"Append Metadata" with Photoshop CS file browser

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Henrik_Meier
Jul 18, 2004
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Hi.
1. I did a metadata set in Photoshop CS (8.0.1) including keywords and description and saved it.
2. I select image files in the file browser that already have some keywords and descriptions.
3. I use file browser’s command "Edit, Append metadata" (not "Replace metadata").
Result:
The existing keywords do remain, new keywords are added. That’s what i expected. But: The existing descriptions go overboard, only the new description stays in the images. Questions:
Can i automatically append a new description in a way that the old text stays there, too? Is the original description generally deleted if i use "Append metadata"? Does this make sense, or is it a bug?
Thanks for all your first-hand experiences!

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MarcPawliger
Jul 19, 2004
In article ,
wrote:

Hi.
1. I did a metadata set in Photoshop CS (8.0.1) including keywords and description and saved it.
2. I select image files in the file browser that already have some keywords and descriptions.
3. I use file browser’s command "Edit, Append metadata" (not "Replace metadata").
Result:
The existing keywords do remain, new keywords are added. That’s what i expected.
But: The existing descriptions go overboard, only the new description stays in the images.
Questions:
Can i automatically append a new description in a way that the old text stays there, too?
Is the original description generally deleted if i use "Append metadata"? Does this make sense, or is it a bug?

Append will replace any ‘single field’ metadata fields like description. It will combine any ‘multiple field’ metadata fields like keywords.

–marc
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Henrik_Meier
Jul 19, 2004
Hi, thanks for that explanation. Still surprised – i feel "append" should *append*, even in single field fields…

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