XMP Usage

XMP stores descriptive information inside supported exported files. Use it for titles, descriptions, authors, keywords, attribution and production details that should accompany the artwork. Applications that read embedded XMP, including digital asset management systems, can use those fields to organise the delivery.

Open Export → XMP Metadata in Darty-Ai. Set shared values in Global Export Settings, then use a job override when a particular output needs different metadata.

Choose a metadata mode

Mode	Result
Merge with template	Write the supplied fields and inherit blank fields from the template. For an empty field other than Title, the circle-minus/X control chooses inheritance or removal.
Replace template metadata	Write only the supplied fields instead of retaining the template metadata.
Preserve template metadata	Keep the template's metadata without applying the values in this form.
Remove XMP metadata	Omit XMP from the output.

In Merge and Replace, a blank Title uses the final exported filename. A blank Title is not a request to remove the title. Text fields are editable in Merge and Replace; Preserve and Remove do not use them.

Add useful information

Start with Title, Description, Authors and Keywords. Separate multiple authors and keywords with commas. Other controls include author title, description writer, a 1–5 rating, copyright status, copyright notice and a copyright information URL.

Advanced XMP Metadata includes headline, credit, source, instructions, job identifier, city, state, country and location. Choose values that describe the actual output and its intended use.

Text fields support the same export variables used in output naming, so descriptions and identifiers can change with the record, format or artboard. See Export Counter Variables for the available counters and variable controls.

Example: a product image delivery

Choose Merge with template if the template already has attribution you want to retain, or Replace template metadata for a new metadata set.
Leave Title blank to use each final filename. Set the author, campaign keywords and a description of the product image.
Use export variables for details that differ between records or outputs.
Export one representative record in the formats you plan to deliver.
Open the exported files in an application that reads XMP and check the title, description, keywords and attribution. Different formats and receiving applications expose different fields.
If you compress PNG/JPEG outputs afterward, leave Strip metadata off to retain XML/XMP. PNG content credentials are removed by compression independently of that option.

Global and job settings

The job's XMP section can inherit Global, override, or be off. Turning the whole section off removes XMP for that job. When overriding, each field has its own three-state control: minus inherits Global, checked enables the job's value, and unchecked ignores the Global value for that field.

In Merge mode, ignoring a Global field does not itself remove the template's metadata. For an empty, enabled job field, use the separate circle-minus/X control to choose template inheritance or removal. To remove all XMP, choose Remove XMP metadata explicitly.