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Metadata Templates

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Metadata templates let you save a set of metadata values and apply them to multiple files at once. This saves time when working with large volumes of content that share common metadata — like images from the same event, photographer, or distribution workflow.

Note: Creating and editing metadata templates requires Library Admin, Editor, or Tagger permissions.

For Getty Images Contributors

Please visit esp.gettyimages.com to download your Getty Images metadata templates.

Apply a template to images

  1. Browse to the gallery containing the images you want to update
  2. Select the images
  3. In the actions menu, click Edit Metadata
  4. In the info panel, select the desired template from the template dropdown
  5. Confirm the metadata is correct and make any desired edits
  6. Click Save at the bottom of the info panel

⚠️ Review before saving. Applying a template may overwrite existing metadata values in fields the template populates. Review each file's metadata carefully before saving.

Edit an existing template

From the metadata templates management page

  1. Click on Settings in the navigation bar
  2. Click on the Metadata tab
  3. Click on Metadata templates
  4. Click on the template you want to edit
  5. Adjust the metadata field values and field behaviors as needed
  6. Click Save changes

From the library

  1. Select any file in the library
  2. In the actions menu, click Edit Metadata
  3. Select the template you want to edit from the template dropdown
  4. Update the metadata as desired
  5. Click Update Template

Create a template from a reference file

If you have a XMP, TXT, or JPG file containing boilerplate metadata, you can use it as the basis for a new template.

From the metadata templates management page

  1. Click on Settings in the navigation bar
  2. Click on the Metadata tab
  3. Click on Metadata templates
  4. Click Import
  5. Select the XMP, TXT, or JPG file on your computer
  6. Give the template a name (it can be edited later)
  7. If desired, make additional edits to the metadata
  8. If desired, change the behavior of each field (each field can be set to append, replace or delete)
    1. Open the more actions menu to set all fields append all existing, replace all all existing, or delete all existing.
  9. Click Save changes

From the library

  1. Browse to the gallery containing your reference image
  2. Select the image you want to use as the basis for your template
  3. (Optional) Copy the image filename — you can use it to name the template in Step 7
  4. In the actions menu, click Edit Metadata
  5. In the info panel, confirm the metadata is correct and make any desired edits
  6. Click Save metadata as template
  7. Give the template a name
  8. Click Save

Create a template from scratch

From the metadata templates management page

  1. Click on Settings in the navigation bar
  2. Click on the Metadata tab
  3. Click on Metadata templates
  4. Click Create template
  5. Give the template a name (it can be edited later)
  6. Fill out the metadata as desired
  7. If desired, change the behavior of each field (each field can be set to append, replace or delete)
    1. Open the more actions menu to set all fields append all existing, replace all all existing, or delete all existing.
  8. Click Save changes

From the library

  1. Select any file in the library
  2. In the actions menu, click Edit Metadata
  3. Fill out the metadata fields as desired
  4. Click Save metadata as template
  5. Give the template a name
  6. Click Save

Edit, duplicate or delete a template

From the metadata templates management page

  1. Click on Settings in the navigation bar
  2. Click on the Metadata tab
  3. Click on Metadata templates
  4. Open the more actions menu to the right of each template name
  5. Click Edit, Duplicate or Delete based on your needs

⚠️ Review before deleting. Deleting a template cannot be undone. Deleting a template does not affect the files where the metadata template was applied.

From the library

  1. Select any file in the library
  2. In the actions menu, click Edit Metadata
  3. Select the template you want to modify from the template dropdown
  4. Click Edit Template
  5. Rename or delete the template as needed

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