Search Replace Transfer

Author: John Beardsworth

Search Replace Transfer is a Lightroom (version 2 or greater) plug-in designed for bulk changes to text in Metadata Panel fields.

• Search and replace features
  • Searches and replaces text like a word processor
  • Appends text before or after existing text in metadata fields
  • Transfers text between fields
  • Changes the case of text fields
  • Copies the filename to the title field
  • Copies location metadata to keywords - and vice versa
  • Copies location metadata between IPTC-Core and IPTC-Extension fields
• Parse + audit features
• Transfers metadata from iView/Expression Media to 18 custom fields
• Looks for missing metadata - title, caption and keywords
• Adds custom field for months

The plug-in also provides a number of custom fields where you can store metadata which doesn't fit in EXIF or IPTC fields, and a mechanism for copying metadata from iView Media Pro.

Lightroom Versions

Search Replace Transfer works on Lightroom 2, 3 and 4.

Payment and Updates

The trial version operates on up to 10 images at a time. Purchasing the plugin will give you a registration code that will remove this restriction. All future updates are free.