finder metadata to Adobe metadata translator

translate finder metadata to xml/exif

beta version:

prototype, fully documented, partly tested, no safety!

Use at your own risk, may corrupt data!

used on mac os 10.9.5

---

tags_add_2_keywords_noduplicates:

adds finderTags to existing Adobe "keywords" without adding duplicates

comment_2overwrite_description:

overwrites the Adobe description with the finder/spotlight comment

additional software

you need to Install Tag from https://github.com/jdberry/tag/ and also install ExifTool from http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/.

credits

Based on an answer/question/work from Bruce Atkinson and damienfrancois http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30667174/bash-script-that-exports-apple-tags-mavericks-tags-to-iptc-keywords-metadata/42581865#42581865

and additional information by heim dutt https://techknowmore.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/applescript-get-file-information-as-shown-in-get-info/