6 Replies Latest reply: Nov 5, 2014 3:26 AM by GreyhoundSnapper

Update for XMP FileInfo SDK available

Jörg Ehrlich Jun 19, 2014 5:50 AM

Dear customers,

with the 2014 release of the Creative Cloud applications there is also an update for the XMP FileInfo SDK available on the XMP Developer Center.

In Photoshop CC 2014, Illustrator CC 2014 and InDesign CC 2014 the Flash based FileInfo dialog has been replaced with a new implementation.

The new dialog continues to offer an extensibility mechanism to add custom metadata to your assets and related panels in the FileInfo dialog. The new mechanism is based on XML files instead of writing code in ActionScript. This is similar to the current “Generic” panels from the FileInfo SDK but with more functionality. The idea of this SDK is to provide a fast and simple way to extend CC applications to interact with custom metadata without the need to write and compile code. For those who need all the flexibility and functionality of the coding approach the recommendation is to use the new HTML5 based extension mechanism for CC applications. The XMP Developer Center site also provides an example that shows how to create an HTML5 extension that can manipulate XMP data.

For customers with existing FileInfo extensions, the new SDK contains a converter tool to automatically convert existing custom “Generic” panels to the new extension format. Unfortunately it is technically not possible to convert existing Flash based extensions.

We certainly appreciate all your feedback about the new version of the dialog and the SDK.

Kind regards

The Adobe XMP team

1. Re: Update for XMP FileInfo SDK available

Max Dunn Aug 13, 2014 12:19 AM (in response to Jörg Ehrlich)

To be clear, this functionality does not itself use any of the CC Extension HTML5 stuff, correct?
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2. Re: Update for XMP FileInfo SDK available

Jörg Ehrlich Aug 13, 2014 4:28 AM (in response to Max Dunn)

That is correct.
Regards
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3. Re: Update for XMP FileInfo SDK available

csuebele Sep 12, 2014 6:17 AM (in response to Jörg Ehrlich)

Jörg, you mentioned the converter for the panels in you post, but on the link for the SDK, it only has XMP-Toolkit-SDK-CC-201306. Is the the same for 2014? If so, where in the zip file is the converter? Can the converter be used for file info templates? If not, can users convert their old templates to be used with 2014? There is a thread in the public PS forum regarding this:

File Info Metadata Templates Photoshop CC 2014

Thanks! Chuck
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4. Re: Update for XMP FileInfo SDK available

Jörg Ehrlich Sep 15, 2014 9:00 AM (in response to csuebele)

Hi Chuck,

the XMP Toolkit SDK is not the one that allows extension of the FileInfo dialogs in CC apps. Please have a look at the XMP Metadata UI SDK also available on the XMP Devnet page linked above. The converter is located in the "tools" sub-folder. It can be used to convert Generic Panel extension to the new version. Templates do not need to be converted. The templates are not related to the extension mechanism. They are simply means to store the current metadata information of an asset (export) to apply it later to other assets (import). Templates still work as in earlier versions, it is just the quick access list to the template folder that is currently not implemented for the new version of the dialog.

Regards
Jörg
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5. Re: Update for XMP FileInfo SDK available

csuebele Sep 15, 2014 9:20 AM (in response to Jörg Ehrlich)

Thanks, Jörg!
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6. Re: Update for XMP FileInfo SDK available

GreyhoundSnapper Nov 5, 2014 3:26 AM (in response to Jörg Ehrlich)

Hi guys, (Jorg and csuebele) thanks for this - I'm not a mac expert so bear with me - I'm a press photographer using Photoshop CC 2014 on a new iMac. Have been having the IPTC templates experience outlined on the public thread, and would LOVE to crack this without calling for the IT cavalry. I've followed the Adobe instructions, downloaded and opened up the tools sub folder from the XMP Metadata UI SDK, but my mac won't allow me to go any further due to 'unrecognised developer' (or similar but I expect you recognise the problem). Any ideas please? Would be very much appreciated. Thanks
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