Keywording Images
- Can you have keywords automatically created based on the path name at the time of import? For instance, let's say I have images in the following path: "/2009/April/Smith Wedding/". For every image in that folder, I'd like it to have the following keywords, "2009", "Smith", "Wedding", "April" applied automatically when the images get imported (which is what I can do with my current image management tool)
Can this be done? If so, how?
Answers
- Hi Mike,
Not really quite like that, but you can make a metadata template and apply it as you import from camera, or to a selection of images after import from disk. The help files contain full instructions for using templates.
Regards,
Anita Oakley
Microsoft Expression Media Support- Marked As Answer byAnita OakleyMSFT, ModeratorMonday, April 20, 2009 5:37 PM
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- Hi Mike,
Not really quite like that, but you can make a metadata template and apply it as you import from camera, or to a selection of images after import from disk. The help files contain full instructions for using templates.
Regards,
Anita Oakley
Microsoft Expression Media Support- Marked As Answer byAnita OakleyMSFT, ModeratorMonday, April 20, 2009 5:37 PM
- Can a script be written such that it automatically runs after all the images have been imported? I need this process to be automated because not everybody is going to remember to do it.
- Hi Mike,
I'm afraid not. There aren't any events in the object model to kick off an action like that. Technically speaking, you might be able to automate the entire thing - first the import and then adding in the keywords. Mac or Windows?
Regards,
Anita - Hi Anita,
I am interested in this too in a general sense. How would you add keywords with a Windows script, ideally pulling the keywords from an external .txt file?
Rgds, Jürgen. Hi Jurgen,
There is Windows script that is shipped with Expression Media you can look at. You will find it at Program Files\Microsoft Expression\Media 2\en\Plug-ins\Scripts\Annotate\Description from Text Lines.vbs. Right click and open with notepad. It copies the lines of the text file into the description field. But with modification, you could copy into keywords.
The only problem there is that it works line by line assuming a direct correlation between the lines in the text file and the items in the catalog.
The script Description from Text Files.vbs looks for a text file with the same name as the media items, and copies the contents into the description field. But that relies on many text files.
The object model for Windows scripting is downloadable from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c0845865-b7c3-4dd5-b549-45a8b6f7e8f9.
Hope this helps!
Anita Oakley- Try the "Keywords from Folder" Script http://www.iview-multimedia.com/downloads/scripts.html
Not exactly what you are looking for, but close :-) - Hello Mike,
if I understand you correctly then have a look at Imageingestor http://www.basepath.com/ImageIngester/index.php?tag=ii
You can add Catalog Sets and Keywords - and much more right at download. This is the best downloading tool that I have seen.
Siegfried- Proposed As Answer byR.Moorlag Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:07 AM
- Hello Mike,
Dit you look at the script from John Beardsworth?
It loops through selected media items and makes keywords from their path.
John's site with all his scripts: http://www.beardsworth.co.uk/iview.php?group=iview
The mentioned script: http://www.beardsworth.co.uk/downloads/iview/File%20path%20to%20keywords.vbs.txt
Regards,
Roelof Moorlag
