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10.4: Use Automator to batch add Spotlight comments

By: cafemomo on Wed, May 18 2005 at 6:24AM PDT

In Automator, create the following workflow:

1. Finder > Get Selected Finder Items

2. Spotlight > Add Spotlight Comments to Finder Items

2.1. Keep 'Append to Existing Comments' checked

2.2. Open the Options disclosure area and check 'Show Action When Run' so you can set comments each time

3. In Automator, go to File > Save as Plug-in..., enter 'Add Spotlight Comments' as the 'Save Plug-in As:' name, and make sure 'Plug-in for:' is set to 'Finder'

4. Save and close Automator (if it asks you to save again, do so)

Now in Finder, select some items you want to add comments to and right-click (or control-click) and select 'Add Spotlight Comments' from the 'Automator' submenu.

Handy, e.g. for tagging related travel video clips which have been imported with Final Cut Pro.