![]() ![]() Select your Start at folder, which in the example is called Photos, and also the Type, which I put as Files and Folders to enable selection of both. This Ask for Confirmation is not strictly necessary as the next step also has a cancel option. I also put in some description to state that more than one file can be selected and passed to exiftool, and what happens if one or more folders are selected. This may help in case someone runs it by mistake, so they can see what's happening and cancel as needed. I put the text "Add ≥1 Keywords into that tag for photo(s)" (without the quotes) into the message area, telling anyone who runs it that this app adds to the Keywords tag of one or more photos. When you do that it will present a dialog to complete. I'd advise dragging over Ask for Confirmation first. To create your app you'll drag from the list nearest the panel into the panel itself. Once you've selected Workflow, ensure you're in the Actions tab (over on the top left), and you'll see 2 lists on the left, and a panel on the right. I'd advise starting off with a Workflow as that's easy to edit, and can be saved as an app when you no longer need to change anything. When Automator opens it gives a dialog picturing the options available. To start open (double-click) Automator.app which normally resides in the system level Applications folder of your Mac. I've attached a PDF of the workflow/app I created, alongside which I'll step through what's in there and why. I'm posting this explanation to help anyone else who wants to do something similar - updates/suggestions/corrections are always welcome. What I've done is to put a Mac OS X Automator wrapper on certain aspects of exiftool to execute what I need to do, as I find this more convenient than using the command line. ![]() I'm new to exiftool - a complete beginner, and give my thanks to StarGeek and Phil for the help they've given. INTRODUCTION - Automator Wrapper for Exiftoolįirstly I'd note that exiftool seems extremely powerful and comprehensive to me - all credit to Phil Harvey for creating it and making it freely available. ![]()
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