Importing File Names along with Photos isn’t one of iTunes strong suits currently, but Photo Shack Pro has this covered. All you need to do is copy your photo’s file name into your photo’s IPTC ObjectName metadata field. Then, when you import your photos into Photo Shack Pro, Photo Shack Pro will read this field into it’s Title field. You can then use this Title field as the photos file name when you Share your photos back to your computer.
Here’s how you do it.
- First, download the latest version of EXIFTools from: http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/. This is a freely distributed photo utility for the PC or Mac that allows you to view, modify, and write photo metadata.
- Open a terminal window so you can enter commands from a command line.
- Then locate to your photo directory where you want to add file names to your photo’s metadata.
- Now type in the following command:
exiftool “-iptc:ObjectName<filename” -overwrite_original *.* - Next, resync your photos to your iPad.
- Then re-import your photos into your Photo Shack Pro Albums. The Title field will now be set to your photo’s file name.
You may need to modify the EXIFTool command line a little to omit the file name extension if you wish, since Photo Shack Pro will add it automatically upon sharing the photo to your computer.
In the next release of Photo Shack Pro 5.60, you’ll be able to read this IPTC ObjectName field directly into Photo Shack Pro’s File Name field.
