Metadata argh!: Can I include EXIF date/time but exclude keywords?

[Owen]

Hi.

I've looked through two big Lightroom books and Googled til my eyes bleed, and I really can't seem to figure this out:

1. I do not want my exported JPGs to contain any keywords.
2. I do want my exported JPGs to contain EXIF date/time captured info.

In the "Metadata" section of the Export dialog, I see four options. I can

Include:
1. Copyright only
2. Copyright and Contact Info only
3. All Except Camera and Camera Raw info, or
4. All Metadata

#1 and #2 both remove the EXIF timestamp I need, and #3 and #4 keep the timestamp but both will include the keywords I don't want.

(I know I could go edit each Keyword Tag individually, deselecting "Include on Export" on each one, this but would be pretty tedious an inelegant.)

Am I missing something, or is there really no way to do this in Lightroom without resorting to plugins or metadata manipulation utilities?

I appreciate any and all help.

Thanks,

Owen.

 

[Victoria Bampton]

Hi Owen, welcome to the forum! You've pretty well covered the options. The Metadata Wranger plug-in is your best bet Jeffrey's "Metadata Wrangler" Lightroom Plugin

 

[Owen]

Hi Victoria - thanks so much for the quick reply!

I had seen mention of that plugin, and will check it out - it looks dauntingly complex.

In the meantime I discovered that Windows 10, which is what I use, has a feature that enables stripping out selectable Exif info from within the OS.

So, for now I can simply export with full metadata, then batch-remove all "tags" which is where Lightroom's keywords live.

Thanks again. I'm still very new to Lightroom, and appreciate a guru like yourself taking the time to help me out.

Owen.

 

[Victoria Bampton]

It looks far more complex than it really is. There are lots of options in the dialog, but you just pick ones you want to include/exclude and save them for next time.

 

[sty2586]

Another Version:
1. Select all images
2.) Right click -> make virtual copies
3.) VCs are selected -> delete all keywords in the box on the right side
4.) Export
5.) VCs are still selected -> delete

2. - 5. in total only 6 clicks

It worked in my version
Greetings from Vienna
Franz

 

[Gnits]

The handling of exporting metadata is a real pain, also lacking in consistency between Lr and Ps.

This needs better options and ideally the "Export As" in Ps should be consistent with Lr.

I cannot count the number of times I have struggled with this. Thanks for the reference to the Metadata Wrangler (a good name).

 

[Victoria Bampton]

The handling of exporting metadata is a real pain

Most people don't bother to wrangle their metadata, so it's an ideal functionality to handle with a plug-in.