How to remove xmp metadata?

[mariaprabudass]

Hello sir,

I need to remove the "XMP metadata" information in the tiff(photoshop) files via scripting(JavaScript or vb script). Is it possible? Kindly advice me. If possible, please provide examples.

Thanks for looking into this..

Regards,
Maria Prabudass

[Kukurykus]

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fle = File('~/desktop/someFile.tif'); if (!ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript)
	ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject('lib:AdobeXMPScript')
xmp = new XMPFile(fle.fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_UPDATE)
xmp.putXMP(new XMPMeta()), xmp.closeFile(XMPConst.CLOSE_UPDATE_SAFELY)

In case of tiff the removed metadata will be replaced by empty lines, so the size of the file will be the same, though read much faster. To make it is read faster while the size reflects only the actual content you have to resave the file by Photoshop, so better if instead of above code you'll use this one on open file (which then you save):

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if (!ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript)
	ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject('lib:AdobeXMPScript')

activeDocument.xmpMetadata.rawData = new XMPMeta()