# Embedding metadata into flame exports? **URL:** \ **Category:** Flame Questions\ **Tags:** export\ **Created:** [December 7, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239 "2022-12-07T14:38:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DaveWishart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@DaveWishart](https://forum.logik.tv/u/DaveWishart)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/1 "2022-12-07T14:38:06Z")
Afternoon all (or morning/evening etc if you’re a few hours off GMT). Anyone know if and how flame can embed user specified metadata into our exports? Ta muchly if so. ---
**Author:** ![johnt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnt/32/14040_2.png) [@johnt](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnt)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/2 "2022-12-07T14:56:51Z")
From what I’ve seen in 2022 version it seems limited. There’s another post going on. That might be a crossover with this question that might help! [Metadata for Amazon Prime Delivery](https://forum.logik.tv/t/amazon-delivery-help/7231/20) ---
**Author:** ![DaveWishart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@DaveWishart](https://forum.logik.tv/u/DaveWishart)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/3 "2022-12-07T14:59:07Z")
Yeah saw that, but couldn’t quite find my answer in there other than that others are using other software/transcoders to do it. Appreciate you JT x ---
**Author:** ![johnt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnt/32/14040_2.png) [@johnt](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnt)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/4 "2022-12-07T15:22:56Z")
Maybe @finnjaeger can answer this question? Please oh Oracle? ---
**Author:** ![paul\_round](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/paul_round/32/389_2.png) [@paul\_round](https://forum.logik.tv/u/paul_round)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/5 "2022-12-07T15:48:26Z")
I fact it would be nice if Flame preserved all the metadata rather than stripping it out. It’s a particular issue here and in fact reared its ugly head again yesterday when exporting an ACES shot for photoshop. ---
**Author:** ![johnt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnt/32/14040_2.png) [@johnt](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnt)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/6 "2022-12-07T15:52:50Z")
That is top of my Christmas list too. ---
**Author:** ![ALan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@ALan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ALan)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/7 "2022-12-07T16:15:03Z")
We have to run our Flame exports thru Nuke to get original metadata in our deliveries. ---
**Author:** ![paul\_round](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/paul_round/32/389_2.png) [@paul\_round](https://forum.logik.tv/u/paul_round)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/8 "2022-12-07T16:22:24Z")
Same here. ---
**Author:** ![finnjaeger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@finnjaeger](https://forum.logik.tv/u/finnjaeger)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/9 "2022-12-07T16:26:03Z")
flame metadata handeling is non existant. I also run stuff through nuke to retain metadata. I have pipeline tools that automatically make dailies from EXR publishes that grab original plates metadata … using nuke. for random quicktime metadata AMCDX videopatcher is the answere ---
**Author:** ![johnt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnt/32/14040_2.png) [@johnt](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnt)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/10 "2022-12-07T17:26:28Z")
This one? It seems open source. Right? > **[AMCDX Video Patcher V0.6.5 | Alex Mogurenko](https://mogurenko.com/2020/12/19/amcdx-video-patcher-v0-6-5/#google_vignette)** ---
**Author:** ![finnjaeger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@finnjaeger](https://forum.logik.tv/u/finnjaeger)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/11 "2022-12-07T17:46:00Z")
dont think its open source but its free and its great. ---
**Author:** ![finnjaeger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@finnjaeger](https://forum.logik.tv/u/finnjaeger)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/12 "2022-12-07T17:47:08Z")
> **[AMCDX VIDEO PATCHER V0.6.7 | Alex Mogurenko](https://mogurenko.com/2021/01/29/amcdx-video-patcher-v0-6-7/)** make sure you get the latest version, google seems to send people to not the latest ---
**Author:** ![cpayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/cpayne/32/168_2.png) [@cpayne](https://forum.logik.tv/u/cpayne)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/13 "2022-12-15T17:20:22Z")
I’ve been having the same issue as well. The people from the DI are compaling that the EXR’s I export to them don’t contain the reel name that’s on the origianl EXR. I did a test to see if there was a differnce within linux vs mac and the linix version shows more metadata on the clip in the directory than the max version. I’m on 2023.1 I need another way to resolve this to deliver these shots without buy Nuke just to do a render. ---
**Author:** ![milanesa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@milanesa](https://forum.logik.tv/u/milanesa)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/14 "2022-12-15T18:38:54Z")
You can try OIIO [https://openimageio.readthedocs.io/en/latest/oiiotool.html#oiiotool-commands-that-change-the-current-image-metadata](https://openimageio.readthedocs.io/en/latest/oiiotool.html#oiiotool-commands-that-change-the-current-image-metadata) If you have a developer on site, is pretty straight forward to write a script that copies metadata from a source image to the other. ---
**Author:** ![cpayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/cpayne/32/168_2.png) [@cpayne](https://forum.logik.tv/u/cpayne)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/15 "2022-12-15T18:57:16Z")
Thank you, but I work from home… I’ll look at and see. ---
**Author:** ![milanesa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@milanesa](https://forum.logik.tv/u/milanesa)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/16 "2022-12-15T19:53:38Z")
You can try Gaffer then. The metadata tools a re very similar to Nuke. [https://www.gafferhq.org/download/](https://www.gafferhq.org/download/) > **[Releases · GafferHQ/gaffer](https://github.com/GafferHQ/gaffer/releases)** > > Gaffer is a node-based application for lookdev, lighting and automation - GafferHQ/gaffer ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/2X/4/49e9820639642f7e96b99a148c055b76f6944410.jpeg) You can query, create, modify and copy metadata. In this case I have modified the reel number and copied a couple more key from one stream to another. Attached the script if you are up for it. [gaffer\_metadata.zip](https://forum.logik.tv/uploads/short-url/ahUGAT2UvWXORgjmpbgW1YWvicX.zip) (2.0 KB) ---
**Author:** ![milanesa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@milanesa](https://forum.logik.tv/u/milanesa)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/17 "2022-12-15T20:05:53Z")
BTW… a bit OT but if you ever need to work with deeps and dont have Nuke… this is it. ---
**Author:** ![cpayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/cpayne/32/168_2.png) [@cpayne](https://forum.logik.tv/u/cpayne)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/18 "2022-12-15T21:12:25Z")
I’ll look into this too. Thank you. I just autodesk would fix this issue. Many people use flame for feature films and episodics. To have the ability to keep metadata when importing and exporting is a big deal. ---
**Author:** ![johnt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnt/32/14040_2.png) [@johnt](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnt)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/19 "2022-12-15T21:16:13Z")
> [@cpayne](#): > > The people from the DI are compaling that the EXR’s I export to them don’t contain the reel name that’s on the origianl EXR As a short term help… Assuming you’ve t-tapped everything and rendered out with correct metadata: what to i like to do is render out exrs with time code as frame number and also /.exr which makes a folder for each shot with the tape name. This works very well for baselight. ---
**Author:** ![milanesa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@milanesa](https://forum.logik.tv/u/milanesa)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239/20 "2022-12-15T21:30:26Z")
Sound good. Just let me know if you need help with Gaffer. [Next page](https://forum.logik.tv/t/embedding-metadata-into-flame-exports/7239.md?page=2)