Import Photo - Missing Title

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Import Photo - Missing Title

When I import a photo into Apple Photos, the caption and keywords are imported correctly, but not the title!

I use the (IPTC: ObjectName)-Metadata for that, because Apple Photos uses also that metadata when exporting a photo.

Is there a bug in Apple Photos - Apple Fotos: Version 7.0 (460.0.120)?

In the following picture you see that I want to export from Lightroom, check the photo in Previewer/PathFinder if the metadata are correct,

and import this photo into Apple Photos: the 'Title' is empty.

There is similar link without a solution: Import "title" field into Apple Photos - Apple Community

What to do? Thanks.

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Posted on Sep 15, 2022 3:52 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 15, 2022 6:23 AM in response to Hombianer

It is best to check what metadata the imported or exported file has with the following command. Then test what metadata some app happens to use. Then use that metadata in that app.

exiftool -a -G1 -s image.jpg

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Answer 2

Hombianer Author

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Sep 15, 2022 8:09 AM in response to Matti Haveri

Thank you for your tipp.

I made following with exiftool:

Extract the metadata with exiftool -a -G1 -s image.jpg > image_metadata.txt:

* 01_ImportToAppleFoto_metadata.txt => that's the one from LR to import into AppleFoto

* the title is missing in AppleFoto!

* 02_ExportFromAppleFoto_metadata.txt => just export the imported file from AppleFoto

* differences:

** no differences at the specific metadata properties

** [IPTC]ObjectName: IPTC_Titel_bbee

** [IPTC]Caption-Abstract: Bildunterschrift_bbee

* change now the photo title and caption in Apple Photos - to find out which metadata property is used:

** title: Add_Title_in_AppleFoto

** caption: Bildunterschrift_bbee_changedInAppleFoto

* 03_ExportFromAppleFotoAfterChangeInAppleFoto_metadata.txt

* differences:

** [IPTC]ObjectName: Add_Title_in_AppleFoto <== is now as changed in Apple Photos

** [IPTC]Caption-Abstract: Bildunterschrift_bbee <== was NOT UPDATED and the changed caption is not exported in other property

Questions:

* Why is Apple Photos not import '[IPTC]ObjectName' when it uses that also for export?

* Why is Apple Photos not export Caption-Abstract?

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Answer 3

Sep 15, 2022 8:23 AM in response to Hombianer

hmm ... I did not quite follow your workflow ...

but did you update the actual image files and then re-imported them to Photos?

i.e. update the desired IPTC/XMP metadata tags and then re-imported that to Photos?

to complicate the matter even more, Photos can export all its updated metadata in .jpg or as "original" with a sidecar .xmp that has then to joined to the .jpg.

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Answer 4

Hombianer Author

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Sep 15, 2022 11:37 AM in response to Matti Haveri

Well I created now a complete new Media Library in Apple Photos and imported the photos.

Now it works. Why that happend?

Luckily it imports now also the title.

Thanks for your support.

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