Lightroom 5 Metadata Tag Set

The following can be used to create a Metadata Tag (Field) set. The set will be available in the Metadata panel as a selection under the Library tab. 

To use it:

• Create a folder under the folder - C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom\Metadata Field Lists
• Use a text editor (e.g. Notepad) to enter the following text. This is scripting language and must be entered accurately or it will not be visible from within Lightroom:

-- Basic Metadata Template (Dashes denote a comment)

return {

title = "My LR Tagset - Basic",

items = {

{
formatter = "com.adobe.title",
topLabel = true
},

{
         height_in_lines = 5,
         allow_newlines = true,
         label = "Description",
         topLabel = true,
         formatter = "com.adobe.caption"
},



"com.adobe.separator",


{
"com.adobe.label",
label = "Location"
},
{
"com.adobe.location",
},
{
"com.adobe.city",
label = "Town/City"
},
{
"com.adobe.state",
label = "County/State"
},
{
"com.adobe.country",
},
{
"com.adobe.isoCountryCode",
},
{
"com.adobe.GPS",
},


"com.adobe.separator",

{
"com.adobe.label",
label = "Camera & Lens"
},

{
"com.adobe.model",
label = "Camera"
},
{
"com.adobe.lens",
label = "Lens"
},
},


}


This script just displays basic details on the Title, Caption, Location, Camera and Lens details for the photograph. Save the text file with the file extension ".lrtemplate" to the "Metadata Field Lists" folder. If Lightroom is already running, you need to close and restart it to be able to see the new set. Should any part of the format be incorrect, the list will not show in Lightroom.

More fields are available being:

"com.adobe.filepath",
"com.adobe.basename",
"com.adobe.filenameExtension",
"com.adobe.originalFilename.ifDiffers",
"com.adobe.originalFilename",
"com.adobe.fileFormat",
"com.adobe.metadataDate",
"com.adobe.audioAnnotation",
"com.adobe.rating.string",
"com.adobe.ratingAndLabel",
"com.adobe.combinedImageFileDimensions",
"com.adobe.filesize",
"com.adobe.megapixels",
"com.adobe.captureDateTime",
"com.adobe.dateTime",
"com.adobe.dateTime.dateOnly",
"com.adobe.dateTime.timeOnly",
"com.adobe.dateTimeOriginal",
"com.adobe.dateTimeOriginal.onlyIfUnique",
"com.adobe.dateTimeDigitized",
"com.adobe.subjectDistance",
"com.adobe.GPSAltitude",
"com.adobe.exposureProgram",
"com.adobe.exposureBiasValue",
"com.adobe.meteringMode",
"com.adobe.lensSetting",
"com.adobe.focalLength35mm",
"com.adobe.maxApertureValue",
"com.adobe.rightsUsageTerms",
"com.adobe.copyrightInfoURL",
"com.adobe.creatorWorkEmail",
"com.adobe.creatorWorkWebsite",
"com.adobe.creatorWorkPhone",
"com.adobe.creatorCountry",
"com.adobe.creatorZip",
"com.adobe.creatorState",
"com.adobe.creatorCity",
"com.adobe.creatorJobTitle",
"com.adobe.creatorAddress",
"com.adobe.filename",
"com.adobe.sidecars",
"com.adobe.copyname",
"com.adobe.folder",
"com.adobe.metadataStatus",
"com.adobe.caption",
        "com.adobe.title",
        "com.adobe.userComment",
        "com.adobe.headline",
        "com.adobe.provider",
        "com.adobe.instructions",
        "com.adobe.descriptionWriter",
"com.adobe.copyright",
"com.adobe.copyrightState",
"com.adobe.creator",
"com.adobe.dateCreated",
"com.adobe.intellectualGenre",
"com.adobe.scene",
"com.adobe.location",
"com.adobe.city",
"com.adobe.state",
"com.adobe.country",
"com.adobe.isoCountryCode",
        "com.adobe.supplementalCategories",
        "com.adobe.source",
"com.adobe.rating",
"com.adobe.colorLabels",
"com.adobe.captureTime",
"com.adobe.captureDate",
"com.adobe.imageFileDimensions",
"com.adobe.imageCroppedDimensions",
"com.adobe.exposure",
        "com.adobe.exposureAndISO",
"com.adobe.focalLength",
"com.adobe.ISOSpeedRating",
"com.adobe.flash",
"com.adobe.make",
"com.adobe.model",
"com.adobe.lens",
"com.adobe.GPS",
        "com.adobe.software",
        "com.adobe.userComment",

and new in Lightroom 5.0:

        "com.adobe.GPSImgDirection",

if you want to insert a separator, use

        "com.adobe.separator",

and if you want to put a heading under this separator, use

          {

         "com.adobe.label",

         label = "Put wording here",

        },

The line starting "label..." can be used with any of the above fields to change the text displayed as the field label.

My "basic" set is ideal as an amateurs reference to photographs as I don't want a whole plethora of information on each item as a professional might.

These instructions are found with a different field set under. Thanks to Malc as this has proved very useful

Malc Raggett's Photo Blog

Customising Adobe Lightroom Metadata Field Names