CS 6 Generic File Info - not keeping checkboxes

I have a Generic Panel, that has been working fine since CS3, but in CS6 the checkbox values are not retained when a file is reopened. Well that's not strictly true and the value "True" seems to be stored, but it no longer checks the box.
The code I am using is:
<xmp_schema prefix="DK" namespace="http://DK.com/namespace/xmp/" label="$$$/DK/panel/blank=" >
<xmp_property name="ModelRelease" category="external" label="$$$/DK/values/modelRelease=Model Release:" type="boolean" description="$$$/DK/panel/modelReleaseDesc=Please check this option if you have a completed Model Release contract for each model within the image." />
<xmp_property name="LocationRelease" category="external" label="$$$/DK/values/locationRelease=Location Release:" type="boolean" description="$$$/DK/panel/locationReleaseDesc=Please check this option if a Location Release was required and completed for this image." />
</xmp_schema>
Which in the Raw Panel produces the following:
But the check box in the panel is unchecked, when the file is reopened.
Any help would be much appreciated!
James

Hi James,
thanks for reporting this problem which is a bug in the Generic panel that we could reproduce.
As you said the value is correctly stored in the file, but when you open the FileInfo dialog with the Generic panel being in front, the check box is not properly checked according to the stored value. Actually it is just when the panel is loaded the first time that the value is not recognized. When switching to the Generic panel later it is.
So a work-around at the moment is to switch to another panel and then back to the Generic panel. The check box will then be checked correctly.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Kind regards
Jörg

Similar Messages

CreatorContactInfo struct in Generic File Info Panels

Hi all,
I developed a custom panel with custom metadata in Adobe Bridge CS4, using the Generic File Info Panels.
In this panel, I have to include custom metadata and the IPTC Contact metadata.
No problem with custom metadata, I have a problem with IPTC Contact:
If I insert value in the IPTC Panel provided by Adobe, I see that metadata is written in this way:
<Iptc4xmpCore:CreatorContactInfo
    Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrExtadr="value"
    Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrCity="value"
    Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrRegion="value"
    Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrPcode="value"
    Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrCtry="value"
    Iptc4xmpCore:CiTelWork="value"
    Iptc4xmpCore:CiEmailWork="value"
    Iptc4xmpCore:CiUrlWork="value"/>
If I insert values in my custom metadata I haven't CreatorContactInfo structure:
<rdf:Description rdf:about=""xmlns:Iptc4xmpCore="http://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpCore/1.0/xmlns/"
Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrExtadr="value" Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrCity="value" Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrRegion="value"
Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrPcode="value" Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrCtry="value" Iptc4xmpCore:CiTelWork="value"
Iptc4xmpCore:CiEmailWork="value" Iptc4xmpCore:CiUrlWork="value"
xap:MetadataDate="2010-04-20T09:07:47+02:00">
<tiff:BitsPerSample> <rdf:Seq> <rdf:li>8</rdf:li> <rdf:li>8</rdf:li> <rdf:li>8</rdf:li> </rdf:Seq>
</tiff:BitsPerSample> </rdf:Description>
Is there a way to reproduce the orginal (and standard) structure??
There is my custom properties.xml (only the IPTC rows):
<xmp_schema prefix="Iptc4xmpCore" namespace="http://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpCore/1.0/xmlns/" label="$$$/Custom/IPTC Contact=IPTC Contact" >
     <xmp_property name="CreatorContactInfo:CiAdrExtadr" category="external" label="$$$/Custom/Property/Address=Address:" type="text"/>
     <xmp_property name="CreatorContactInfo:CiAdrCity" category="external" label="$$$/Custom/Property/City=City:" type="text"/>
     <xmp_property name="CiAdrRegion" category="external" label="$$$/Custom/Property/State/Province=State/Province:" type="text"/>
     <xmp_property name="CiAdrPcode" category="external" label="$$$/Custom/Property/Postal Code=Postal Code:" type="text"/>
     <xmp_property name="CiAdrCtry" category="external" label="$$$/Custom/Property/Country=Country:" type="text"/>
     <xmp_property name="CiTelWork" category="external" label="$$$/Custom/Property/Phone=Phone:" type="text"/>
     <xmp_property name="CiEmailWork" category="external" label="$$$/Custom/Property/Email=Email:" type="text"/>
     <xmp_property name="CiUrlWork" category="external" label="$$$/Custom/Property/Website=Website:" type="text"/>
     <ui:separator/>
          </xmp_schema>

Edited reply:
Try:
name="CreatorContactInfo/Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrExtadr"
name="CreatorContactInfo/Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrCity"
name="CreatorContactInfo/Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrRegion"
name="CreatorContactInfo/Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrPcode"
name="CreatorContactInfo/Iptc4xmpCore:CiAdrCtry"
name="CreatorContactInfo/Iptc4xmpCore:CiTelWork"
name="CreatorContactInfo/Iptc4xmpCore:CiEmailWork"
name="CreatorContactInfo/Iptc4xmpCore:CiUrlWork"
Carl

File Info not saving in PS

Upon entering File Info and saving the image in Photoshop, all metadata disappears. However, If I apply a metadata template in Bridge, the metadata stays. What may be causing the File Info to not save with the image in PS?
Usig Bridge would be okay, however, I want to create layered images and keep all the metadata. If I attempt to do so in PS, the metadata for all image layers disappear.

PNG file format does not support layers. Even Layer document that support layers may well not have meta data for all images used within a composite. Composites images made using Photoshop place to place in image files as smart object layers may have meta data for placed in image files in the smart object layer's embedded object but that metadata would not be available for use within Photoshop. You would need to open the embedded object in the appropriate application or plug-in to get at that metadata. In fact a composite image file with image file meta data is most likely for the meta data of base image used when the composite image files was created.

CS5 Generic File Info Memory Problem

We have been using a very large custom generic panel in CS4 File Info. The MRU file has grown to 2.5 mb, the properties are 1.5 mb -- but they have been working great in CS4. In CS5 they frequently do not work . The panel will either be empty when you open it, although there are xmp values in file, or after entering data, the panel will spin for a while, show empty again, often after trying to process the MRU's.
Are panels in CS5 products OK to be used for this large of a metadata set of attributes and values?
Using latest Macs, 4GB of ram, happens in all CS5 apps.
Thanks for your help.
Todd

Todd,
I understand your requirement. Controlled vocabularies can be a
critical component of a metadata strategy.
I know people that use a semicolon delimited file to pre-load the CS3
File Info MRU of a bag or seq field via a single copy and paste. Its
limit appears to be fifteen entries. Like you they are simulating a
controlled vocabulary for a list.
Pound Hill's MetaGrove Plug-in provides controlled vocabularies for
lists (bag and seq). These are displayed as a table of one column,
popup at the top, open or closed choice.
The largest single (internal) MetaGrove vocabulary I have implemented
has 4004 entries in one language, 1 mb in size. PHS's format is more
verbose than Adobe's MRU or File Info panel formats. It takes 20
seconds to initialize.
MetaGrove vocabularies can optionally be external text files, with tab
delimited value/label pairs, local or on the network. These are single
language, by definition. This is intended for an enterprise where the
external vocabulary file is typically updated monthly or quarterly.
The plug-in will automatically cache the update within a week
(default). The vocabulary can be maintained using a spreadsheet or
output from an application like yours.
Regarding your test with repeated red, green blue, for 100,000 entries:
In File Info v0 and v1 (CS through CS3), "All names and keyphrases
(values) in the list must be unique." This constraint is not mentioned
in the v2/3 File Info document. Does repeated red, green blue work
with 9 entries or so?
Most CS3 applications have odd behaviors with more than 99 entries in
a File Info popup. This appears to be fixed in Acrobat 10. I haven't
attempted more than 200 entries in a CS3 panel popup.
I suspect that building a in-memory copy of a vocabulary from a panel
file, or from the MRU file, is a serial process and does not scale
linearly. Each incremental entry takes longer to add to the in-memory
representation because the entire in-memory copy must be scanned each
time. The design goals of tens to entries probably did not warrant
using database techniques for the internal representation. The
performance in CS4 is your benchmark.
CS4 and 5 File Info appears to be doing some central caching.
Sometimes, I need to remove the panel entirely, Exit all File Info
applications, run an application and its File Info, Exit and then add
the panel in again to get changes to take. You probably need to get
everyone-out-of-the-pool before you touch the MRU file.
The CS3 copy and paste technique mentioned above might be an
alternative to let FIle Info manage the MRU. However, in your case, it
will test the implementation limits of the menu field payload capacity.
Carl crambert at poundhill dot com

File-File Info not working

I was told that I could find the image count of my camera if I view the advanced section of "file info" but I have found that "file info" does not even function. I have tried NEF files, JPEG files, PSD files and no joy. All I get is a blank window. I can't close the window, I can't close the program, I can't do nuthin'...
I have to go to Task Manager and close the program from there. My system is 64 bit Windows 7 running Photoshop CS5 64 bit. (I tried running the 32 bit version of PS and had the same issue.)
Anyone else having this problem?
Any ideas?
Any help would be appreciated.
Randy

I'm assuming all your CS5 updates have been installed.
If the File Info window is hanging,I would try resetting Photoshop preferences. (Hold down alt-shift-ctrl keys and click on the PS icon) When asked to discard prefs,choose Yes,
If that fails,get your original disk or installer and use the Repair option.
I'm not having this problem,but those are the first two I would try.

File Info not saved (.gif) (Ps CS6 Extended, Mac)

I'm not certain that I've been building my workflow properly before, so if this was not supposed to be supported, I'm open to that possibility:
Modifying the "file info" for a gif file (in my case, "General" tab, "Document Title" and "Description") doesn't actually get saved with the file - or, at least, if it is saved, it's not visible when re-opening the file.
I believe that I understood that metadata for .png format isn't supported, but I thought that .gif was.
(Test case is easy: open .gif file, add a Title and Description, save, and re-open - information is gone).
Thanks for any help anyone has...

hi Chris & thank you for your response
it doesn't seem possible to add File > Info to a .png image in Photoshop itself. i've tried it a few different ways.
(shoot, actually i should try adding it again in Ps to a .png file and then see if Bridge can read it. hmmmm??)
in an other thread: [ http://forums.adobe.com/message/5642141#5642141 ] Gene told me that i could select Copyright and Contact Info from the Metadata drop down menu in the Save for Web panel to add the info to a .png image but this didn't work.
i don't know if Ps is having one of its "fits" or what but nothing seems to be working.
after a bit Gene was able to tell me that i can add File Info to .png files in the Bridge Cs6 or CC (no idea what the difference is between Ps Cs6 and Ps CC) and so i tried that and it worked.
however, it appears that Ps still cannot read the data/info when the .png image is opened in Ps itself. Only readable in Bridge.
which brings me to an other Q ... what's the point of Copyright info that can't be read? i am not being sarcastic i just really don't understand. granted, i need to read up on this topic but was hoping you could share your thoughts/knowledge w/me oh, and if you have any handy links i would also much appreciate it. thanx 4 ur help!!

Flash Professional CC - "File File Info" not showing in menu

The menu item "File>File Info" does not show for me. How do I add metadata to my file?
Even in Bridge CC (64bit) when I select the file and then click an item in the IPTC Core section it states "This property cannot be modified".

Ask in the Flash forum.
Mylenium

File Info Not Showing

In column view, the preview window for an mp3 file used to show the duration. But now the duration just shows "--". Same with Last opened and Audio bit rate. What happened to that info?

Ask in the Flash forum.
Mylenium

XMP data not showing up in the custom file info panels when upgraded to CC

For several versions of Photoshop, I have been able to use a modified custom file info panel to input, update, and track psd files. With each version of photoshop there are always some changes in the way the object data is handled. The lastest challenge is:
1. XMP data not showing up in the custom file info panels when upgraded CC from CS6.
2. Raw data is not visible in CC in the File info panel.
3. This occurs in new documents where we create the xmp wrapper while the file template is built.
4. When metadata is manually entered into the file, the data is not added to the XMP wrapper when it is recreated on the save.
5. When a file that was created in CS6 is opened that contains the Metadata in the file info template. It is visible. the Raw data is also visible. Once the XMP wrapper is recreated - write and then close. The data is no longer available. the Raw data will not pull up in the file info panel.
Any feedback or a direction will be appreciated.

I have a script that the user runs to input xmp data into a Customized version of the generic file info panel. it is data that is gathered from the user when the psd file is created. once the file is open in photoshop. the information is visible in the File info panel , the raw data, and as a schema addition in the advanced tab.
in CC the nodes and the children of the XMP packet have changed positions. so that the XML -this.XMP.child(0).appendChild(this.createNode())
is no longer the node that can be appended.
Where XML.child(0).elements().length(); would enable the xmlns to be added in CS6
<rdf:Description xmlns:phsa="' + this.namespace + '" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/" rdf:about="" />'
it is visible in CC as namespace in a different arrangement. XML.child(0).child(0).namespaceDeclarations().toString()) and the children are XML.child(0).child(0).elements().length().toString()); There are now 7 child nodes where before there were 1.
with all shifted, the initialize of the values and the delete XMP packet wrapper and create new or the amend to the XMP packet wrapper is undefined.

Photoshop changes file info xmp metadata - unknown to public domain?

Curious if anyone has feedback or solution for the following:
My PSD file's metadata enters photoshop with "unknown" as the copyright status, and then after I save it in a new format or with a new name
, I notice that in Bridge the copyright status shows up incorrectly as "public domain." This is incorrent and should not change on
its own. I've been using Photoshop with Bridge for many years, and have never seen this...

I have a script that the user runs to input xmp data into a Customized version of the generic file info panel. it is data that is gathered from the user when the psd file is created. once the file is open in photoshop. the information is visible in the File info panel , the raw data, and as a schema addition in the advanced tab.
in CC the nodes and the children of the XMP packet have changed positions. so that the XML -this.XMP.child(0).appendChild(this.createNode())
is no longer the node that can be appended.
Where XML.child(0).elements().length(); would enable the xmlns to be added in CS6
<rdf:Description xmlns:phsa="' + this.namespace + '" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/" rdf:about="" />'
it is visible in CC as namespace in a different arrangement. XML.child(0).child(0).namespaceDeclarations().toString()) and the children are XML.child(0).child(0).elements().length().toString()); There are now 7 child nodes where before there were 1.
with all shifted, the initialize of the values and the delete XMP packet wrapper and create new or the amend to the XMP packet wrapper is undefined.

CS5 Custom File Info Panels showing up in Bridge

If I create a custom XMP panel using the GENERIC model, how do I make it appear in Bridge, also?

I have a script that the user runs to input xmp data into a Customized version of the generic file info panel. it is data that is gathered from the user when the psd file is created. once the file is open in photoshop. the information is visible in the File info panel , the raw data, and as a schema addition in the advanced tab.
in CC the nodes and the children of the XMP packet have changed positions. so that the XML -this.XMP.child(0).appendChild(this.createNode())
is no longer the node that can be appended.
Where XML.child(0).elements().length(); would enable the xmlns to be added in CS6
<rdf:Description xmlns:phsa="' + this.namespace + '" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/" rdf:about="" />'
it is visible in CC as namespace in a different arrangement. XML.child(0).child(0).namespaceDeclarations().toString()) and the children are XML.child(0).child(0).elements().length().toString()); There are now 7 child nodes where before there were 1.
with all shifted, the initialize of the values and the delete XMP packet wrapper and create new or the amend to the XMP packet wrapper is undefined.

My secure empty trash keeps stopping and saying 'I do not have permission to trash" I ahve checked the file info and there is no tick in the locked box also the files are from a memroy stick

My secure empty trash stops and will not let me empty the trash. It says; I do not have access to some of the items. I have clicked continue, but it will not empty them. I have tried looking at the files in the trash box and the file info does not have the "locked box" ticked. Any suggestions please.

Open Terminal.app(/Applications/Utilities/Terminal) and type
sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash
Be careful all of files in the trash are deleted with above command.

I cannot play music from my itunes library. I keep getting an itunes message that says, "The song could not be used because the original file could not be found." Is there a fix for this? Thank you.

I cannot play music from my itunes library. I keep getting an itunes message that says, “The song could not be used because the original file could not be found.” Is there a fix for this? Has this happened to anyone else? Is there a fix for this? Thank you.

Hello Turintest2,
I am having a similar problem. I have over 4000 songs giving me this error. I certainily don't want to go in one by one and find them. I know you wrote a script for Windows but I am a Mac user. Is there a fix for me? Here is the info on where the song is currently (used by doing the get info)
Here's a shot of my preferences:
Just FYI, I know that apparently iTunes is looking for this music in the trash. However, if I go here:
Then I find the music there as well. (Which is where it is in my preferences.)
Please help! I don't want to have to go through over 4000 songs and update them one by one.

I keep getting The song could not be used because the original file could not be found

When trying to play a song from my itunes
I keep getting The song ?? could not be used because the original file could not be found
then the option to Locate or Cancel
If I click on Locate I have No idea what to click on next.
Plus I have way too much music to go through each file.
I tried an update today 3/19/15 that had no effect on this issue.
Thanks for any kind of help I'm not super tech savvy.

The "missing file" error happens if the file is no longer where iTunes expects to find it. Possible causes are that you or some third party tool has moved, renamed or deleted the file, one of its parent folders, or the drive it lives on has had a change of drive letter. It is also possible that iTunes has changed from expecting the files to be in the pre-iTunes 9 layout to post-iTunes 9 layout, or vice-versa, and so is looking in slightly the wrong place.
Select a track with an exclamation mark, use Ctrl-I to Get Info, then click No when asked to try to locate the track. (Due to a bug in iTunes 12 you currently have to say No twice!) Look on the summary tab for the location that iTunes thinks the file should be. Now take a look around your hard drive(s). Hopefully you can locate the track in question. If a section of your library has simply been moved, a folder renamed, or a drive letter has changed, it should be possible to reverse the actions. If the difference between the two paths is an additional Music folder in one path then this is a layout issue. I can explain further if that is the case. Either way with both paths I can give further advice.
In some cases iTunes may be able to repair itself if you go through the same steps with Get Info but this time click Locate and browse to the lost track. It may then offer to attempt to automatically fix other broken links.
If another application like Windows Media Player has moved/renamed the files then the chances are that subtle differences in naming strategies will make it hard to restore the media to the precise path that iTunes is expecting. In such cases, as long as the missing files can be found somewhere, you should be able to use my FindTracks script to reconnect them to iTunes. See this post for an explanation of how it works.
See also Getting iTunes & Windows Media Player to play nicely.
tt2

LR5 won't import photos Ijust took. Keeps coming up:"The following files were not imported because they could not be read." And it's ALL the photos. never had this problem be4. what gives?

Keeps coming up:"The following files were not imported because they could not be read." And it's ALL the photos. never had this problem be4. what gives? Using an SD card, its a 64GB 600x Speed . I'm on a Mac 10.8.5; iPhoto has no problem importing them.

In order to see the windows that show sharing and permissions I gave you above, you have to right click on the the item, e.g. folder, HD, etc., and this window comes up. Then you right click on "Get Info" and the windows with S/P pop up. In LR%, if I right click on Destinations folder, this is what comes up:
There is no option to "Get Info", and if I right click within Destinations folder, this is what comes up:
Still no "Get Info". If I click on the specific file (in this case "2015), this is all I get: Last thought, yesterday out of desperation, I called the Apple store. I am operating on Mountain Lion operating system, and Yosemite is the latest (as of 10/14). The manager suggested that if there had been an update in LR5 that was now only compatible with this later system, maybe that was the issue and I should consider updating to Yosemite. I had no problem downloading photos as of 9/14, but don't think I've done anymore since their update….when was the last LR5 (I'm using LR5.7 currently)? Do you think this might be the problem with permissions?

CS 6 Generic File Info - not keeping checkboxes

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for