How to add caption metadat to image files based on filename

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Venkatesh VT

Venkatesh VT

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I want to add caption to number of image files (in a batch process) with the same text as file name .
Can Photoshop do it? If yes how ?If not is there any software that can do it
 
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@Venkatesh VT , @JP Onstwedder
If I read your request correctly, another option may be jEXIFToolgui - use the included ExifTool Commands - with - Parameters: "-UserComment<Filename" *.NEF as an example or use whichever metadata TAG you choose.
This example will write the filename of each file into the EXIF UserComment TAG, note the lack of a space between User and Comment in the parameter above.
Save parameters used as a Favorite if you wish.

jExifToolGUI is free, has LOTS of uses and can be used with Windows, MAC, Linux, you do need to download EXIFTool for your OS.
Some helpful (maybe) links - EXIFTool documentation and ExifTool Tag Names
 
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soundbyte said:
@Venkatesh VT , @JP Onstwedder
If I read your request correctly, another option may be jEXIFToolgui - use the included ExifTool Commands - with - Parameters: "-UserComment<Filename" *.NEF as an example or use whichever metadata TAG you choose.
This example will write the filename of each file into the EXIF UserComment TAG, note the lack of a space between User and Comment in the parameter above.
Save parameters used as a Favorite if you wish.

jExifToolGUI is free, has LOTS of uses and can be used with Windows, MAC, Linux, you do need to download EXIFTool for your OS.
Some helpful (maybe) links - EXIFTool documentation and ExifTool Tag Names
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Thx SoundByte.I will try it out though I already bought the breeze browser software
 
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soundbyte said:
@Venkatesh VT , @JP Onstwedder
If I read your request correctly, another option may be jEXIFToolgui - use the included ExifTool Commands - with - Parameters: "-UserComment<Filename" *.NEF as an example or use whichever metadata TAG you choose.
This example will write the filename of each file into the EXIF UserComment TAG, note the lack of a space between User and Comment in the parameter above.
Save parameters used as a Favorite if you wish.

jExifToolGUI is free, has LOTS of uses and can be used with Windows, MAC, Linux, you do need to download EXIFTool for your OS.
Some helpful (maybe) links - EXIFTool documentation and ExifTool Tag Names
Click to expand...
Thx SoundByte.I will try it out though I already bought the breeze browser software
 
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I also came to know that Photoshop elements has the feature too.It issurprising that Photoshop does not have this feature.
Lightroom has a feature to write Text watermarks but not write Filename as Title
 
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Found that XnViewMP (free for non-commercial use) will also write the filename into various TAGs.
XnViewMP is a bit more straight forward than jEXIFToolGUI.

Select all files and right click "Edit ITPC"
2021-06-15 09_06_39-Edit IPTC_Select_all_files.jpg
You can only see EXIF info for this image if you are logged in.


Select and insert which ITPC TAG you wish to write information to, in this case "Caption" TAG.
2021-06-15 09_13_18-Edit IPTC_Select_insertion_value.jpg
You can only see EXIF info for this image if you are logged in.


Result of insertion, then "Write to all Files", done.
2021-06-15 09_08_22-Edit IPTC_Result.jpg
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