3 Replies Latest reply on Jul 30, 2012 9:34 AM by Noel Carboni

Why can't I view metadata added in Photoshop CS4 in Windows XP's explorer?

ironyetparadox Jul 30, 2012 6:49 AM

I'm using Photoshop CS4 on Windows XP. I've been editing the Title and Description fields in Photoshop (and yes, I've been saving things). When I try to view the metadata in Photoshop at a later point I can see everything just fine. When I try to view the metadata by going in to windows explorer and looking at the properties, those fields just show up as blank. This may be a silly question (I'm a bit of a noob), but what am I doing wrong?

1. Re: Why can't I view metadata added in Photoshop CS4 in Windows XP's explorer?

Mylenium Jul 30, 2012 7:41 AM (in response to ironyetparadox)

The data is not written to the EXIF/ IPTC fields of the images, but rather to Adobe's own XMP. There's a pref for that in Bridge/ PS. Windows only sees the embedded stuff...

Mylenium
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2. Re: Why can't I view metadata added in Photoshop CS4 in Windows XP's explorer?

ironyetparadox Jul 30, 2012 8:45 AM (in response to Mylenium)

Thanks! That makes sense. However, I can't for the life of me find a way to change that, and google isn't helping. How do you change that preference?
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3. Re: Why can't I view metadata added in Photoshop CS4 in Windows XP's explorer?

Noel Carboni Jul 30, 2012 9:34 AM (in response to ironyetparadox)

I believe Mylenium is referring to this: Start Bridge, then Edit - Preferences - Metadata.

I don't know what settings to tweak to accomplish what you want, though.

-Noel
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