Read in Preserved Filename for XMP Media Management Metadata

[dhachen]

Does anyone know how to have IFC renaming script  read the XMP Media Management metadata field that has the preserve filename.  I want to retrieve those names and use them to rename my old files (that I renamed with content identifiers) in the correct fashion with the original file number.  Withihn Bridge I can see the preserved file name under advance option for metadata viewing.  But I can't locate that field with the IFC renaming script routine.  I can with that routine get to the XMP Media Management field list, but none of the fields is called "Preserved Filename."  I have tried selecting some of the other fields, but according the the IFC script they are null.

It maybe the Rank & File can also do this task, but I have only looked so far at IFC.

David

[danaltick]

David,

I believe your only option here is to use the "Batch Rename" tool within Bridge.  One of the drop-down selections within that tool is "Preserved Filename".

Dan

[matthewjheaney]

I have started a thread at the Adobe XMP forum to resolve questions wrt the PreservedFileName property of the XMP Media Managemenet schema.

http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b7e629

I've been using the XMP Toolkit SDK (v4.4.2, as of 2009/02/12), which can read and write XMP.  Reading a property is pretty simple so there should be no problem to read the PreservedFileName property in an XMP packet. 

I assume it's just as easy to write the property value too.  However, the PreservedFileName property is not listed in the XMP Spec part 2 (the Media Management schema is described in Chap 2), but the XMP Toolkit does provide a way to extend the schema.  The issue is whether the PreservedFileName property is officially part of that schema or not.

-Matt

[matthewjheaney]

I've been using the XMP Toolkit SDK (v4.4.2, as of 2009/02/12), which can read and write XMP.  Reading a property is pretty simple so there should be no problem to read the PreservedFileName property in an XMP packet. 

I just confirmed that I'm able to read the xapMM::PreservedFileName property from the .xmp file using the XMP Toolkit v4.4.2.

-Matt