When you set “ Pass input” to “ as arguments” that means if you send a list of files to the droplet, it will create an array of all those files. Now for the script itself, it is very basic. In the Shell script area, set the shell to /bin/bash In the Actions pane, you can search for “ Run Shell Script” and select that In macOS Automator, start a new application: This will end up being a standalone app that will run a certain shell script on any files that are sent to it, or dropped onto it. ( ) But if you are comfortable using ExifTool, we’re going to show you how you can run ExifTool commands on photos in Photo Mechanic.įirst, we’re going to use Automator in macOS to create an ExifTool droplet. There are lots of other resources out there for that. This tip is not going to go into the installation and use of ExifTool.
Adding EXIF data to scans of film negatives to add camera and lens information.Adding missing EXIF data for photos taken with vintage lenses adapted for digital bodies.
Copying information from proprietary “MakerNote” EXIF tags into standard IPTC fields. Some types of repetitive tasks you might want to use ExifTool for: If you have certain ExifTool commands that you use regularly and want to streamline your workflow by running those commands inside of Photo Mechanic, you can. (Note: ExifTool can be run just fine on Windows as well as Mac.) Photo Mechanic, in general, treats EXIF data as sacrosanct and is not built to edit that particular type of metadata, but sometimes there are very helpful reasons you might want to work directly with EXIF data, and ExifTool is by far the most powerful tool for doing that. If you’ve read this far, I will assume you’re familiar with ExifTool, but if not: It’s a command-line utility written by Phil Harvey for viewing and editing EXIF data in digital photos. With that disclaimer out of the way, this tip will describe how to use Automator to create a “droplet” that will apply an ExifTool command to photos in Photo Mechanic. There may be something similar in Windows, but I am not familiar enough with that to say if this is possible. Right off the top, I need to say this tip is Mac-only, because it makes use of Automator in macOS.
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