Info panel options

Does the info panel offer an option to measeure the overall brightness of and image?

That would be info in the histogram: Mean & Standard Deviation. Just make sure "Show Statistics" it checked in flyout menu.

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Custom File Info Panel Multi select options

Hi,
I have created a custom file info panel and working on simple properties.
it does not have options for provisioning a multi select list box. Say for example, I want to select multiple values from the dropdown values.
How should i do it? Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks,
Sriram

Hi,
Following is my sample property file. I want to make the property "Line Year" to be multiselect.
<xmp_definitions>
</xmp_schema prefix='x' namespace='x....'
 <xmp_property name='LineYear' category='external' label='Line Year' type='closedchoice' element_type='text'>
 <xmp_choice raw_value="2007" label="2007"/>
 <xmp_choice raw_value="2008" label="2008"/>
 <xmp_choice raw_value="2009" label="2009"/>
 </xmp_property>
 </xmp_schema>
</xmp_definitions>

How to make my old file info panel from photoshop work in xmp

Help. Not a photoshop guy but rather a genealogist. Many years ago downloaded a custom file info panel for photoshop which I used to enter meta text about the family photos I scanned. Currently using adobe creative cloud but cant figure out how to use panel or see most of my metatext last few version. Below is information about the panel. All I really want to do is install my panel and get back to genealogy. I apologize but not sure I need to understand the basics of photoshop..
john weis
[email protected]
This is the authors description of the panel:
Genealogy Photo (Private Collection) Custom File Info Panel 1.0 for Photoshop. 11 FEB 2007
Developed by Ron Reiger [email protected]
Please contact me to suggest improvements.
1. BASIS FOR THIS CUSTOM FILE INFO PANEL
2. DESCRIPTION OF EACH PROPERTY NAME
3. WHERE EACH PROPERTY NAME MAPS & OTHER NOTES
4. WHERE TO INSTALL THE CUSTOM FILE INFO PANEL
1. BASIS FOR THIS CUSTOM FILE INFO PANEL
The Custom File Info Panel is used to capture metadata about a genealogy/family history photo that is privately held (that is, the photo is not in the possession of a library). The metadata property names on the File Info Panel are based on my interpretation of the recommended primary citation for a photograph (private possession) (annotated, with provenance) as described on page 95 of Elizabeth Shown Mill's "Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian" and on my interpretation of recommended primary citation for an Electronic File (Image from Private Files - Annotated), Mills, "Citation!", page 81. I added a few more property names for location and date the photo was taken and keywords (to ID people by number rather than by name), the name of the person who provided the description, a surety for their description, and an informal description. Each field is discussed below.
2. DESCRIPTION OF EACH PROPERTY NAME
Date Scanned: This is the date the photo was scanned. Date is populated by Photoshop and is not editable.
Provider: The owner of the photo as of the date it was scanned. A researcher in a future generations will know who had the photo at a particular point in time.
Provenance: Describe as best you can how the photo got from the person in the photo to the Provider.
Description Provided By: List the person who identified the people and location in the image.
Description Surety: (This is an open text field. You can use any surety rating system you want.) Describe or rate the quality of the Description of the image's people and location. Note any uncertainties regarding any particular people in the photo.
Complete Subject Description: List the full name of each individual in the image, in order. You may want to list the location and date of the image even though there are separate property names for that data.
Informal Subject Description: An optional non-genealogical description of the image, perhaps for using the photo outside of genealogy. Example Informal Subject Description: "Grandpa as a young man."
Media Description: Describe the paper photo you scanned. Dimensions, border, frame, damage, etc. Your ancestors will have an easier time finding the paper photo later if you describe it well!
Annotations: Copy any annotations on the front or back of the photo and frame. Transcribe any photographer embossing/imprint; this is a clue for dating/locating photos.
Special Editing/Alterations: Describe any restoration you performed on the digital image. Did you correct for the lateral reverse of a tintype or daguerreotype?
City/County: List the City/County where the image was taken.
State: List the State where the image was taken.
Country: List the County where the image was taken.
Photo Date: List the date the image was taken.
Keywords: This is the standard keyword entry. Commas or semicolons can be used to separate keywords. I type the TMG ID number of each person in the photo here so I can search for all photos of the person without typing their name.
3. WHERE EACH PROPERTY NAME MAPS & OTHER NOTES
I have not created a working namespace URI or rdf ala http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/ for this panel. I have not created localization dictionary files for this panel. Data entered into the panel will appear in Adobe Bridge. As you can see below I re-used lots of pre-existing property names and dumped all my new property names into the photoshop namespace. I don't know if this approach has drawbacks.
Date Scanned: xmp_path: 'CreateDate' Pre-existing property name
Provider: xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Credit' Pre-existing property name
Provenance: xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Provenance'
Description Provided By: xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'DescriptionProvidedBy' Pre-existing property name
Description Surety: xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'DescriptionSurety'
Complete Subject Description: xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Description' Pre-existing property name
Informal Subject Description: xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Caption' Pre-existing property name
Media Description: xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'MediaDescription'
Annotations: xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Annotations'
Special Editing/Alterations: xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'SpecialEditing'
City/County: xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'City' Pre-existing property name
State: xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'State' Pre-existing property name
Country: xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Country' Pre-existing property name
Photo Date: xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'DateCreated' Pre-existing property name
Keywords: xmp_path: 'Keywords' Pre-existing property name
4. WHERE TO INSTALL THE CUSTOM FILE INFO PANEL
I have tested this panel with Photoshop CS2 and Adobe Bridge CS2 only. It may not work on earlier versions. FWIW a malformed Custom File Info Panel will fail to load in File Info; it won't crash Photoshop.
The following was taken from "XMP Custom Panels," Adobe, Oct 2003.
Each time an Adobe application opens the File Info dialog, it scans all the files in these directories and appends them to the file list. If more than one of the description files has
the same panel name, the one found in the last file to be loaded is added, and others are ignored.
Changes to the contents of the directories do not require you to reload an application; changes are automatically reflected in the dialog the next time it is opened.
The panel description and localization dictionary files must reside in the following locations for use with Adobe Creative Suite applications:
Mac OS X
{Root Volume}/Library/Application Support/Adobe/XMP/Custom File Info Panels
{Home Directory}/Library/Application/Adobe/XMP/Custom File Info Panels
Windows
\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\XMP\Custom File Info Panels
\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Adobe\XMP\Custom File Info Panels
The panel description and localization dictionary files must reside in the following locations for use with Adobe Acrobat 7.0 or 6.0:
Mac OS X
{Root Volume}/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Custom File Info Panels
{Home Directory}/Library/Preferences/Adobe/Custom File Info Panels
Windows
\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\\Custom File Info Panels
\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Adobe\Custom File Info Panels
I actually do not understand how to write a panel but here is the actual panel:
<?xml version="1.0">
<!DOCTYPE panel SYSTEM "http://ns.adobe.com/custompanels/1.0">
<panel title="$$$/CustomPanels/Acro/PanelName=Gen Photo (Private Collection)" version="1" type="custom_panel">
group(placement: place_column, spacing: gLargeSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top)
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text(name: '$$$/AWS/FileInfoLib/Panels/Description/DateCreated=Date Scanned:', font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
date_static_text(fbname: '$$$/AWS/FileInfoLib/Panels/Description/DateCreated=Date Scanned', name: '$$$/AWS/FileInfoLib/Panels/DateCreated=Created', xmp_path: 'CreateDate', horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, truncate: true, locked: true);
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text(name: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/Provider=Provider:', font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
edit_text(fbname: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/Provider=Provider', horizontal: align_fill, font: font_small, xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Credit', vertical: align_top);
mru_popup(xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Credit', container_type: alt_struct, no_check: true, vertical: align_top);
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text(name: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/Provenance=Provenance:', font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
edit_text(fbname: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/Provenance=Provenance', horizontal: align_fill, height: gTextViewHeight, xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Provenance', container_type: alt_struct, v_scroller: true);
mru_popup(xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Provenance', container_type: alt_struct, no_check: true, vertical: align_top);
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text( name: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/DescriptionProvidedBy=Description Provided By:', font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
edit_text(fbname: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/DescriptionProvidedBy=Description Provided By', horizontal: align_fill, font: font_small, xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'DescriptionProvidedBy', vertical: align_top);
mru_popup(xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'DescriptionProvidedBy', container_type: alt_struct, no_check: true, vertical: align_top);
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text( name: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/DescriptionSurety=Description Surety:', font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
edit_text(fbname: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/DescriptionSurety=Description Surety', horizontal: align_fill, height: gTextViewHeight, xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'DescriptionSurety', v_scroller: true);
mru_popup(xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'DescriptionSurety', container_type: alt_struct, no_check: true, vertical: align_top);
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text(name: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/Description=Complete Subject Description:', font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
edit_text(fbname: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/Description=Complete Subject Description', horizontal: align_fill, height: gTextViewHeight, xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Description', container_type: alt_struct, v_scroller: true);
mru_popup(xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Description', container_type: alt_struct, no_check: true, vertical: align_top);
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text( name: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/Caption=Informal Subject Description:', font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
edit_text(fbname: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/Caption=Informal Subject Description', horizontal: align_fill, height: gTextViewHeight, xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Caption', v_scroller: true);
mru_popup(xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Caption', container_type: alt_struct, no_check: true, vertical: align_top);
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text( name: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/MediaDescription=Media Description:', font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
edit_text(fbname: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/MediaDescription=Media Description', horizontal: align_fill, height: gTextViewHeight, xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'MediaDescription', v_scroller: true);
mru_popup(xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'MediaDescription', container_type: alt_struct, no_check: true, vertical: align_top);
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text( name: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/Annotations=Annotations:', font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
edit_text(fbname: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/Annotations=Annotations', horizontal: align_fill, height: gTextViewHeight, xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Annotations', v_scroller: true);
mru_popup(xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Annotations', container_type: alt_struct, no_check: true, vertical: align_top);
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text( name: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/SpecialEditing=Special Editing/Alterations:', font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
edit_text(fbname: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/SpecialEditing=Special Editing/Alterations', horizontal: align_fill, height: gTextViewHeight, xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'SpecialEditing', v_scroller: true);
mru_popup(xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'SpecialEditing', container_type: alt_struct, no_check: true, vertical: align_top);
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text( name: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/City=City/County:', font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
edit_text(fbname: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/City=City/County', horizontal: align_fill, font: font_small, xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'City', vertical: align_top);
mru_popup(xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'City', container_type: alt_struct, no_check: true, vertical: align_top);
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text( name: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/State=State:', font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
edit_text(fbname: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/State=State', horizontal: align_fill, font: font_small, xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'State', vertical: align_top);
mru_popup(xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'State', container_type: alt_struct, no_check: true, vertical: align_top);
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text( name: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/Country=Country:', font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
edit_text(fbname: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/Country=Country', horizontal: align_fill, font: font_small, xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Country', vertical: align_top);
mru_popup(xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Country', container_type: alt_struct, no_check: true, vertical: align_top);
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text( name: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/PhotoDate=Photo Date:', font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
edit_text(fbname: '$$$/CustomPanels/Genealogy/PhotoDate=Photo Date', horizontal: align_fill, font: font_small, xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'DateCreated', vertical: align_top);
mru_popup(xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'DateCreated', container_type: alt_struct, no_check: true, vertical: align_top);
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text( name: '$$$/AWS/FileInfoLib/Panels/Description/Keywords=Keywords:',font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
cat_container_edit_text(fbname: '$$$/AWS/FileInfoLib/Panels/Description/Keywords=Keywords',horizontal: align_fill, height: gTextViewHeight, xmp_path: 'Keywords', container_type: bag_struct, v_scroller: true);
mru_popup(xmp_path: 'Keywords', container_type: alt_struct, no_check: true, vertical: align_top);
</panel>

You are not going to be able to run your old system from the backup on this old computer as the hardware is incompatible.
You need to get a new computer or a refurbished one.

Custom File Info Panels Doc Available !!

Documentation for creating your own custom file info panels is available at:
http://www.adobe.com/products/xmp/custompanel.html
I'm interested in hearing your feedback!
The custom File Info panel for XMP metadata allows you to define, create, and manage custom metadata properties using standard Adobe applications. You can do this by creating a Custom Panel Description file, and placing it in a common location referenced by Adobe applications that support this feature. You can also supply localization dictionary files to localize the contents of your Custom Panel Description files. The resulting custom dialog panel is seen by users when they select the File Info menu option.
The File Info panel allows you to support paths to metadata properties which are not defined in default or other standard XMP schemas, but are needed for your application, company, or industry. By using XMP for that metadata, you take advantage of the potential of XMP for interchange and participation in asset management systems, while providing the ability to use standard Adobe applications to manage it.

Mark,
The PDF/A extension schema provides a big step to the self-sufficient functionality that you are asking about. It permits the XMP schema description information of custom XMP schemas to be embedded into the XMP as payload so that the file can be opened in years to come and the target metadata acurately interperted. Currently, PDF tools are active candidate to make use of this facility. However, there is nothing preventing future use with other file formats, and other tools (via plug-ins?).
It does not include vocabulary, static text, and panel presentation layout information.
http://www.pdfa.org/doku.php
It defines a "known" subset of standard XMP properties from the 2001 XMP Spec. Everything else is "custom".
You could craft a custom File Info "template" with the PDF/A extension for your custom XMP fields. Then import the template into each file.
The PDF/A extension schema itself is implemented with multi-dimensional XMP arrays. MetaGrove Plug-in dialog screen shots can be viewed on http://www.poundhillsoftware.net/Acrobat.htm
Regards,
Carl Rambert

How to install custom XMP Get Info Panels in Adobe Bridge CC

Adobe changed their way they store the custom XMP Get Info Panels in Adobe Bridge CC. Check out this blog to see how you can install the XMP Get Info Panels that you used in Adobe Bridge CS6 in Adobe Bridge CC:
http://www.databasepublish.com/blog/installing-custom-metadata-panels-and-get-info-panels- adobe-bridge-cc

Check your Bridge preferences. It seems that you have the "Don't process images larger than…" option set to a lower amount than some of your files.
So, don't blame it on Bridge, but on the user who neglects that setting.

Problems with Custom File Info Panel and Dublin Core

I'm creating a custom file info panel that uses the values of the dublin core description and keywords (subject) for two of it's own fields. I'm having problems with the panel saving if they enter the description on the custom panel first, and with the keywords not echoing each other, or reappearing after a save. Here is the code for the panel <?xml version="1.0"> <!DOCTYPE panel SYSTEM "http://ns.adobe.com/custompanels/1.0"> <panel title="$$$/matthew/FBPanelName=Testing for Matthew" version="1" type="custom_panel"> group(placement: place_column, spacing:gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top) { group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top) { static_text(name: '$$$/matthew/keywords = Keywords', font: font_big_right, vertical: align_center); edit_text(fbname: '$$$/matthew/keywordsFB = Keywords', locked: false, height: 60, v_scroller: true, horizontal: align_fill, xmp_ns_prefix: 'dc', xmp_namespace: 'http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/', xmp_path: 'subject'); } group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top) { static_text(name: '$$$/matthew/description = Description', font: font_big_right, vertical: align_center); edit_text(fbname: '$$$/matthew/descriptionFB = Description', locked: false, height: 60, v_scroller: true, horizontal: align_fill, xmp_ns_prefix: 'dc', xmp_namespace: 'http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/', xmp_path: 'description'); } group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top) { static_text(name: '$$$/matthew/season = Season', font: font_big_right, vertical: align_center); popup(fbname: '$$$/matthew/seasonFB = Season', items: '$$$/matthew/Season/Items={};option 3{option 3};option 2{option 2};option 1{option 1}', xmp_namespace:'http://monkeys.com/demo/testingmatthew/namespace/', xmp_ns_prefix:'matthew', xmp_path:'season'); } group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top) { static_text(name: '$$$/matthew/ltf = Limited Text Field', font: font_big_right, vertical: align_center); edit_text(fbname: '$$$/matthew/ltf = Limited Text Field', locked: false, horizontal: align_fill, xmp_namespace:'http://monkeys.com/demo/testingmatthew/namespace/ ', xmp_ns_prefix:'matthew', xmp_path:'ltf'); } } </panel> Thanks for the help

To answer my own question:
The documentation really sucks.
I found this reply from Adobe <http://forums.adobe.com/message/2540890#2540890>
usually we recommend to install custom panels into the "user" location at:
WINDOWS XP: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Adobe\XMP\Custom File Info Panels\2.0\panels\
WINDOWS VISTA: C\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\XMP\Custom File Info Panels\2.0\panels\
MAC OS: /user/username/Application Data/Adobe/XMP/Custom File Info Panels/2.0/panels/
The reason why your panels did not work properly was a missing Flash trust file for that user location. Without such a trust file the embedded flash player refuses to "play" your custom panel.
Please see section "Trust files for custom panels" in the XMPFileInfo SDK Programmer's Guide on page 50 for all details on how to create such trust files.
After many wasted hours I have now the simple panels running.
Cheers,
H.Sup

In the Info panel, how do I display pixel values as values, not as percentages?

I'm trying to show, using the eye dropper tool, the actual values of pixels in an 8-bit grayscale image (Mode command confirms that's what's there). In the Info panel, the eye dropper tool displays percentages for every type of color information (K, CMYK), while the "8-bit" field remains blank.
I've looked at Properties and pretty much everything else that I can find with no luck.
Photoshop CS6, 64 bit, Win7-64
Thanks!
Ian J.

Ian Jaffray wrote:
Noel,
Thanks for your reply. I thought this had been fixed by recreating the Preferences file, but this morning I was back to percentages. I did have different settings in the Info Panel from the ones in your very helpful picture, and after I changed mine to match yours I now see 0-255 values in the R, G, B settings when using the eyedropper on this grayscale image.
Instead of RGB Color for the First Color Readout I had "Actual Color". This by itself causes percentages to be displayed. All options for the Second Color Readout all seem to produce percentages.
"Actual Color" is what I normally use for the first readout. In the case of a Grayscale document, it will display a K (black) value. For a RGB image, it will display R,G and B values. And so on.
When 8-bit is chosen for the value format, we expect a value of 0..255 to be displayed. As you know, that works fine for the RGB readout, but a Grayscale readout displays a percentage instead.
So if you set one of the readouts to RGB and 8-bit, you can get 0..255 values to be displayed for your Grayscale document.
When the document is Grayscale, the RGB values are a conversion from the document colour space to the RGB working space as defined in Edit > Color Settings. To get the true values of the pixels, the Grayscale document profile and RGB working space must be complementary (for lack of a better word). That's why, in my first reply, I said to use the following combinations:
Doc with sGray profile and RGB working space of sRGB.
Doc with Gray Gamma 2.2 profile and RGB working space of Adobe RGB.

Copying From Info Panel

Hi,
I created a Powerpoint for a class project at school. I downloaded about 100 random images from the web and saw that the source/url was in the cmd/I info panel. I wasn't sure which ones I'd use so I waited till I was done to copy the source/web site url from the info panel.
I'm just finishing and now find out I can't copy and past from this info panel! To copy by hand will take me way too long!
Is there a way to quickly get this info out of the file?
Thanks,
W

The mdls attribute name you are looking for is kMDItemWhereFroms. I wrote an AppleScript a while back to put up a dialog of the download URL, with the option to copy it to the clipboard:
<pre style="
font-family: Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
font-size: 10px;
font-weight: normal;
margin: 0px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #000000;
width: 720px; height: 340px;
color: #000000;
background-color: #FFD891;
overflow: auto;"
title="this text can be pasted into the Script Editor">
property getSpecific : true -- show the specific download URL?
set aFile to quoted form of POSIX path of (choose file)
set theURL to (do shell script "mdls -name kMDItemWhereFroms -raw " & aFile)
if theURL is "(null)" then -- no attribute
set theURL to "(URL info not found)"
set theMessage to ""
else
if getSpecific then -- get the first item (the download URL)
set theMessage to "download "
set theURL to paragraph 2 of theURL
set here to offset of "\"" in theURL
set theURL to text (here + 1) thru -3 of theURL
else -- get the last item (the page/site URL)
set theMessage to "page/site "
set theURL to paragraph -2 of theURL
set here to offset of "\"" in theURL
set theURL to text (here + 1) thru -2 of theURL
end if
end if
if theURL is "(URL info not found)" then
set theButtons to {"OK"}
else
set theButtons to {"Copy to clipboard", "OK"}
end if
display alert "kMDItemWhereFroms info" message "The " & theMessage & "URL for " & aFile & " is: " & return & return & theURL buttons theButtons
if button returned of the result is not "OK" then set the clipboard to theURL
</pre>

Cannot switch to upper left coordinates when clicking button in info panel

Hello, I'm new to Flash 9
In Flash 8, I used to click on button in info panel to switch
between
instance's upper left corner coordinates and alignment point
coordinates.
Now I can only display alignment point coordinates even if I
keep on
clicking on the button.
Is it a bug ?
Can you help me ?
Thanks
Henri

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Create a New Profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
-> Basic Troubleshooting: Make a New Profile
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-> If that New Profile works then you can recover your Bookmarks and Passwords from the Old Profile.
-> Recovering important data from an old profile
* https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Recovering%20important%20data%20from%20an%20old%20profile
'''Opening Links in New Tab'''
-> click '''Firefox''' button and click '''Options''' (or Tools Menu -> Options) -> Tabs panel -> place Checkmark on '''Open New Window in a New Tab instead''' -> click OK
Check and tell if its working.

IPhoto - Blank info panel

I am facing problem with iPhoto 11 (9.4.3) on MAC OSX 10.8.5. My info panel is always blank. I have tried to rebuild the database, clear cache, clear plist. But the problem refuses to go away. So, in essence - I am unable to see the info for any photo. Similarly, the info panel is blank for places or faces. Can anyone help me with this?

Give this a try:
1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your
User/Home/Library/ Preferences folder.
2 - delete the contents the following folder:
User/Library/Containers/com.apple.iPhoto
3 - reboot, launch iPhoto and try again.
NOTE: For Mavericks, 10.9, go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Options menu to bring the this window:
where you can check the Show Library Folder checkbox.

Custom File Info-panel stays empty

Hi all!
I want to create my first custom File Info panel and I have trouble with it.
I use either a sample from the XMP-FileInfo-SDK-5.1 (e.g. "BasicControlSamplePanel") or even the "Generic" tool for simple XMP based panels.
I use Photoshop CS4 (on Mac OS X 10.6.4) and so I copy the panels to "~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/XMP/Custom File Info Panels/2.0/".
Now I look with Photoshop and I see the tab for the new panel but the content is empty...
Of course I did no modifications on the samples for my first try.
Any clues what's wrong here? I guess it may be a simple error because even the sample does not work...
TIA,
H.Sup
PS. I did also a test on Win XPwith the same result.

To answer my own question:
The documentation really sucks.
I found this reply from Adobe <http://forums.adobe.com/message/2540890#2540890>
usually we recommend to install custom panels into the "user" location at:
WINDOWS XP: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Adobe\XMP\Custom File Info Panels\2.0\panels\
WINDOWS VISTA: C\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\XMP\Custom File Info Panels\2.0\panels\
MAC OS: /user/username/Application Data/Adobe/XMP/Custom File Info Panels/2.0/panels/
The reason why your panels did not work properly was a missing Flash trust file for that user location. Without such a trust file the embedded flash player refuses to "play" your custom panel.
Please see section "Trust files for custom panels" in the XMPFileInfo SDK Programmer's Guide on page 50 for all details on how to create such trust files.
After many wasted hours I have now the simple panels running.
Cheers,
H.Sup

Custom File Info panels from PS into LR

I have a large number of Custom File Info panels created for use within Photoshop that are imperative to our workflow of different departments. These Metadata strings are later read by Extensis Portfolio as our DAM tool of choice.
I don't see to be able to find where to change this other than making minor tweaks to existing Metadata presets. Any clues hmmm? Ta

alanterra wrote:
there is no way to get the data in the original into the derived copy except by doing it by hand
Better ways:
1-1 or 1-many:
(on the file menu: plugin extras) which brings up:
If you want to do "many to many-others-like-them", you have to use a different plugin, like Relative Antics..
alanterra wrote:
If I understand it correctly, "Custom File Info panels" for xmp data should just solve this problem.
Many of us are hoping Adobe enhances Lr to provide better support for custom metadata - as you've noticed, Lightroom is not one of those "Standard Adobe Applications" referred to in the above link.
Rob

Custom file info panel to xmp

I have a custom file info panel I use on an old version of photoshop, have 20gigs of pictures with data. with cs5 and 6 haven't figure how to convert except manually which would be VERY painful. Is there a conversion for file info panels to xmp? can I run creative cloud and still install an older version of photoshop?

I've found answer:
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text( name: '$$$/CustomPanels/Widgets/static_text=Naglowek:',font: font_small_bold_right, vertical: align_top);
edit_text(horizontal: align_fill, height: 54, xmp_namespace: photoshop, xmp_path: 'Headline', container_type: alt_struct, v_scroller: true);

Custom File Info Panel CS2- CS4

I have a Custom File Info Panel that has been created in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and works in CS3. I am having trouble figuring out how to get it to work in CS4. Is there a way to port the Custom File Info Panel into CS4 without entirely recreating it?
I am seeing references to FileInfo SDK and creating a new Flex UI but I can't seem to find a definitive method on this pre-CS4 File Info Panel to the new UI - and I am in unfamiliar territory.
Any assistance or points in the proper direction would be most helpful.
UPDATE: Answering at least some of my own questions, I have followed the procedure here:
http://blogs.adobe.com/gunar/2008/11/customizing_metadata_ui_in_cs4.html
I am still having some trouble with a couple of the unique properties but I expect that they will be typos... I hope...
Any good reference information is still welcome.

Thank you for suggesting the PS Scripting forum but I think the next stop might be the XMP SDK Forum as there are a few similar questions there such as http://forums.adobe.com/thread/540397. But before I go impolitely cross-posting...
I've had some success and it appears that my custom file info metadata edited and saved in CS2 is now visible in CS4 and the reverse is also true - metadata edited and saved in CS4 is visible in CS2. This was built using the Generic Panel from the SDK according to the instructions shown at the link in my original post.
The only problem is that the external application that relies on the custom metadata doesn't see the CS4 version of the metadata. I suspect that this is just some general namespace issue. Perhaps if an XMP expert would be willing to comment on the conversion of the Custom Info Panel based on the following single portion of the metadata to see if I am doing it correctly - I would very much appreciate it.
In the CS2 Custom Info Panel XML I have this field:
<panel title="$$$/CustomPanels/XYZ/PanelName=XYZCorp Graphics MetaData" version="1" type="custom_panel">
group(placement: place_row, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top, reverse: rtl_aware)
static_text(name: '$$$/CustomPanels/XYZ/fullName=Full Name/Title of Graphic', font: font_big_right, vertical: align_center);
cat_container_edit_text(xmp_ns_prefix: 'xyzcorp', xmp_namespace: 'xyzcorp', xmp_path: 'FullName', container_type: seq_struct, horizontal: align_fill);
mru_popup(xmp_ns_prefix: 'twcable', xmp_path: 'FullName', no_check: true, vertical: align_top, container_type: seq_struct, mru_append: true);

</panel>
In my CS4 properties.xml the corresponding field:
<xmp_definitions xmlns:ui="http://ns.adobe.com/xmp/fileinfo/ui/">
<xmp_schema prefix="custom" namespace="xyzcorp" label="$$$/Custom/Schema/Label=XYZCorp Graphics MetaData" description="$$$/Custom/Schema/Description=CS4 Version of XYZCorp MetaData Custom Panel.">

<xmp_property name="FullName" category="external" label="$$$/Custom/Property/FullName_Label=Full Name/Title of Graphic:" type="seq" element_type="text"/>

<ui:separator/>
</xmp_schema>
</xmp_definitions>
It seems that the following CS2 => CS4 translations should be true:
"xmp_namespace" => xmp_schema namespace property (in this case "xyzcorp")
"xmp_path" => xmp_property name property (for this one property, "FullName")
is there another translation that I am missing? I am betting it has something to do with the CS2 "xmp_ns_prefix" but I am not entirely sure how to map this. Also perhaps something in manifest.xml (though it didn't seem like it)?
Many thank you's to anyone that can offer words of wisdom.
j

Do I need to do more than make a Custom File Info Panel

I downloaded the spec for XMP Custom Panels and have it partially working in Photoshop CS--see the code below. The problem is with namespaces. I want to put my info into a danser namespace in JPEGs. 1. The code below partially works in PS-CS but it puts the "Title" into dc:title and the "Season" into xap:Season 2. If I add xmp_namespace: danser to the edit_text then the panel fails to load in PS-CS. 3. I'm not clear on the purpose of the Metadata templates in Photoshops "File Info" Advanced tab. Do I need to make a template there? How? --or point me to instructions. (I made one but it didn't help.) <?xml version="1.0"> <!DOCTYPE panel SYSTEM "http://ns.adobe.com/custompanels/1.0"> <panel title="$$$/DISC/PanelName=danser" version="1" type="custom_panel"> group(placement: place_column, spacing: gSpace, horizontal: align_fill, vertical: align_top) { static_text(name: '$$$/danser/Title1=Title:', horizontal: align_left); edit_text(horizontal: align_fill, xmp_path: 'Title', vertical: align_top); static_text(name: '$$$/danser/Title1=Season:', vertical: align_left); edit_text(horizontal: align_fill, xmp_path: 'Season', vertical: align_top); } </panel>

I found the problem and also an easier way to do create Custom info panels.
The docs don't mention that you have to use an "xmp_ns_prefix" along with an "xmp_namespace". I found this parameter in the code generated by the free MetaLab application from poundhill.com
For example, the first editText line in my earlier post should be:
edit_text(horizontal: align_fill, xmp_ns_prefix: 'danser', xmp_namespace: 'http://ns.danser.com/danser/1/', xmp_path: 'Title', vertical: align_top);
MetaLab makes this process a lot easier. Do the rough work in it and then hand tweak the code to specify things like field height.
Once I made that change, everything worked--there's no need (for this purpose) to load XMP or templates in the advanced tab).

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