Metadata presets in lightroom 2

I have created my own preset for metadata. Now how do I make it the default. Every time I switch to a new photo the "none" preset shows up. I would like my preset to be the one. Is there a way to make this possible?

thanks. It worked quite well and I added another idea that works too.
When I set up the metadata template I wanted for all my photos, I went to the base file of all my photos in Lightroom, selected all and then opened the preset I wanted in the presets on the right hand side. It then asked me if I wanted to apply the template too all. Select yes to all and now you have the preset applied to all the photos in lightroom.
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Import external XMP as preset into lightroom

Hello,
working as photojournalist i get xmp-files for every job i do from the editorial office. Once the pictures are made, i have to add these (basic)xmp to the pictures otherwise i won`t get it into the system of the publishing companies. Until know i safe the XMP-files into the Metadata template folder and add them directly using the import app of Bridge CS3. Now i changed to CS6 and LR5 and it would be much easier to add these XMP during the import of LR. I tried, i searched, but it seems to be i`m to dumb – i don`t find a posibility to get these XMP`s as a metadata-preset into Lightroom!
Is there a posibility?
Kind regards, Tobias

Using Finder/Explorer, put the xmp file in the same folder as a picture that isn't in Lightroom and change its filename to match that picture. Import the picture into Lightroom, which should pick up the xmp file's metadata, and save a metadata preset or sync the metadata to other pictures.

What are the different metadata fields for in the Metadata presets?

The metadata preset box has a comprehensive array of metadata sections and fields. I just don't know what a lot of them should be used for. Some of them appear to duplicate headings in other fields, albeit with different names.
Can someone tell me what kind of information the following fields are meant for?
Basic Info
Label - I've seen this used for the authors credit. The "Creator" and "Copyright" fields seem to take care of this though. Should it be used for something else?
Copy Name - ?
IPTC Content
Headline - I've read that this is for describing the content. Isn't the "Caption" field in Basic Info for this?
IPTC Subject Code - ?
Description Writer - The author/creator? If not, who?
IPTC Image
Intellectual Genre - Same as "Category"?
ISO Country Code - ?
IPTC Status
Title - This may seem obvious, but the title often appears in the caption.
Job Identifier - I'm assuming this is for applying information pertinent to the author's filing system. If I'm wrong, what is it for?
Instructions - as above?
Provider - Author again?
Source - Author yet again?
I'm sure there will be those who will argue that some or even most fields can be used for whatever information we wish to put in. My point is that they must be there for specific reasons.
Oh yes, before someone points me in the direction of the IPTC website, I've been there already and it was full of gobbledygook!
Thanks in advance.

Also on the IPTC photo metadata site is a more approach able guide to using the fields:
http://www.iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpCore/1.0/documentation/Iptc4xmpCore_1.0-doc-CpanelsUserGui de_13.pdf
This guide was written for the original 1.0 IPTC Core specification, but I think it covers most of the terms you want to understand better. Specifically, it talks about the different roles the Headline, Title and Description (aka Caption) play as well as the Creator, Source and Provider.
Examples:
Headline:
A headline is a brief publishable synopsis/summary of the contents of the photograph. The Headline term should not be confused with the Title term.
Description:
The Description field, often referred to as a “caption” is used to describe the who, what and why of what is happening in the photograph. If there is a person or people in the image, this caption might include their names, and/or their role in the action that is taking place. If the image is of a location, then it should give information regarding the location....
Here are three other places you might want to look for or ask about how other photographers are using the metadata:
The PhotoMetadata.org web site
http://www.photometadata.org/
David Rieck's ControlledVocabulary.com
http://www.controlledvocabulary.com/
-See Resources > CV Forum to find the Yahoo! groups forum for the site.
Peter Krogh's, the DAM Book site and forum:
http://www.thedambook.com/
http://thedambook.com/smf/index.php
The "Label" field is used to control the colored label that's displayed for the file in Lightroom, Bridge and (when opening multiple files) in the Camera Raw plugin. Both Lightroom and Bridge ship with default values mapped to the six-standard label colors. In Lightroom choose the Metadata > Color Label Set > Edit... to change them. In Bridge, use the Label panel in the Bridge preferences dialog.
You can really use this for whatever you need, but unlike the other terms defined by the IPTC, you should not necessarily expect others to use them for the same thing. Putting the photographer's name there probably doesn't make much sense. I know one Photographer who's assigned the name of a stock agency to each of the label colors so he can track what file was sent to what agency.
-David

Disk Location of Presets in Lightroom 3

Where are the preset files (Metadata, Develop, etc.) files located on the hard disk under Windows? I would like to sinc my main compuer settings with my laptop.
Thank you.
Steve

If you go to preference in LR and select Presets, Show Lightroom Presets folder.....it will take you directly to the Lightroom folder in explorer/finder.
On Windows 7 this is user/username/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Lightroom

Is it possible to create a Metadata Preset from Mac to use on PC?

I'd like to sent some metadata presets to a friend using a pc. Can she simply add the presets or are they incompatible between mac and pc? If it's possible, I'd like to tell her the location where she has to place them, but I don't have a pc. could someone tell me the path on the pc side?

Dakota73 wrote:
I'd like to sent some metadata presets to a friend using a pc. Can she simply add the presets or are they incompatible between mac and pc?
Yes, they are compatible.
Dakota73 wrote:
If it's possible, I'd like to tell her the location where she has to place them, but I don't have a pc. could someone tell me the path on the pc side?
That depends on the O/S she uses, file locations for different O/S's are shown here. Best is to go to Preferences and click "Show Lightroom Presets Folder". Within the folder shown, there is a a folder called "Metadata Presets", which is where they have to be copied to. On Win7/Vista, this is "C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom\Metadata Presets\".
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Metadata Presets in Import Photos dialog

Can anyone tell me how to remove unwanted metadata presets from the drop-down list that appears in the "Information to Apply" section? I forgot to name one and it appears irritatingly as "Untitled Preset", apparently for ever more.

Go to Mac ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/Metadata Presets/ Where "~" is your user directory. Windows XP C:\Documents and Settings\<your_username>\Application Data\Adobe\Lightroom\Metadata Presets And you should find it there. Rename the file then open it in a Text Editor and Rename the Name inside it. It should now appear correctly in the menu Richard Earney -- http://inside-lightroom.com

Is-it possible to delete metadata presets ?

Hello,
In the Library module, I can create metadata presets with the IPTC fields.
But, is it possible to delete the presets ?
Thanks for any advice.
Gilles.

Look at the FAQ entitled "Where do I find the Lightroom "Preferences" and "Database/Catalog" files?"
It will tell you where the presets files are stored on your system.
Then:
Close Lightroom.
Use your OS software to go to the location of the presets and delete the one(s) you want to get rid of.
When you re-start LR the presets will be gone.

How to edit/ delete metadata presets

How do I edit a current metadata preset? it look like I only can save the changed setup under a new name, but then how do I then delete the first preset?
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br,
Bo

This is a long standing request as other such places have this in LR. it is a catch-up item, I am sure.
On a Mac the presets are in: user/library/application support/adobe/lightroom/metadata presets from there you can delete them, or edit in any simple text editor (no rich text).
Don
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Metadata presets, deleting erroneous names

Metadata Preset list contains five metadata file-names I created... three of those are in error. How does one delete these list-names? I've right-clicked, left-clicked, file-searched, etc... and continue to draw a blank.
Thank you

Bogdan, I appreciate your input.
Here's what I continue to find with Windows' Vista Ultimate:
under (username)-Pictures-Lightroom exists two folders plus one I've found before named "Lightroom Database" (about 43KB). It is not a "Folder," but carries the "LR" designation. Clicking on the file simply opens Lightroom where I was last working. But there is no way to get into that Lightroom Database file, nor any listing of previously created metafile listed names.
While Lightroom Database is highlighted, under "Properties" the Attributes "Read only" and "Hidden" are unmarked.
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Import GPS metadata info into Lightroom

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I downloaded the plug-in and used the metadata file preset for geo-tagging plus all the others in Adobe Lightroom 3 prior to "import" using the "Add" submenu. Only under the geo-tagging preset in Metadata did I see the "labels" of latitude, longitude, etc. However, the metadata for each of the photos for these labels were blank. Yet, when viewing these photos on Nikon VX from which the photos was imported shows the correct GPS coordinates. Why isn't this data being displayed in Lightroom as it appears from the original file on my hard drive?
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LR applying outdated metadata preset on folder sync.

Lightroom changes my copyright year and contact info to old information when synchronizing a folder.
Behavior:
A folder of processed & ready-to-deliver RAW files. These files all have 2014 copyright and contact info. Export these images to JPG in another folder. (Export includes all metadata.) Open these JPGs in PhotoMechanic to verify that the 2014 copyright and contact info is still embedded in the files. Go back to LR, right click the folder that contains the JPGs, "Synchronize Folder..." wait for process to complete. Look at metadata panel in LR or the added JPG files - all copyright and contact info has reverted back to an outdated 2013 preset.
Is there some place in LR where it's told to automatically apply a metadata preset? I'm not going through the import panel - just a simple folder sync.

There's the key piece of info. So LR remembers different import presets based on file type?
Running two experiments.
First, I'm importing a folder of JPGs that I know already have 2014 copyright via the Import GUI (not synchronizing folder.) The import interface opened, and the "Apply During Import - Metadata" drop-down was set to my 2014 copyright. If LR remembers import defaults based on file type, then I would have expected to see it set to my 2013 metadata preset.
Just for science, I'm importing a folder of DNG files that are also already set to a 2104 copyright. For these files as well, LR defaults to my 2014 copyright.
Am I not running the test the way you intended? Any other ideas on why doing a folder sync would apply an old metadata preset?

Losing metadata presets applied to images

I have one basic metadata preset that I apply to images after they have been imported. I've noticed that on a regular basis, every single image in my library loses its applied metadata preset and it reverts back to "none". For the life of me I cannot figure out why this is happening and I don't know whether it's a bug or a feature.
My standard workflow is that after I import images, I select all the images in the new folder I have designated for those images and apply my specific metadata preset but it seems that a few days later or after I import new images, all metadata presets are gone again. I have noticed this issue with Lightroom 3 and again with Lightroom 4 after I have upgraded so I don't think it's related to a specific version.

This usually happens when a change is made to a field in the metadata which is selected in the preset. For example I had a similar problem because my 2012 metadata preset had the IPTC Image section erroneously selected, with all the fields in that section null in the preset. So then when I started adding GPS data and reverse geocoding, and started filling in the location fields, the metadata preset reverted to "none" because I had changed a field in that IPTC section, and thus the applied preset was no longer valid. Note however that even though the preset name reverts to "none", all the original data applied by the preset remains (apart from the one you changed).
So check your own preset, make sure only the fields that you won't be changing are selected.

Presets in Lightroom mobile

I have a lot of custom presets that I love to use. Is there a way to import these presets into Lightroom mobile?

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How to view metadata created by lightroom in windows explorer?

I tried to create some keywords for photos, and save them into oringinal photo files by selecting photos in library then choose "Metadata>Save metadata to file" from right-click menu.
But, when I right-click original photo files in windows explorer and choose "Content>Details", these metadata set in lightroom doesn't appear.
Why? is there any way to view it without any 3rd software but windows explorer?

I see JPG metadata in Win 7 Explorer:
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Is it possible to export brush presets from Lightroom 4?

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