Recently I started working my way through Automator and AppleScript in an attempt at mastering my computer.  Since starting I’ve realized that it will take quite a while to get to where Sal Soghoian is but I think it’ll be worth the ride.  Through this process I plan to post some of the more popular examples and my own personal scripts and exercises.

This first example is an Automator workflow that makes it easy to add meta data to a handful of JPEG files at a time.

1. Download the Automator script (Edit JPEG Meta Data.zip)
2. Unzip the file
3. Select one or multiple JPEGs
4. Drag the selected files to the newly downloaded Automator app

    

   
   • A Finder window will open showing the selected JPEGs so you can see which JPEG you are adding meta data to
   • Another Dialogue window will open where you can add the meta tags
     
5. Add the meta data you wish into the dialogue window (Note: The data you add will be searchable through Spotlight so feel free to add various keywords)
6. Once you have added the appropriate tags click Continue
7. In the Finder window the next file will be selected which you can now add meta data for
8. If you selected more JPEGs than you have the patience to tag just hit cancel and select a smaller group and start again
9. To check that your tags have been added select a JPEG and click “Get Info” or ‘cmd + i”

This tutorial was features in the Macbreak Dev podcast.  This is the first of many scripts I hope to learn and share.  Enjoy.