_sledder_ In addition to the Bridge Script and ExifTool commands found in the link in my previous post, you can also use the following script to automate the long winded process that you mention. Don’t save over the original unless you wish to remove most of the original metadata, not including photoshop:DocumentAncestors references.
// This script strips all the Exif and other information from a file.
//It is based on CopyAndPaste.js by Adobe, Copyright 2002-2003. Adobe Systems, Incorporated. All rights reserved.
//All amendments Copyright Brian Price 2004 (brian@secalis.com)
// This script selects all of the active document, copies the selection,
// to the clipboard, creates a new document of the same dimensions
// and pastes the contents of the clipboard into it without the Exif data,
//applying the original filename to the new stripped document
//Check if a document is open
if (documents.length > 0)
{
//Check that the document has no Layers
if (activeDocument.artLayers.length ==1)
{
// This ensures that rulerUnits are set before creating the new document.
var originalRulerUnits = preferences.rulerUnits;
preferences.rulerUnits = Units.INCHES;
// Set variables for the Initial File and filename
var originalDoc = activeDocument
var Filename = (originalDoc.name)
//Select All and Copy
originalDoc.selection.selectAll();
originalDoc.selection.copy()
// record original dimensions
var x = originalDoc.width
var y= originalDoc.height
var r = originalDoc.resolution
var m = originalDoc.Mod
var b = originalDoc.bitsPerChannel
// Close original file
originalDoc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES)
// Create the new document and paste the original into it (without the Exif data)
var stripDoc = documents.add(x, y, r, Filename,m , DocumentFill.TRANSPARENT);
stripDoc.bitsPerChannel = b
stripDoc.paste();
stripDoc.flatten();
// Reset Variables
stripDoc = null;
originalDoc = null;
x = null;
y = null;
r = null;
m = null;
b = null
Filename = null;
// Reset rulers
preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
//Open alert box if the document has layers
}
else
{
alert("This Document has layers - the script cannot be used");
}
//Open alert box if there is no document open
}
else
{
alert("You must have a document open before running this script!");
}
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