field ourselves.
Currently, it's necessary to tweak the metadata on a single image to include the "Copyrighted" status, then Export it and save it as a new metadata template, just to have that one field populated by default. Supplying copyright status as part of a template is a fundamental need for anyone creating or dealing with large numbers of images, and it shouldn't require a workaround to create a properly inclusive metadata template.
Thanks!

In Bridge CS4, highlight your thumbnail, go to the File Menu and select File and then File Info. There you will be able to choose your Copyright Status under the Description tab. What a pain in the butt! Mine kept coming up "Public Domain!"

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I recently installed CS3 on a new 64-bit Vista PC. When I go to create a metadata template in Bridge, it only comes up with a gray dialog box instead of displaying any options or checkboxes (see attached). Can't figure it out. If anyone knows a way to fix this, please let me know!
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Create metadata template

Does the metadata template contain info that is common to all the pictures in a folder, that is my impression, and for idividual captions I should go
to the metadata panel, right?
It was a relief to see the window asking Do you want to apply this metadata to this image, when did it come out?

Does the metadata template contain info that is common to all the pictures in a folder, that is my impression, and for idividual captions I should go
to the metadata panel, right?
A metadata template contains info you can add yourself and can be applied to one or multiple files (even automatically on importing files when having this option selected in Adobe Photodownloader). You can create several metadata templates and save them with a proper name. When needed select the files you want to add the info to and from the metadata panel choose the pop up (very small menu icon top right in the metadata panel) menu add template to add the info to the selected files.
It was a relief to see the window asking Do you want to apply this metadata to this image, when did it come out?
Not sure it is a new feature, it has been there for a while but you can select the option 'do not show again' (there are more menus with this option) and once you selected this option the message will not show any longer until you have reset the preferences, then they appear again as if first time after install

Metadata templates overwrite 'Date created'

I've experienced this frustrating problem for years but now need to do something about it.
I have a metadata template which I apply to my pictures but everytime this action is performed I'm left with the creation date of the images changed to the date that I created the template (3 years ago)
This problem has been present through all versions of Photoshop that I've used from CS2 to CS5.
Does anyone know why this happens and if there is a way around it?

Have you checked your template for Date Created?

Metadata template created in Bridge can't change "Copyright Status" property

If I create a metadata template in Bridge CS4, select Copyright Status and set it to Copyrighted,
any other metadata changes in the template will be applied, but "Copyright Status won't change.
I can't even manually set the Copyright Status from within Bridge. If I try, I get an error message,
"This property cannot be modified."
Here's the workaround — create the template in Photoshop or Illustrator, not Bridge.
Open one of the images in Photoshop or Illustrator, select File Info, enter the metadata,
and select Export. The resulting template will be available in Bridge,
and it can change the Copyright Status.
A fix for this in the next incarnation of Bridge would be greatly appreciated.

As with almost all my problems, there is apparently no solution, so I am going to try reinstalling photoshop. So can someone at least tell me what is likely to be overwritten so that I can protect it. And where they are stored? EG Web Gallery templates? Keywords?

Metadata Templates Disabled

fter performing some maintenance on metadata templates, with Bridge CS4 in OSX-Lion, when I go to Tools | Replace Metadata, all items in the list of templates are disabled (grayed out). Have tried stopping/restarting Bridge and restarting my Mac. Result is the same.
Would you please show me how to re-enable the templates shown in the list.
Best,
jwc

First check if those files are not locked and the folder or drive they are on has read and write permission. If so try to select these files and with right mouse click choose purge cache for selection, maybe that will help
Re: Metadata Templates Disabled
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Tried that but it did not help in my case. I narrowed the problem down to only 20 images. Will try to delete and reload from SD card, since I still have them. This is one weird problem, however. Happened with images from my Panasonic Lumix G2K, RW2 files converted to DNG.
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Do you know why the metadata template in Bridge fails for DNGs?

I am writing in IPTC (IIM, Legacy) and IPTC Core metadata into dng files in Bridge (CS4) using the Metadata Templates, and the template I set up works fine for jpgs but when I try to use it for dngs the captions/keywords get written over using the file info from the first image in the folder.
If I select all images in the folder (in Bridge) then right click to File Info and use the Metadata Template I set up with "Keep original metadata, but replace matching properties from template" selected it over-writes the captions/keywords. When all the images are selected and you look at the file info it should say (Multiple Values) in the Caption/Keyword panels but it doesn't, it fills in with the first image in the folder. But if I select all the images and use the drop down from the metadata tab and click Replace Metadata and selected the template I set up it works just fine and the captions/keywords remain in tact.
Anyone have any idea why this is happening?
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Savanah

Hi there
First, let's get a bit clearer on our terminology, shall we?
What you are seeing is not a "Build Tag". Sure, the Span indicates a tag and it's there when you build, but a "Build Tag" is a special tag inside RoboHelp that you apply to specific content that you wish to omit from the build using a counterpart known as a "Build Expression".
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Is this a project that began life in RoboHelp 9? Or was it created in an earlier version and was upgraded along the way? Does the same thing occur with a totally new topic you create?
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File Info Metadata Templates Photoshop CC 2014

In PS CC 2014 I have no direct access to previously generated metadata templates.
Under the new "Template" button in the File Info panel I have only an Import and Export option
How do I create a new template?
How do I access my 10 previous templates?
Any suggestions
Peter

I have had a similar issue. The "Info" panel in PS CC 2014 seems to be an incomplete rewrite, & needs to be fixed.
The panel has a cosmetic remake and the convenient dropdown selection of XMP templates I had in prior versions of PS CS & CC are absent.
A template can only be imported for a single use, so the next time you want to use it, it hasn't actually been imported to be added to the drop down list as per the earlier PS editions.
I am using a Mac so to get to my templates for those single uses I follow this path:
HD-->Users-->(me)-->Library--> Application Support-->Adobe-->XMP-->Metadata Templates
I cannot import the entire template folder, and I can only select a single XMP file. This is tedious to say the least and is a bug which needs fixing. I have yet to find a workaround, and the Adobe support person I spoke to seems to have difficulty differentiating presets from templates.
So I am using PS CC 2014's Metadata info panel at a minimum for now, and I am making most of my metadata changes in Bridge or Lightroom 5 with previously built templates.
This is even more frustrating as Bridge CC has not been updated for CC 2014, Adobe support has told me that they are still working on a Bridge 2014 release, and Bridge CC is not fully compatible with PS 2014. For example Mini-Bridge is absent, as is Adobe Exchange. It seems that PS CC 2014 was not quite ready for primetime.

Metadata template

I created a couple metadata templates that are no longer active and I would like to delete them.
Unfortunately, I can't find a way to do this and I have done a lot of research.
Can someone tell me how to delete them?

Believe it or not, I messed around and figured it out tho using a different method. I plugged the information into file/info/description (and whatever other tabs needed info) and exported that work to the template folder, then saved it as a template. Someone once told me there are half a dozen ways (or more) to achieve the exact same thing in photoshop. At any rate, all is well and I've passed both methods on to the friend who needed it. Thks for answering so quickly. You guys rule

Metadata Templates

Is there any way to copy an existing metadata template and then edit it? For instance, I create a template to use on import for my 2006 images and I want to copy it to another template and then edit it for 2007 copyright info. I don't seem to be able to do this in LR or maybe I'm just missing it.

Quit LR so the changes will be recognized. Locate your original preset, duplicate the file, name it appropriately and open it in a text editor. Change the field(s) and save it.
On the Mac they can be found at:
User/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/Metadata Presets
Jim

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I am trying to Export my Metadata Templates form my old Mac (running on Bridge CS3) to my new Mac (running on Bridge CC).
I have located the folder on my old Mac:
Library/Appliation Support/Adobe/XMP/Metadata Templates
I dropped the Metadata Templates folder onto a memory stick and then transferred it to the same location on my new Mac. However, I still can't see the templates.
If I go to Tools/EditMetadata Template, Tools/Append Metadata or Tools/Replace Metadata, it just says "No Templates"
Please can someone advise what I am doing wrong?
Many thanks
Claire

I have located the folder on my old Mac:
Library/Appliation Support/Adobe/XMP/Metadata Templates
If you mean the library in your user account you are at the right place. But If there are no templates in this folder on you old Mac then they will not appear in your new one.
Don't remember if CS3 had the same templates, it is a long time ago I used this version. However I do believe the newer versions have better template options to offer due to more fileds (also if I try to recall there was a bit of a problem with the copyright line itself, it stated no copyright by default.
Don't know if you had much but I would prefer to create new ones in CC. Otherwise use your old mac and choose edit templates, pick the ones you need and save them to a place you can find them back. Then copy these to the stick and drag them into the templates folder in the user library of your CC version.
While you are at it, if you had a custom keyword list in CS3 also use same fly out menu and choose export, then import again in new version to have this list available in CC, if not you will end up with italic keywords and have to choose 'make persistent' for each keyword.

Missing Create Metadata Menu Option

Hi Everyone,
I just bought and installed Photoshop CS2. and I'm trying to use Bridge (1.04.6)to create a Metadata template, but when I go to to "Tools" there is no "Create Metadata.." option.
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komphoto,
The keywords file is buried deep inside the INVISIBLE user Library, or "~Library" (that's a tilde before the word Library, which designates the User Library, a.k.a, the Home Folder Library).
In order to make it visible temporarily, you have to go to the Finder, then go to the "Go" menu and select the "Go To Folder…" menu item, and type ~Library in the text field.
That will open a new Finder window which will be grayed out to indicate that it's normally hidden. From there you can follow the path:
Note that I'm not saying this will work. I have never done it myself. I'm just trying to clear up the confusion caused by the previous poster.

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