richfx Posted March 2, 2011 Share #1 Posted March 2, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Sorry if this has been asked before, but is it possible without creating a script / writing code to have Aperture display any lens information other than its focal length? In other words, can Aperture be made to display the make and model of a lens? Thanks, Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mby Posted March 2, 2011 Share #2 Posted March 2, 2011 Sure, but you'll need a bit of a Terminal command: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/130720-m9-faqs-frequently-asked-questions-3.html#post1602688 Best regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfx Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted March 3, 2011 Thanks, Michael. No idea how to get from here to there, but if it's not insanely complicated, I will try it. Not sure where to start, however. Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mby Posted March 3, 2011 Share #4 Posted March 3, 2011 Thanks, Michael. No idea how to get from here to there, but if it's not insanely complicated, I will try it. Not sure where to start, however.Rich It's actually quite easy: Download and install EXIFtool Run the terminal command Select Update Metadata from Masters in Aperture Let me know if you need more specific help. Best regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfx Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted March 4, 2011 Thanks, Michael. Is there any site that walks you through the process on a mac? Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mby Posted March 4, 2011 Share #6 Posted March 4, 2011 Sorry Rich, no website... What you need to do is (besides reading above links and sub-links) Install EXIFtool from ExifTool by Phil Harvey Have a good backup of your photo folder Open Terminal Type exiftool -overwrite_original_in_place -tagsfromfile @ '-xmp-aux:Lens<LensType' -tagsfromfile @ '-xmp-exif:ApertureValue<ApproximateFNumber' -P -ext .DNG -r and drag the folder with the photos onto Terminal, so that it can insert the path; then hit return Wait for completion... Close Terminal Open Aperture Select 'Update Metadata from Masters' This will convert your existing Library. For each new import, drag all photos into a folder on your drive and do steps 2-6 on this new folder to be imported; finally import it into Aperture. Best, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfx Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share #7 Posted March 8, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Many thanks, Michael. Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mby Posted March 9, 2011 Share #8 Posted March 9, 2011 Hi Rich, Did it work? Best regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfx Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share #9 Posted March 10, 2011 Haven't tried it yet, Michael. Waiting for a tutorial from a computer whiz friend. Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimver Posted March 12, 2011 Share #10 Posted March 12, 2011 hi all, tried this and get a few errors, around 2-3% of the files, example of the notification: Error opening /Users/Pim/Desktop/Leica Originals/L1001219.DNG for writing 1 directories scanned 1553 image files updated 23 files weren't updated due to errors Any views? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfx Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share #11 Posted April 6, 2011 Michael: I tried the install tonight without success on my iMac. Is there a mac / Aperture user who has been through this drill successfully? Thanks, Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mby Posted April 6, 2011 Share #12 Posted April 6, 2011 Hi, pimver, I would need some more input here; I've tried to contact you via PM but haven't heard back. Rich, what exactly is the problem? - You may also wish to try this. Best regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfx Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share #13 Posted April 7, 2011 Michael - The Copy Leica Metadata - 1 seemed to work perfectly. Many thanks for it. It launched and has been running for nine hours so far (I have appr. 100GB of files in my Aperture library). Off to work, but will update tonight. Is this amount of time normal? Best, Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mby Posted April 7, 2011 Share #14 Posted April 7, 2011 Michael - The Copy Leica Metadata - 1 seemed to work perfectly. Many thanks for it. It launched and has been running for nine hours so far (I have appr. 100GB of files in my Aperture library). Off to work, but will update tonight. Is this amount of time normal? Best, Rich Doesn't sound unusual... - Feeding the folders directly into EXIFtools belly via Terminal is far more performant compared to pushing all files through Automator, but you're only doing it once. ;-) Good luck and best regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfx Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share #15 Posted April 8, 2011 Update - the program ran all day, but it didn't add any lens EXIF data (Aperture does display FL alone and guesses at maximum aperture), unless I'm missing something. RIch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mby Posted April 8, 2011 Share #16 Posted April 8, 2011 Update - the program ran all day, but it didn't add any lens EXIF data (Aperture does display FL alone and guesses at maximum aperture), unless I'm missing something.RIch Did you do Metadata/Update from Masters in Aperture? If yes, did you try the EXIFtool-script on a singe picture? Best, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfx Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share #17 Posted April 8, 2011 Michael - fantastic - it worked! Can't thank you enough for the tutoring here. This is absolutely great. Best, Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mby Posted April 8, 2011 Share #18 Posted April 8, 2011 Glad to hear that it worked! Best, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfx Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share #19 Posted April 9, 2011 Now I need to learn how to update the metadata in Aperture with new photos. Tried it today but didn't work. Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mby Posted April 10, 2011 Share #20 Posted April 10, 2011 Dear Rich, I'd suggest that you integrate the following into your workflow: Create Folder on your hard disk Copy photos form SD Card into that Folder Run the same Automator Script on that Folder only (not(!) on the entire Aperture Library again) Import contents of that Folder into Aperture and you're done. Let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Michael P.S.: If you work a bit with Automator, it is very easy to attach the very same script to said Folder so that the script runs on every file dropped into that Folder... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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