Fixed modified template to use creation time if no modificationd date, issue #312

Updated CHANGELOG.md
Added --xattr-template, closes #242
2020-12-31 13:07:00 -08:00 · 2020-12-31 12:36:16 -08:00 · 2020-12-31 12:33:15 -08:00 · 2020-12-30 20:48:38 -08:00 · 2020-12-30 20:21:05 -08:00 · 2020-12-30 14:00:31 -08:00
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,85 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Dates are d

 Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).

+#### [v0.39.2](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.39.1...v0.39.2)
+
+> 31 December 2020
+
+- Added --xattr-template, closes #242 [`#242`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/issues/242)
+
+#### [v0.39.1](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.39.0...v0.39.1)
+
+> 31 December 2020
+
+- Fixed --exiftool-path bug, issue #311, #313 [`3394c52`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/3394c527682d8fdd2f20f4f778d802dab86b6372)
+
+#### [v0.39.0](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.38.22...v0.39.0)
+
+> 30 December 2020
+
+- Added Finder tags, partial implementation for issue #242  [`#310`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/pull/310)
+- Added tests for Finder tags [`29e4245`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/29e424575a522ae03efe5a140be46bfd0a1346c5)
+- Initial implementation for Finder tags [`5885b23`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/5885b23d3249cf91953092a6b1ce967da2667e29)
+- Updated README for finder tags [`f25a299`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/f25a2993097ad7b2b8ab2d1c787db58c0d799a41)
+- Updated requirements.txt [`ea373c4`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/ea373c4197ce1cce00e89157fe560d1366f7e764)
+
+#### [v0.38.22](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.38.21...v0.38.22)
+
+> 30 December 2020
+
+- Fixed --exiftool-path bug, issue #308 [`5dccdf7`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/5dccdf7750611c78de5356bb02f6023d4fc382c5)
+
+#### [v0.38.21](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.38.20...v0.38.21)
+
+> 29 December 2020
+
+- Fixed --exiftool-path to work with --exiftool-merge-keywords/persons [`3872e7a`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/3872e7ae649f42d849de472a7dbf78a241d54407)
+
+#### [v0.38.20](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.38.19...v0.38.20)
+
+> 29 December 2020
+
+- Added --exiftool-path to CLI [`4897fc4`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/4897fc4b05cc7a3bea314f9cce8a2163bf3922b2)
+
+#### [v0.38.19](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.38.18...v0.38.19)
+
+> 29 December 2020
+
+- Added exiftool signature to JSON output, issue #303 [`fa58af8`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/fa58af8b883da11fdfa723d2da75a600d927d46e)
+
+#### [v0.38.18](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.38.17...v0.38.18)
+
+> 28 December 2020
+
+- Added --exiftool-merge-keywords/persons, issue #299, #292 [`b1cb99f`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/b1cb99f83f55128a314d265d4588134cb79026c6)
+
+#### [v0.38.17](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.38.16...v0.38.17)
+
+> 28 December 2020
+
+- Added --sidecar-drop-ext, issue #291 [`dce002c`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/dce002cdfe12fa5fa4ada4d5097828a5375c2ecd)
+- Updated Template Substitution table [`7bd189e`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/7bd189e9b22a2ad5a8a80deb7cb93c61be37c771)
+
+#### [v0.38.16](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.38.15...v0.38.16)
+
+> 28 December 2020
+
+- Added searchinfo templates, issue #302 [`0d086bf`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/0d086bf85102ce78b3111c64bfa88673fbc19559)
+
+#### [v0.38.15](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.38.14...v0.38.15)
+
+> 28 December 2020
+
+- Added --sidecar exiftool, issue #303 [`d833c14`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/d833c14ef4b3f9375a85034cf0fb0f85a68cabb4)
+- Refactored sidecar code [`ade98fc`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/ade98fc15051684bfb54d0199d9c370481b70dcc)
+- Refactored export2 to use sidecar bit field [`0d66759`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/0d66759b1c200f1ecda202e28c259f88fd3db599)
+
+#### [v0.38.14](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.38.13...v0.38.14)
+
+> 27 December 2020
+
+- Bug fix for --description-template, issue #304 [`4cc40d2`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/4cc40d24cfb11ef8668c5d3c3bab40371fdd0436)
+
 #### [v0.38.13](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.38.12...v0.38.13)

 > 27 December 2020
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -301,23 +301,45 @@ Options:
                                  the primary photo will be exported--
                                  associated burst images will be skipped.
  --sidecar FORMAT                Create sidecar for each photo exported;
-                                  valid FORMAT values: xmp, json; --sidecar
-                                  json: create JSON sidecar useable by
-                                  exiftool (https://exiftool.org/) The sidecar
-                                  file can be used to apply metadata to the
-                                  file with exiftool, for example: "exiftool
+                                  valid FORMAT values: xmp, json, exiftool;
+                                  --sidecar xmp: create XMP sidecar used by
+                                  Adobe Lightroom, etc. The sidecar file is
+                                  named in format photoname.ext.xmp The XMP
+                                  sidecar exports the following tags:
+                                  Description, Title, Keywords/Tags, Subject
+                                  (set to Keywords + PersonInImage),
+                                  PersonInImage, CreateDate, ModifyDate,
+                                  GPSLongitude. 
+                                  --sidecar json: create JSON
+                                  sidecar useable by exiftool
+                                  (https://exiftool.org/) The sidecar file can
+                                  be used to apply metadata to the file with
+                                  exiftool, for example: "exiftool
                                  -j=photoname.jpg.json photoname.jpg" The
                                  sidecar file is named in format
-                                  photoname.ext.json  --sidecar xmp: create
-                                  XMP sidecar used by Adobe Lightroom, etc.The
-                                  sidecar file is named in format
-                                  photoname.ext.xmpThe XMP sidecar exports the
-                                  following tags: Description, Title,
-                                  Keywords/Tags, Subject (set to Keywords +
-                                  PersonInImage), PersonInImage, CreateDate,
-                                  ModifyDate, GPSLongitude. For a list of tags
-                                  exported in the JSON sidecar, see
-                                  --exiftool.
+                                  photoname.ext.json; format includes tag
+                                  groups (equivalent to running 'exiftool -G
+                                  -j'). 
+                                  --sidecar exiftool: create JSON
+                                  sidecar compatible with output of 'exiftool
+                                  -j'. Unlike '--sidecar json', '--sidecar
+                                  exiftool' does not export tag groups.
+                                  Sidecar filename is in format
+                                  photoname.ext.json; For a list of tags
+                                  exported in the JSON and exiftool sidecar,
+                                  see '--exiftool'.
+  --sidecar-drop-ext              Drop the photo's extension when naming
+                                  sidecar files. By default, sidecar files are
+                                  named in format
+                                  'photo_filename.photo_ext.sidecar_ext', e.g.
+                                  'IMG_1234.JPG.json'. Use '--sidecar-drop-
+                                  ext' to ignore the photo extension.
+                                  Resulting sidecar files will have name in
+                                  format 'IMG_1234.json'. Warning: this may
+                                  result in sidecar filename collisions if
+                                  there are files of different types but the
+                                  same name in the output directory, e.g.
+                                  'IMG_1234.JPG' and 'IMG_1234.MOV'.
  --exiftool                      Use exiftool to write metadata directly to
                                  exported photos. To use this option,
                                  exiftool must be installed and in the path.
@@ -327,14 +349,12 @@ Options:
                                  metadata: EXIF:ImageDescription,
                                  XMP:Description (see also --description-
                                  template); XMP:Title; XMP:TagsList,
-                                  IPTC:Keywords (see also --keyword-template,
-                                  --person-keyword, --album-keyword);
-                                  XMP:Subject (set to keywords + person in
-                                  image to mirror Photos' behavior);
-                                  XMP:PersonInImage; EXIF:GPSLatitudeRef;
-                                  EXIF:GPSLongitudeRef; EXIF:GPSLatitude;
-                                  EXIF:GPSLongitude; EXIF:GPSPosition;
-                                  EXIF:DateTimeOriginal;
+                                  IPTC:Keywords, XMP:Subject (see also
+                                  --keyword-template, --person-keyword,
+                                  --album-keyword); XMP:PersonInImage;
+                                  EXIF:GPSLatitudeRef; EXIF:GPSLongitudeRef;
+                                  EXIF:GPSLatitude; EXIF:GPSLongitude;
+                                  EXIF:GPSPosition; EXIF:DateTimeOriginal;
                                  EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal; EXIF:ModifyDate
                                  (see --ignore-date-modified);
                                  IPTC:DateCreated; IPTC:TimeCreated; (video
@@ -343,6 +363,8 @@ Options:
                                  (see also --ignore-date-modified);
                                  QuickTime:GPSCoordinates;
                                  UserData:GPSCoordinates.
+  --exiftool-path EXIFTOOL_PATH   Optionally specify path to exiftool; if not
+                                  provided, will look for exiftool in $PATH.
  --exiftool-option OPTION        Optional flag/option to pass to exiftool
                                  when using --exiftool. For example,
                                  --exiftool-option '-m' to ignore minor
@@ -353,6 +375,12 @@ Options:
                                  may be specified by repeating the option,
                                  e.g. --exiftool-option '-m' --exiftool-
                                  option '-F'.
+  --exiftool-merge-keywords       Merge any keywords found in the original
+                                  file with keywords used for '--exiftool' and
+                                  '--sidecar'.
+  --exiftool-merge-persons        Merge any persons found in the original file
+                                  with persons used for '--exiftool' and '--
+                                  sidecar'.
  --ignore-date-modified          If used with --exiftool or --sidecar, will
                                  ignore the photo modification date and set
                                  EXIF:ModifyDate to EXIF:DateTimeOriginal;
@@ -384,6 +412,30 @@ Options:
                                  could specify --description-template
                                  "{descr} exported with osxphotos on
                                  {today.date}" See Templating System below.
+  --finder-tag-template TEMPLATE  Set MacOS Finder tags to TEMPLATE. These
+                                  tags can be searched in the Finder or
+                                  Spotlight with 'tag:tagname' format. For
+                                  example, '--finder-tag-template "{label}"'
+                                  to set Finder tags to photo labels. You may
+                                  specify multiple TEMPLATE values by using '
+                                  --finder-tag-template' multiple times. See
+                                  also '--finder-tag-keywords and Extended
+                                  Attributes below.'.
+  --finder-tag-keywords           Set MacOS Finder tags to keywords; any
+                                  keywords specified via '--keyword-template',
+                                  '--person-keyword', etc. will also be used
+                                  as Finder tags. See also '--finder-tag-
+                                  template and Extended Attributes below.'.
+  --xattr-template ATTRIBUTE TEMPLATE
+                                  Set extended attribute ATTRIBUTE to TEMPLATE
+                                  value. Valid attributes are: 'authors',
+                                  'comment', 'copyright', 'description',
+                                  'findercomment', 'headline', 'keywords'. For
+                                  example, to set Finder comment to the
+                                  photo's title and description: '--xattr-
+                                  template findercomment "{title}; {descr}"
+                                  See Extended Attributes below for additional
+                                  details on this option.
  --directory DIRECTORY           Optional template for specifying name of
                                  output directory in the form
                                  '{name,DEFAULT}'. See below for additional
@@ -486,6 +538,53 @@ option to re-export the entire library thus rebuilding the
 '.osxphotos_export.db' database.


+** Extended Attributes **
+
+Some options (currently '--finder-tag-template', '--finder-tag-keywords',
+'-xattr-template') write additional metadata to extended attributes in the
+file. These options will only work if the destination filesystem supports
+extended attributes (most do). For example, --finder-tag-keyword writes all
+keywords (including any specified by '--keyword-template' or other options) to
+Finder tags that are searchable in Spotlight using the syntax: 'tag:tagname'.
+For example, if you have images with keyword "Travel" then using '--finder-
+tag-keywords' you could quickly find those images in the Finder by typing
+'tag:Travel' in the Spotlight search bar. Finder tags are written to the
+'com.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTags' extended attribute. Unlike EXIF
+metadata, extended attributes do not modify the actual file. Most cloud
+storage services do not synch extended attributes. Dropbox does sync them and
+any changes to a file's extended attributes will cause Dropbox to re-sync the
+files.
+
+The following attributes may be used with '--xattr-template':
+
+
+authors        The author, or authors, of the contents of the file.  A list
+               of strings. (com.apple.metadata:kMDItemAuthors)
+comment        A comment related to the file.  This differs from the Finder
+               comment, kMDItemFinderComment.  A string.
+               (com.apple.metadata:kMDItemComment)
+copyright      The copyright owner of the file contents.  A string.
+               (com.apple.metadata:kMDItemCopyright)
+description    A description of the content of the resource.  The
+               description may include an abstract, table of contents,
+               reference to a graphical representation of content or a free-
+               text account of the content.  A string.
+               (com.apple.metadata:kMDItemDescription)
+findercomment  Finder comments for this file.  A string.
+               (com.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment)
+headline       A publishable entry providing a synopsis of the contents of
+               the file.  A string. (com.apple.metadata:kMDItemHeadline)
+keywords       Keywords associated with this file. For example, “Birthday”,
+               “Important”, etc. This differs from Finder tags
+               (_kMDItemUserTags) which are keywords/tags shown in the
+               Finder and searchable in Spotlight using "tag:tag_name".  A
+               list of strings. (com.apple.metadata:kMDItemKeywords)
+
+For additional information on extended attributes see: https://developer.apple
+.com/documentation/coreservices/file_metadata/mditem/common_metadata_attribute
+_keys
+
+
 ** Templating System **

 Several options, such as --directory, allow you to specify a template  which
@@ -641,27 +740,39 @@ Substitution                    Description
                                https://strftime.org/ for help on strftime
                                templates.
 {modified.date}                 Photo's modification date in ISO format,
-                                e.g. '2020-03-22'
-{modified.year}                 4-digit year of photo modification time
-{modified.yy}                   2-digit year of photo modification time
+                                e.g. '2020-03-22'; uses creation date if
+                                photo is not modified
+{modified.year}                 4-digit year of photo modification time;
+                                uses creation date if photo is not modified
+{modified.yy}                   2-digit year of photo modification time;
+                                uses creation date if photo is not modified
 {modified.mm}                   2-digit month of the photo modification time
-                                (zero padded)
+                                (zero padded); uses creation date if photo
+                                is not modified
 {modified.month}                Month name in user's locale of the photo
-                                modification time
+                                modification time; uses creation date if
+                                photo is not modified
 {modified.mon}                  Month abbreviation in the user's locale of
-                                the photo modification time
+                                the photo modification time; uses creation
+                                date if photo is not modified
 {modified.dd}                   2-digit day of the month (zero padded) of
-                                the photo modification time
+                                the photo modification time; uses creation
+                                date if photo is not modified
 {modified.dow}                  Day of week in user's locale of the photo
-                                modification time
+                                modification time; uses creation date if
+                                photo is not modified
 {modified.doy}                  3-digit day of year (e.g Julian day) of
                                photo modification time, starting from 1
-                                (zero padded)
-{modified.hour}                 2-digit hour of the photo modification time
+                                (zero padded); uses creation date if photo
+                                is not modified
+{modified.hour}                 2-digit hour of the photo modification time;
+                                uses creation date if photo is not modified
 {modified.min}                  2-digit minute of the photo modification
-                                time
+                                time; uses creation date if photo is not
+                                modified
 {modified.sec}                  2-digit second of the photo modification
-                                time
+                                time; uses creation date if photo is not
+                                modified
 {today.date}                    Current date in iso format, e.g.
                                '2020-03-22'
 {today.year}                    4-digit year of current date
@@ -718,6 +829,10 @@ Substitution                    Description
                                'United States'
 {place.address.country_code}    ISO country code of the postal address, e.g.
                                'US'
+{searchinfo.season}             Season of the year associated with a photo,
+                                e.g. 'Summer'; (Photos 5+ only, applied
+                                automatically by Photos' image
+                                categorization algorithms).

 The following substitutions may result in multiple values. Thus if specified
 for --directory these could result in multiple copies of a photo being being
@@ -734,10 +849,10 @@ Substitution              Description
 {keyword}                 Keyword(s) assigned to photo
 {person}                  Person(s) / face(s) in a photo
 {label}                   Image categorization label associated with a photo
-                          (Photos 5 only)
-{label_normalized}        All lower case version of 'label' (Photos 5 only)
+                          (Photos 5+ only)
+{label_normalized}        All lower case version of 'label' (Photos 5+ only)
 {comment}                 Comment(s) on shared Photos; format is 'Person
-                          name: comment text' (Photos 5 only)
+                          name: comment text' (Photos 5+ only)
 {exiftool:GROUP:TAGNAME}  Use exiftool (https://exiftool.org) to extract
                          metadata, in form GROUP:TAGNAME, from image.  E.g.
                          '{exiftool:EXIF:Make}' to get camera make, or
@@ -746,6 +861,20 @@ Substitution              Description
                          tag names.  You must specify group (e.g. EXIF,
                          IPTC, etc) as used in `exiftool -G`. exiftool must
                          be installed in the path to use this template.
+{searchinfo.holiday}      Holiday names associated with a photo, e.g.
+                          'Christmas Day'; (Photos 5+ only, applied
+                          automatically by Photos' image categorization
+                          algorithms).
+{searchinfo.activity}     Activities associated with a photo, e.g. 'Sporting
+                          Event'; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by
+                          Photos' image categorization algorithms).
+{searchinfo.venue}        Venues associated with a photo, e.g. name of
+                          restaurant; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically
+                          by Photos' image categorization algorithms).
+{searchinfo.venue_type}   Venue types associated with a photo, e.g.
+                          'Restaurant'; (Photos 5+ only, applied
+                          automatically by Photos' image categorization
+                          algorithms).
 ```

 Example: export all photos to ~/Desktop/export group in folders by date created
@@ -1556,7 +1685,7 @@ Returns a JSON representation of all photo info.
 Returns a dictionary representation of all photo info.

 #### `export()`
-`export(dest, *filename, edited=False, live_photo=False, export_as_hardlink=False, overwrite=False, increment=True, sidecar_json=False, sidecar_xmp=False, use_photos_export=False, timeout=120, exiftool=False, use_albums_as_keywords=False, use_persons_as_keywords=False)`
+`export(dest, *filename, edited=False, live_photo=False, export_as_hardlink=False, overwrite=False, increment=True, sidecar_json=False, sidecar_exiftool=False, sidecar_xmp=False, use_photos_export=False, timeout=120, exiftool=False, use_albums_as_keywords=False, use_persons_as_keywords=False)`

 Export photo from the Photos library to another destination on disk.  
 - dest: must be valid destination path as str (or exception raised).
@@ -1567,6 +1696,8 @@ Export photo from the Photos library to another destination on disk.
 - live_photo: boolean; if True (default=False), will also export the associted .mov for live photos; exported live photo will be named filename.mov
 - increment: boolean; if True (default=True), will increment file name until a non-existent name is found
 - sidecar_json: (boolean, default = False); if True will also write a json sidecar with metadata in format readable by exiftool; sidecar filename will be dest/filename.json where filename is the stem of the photo name
+- sidecar_json: (boolean, default = False); if True will also write a json sidecar with metadata in format readable by exiftool; sidecar filename will be dest/filename.json where filename is the stem of the photo name; resulting json file will include tag group names (e.g. `exiftool -G -j`)
+- sidecar_exiftool: (boolean, default = False); if True will also write a json sidecar with metadata in format readable by exiftool; sidecar filename will be dest/filename.json where filename is the stem of the photo name; resulting json file will not include tag group names (e.g. `exiftool -j`)
 - sidecar_xmp: (boolean, default = False); if True will also write a XMP sidecar with metadata; sidecar filename will be dest/filename.xmp where filename is the stem of the photo name
 - use_photos_export: boolean; (default=False), if True will attempt to export photo via applescript interaction with Photos; useful for forcing download of missing photos.  This only works if the Photos library being used is the default library (last opened by Photos) as applescript will directly interact with whichever library Photos is currently using.
 - timeout: (int, default=120) timeout in seconds used with use_photos_export
@@ -2178,18 +2309,18 @@ The following template field substitutions are availabe for use with `PhotoInfo.
 |{created.min}|2-digit minute of the photo creation time|
 |{created.sec}|2-digit second of the photo creation time|
 |{created.strftime}|Apply strftime template to file creation date/time. Should be used in form {created.strftime,TEMPLATE} where TEMPLATE is a valid strftime template, e.g. {created.strftime,%Y-%U} would result in year-week number of year: '2020-23'. If used with no template will return null value. See https://strftime.org/ for help on strftime templates.|
-|{modified.date}|Photo's modification date in ISO format, e.g. '2020-03-22'|
-|{modified.year}|4-digit year of photo modification time|
-|{modified.yy}|2-digit year of photo modification time|
-|{modified.mm}|2-digit month of the photo modification time (zero padded)|
-|{modified.month}|Month name in user's locale of the photo modification time|
-|{modified.mon}|Month abbreviation in the user's locale of the photo modification time|
-|{modified.dd}|2-digit day of the month (zero padded) of the photo modification time|
-|{modified.dow}|Day of week in user's locale of the photo modification time|
-|{modified.doy}|3-digit day of year (e.g Julian day) of photo modification time, starting from 1 (zero padded)|
-|{modified.hour}|2-digit hour of the photo modification time|
-|{modified.min}|2-digit minute of the photo modification time|
-|{modified.sec}|2-digit second of the photo modification time|
+|{modified.date}|Photo's modification date in ISO format, e.g. '2020-03-22'; uses creation date if photo is not modified|
+|{modified.year}|4-digit year of photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified|
+|{modified.yy}|2-digit year of photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified|
+|{modified.mm}|2-digit month of the photo modification time (zero padded); uses creation date if photo is not modified|
+|{modified.month}|Month name in user's locale of the photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified|
+|{modified.mon}|Month abbreviation in the user's locale of the photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified|
+|{modified.dd}|2-digit day of the month (zero padded) of the photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified|
+|{modified.dow}|Day of week in user's locale of the photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified|
+|{modified.doy}|3-digit day of year (e.g Julian day) of photo modification time, starting from 1 (zero padded); uses creation date if photo is not modified|
+|{modified.hour}|2-digit hour of the photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified|
+|{modified.min}|2-digit minute of the photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified|
+|{modified.sec}|2-digit second of the photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified|
 |{today.date}|Current date in iso format, e.g. '2020-03-22'|
 |{today.year}|4-digit year of current date|
 |{today.yy}|2-digit year of current date|
@@ -2216,14 +2347,19 @@ The following template field substitutions are availabe for use with `PhotoInfo.
 |{place.address.postal_code}|Postal code part of the postal address, e.g. '20009'|
 |{place.address.country}|Country name of the postal address, e.g. 'United States'|
 |{place.address.country_code}|ISO country code of the postal address, e.g. 'US'|
+|{searchinfo.season}|Season of the year associated with a photo, e.g. 'Summer'; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by Photos' image categorization algorithms).|
 |{album}|Album(s) photo is contained in|
 |{folder_album}|Folder path + album photo is contained in. e.g. 'Folder/Subfolder/Album' or just 'Album' if no enclosing folder|
 |{keyword}|Keyword(s) assigned to photo|
 |{person}|Person(s) / face(s) in a photo|
-|{label}|Image categorization label associated with a photo (Photos 5 only)|
-|{label_normalized}|All lower case version of 'label' (Photos 5 only)|
-|{comment}|Comment(s) on shared Photos; format is 'Person name: comment text' (Photos 5 only)|
+|{label}|Image categorization label associated with a photo (Photos 5+ only)|
+|{label_normalized}|All lower case version of 'label' (Photos 5+ only)|
+|{comment}|Comment(s) on shared Photos; format is 'Person name: comment text' (Photos 5+ only)|
 |{exiftool:GROUP:TAGNAME}|Use exiftool (https://exiftool.org) to extract metadata, in form GROUP:TAGNAME, from image.  E.g. '{exiftool:EXIF:Make}' to get camera make, or {exiftool:IPTC:Keywords} to extract keywords. See https://exiftool.org/TagNames/ for list of valid tag names.  You must specify group (e.g. EXIF, IPTC, etc) as used in `exiftool -G`. exiftool must be installed in the path to use this template.|
+|{searchinfo.holiday}|Holiday names associated with a photo, e.g. 'Christmas Day'; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by Photos' image categorization algorithms).|
+|{searchinfo.activity}|Activities associated with a photo, e.g. 'Sporting Event'; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by Photos' image categorization algorithms).|
+|{searchinfo.venue}|Venues associated with a photo, e.g. name of restaurant; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by Photos' image categorization algorithms).|
+|{searchinfo.venue_type}|Venue types associated with a photo, e.g. 'Restaurant'; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by Photos' image categorization algorithms).|

 ### Utility Functions

--- a/osxphotos/main.py
+++ b/osxphotos/main.py
@@ -11,19 +11,26 @@ import time
 import unicodedata

 import click
+import osxmetadata
 import yaml

 import osxphotos

 from ._constants import (
    _EXIF_TOOL_URL,
+    _OSXPHOTOS_NONE_SENTINEL,
    _PHOTOS_4_VERSION,
    _UNKNOWN_PLACE,
    CLI_COLOR_ERROR,
    CLI_COLOR_WARNING,
-    DEFAULT_JPEG_QUALITY,
    DEFAULT_EDITED_SUFFIX,
+    DEFAULT_JPEG_QUALITY,
    DEFAULT_ORIGINAL_SUFFIX,
+    EXTENDED_ATTRIBUTE_NAMES,
+    EXTENDED_ATTRIBUTE_NAMES_QUOTED,
+    SIDECAR_EXIFTOOL,
+    SIDECAR_JSON,
+    SIDECAR_XMP,
    UNICODE_FORMAT,
 )
 from ._version import __version__
@@ -176,7 +183,40 @@ class ExportCommand(click.Command):
            + "You can always run export without the --update option to re-export the entire library thus "
            + f"rebuilding the '{OSXPHOTOS_EXPORT_DB}' database."
        )
+        formatter.write("\n\n")
+        formatter.write_text("** Extended Attributes **")
+        formatter.write("\n")
+        formatter.write_text(
+            """
+Some options (currently '--finder-tag-template', '--finder-tag-keywords', '-xattr-template') write
+additional metadata to extended attributes in the file. These options will only work
+if the destination filesystem supports extended attributes (most do).
+For example, --finder-tag-keyword writes all keywords (including any specified by '--keyword-template'
+or other options) to Finder tags that are searchable in Spotlight using the syntax: 'tag:tagname'.
+For example, if you have images with keyword "Travel" then using '--finder-tag-keywords' you could quickly
+find those images in the Finder by typing 'tag:Travel' in the Spotlight search bar.
+Finder tags are written to the 'com.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTags' extended attribute.
+Unlike EXIF metadata, extended attributes do not modify the actual file. Most cloud storage services
+do not synch extended attributes. Dropbox does sync them and any changes to a file's extended attributes
+will cause Dropbox to re-sync the files.

+The following attributes may be used with '--xattr-template':
+
+            """
+        )
+        formatter.write_dl(
+            [
+                (
+                    attr,
+                    f"{osxmetadata.ATTRIBUTES[attr].help} ({osxmetadata.ATTRIBUTES[attr].constant})",
+                )
+                for attr in EXTENDED_ATTRIBUTE_NAMES
+            ]
+        )
+        formatter.write("\n")
+        formatter.write_text(
+            "For additional information on extended attributes see: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreservices/file_metadata/mditem/common_metadata_attribute_keys"
+        )
        formatter.write("\n\n")
        formatter.write_text("** Templating System **")
        formatter.write("\n")
@@ -1154,8 +1194,9 @@ def query(
        _list_libraries()
        return

+    photosdb = osxphotos.PhotosDB(dbfile=db, verbose=verbose_)
    photos = _query(
-        db=db,
+        photosdb=photosdb,
        keyword=keyword,
        person=person,
        album=album,
@@ -1337,18 +1378,32 @@ def query(
    default=None,
    multiple=True,
    metavar="FORMAT",
-    type=click.Choice(["xmp", "json"], case_sensitive=False),
-    help="Create sidecar for each photo exported; valid FORMAT values: xmp, json; "
-    f"--sidecar json: create JSON sidecar useable by exiftool ({_EXIF_TOOL_URL}) "
-    "The sidecar file can be used to apply metadata to the file with exiftool, for example: "
-    '"exiftool -j=photoname.jpg.json photoname.jpg" '
-    "The sidecar file is named in format photoname.ext.json  "
-    "--sidecar xmp: create XMP sidecar used by Adobe Lightroom, etc."
-    "The sidecar file is named in format photoname.ext.xmp"
+    type=click.Choice(["xmp", "json", "exiftool"], case_sensitive=False),
+    help="Create sidecar for each photo exported; valid FORMAT values: xmp, json, exiftool; "
+    "--sidecar xmp: create XMP sidecar used by Adobe Lightroom, etc. "
+    "The sidecar file is named in format photoname.ext.xmp "
    "The XMP sidecar exports the following tags: Description, Title, Keywords/Tags, "
    "Subject (set to Keywords + PersonInImage), PersonInImage, CreateDate, ModifyDate, "
    "GPSLongitude. "
-    "For a list of tags exported in the JSON sidecar, see --exiftool.",
+    f"\n--sidecar json: create JSON sidecar useable by exiftool ({_EXIF_TOOL_URL}) "
+    "The sidecar file can be used to apply metadata to the file with exiftool, for example: "
+    '"exiftool -j=photoname.jpg.json photoname.jpg" '
+    "The sidecar file is named in format photoname.ext.json; "
+    "format includes tag groups (equivalent to running 'exiftool -G -j'). "
+    "\n--sidecar exiftool: create JSON sidecar compatible with output of 'exiftool -j'. "
+    "Unlike '--sidecar json', '--sidecar exiftool' does not export tag groups. "
+    "Sidecar filename is in format photoname.ext.json; "
+    "For a list of tags exported in the JSON and exiftool sidecar, see '--exiftool'.",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--sidecar-drop-ext",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="Drop the photo's extension when naming sidecar files. "
+    "By default, sidecar files are named in format 'photo_filename.photo_ext.sidecar_ext', "
+    "e.g. 'IMG_1234.JPG.json'. Use '--sidecar-drop-ext' to ignore the photo extension. "
+    "Resulting sidecar files will have name in format 'IMG_1234.json'. "
+    "Warning: this may result in sidecar filename collisions if there are files of different "
+    "types but the same name in the output directory, e.g. 'IMG_1234.JPG' and 'IMG_1234.MOV'.",
 )
@click.option(
    "--exiftool",
@@ -1358,14 +1413,20 @@ def query(
    "exiftool may be installed from https://exiftool.org/.  "
    "Cannot be used with --export-as-hardlink.  Writes the following metadata: "
    "EXIF:ImageDescription, XMP:Description (see also --description-template); "
-    "XMP:Title; XMP:TagsList, IPTC:Keywords (see also --keyword-template, --person-keyword, --album-keyword); "
-    "XMP:Subject (set to keywords + person in image to mirror Photos' behavior); "
+    "XMP:Title; XMP:TagsList, IPTC:Keywords, XMP:Subject "
+    "(see also --keyword-template, --person-keyword, --album-keyword); "
    "XMP:PersonInImage; EXIF:GPSLatitudeRef; EXIF:GPSLongitudeRef; EXIF:GPSLatitude; EXIF:GPSLongitude; "
    "EXIF:GPSPosition; EXIF:DateTimeOriginal; EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal; "
    "EXIF:ModifyDate (see --ignore-date-modified); IPTC:DateCreated; IPTC:TimeCreated; "
    "(video files only): QuickTime:CreationDate; QuickTime:CreateDate; QuickTime:ModifyDate (see also --ignore-date-modified); "
    "QuickTime:GPSCoordinates; UserData:GPSCoordinates.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--exiftool-path",
+    metavar="EXIFTOOL_PATH",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True),
+    help="Optionally specify path to exiftool; if not provided, will look for exiftool in $PATH.",
+)
@click.option(
    "--exiftool-option",
    multiple=True,
@@ -1377,6 +1438,16 @@ def query(
    "More than one option may be specified by repeating the option, e.g. "
    "--exiftool-option '-m' --exiftool-option '-F'. ",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--exiftool-merge-keywords",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="Merge any keywords found in the original file with keywords used for '--exiftool' and '--sidecar'.",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--exiftool-merge-persons",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="Merge any persons found in the original file with persons used for '--exiftool' and '--sidecar'.",
+)
@click.option(
    "--ignore-date-modified",
    is_flag=True,
@@ -1420,6 +1491,33 @@ def query(
    '--description-template "{descr} exported with osxphotos on {today.date}" '
    "See Templating System below.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--finder-tag-template",
+    metavar="TEMPLATE",
+    multiple=True,
+    default=None,
+    help="Set MacOS Finder tags to TEMPLATE. These tags can be searched in the Finder or Spotlight with "
+    "'tag:tagname' format. For example, '--finder-tag-template \"{label}\"' to set Finder tags to photo labels. "
+    "You may specify multiple TEMPLATE values by using '--finder-tag-template' multiple times. "
+    "See also '--finder-tag-keywords and Extended Attributes below.'.",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--finder-tag-keywords",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="Set MacOS Finder tags to keywords; any keywords specified via '--keyword-template', '--person-keyword', etc. "
+    "will also be used as Finder tags. See also '--finder-tag-template and Extended Attributes below.'.",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--xattr-template",
+    nargs=2,
+    metavar="ATTRIBUTE TEMPLATE",
+    multiple=True,
+    help="Set extended attribute ATTRIBUTE to TEMPLATE value. Valid attributes are: "
+    f"{', '.join(EXTENDED_ATTRIBUTE_NAMES_QUOTED)}. "
+    "For example, to set Finder comment to the photo's title and description: "
+    "'--xattr-template findercomment \"{title}; {descr}\" "
+    "See Extended Attributes below for additional details on this option.",
+)
@click.option(
    "--directory",
    metavar="DIRECTORY",
@@ -1560,10 +1658,14 @@ def export(
    album_keyword,
    keyword_template,
    description_template,
+    finder_tag_template,
+    finder_tag_keywords,
+    xattr_template,
    current_name,
    convert_to_jpeg,
    jpeg_quality,
    sidecar,
+    sidecar_drop_ext,
    only_photos,
    only_movies,
    burst,
@@ -1573,7 +1675,10 @@ def export(
    download_missing,
    dest,
    exiftool,
+    exiftool_path,
    exiftool_option,
+    exiftool_merge_keywords,
+    exiftool_merge_persons,
    ignore_date_modified,
    portrait,
    not_portrait,
@@ -1648,7 +1753,7 @@ def export(
            )
            raise click.Abort()

-        # re-set the local function vars to the corresponding config value
+        # re-set the local vars to the corresponding config value
        # this isn't elegant but avoids having to rewrite this function to use cfg.varname for every parameter
        db = cfg.db
        photos_library = cfg.photos_library
@@ -1692,10 +1797,14 @@ def export(
        album_keyword = cfg.album_keyword
        keyword_template = cfg.keyword_template
        description_template = cfg.description_template
+        finder_tag_template = cfg.finder_tag_template
+        finder_tag_keywords = cfg.finder_tag_keywords
+        xattr_template = cfg.xattr_template
        current_name = cfg.current_name
        convert_to_jpeg = cfg.convert_to_jpeg
        jpeg_quality = cfg.jpeg_quality
        sidecar = cfg.sidecar
+        sidecar_drop_ext = cfg.sidecar_drop_ext
        only_photos = cfg.only_photos
        only_movies = cfg.only_movies
        burst = cfg.burst
@@ -1704,6 +1813,10 @@ def export(
        not_live = cfg.not_live
        download_missing = cfg.download_missing
        exiftool = cfg.exiftool
+        exiftool_path = cfg.exiftool_path
+        exiftool_option = cfg.exiftool_option
+        exiftool_merge_keywords = cfg.exiftool_merge_keywords
+        exiftool_merge_persons = cfg.exiftool_merge_persons
        ignore_date_modified = cfg.ignore_date_modified
        portrait = cfg.portrait
        not_portrait = cfg.not_portrait
@@ -1745,6 +1858,7 @@ def export(

    verbose_(f"osxphotos version {__version__}")

+    # validate options
    exclusive_options = [
        ("favorite", "not_favorite"),
        ("hidden", "not_hidden"),
@@ -1776,6 +1890,8 @@ def export(
        ("jpeg_quality", ("convert_to_jpeg")),
        ("ignore_signature", ("update")),
        ("exiftool_option", ("exiftool")),
+        ("exiftool_merge_keywords", ("exiftool", "sidecar")),
+        ("exiftool_merge_persons", ("exiftool", "sidecar")),
    ]
    try:
        cfg.validate(exclusive=exclusive_options, dependent=dependent_options, cli=True)
@@ -1788,6 +1904,29 @@ def export(
        )
        raise click.Abort()

+    if all(x in [s.lower() for s in sidecar] for x in ["json", "exiftool"]):
+        click.echo(
+            click.style(
+                "Cannot use --sidecar json with --sidecar exiftool due to name collisions",
+                fg=CLI_COLOR_ERROR,
+            ),
+            err=True,
+        )
+        raise click.Abort()
+
+    if xattr_template:
+        for attr, _ in xattr_template:
+            if attr not in EXTENDED_ATTRIBUTE_NAMES:
+                click.echo(
+                    click.style(
+                        f"Invalid attribute '{attr}' for --xattr-template; "
+                        f"valid values are {', '.join(EXTENDED_ATTRIBUTE_NAMES_QUOTED)}",
+                        fg=CLI_COLOR_ERROR,
+                    ),
+                    err=True,
+                )
+                raise click.Abort()
+
    if save_config:
        verbose_(f"Saving options to file {save_config}")
        cfg.write_to_file(save_config)
@@ -1834,10 +1973,15 @@ def export(
        not x for x in [skip_edited, skip_bursts, skip_live, skip_raw]
    ]

-    # verify exiftool installed an in path
-    if exiftool:
+    # verify exiftool installed and in path if path not provided and exiftool will be used
+    # NOTE: this won't catch use of {exiftool:} in a template
+    # but those will raise error during template eval if exiftool path not set
+    if (
+        any([exiftool, exiftool_merge_keywords, exiftool_merge_persons])
+        and not exiftool_path
+    ):
        try:
-            _ = get_exiftool_path()
+            exiftool_path = get_exiftool_path()
        except FileNotFoundError:
            click.echo(
                click.style(
@@ -1849,6 +1993,9 @@ def export(
            )
            ctx.exit(2)

+    if any([exiftool, exiftool_merge_keywords, exiftool_merge_persons]):
+        verbose_(f"exiftool path: {exiftool_path}")
+
    isphoto = ismovie = True  # default searches for everything
    if only_movies:
        isphoto = False
@@ -1930,8 +2077,9 @@ def export(
                f"Upgraded export database {export_db_path} from version {upgraded[0]} to {upgraded[1]}"
            )

+    photosdb = osxphotos.PhotosDB(dbfile=db, verbose=verbose_, exiftool=exiftool_path)
    photos = _query(
-        db=db,
+        photosdb=photosdb,
        keyword=keyword,
        person=person,
        album=album,
@@ -2010,14 +2158,17 @@ def export(
        original_name = not current_name

        results = ExportResults()
-        if verbose:
-            for p in photos:
+        # send progress bar output to /dev/null if verbose to hide the progress bar
+        fp = open(os.devnull, "w") if verbose else None
+        with click.progressbar(photos, file=fp) as bar:
+            for p in bar:
                export_results = export_photo(
                    photo=p,
                    dest=dest,
                    verbose=verbose,
                    export_by_date=export_by_date,
                    sidecar=sidecar,
+                    sidecar_drop_ext=sidecar_drop_ext,
                    update=update,
                    ignore_signature=ignore_signature,
                    export_as_hardlink=export_as_hardlink,
@@ -2028,6 +2179,8 @@ def export(
                    export_live=export_live,
                    download_missing=download_missing,
                    exiftool=exiftool,
+                    exiftool_merge_keywords=exiftool_merge_keywords,
+                    exiftool_merge_persons=exiftool_merge_persons,
                    directory=directory,
                    filename_template=filename_template,
                    export_raw=export_raw,
@@ -2050,68 +2203,40 @@ def export(
                )
                results += export_results

-                # if convert_to_jpeg and p.isphoto and p.uti != "public.jpeg":
-                #     for photo_file in set(
-                #         results.exported + results.updated + results.exif_updated
-                #     ):
-                #         verbose_(f"Converting {photo_file} to jpeg")
+                # all photo files (not including sidecars) that are part of this export set
+                # used below for applying Finder tags, etc.
+                photo_files = set(
+                    export_results.exported
+                    + export_results.new
+                    + export_results.updated
+                    + export_results.exif_updated
+                    + export_results.converted_to_jpeg
+                    + export_results.skipped
+                )

-        else:
-            # show progress bar
-            with click.progressbar(photos) as bar:
-                for p in bar:
-                    export_results = export_photo(
-                        photo=p,
-                        dest=dest,
-                        verbose=verbose,
-                        export_by_date=export_by_date,
-                        sidecar=sidecar,
-                        update=update,
-                        ignore_signature=ignore_signature,
-                        export_as_hardlink=export_as_hardlink,
-                        overwrite=overwrite,
-                        export_edited=export_edited,
-                        skip_original_if_edited=skip_original_if_edited,
-                        original_name=original_name,
-                        export_live=export_live,
-                        download_missing=download_missing,
-                        exiftool=exiftool,
-                        directory=directory,
-                        filename_template=filename_template,
-                        export_raw=export_raw,
+                if finder_tag_keywords or finder_tag_template:
+                    tags_written, tags_skipped = write_finder_tags(
+                        p,
+                        photo_files,
+                        keywords=finder_tag_keywords,
+                        keyword_template=keyword_template,
                        album_keyword=album_keyword,
                        person_keyword=person_keyword,
-                        keyword_template=keyword_template,
-                        description_template=description_template,
-                        export_db=export_db,
-                        fileutil=fileutil,
-                        dry_run=dry_run,
-                        touch_file=touch_file,
-                        edited_suffix=edited_suffix,
-                        original_suffix=original_suffix,
-                        use_photos_export=use_photos_export,
-                        convert_to_jpeg=convert_to_jpeg,
-                        jpeg_quality=jpeg_quality,
-                        ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
-                        use_photokit=use_photokit,
-                        exiftool_option=exiftool_option,
+                        exiftool_merge_keywords=exiftool_merge_keywords,
+                        finder_tag_template=finder_tag_template,
                    )
-                    results += export_results
+                    results.xattr_written.extend(tags_written)
+                    results.xattr_skipped.extend(tags_skipped)

-        # print summary results
-        # print(f"results_exported: {results_exported}")
-        # print(f"results_new: {results_new}")
-        # print(f"results_updated: {results_updated}")
-        # print(f"results_skipped: {results_skipped}")
-        # print(f"results_exif_updated: {results_exif_updated}")
-        # print(f"results_touched: {results_touched}")
-        # print(f"results_converted: {results_converted}")
-        # print(f"results_sidecar_json_written: {results_sidecar_json_written}")
-        # print(f"results_sidecar_json_skipped: {results_sidecar_json_skipped}")
-        # print(f"results_sidecar_xmp_written: {results_sidecar_xmp_written}")
-        # print(f"results_sidecar_xmp_skipped: {results_sidecar_xmp_skipped}")
-        # print(f"results_missing: {results_missing}")
-        # print(f"results_error: {results_error}")
+                if xattr_template:
+                    xattr_written, xattr_skipped = write_extended_attributes(
+                        p, photo_files, xattr_template
+                    )
+                    results.xattr_written.extend(xattr_written)
+                    results.xattr_skipped.extend(xattr_skipped)
+
+        if fp is not None:
+            fp.close()

        if cleanup:
            all_files = (
@@ -2122,6 +2247,8 @@ def export(
                + results.converted_to_jpeg
                + results.sidecar_json_written
                + results.sidecar_json_skipped
+                + results.sidecar_exiftool_written
+                + results.sidecar_exiftool_skipped
                + results.sidecar_xmp_written
                + results.sidecar_xmp_skipped
                # include missing so a file that was already in export directory
@@ -2287,7 +2414,7 @@ def print_photo_info(photos, json=False):


 def _query(
-    db=None,
+    photosdb,
    keyword=None,
    person=None,
    album=None,
@@ -2346,12 +2473,12 @@ def _query(
    has_likes=False,
    no_likes=False,
 ):
-    """run a query against PhotosDB to extract the photos based on user supply criteria
-    used by query and export commands
-    arguments must be passed in same order as query and export
-    if either is modified, need to ensure all three functions are updated"""
+    """Run a query against PhotosDB to extract the photos based on user supply criteria used by query and export commands
+
+    Args:
+        photosdb: PhotosDB object
+    """

-    photosdb = osxphotos.PhotosDB(dbfile=db, verbose=verbose_)
    if deleted or deleted_only:
        photos = photosdb.photos(
            uuid=uuid,
@@ -2611,6 +2738,7 @@ def export_photo(
    verbose=None,
    export_by_date=None,
    sidecar=None,
+    sidecar_drop_ext=False,
    update=None,
    ignore_signature=None,
    export_as_hardlink=None,
@@ -2621,6 +2749,8 @@ def export_photo(
    export_live=None,
    download_missing=None,
    exiftool=None,
+    exiftool_merge_keywords=False,
+    exiftool_merge_persons=False,
    directory=None,
    filename_template=None,
    export_raw=None,
@@ -2649,6 +2779,7 @@ def export_photo(
        verbose: boolean; print verbose output
        export_by_date: boolean; create export folder in form dest/YYYY/MM/DD
        sidecar: list zero, 1 or 2 of ["json","xmp"] of sidecar variety to export
+        sidecar_drop_ext: boolean; if True, drops photo extension from sidecar name
        export_as_hardlink: boolean; hardlink files instead of copying them
        overwrite: boolean; overwrite dest file if it already exists
        original_name: boolean; use original filename instead of current filename
@@ -2674,6 +2805,8 @@ def export_photo(
        jpeg_quality: float in range 0.0 <= jpeg_quality <= 1.0.  A value of 1.0 specifies use best quality, a value of 0.0 specifies use maximum compression.
        ignore_date_modified: if True, sets EXIF:ModifyDate to EXIF:DateTimeOriginal even if date_modified is set
        exiftool_option: optional list flags (e.g. ["-m", "-F"]) to pass to exiftool
+        exiftool_merge_keywords: boolean; if True, merged keywords found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)
+        exiftool_merge_persons: boolean; if True, merged persons found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)

    Returns:
        list of path(s) of exported photo or None if photo was missing
@@ -2763,11 +2896,13 @@ def export_photo(
        )

        sidecar = [s.lower() for s in sidecar]
-        sidecar_json = sidecar_xmp = False
+        sidecar_flags = 0
        if "json" in sidecar:
-            sidecar_json = True
+            sidecar_flags |= SIDECAR_JSON
        if "xmp" in sidecar:
-            sidecar_xmp = True
+            sidecar_flags |= SIDECAR_XMP
+        if "exiftool" in sidecar:
+            sidecar_flags |= SIDECAR_EXIFTOOL

        # if download_missing and the photo is missing or path doesn't exist,
        # try to download with Photos
@@ -2796,14 +2931,16 @@ def export_photo(
                        export_results = photo.export2(
                            dest_path,
                            original_filename,
-                            sidecar_json=sidecar_json,
-                            sidecar_xmp=sidecar_xmp,
+                            sidecar=sidecar_flags,
+                            sidecar_drop_ext=sidecar_drop_ext,
                            live_photo=export_live,
                            raw_photo=export_raw,
                            export_as_hardlink=export_as_hardlink,
                            overwrite=overwrite,
                            use_photos_export=use_photos_export,
                            exiftool=exiftool,
+                            merge_exif_keywords=exiftool_merge_keywords,
+                            merge_exif_persons=exiftool_merge_persons,
                            use_albums_as_keywords=album_keyword,
                            use_persons_as_keywords=person_keyword,
                            keyword_template=keyword_template,
@@ -2901,13 +3038,15 @@ def export_photo(
                        export_results_edited = photo.export2(
                            dest_path,
                            edited_filename,
-                            sidecar_json=sidecar_json,
-                            sidecar_xmp=sidecar_xmp,
+                            sidecar=sidecar_flags,
+                            sidecar_drop_ext=sidecar_drop_ext,
                            export_as_hardlink=export_as_hardlink,
                            overwrite=overwrite,
                            edited=True,
                            use_photos_export=use_photos_export,
                            exiftool=exiftool,
+                            merge_exif_keywords=exiftool_merge_keywords,
+                            merge_exif_persons=exiftool_merge_persons,
                            use_albums_as_keywords=album_keyword,
                            use_persons_as_keywords=person_keyword,
                            keyword_template=keyword_template,
@@ -3115,8 +3254,8 @@ def load_uuid_from_file(filename):

 def write_export_report(report_file, results):

-    """ write CSV report with results from export
-    
+    """write CSV report with results from export
+
    Args:
        report_file: path to report file
        results: ExportResults object
@@ -3136,10 +3275,13 @@ def write_export_report(report_file, results):
            "converted_to_jpeg": 0,
            "sidecar_xmp": 0,
            "sidecar_json": 0,
+            "sidecar_exiftool": 0,
            "missing": 0,
            "error": 0,
            "exiftool_warning": "",
            "exiftool_error": "",
+            "extended_attributes_written": 0,
+            "extended_attributes_skipped": 0,
        }
        for result in results.all_files()
    }
@@ -3181,6 +3323,14 @@ def write_export_report(report_file, results):
        all_results[result]["sidecar_json"] = 1
        all_results[result]["skipped"] = 1

+    for result in results.sidecar_exiftool_written:
+        all_results[result]["sidecar_exiftool"] = 1
+        all_results[result]["exported"] = 1
+
+    for result in results.sidecar_exiftool_skipped:
+        all_results[result]["sidecar_exiftool"] = 1
+        all_results[result]["skipped"] = 1
+
    for result in results.missing:
        all_results[result]["missing"] = 1

@@ -3193,6 +3343,12 @@ def write_export_report(report_file, results):
    for result in results.exiftool_error:
        all_results[result[0]]["exiftool_error"] = result[1]

+    for result in results.xattr_written:
+        all_results[result]["extended_attributes_written"] = 1
+
+    for result in results.xattr_skipped:
+        all_results[result]["extended_attributes_skipped"] = 1
+
    report_columns = [
        "filename",
        "exported",
@@ -3204,10 +3360,13 @@ def write_export_report(report_file, results):
        "converted_to_jpeg",
        "sidecar_xmp",
        "sidecar_json",
+        "sidecar_exiftool",
        "missing",
        "error",
        "exiftool_warning",
        "exiftool_error",
+        "extended_attributes_written",
+        "extended_attributes_skipped",
    ]

    try:
@@ -3225,7 +3384,7 @@ def write_export_report(report_file, results):


 def cleanup_files(dest_path, files_to_keep, fileutil):
-    """ cleanup dest_path by deleting and files and empty directories 
+    """cleanup dest_path by deleting and files and empty directories
        not in files_to_keep

    Args:
@@ -3259,5 +3418,143 @@ def cleanup_files(dest_path, files_to_keep, fileutil):
    return (deleted_files, deleted_dirs)


+def write_finder_tags(
+    photo,
+    files,
+    keywords=False,
+    keyword_template=None,
+    album_keyword=None,
+    person_keyword=None,
+    exiftool_merge_keywords=None,
+    finder_tag_template=None,
+):
+    """Write Finder tags (extended attributes) to files; only writes attributes if attributes on file differ from what would be written
+
+    Args:
+        photo: a PhotoInfo object
+        files: list of file paths to write Finder tags to
+        keywords: if True, sets Finder tags to all keywords including any evaluated from keyword_template, album_keyword, person_keyword, exiftool_merge_keywords
+        keyword_template: list of keyword templates to evaluate for determining keywords
+        album_keyword: if True, use album names as keywords
+        person_keyword: if True, use person in image as keywords
+        exiftool_merge_keywords: if True, include any keywords in the exif data of the source image as keywords
+        finder_tag_template: list of templates to evaluate for determining Finder tags
+
+    Returns:
+        (list of file paths that were updated with new Finder tags, list of file paths skipped because Finder tags didn't need updating)
+    """
+
+    tags = []
+    written = []
+    skipped = []
+    if keywords:
+        # match whatever keywords would've been used in --exiftool or --sidecar
+        exif = photo._exiftool_dict(
+            use_albums_as_keywords=album_keyword,
+            use_persons_as_keywords=person_keyword,
+            keyword_template=keyword_template,
+            merge_exif_keywords=exiftool_merge_keywords,
+        )
+        try:
+            if exif["IPTC:Keywords"]:
+                tags.extend(exif["IPTC:Keywords"])
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+
+    if finder_tag_template:
+        rendered_tags = []
+        for template_str in finder_tag_template:
+            rendered, unmatched = photo.render_template(
+                template_str, none_str=_OSXPHOTOS_NONE_SENTINEL, path_sep="/"
+            )
+            if unmatched:
+                click.echo(
+                    click.style(
+                        f"Warning: unmatched template substitution for template: {template_str} {unmatched}",
+                        fg=CLI_COLOR_WARNING,
+                    ),
+                    err=True,
+                )
+            rendered_tags.extend(rendered)
+
+        # filter out any template values that didn't match by looking for sentinel
+        rendered_tags = [
+            tag for tag in rendered_tags if _OSXPHOTOS_NONE_SENTINEL not in tag
+        ]
+        tags.extend(rendered_tags)
+
+    tags = [osxmetadata.Tag(tag) for tag in set(tags)]
+    for f in files:
+        md = osxmetadata.OSXMetaData(f)
+        if sorted(md.tags) != sorted(tags):
+            verbose_(f"Writing Finder tags to {f}")
+            md.tags = tags
+            written.append(f)
+        else:
+            verbose_(f"Skipping Finder tags for {f}: nothing to do")
+            skipped.append(f)
+
+    return (written, skipped)
+
+
+def write_extended_attributes(photo, files, xattr_template):
+    """ Writes extended attributes to exported files
+
+    Args:
+        photo: a PhotoInfo object
+        xattr_template: list of tuples: (attribute name, attribute template)
+    
+    Returns:
+        tuple(list of file paths that were updated with new attributes, list of file paths skipped because attributes didn't need updating)
+    """
+
+    attributes = {}
+    for xattr, template_str in xattr_template:
+        rendered, unmatched = photo.render_template(
+            template_str, none_str=_OSXPHOTOS_NONE_SENTINEL, path_sep="/"
+        )
+        if unmatched:
+            click.echo(
+                click.style(
+                    f"Warning: unmatched template substitution for template: {template_str} {unmatched}",
+                    fg=CLI_COLOR_WARNING,
+                ),
+                err=True,
+            )
+        # filter out any template values that didn't match by looking for sentinel
+        rendered = [
+            value for value in rendered if _OSXPHOTOS_NONE_SENTINEL not in value
+        ]
+        try:
+            attributes[xattr].extend(rendered)
+        except KeyError:
+            attributes[xattr] = rendered
+
+    written = set()
+    skipped = set()
+    for f in files:
+        md = osxmetadata.OSXMetaData(f)
+        for attr, value in attributes.items():
+            islist = osxmetadata.ATTRIBUTES[attr].list
+            if value:
+                value = ", ".join(value) if not islist else sorted(value)
+            file_value = md.get_attribute(attr)
+
+            if file_value and islist:
+                file_value = sorted(file_value)
+
+            if (not file_value and not value) or file_value == value:
+                # if both not set or both equal, nothing to do
+                # get_attribute returns None if not set and value will be [] if not set so can't directly compare
+                verbose_(f"Skipping extended attribute {attr} for {f}: nothing to do")
+                skipped.add(f)
+            else:
+                verbose_(f"Writing extended attribute {attr} to {f}")
+                md.set_attribute(attr, value)
+                written.add(f)
+
+    return list(written), [f for f in skipped if f not in written]
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
    cli()  # pylint: disable=no-value-for-parameter
--- a/osxphotos/_constants.py
+++ b/osxphotos/_constants.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ SEARCH_CATEGORY_NEIGHBORHOOD = 3
 SEARCH_CATEGORY_LOCALITY_4 = 4
 SEARCH_CATEGORY_SUB_LOCALITY_5 = 5
 SEARCH_CATEGORY_SUB_LOCALITY_6 = 6
-SEARCH_CATEGORY_CITY = 7 
+SEARCH_CATEGORY_CITY = 7
 SEARCH_CATEGORY_LOCALITY_8 = 8
 SEARCH_CATEGORY_NAMED_AREA = 9
 SEARCH_CATEGORY_ALL_LOCALITY = [
@@ -178,3 +178,20 @@ DEFAULT_ORIGINAL_SUFFIX = ""
 # Colors for print CLI messages
 CLI_COLOR_ERROR = "red"
 CLI_COLOR_WARNING = "yellow"
+
+# Bit masks for --sidecar
+SIDECAR_JSON = 0x1
+SIDECAR_EXIFTOOL = 0x2
+SIDECAR_XMP = 0x4
+
+# supported attributes for --xattr-template
+EXTENDED_ATTRIBUTE_NAMES = [
+    "authors",
+    "comment",
+    "copyright",
+    "description",
+    "findercomment",
+    "headline",
+    "keywords",
+]
+EXTENDED_ATTRIBUTE_NAMES_QUOTED = [f"'{x}'" for x in EXTENDED_ATTRIBUTE_NAMES]
--- a/osxphotos/_version.py
+++ b/osxphotos/_version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """ version info """

-__version__ = "0.38.14"
+__version__ = "0.39.3"


--- a/osxphotos/exiftool.py
+++ b/osxphotos/exiftool.py
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ def get_exiftool_path():


 class _ExifToolProc:
-    """ Runs exiftool in a subprocess via Popen
-        Creates a singleton object """
+    """Runs exiftool in a subprocess via Popen
+    Creates a singleton object"""

    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
        """ create new object or return instance of already created singleton """
@@ -44,20 +44,20 @@ class _ExifToolProc:
        return cls.instance

    def __init__(self, exiftool=None):
-        """ construct _ExifToolProc singleton object or return instance of already created object
-            exiftool: optional path to exiftool binary (if not provided, will search path to find it) """
+        """construct _ExifToolProc singleton object or return instance of already created object
+        exiftool: optional path to exiftool binary (if not provided, will search path to find it)"""

        if hasattr(self, "_process_running") and self._process_running:
            # already running
-            if exiftool is not None:
+            if exiftool is not None and exiftool != self._exiftool:
                logging.warning(
                    f"exiftool subprocess already running, "
                    f"ignoring exiftool={exiftool}"
                )
            return

-        self._exiftool = exiftool or get_exiftool_path()
        self._process_running = False
+        self._exiftool = exiftool or get_exiftool_path()
        self._start_proc()

    @property
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ class _ExifToolProc:

    def _stop_proc(self):
        """ stop the exiftool process if it's running, otherwise, do nothing """
+
        if not self._process_running:
-            logging.warning("exiftool process is not running")
            return

        self._process.stdin.write(b"-stay_open\n")
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class ExifTool:
    """ Basic exiftool interface for reading and writing EXIF tags """

    def __init__(self, filepath, exiftool=None, overwrite=True, flags=None):
-        """ Create ExifTool object
+        """Create ExifTool object

        Args:
            file: path to image file
@@ -157,15 +157,15 @@ class ExifTool:
        self._read_exif()

    def setvalue(self, tag, value):
-        """ Set tag to value(s); if value is None, will delete tag
+        """Set tag to value(s); if value is None, will delete tag

        Args:
            tag: str; name of tag to set
            value: str; value to set tag to
-        
+
        Returns:
            True if success otherwise False
-            
+
            If error generated by exiftool, returns False and sets self.error to error string
            If warning generated by exiftool, returns True (unless there was also an error) and sets self.warning to warning string
            If called in context manager, returns True (execution is delayed until exiting context manager)
@@ -184,26 +184,26 @@ class ExifTool:
            return error is None

    def addvalues(self, tag, *values):
-        """ Add one or more value(s) to tag
+        """Add one or more value(s) to tag
            If more than one value is passed, each value will be added to the tag

        Args:
            tag: str; tag to set
            *values: str; one or more values to set
-        
+
        Returns:
            True if success otherwise False
-            
+
            If error generated by exiftool, returns False and sets self.error to error string
            If warning generated by exiftool, returns True (unless there was also an error) and sets self.warning to warning string
            If called in context manager, returns True (execution is delayed until exiting context manager)
-            
+
        Notes: exiftool may add duplicate values for some tags so the caller must ensure
               the values being added are not already in the EXIF data
-               For some tags, such as IPTC:Keywords, this will add a new value to the list of keywords, 
+               For some tags, such as IPTC:Keywords, this will add a new value to the list of keywords,
               but for others, such as EXIF:ISO, this will literally add a value to the existing value.
               It's up to the caller to know what exiftool will do for each tag
-               If setvalue called before addvalues, exiftool does not appear to add duplicates, 
+               If setvalue called before addvalues, exiftool does not appear to add duplicates,
               but if addvalues called without first calling setvalue, exiftool will add duplicate values
        """
        if not values:
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class ExifTool:
            return error is None

    def run_commands(self, *commands, no_file=False):
-        """ Run commands in the exiftool process and return result.
+        """Run commands in the exiftool process and return result.

        Args:
                *commands: exiftool commands to run
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class ExifTool:
            + b"\n"
            + b"-execute\n"
        )
-        
+
        # send the command
        self._process.stdin.write(command_str)
        self._process.stdin.flush()
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ class ExifTool:
        return ver.decode("utf-8")

    def asdict(self):
-        """ return dictionary of all EXIF tags and values from exiftool 
-            returns empty dict if no tags
+        """return dictionary of all EXIF tags and values from exiftool
+        returns empty dict if no tags
        """
        json_str, _, _ = self.run_commands("-json")
        if json_str:
--- a/osxphotos/photoinfo/_photoinfo_exiftool.py
+++ b/osxphotos/photoinfo/_photoinfo_exiftool.py
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ def exiftool(self):
        return self._exiftool
    except AttributeError:
        try:
-            exiftool_path = get_exiftool_path()
+            exiftool_path = self._db._exiftool_path or get_exiftool_path()
            if self.path is not None and os.path.isfile(self.path):
-                exiftool = ExifTool(self.path)
+                exiftool = ExifTool(self.path, exiftool=exiftool_path)
            else:
                exiftool = None
-                logging.debug(f"exiftool: missing path {self.uuid}")
        except FileNotFoundError:
            # get_exiftool_path raises FileNotFoundError if exiftool not found
            exiftool = None
--- a/osxphotos/photoinfo/_photoinfo_export.py
+++ b/osxphotos/photoinfo/_photoinfo_export.py
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@
    _export_photo
    _write_exif_data
    _exiftool_json_sidecar
+    _get_exif_keywords
+    _get_exif_persons
    _exiftool_dict
    _xmp_sidecar
    _write_sidecar
    """

 # TODO: should this be its own PhotoExporter class?
+# TODO: the various sidecar_json, sidecar_xmp, etc args should all be collapsed to a sidecar param using a bit mask

 import glob
 import hashlib
@@ -32,6 +35,9 @@ from .._constants import (
    _TEMPLATE_DIR,
    _UNKNOWN_PERSON,
    _XMP_TEMPLATE_NAME,
+    SIDECAR_EXIFTOOL,
+    SIDECAR_JSON,
+    SIDECAR_XMP,
 )
 from ..datetime_utils import datetime_tz_to_utc
 from ..exiftool import ExifTool
@@ -40,8 +46,8 @@ from ..fileutil import FileUtil
 from ..photokit import (
    PHOTOS_VERSION_CURRENT,
    PHOTOS_VERSION_ORIGINAL,
-    PhotoLibrary,
    PhotoKitFetchFailed,
+    PhotoLibrary,
 )
 from ..utils import dd_to_dms_str, findfiles, noop

@@ -60,12 +66,16 @@ class ExportResults:
        converted_to_jpeg=None,
        sidecar_json_written=None,
        sidecar_json_skipped=None,
+        sidecar_exiftool_written=None,
+        sidecar_exiftool_skipped=None,
        sidecar_xmp_written=None,
        sidecar_xmp_skipped=None,
        missing=None,
        error=None,
        exiftool_warning=None,
        exiftool_error=None,
+        xattr_written=None,
+        xattr_skipped=None,
    ):
        self.exported = exported or []
        self.new = new or []
@@ -76,12 +86,16 @@ class ExportResults:
        self.converted_to_jpeg = converted_to_jpeg or []
        self.sidecar_json_written = sidecar_json_written or []
        self.sidecar_json_skipped = sidecar_json_skipped or []
+        self.sidecar_exiftool_written = sidecar_exiftool_written or []
+        self.sidecar_exiftool_skipped = sidecar_exiftool_skipped or []
        self.sidecar_xmp_written = sidecar_xmp_written or []
        self.sidecar_xmp_skipped = sidecar_xmp_skipped or []
        self.missing = missing or []
        self.error = error or []
        self.exiftool_warning = exiftool_warning or []
        self.exiftool_error = exiftool_error or []
+        self.xattr_written = xattr_written or []
+        self.xattr_skipped = xattr_skipped or []

    def all_files(self):
        """ return all filenames contained in results """
@@ -95,6 +109,8 @@ class ExportResults:
            + self.converted_to_jpeg
            + self.sidecar_json_written
            + self.sidecar_json_skipped
+            + self.sidecar_exiftool_written
+            + self.sidecar_exiftool_skipped
            + self.sidecar_xmp_written
            + self.sidecar_xmp_skipped
            + self.missing
@@ -116,6 +132,8 @@ class ExportResults:
        self.converted_to_jpeg += other.converted_to_jpeg
        self.sidecar_json_written += other.sidecar_json_written
        self.sidecar_json_skipped += other.sidecar_json_skipped
+        self.sidecar_exiftool_written += other.sidecar_exiftool_written
+        self.sidecar_exiftool_skipped += other.sidecar_exiftool_skipped
        self.sidecar_xmp_written += other.sidecar_xmp_written
        self.sidecar_xmp_skipped += other.sidecar_xmp_skipped
        self.missing += other.missing
@@ -136,6 +154,8 @@ class ExportResults:
            + f",converted_to_jpeg={self.converted_to_jpeg}"
            + f",sidecar_json_written={self.sidecar_json_written}"
            + f",sidecar_json_skipped={self.sidecar_json_skipped}"
+            + f",sidecar_exiftool_written={self.sidecar_exiftool_written}"
+            + f",sidecar_exiftool_skipped={self.sidecar_exiftool_skipped}"
            + f",sidecar_xmp_written={self.sidecar_xmp_written}"
            + f",sidecar_xmp_skipped={self.sidecar_xmp_skipped}"
            + f",missing={self.missing}"
@@ -323,6 +343,7 @@ def export(
    overwrite=False,
    increment=True,
    sidecar_json=False,
+    sidecar_exiftool=False,
    sidecar_xmp=False,
    use_photos_export=False,
    timeout=120,
@@ -352,10 +373,12 @@ def export(
    overwrite: (boolean, default=False); if True will overwrite files if they alreay exist
    increment: (boolean, default=True); if True, will increment file name until a non-existant name is found
                if overwrite=False and increment=False, export will fail if destination file already exists
-    sidecar_json: (boolean, default = False); if True will also write a json sidecar with IPTC data in format readable by exiftool
-                sidecar filename will be dest/filename.json
-    sidecar_xmp: (boolean, default = False); if True will also write a XMP sidecar with IPTC data
-                sidecar filename will be dest/filename.xmp
+    sidecar_json: if set will write a json sidecar with data in format readable by exiftool
+                sidecar filename will be dest/filename.json; includes exiftool tag group names (e.g. `exiftool -G -j`)
+    sidecar_exiftool: if set will write a json sidecar with data in format readable by exiftool
+                sidecar filename will be dest/filename.json; does not include exiftool tag group names (e.g. `exiftool -j`)
+    sidecar_xmp: if set will write an XMP sidecar with IPTC data
+                sidecar filename will be dest/filename.xmp           
    use_photos_export: (boolean, default=False); if True will attempt to export photo via applescript interaction with Photos
    timeout: (int, default=120) timeout in seconds used with use_photos_export
    exiftool: (boolean, default = False); if True, will use exiftool to write metadata to export file
@@ -372,6 +395,14 @@ def export(

    # Implementation note: calls export2 to actually do the work

+    sidecar = 0
+    if sidecar_json:
+        sidecar |= SIDECAR_JSON
+    if sidecar_exiftool:
+        sidecar |= SIDECAR_EXIFTOOL
+    if sidecar_xmp:
+        sidecar |= SIDECAR_XMP
+
    results = self.export2(
        dest,
        *filename,
@@ -381,8 +412,7 @@ def export(
        export_as_hardlink=export_as_hardlink,
        overwrite=overwrite,
        increment=increment,
-        sidecar_json=sidecar_json,
-        sidecar_xmp=sidecar_xmp,
+        sidecar=sidecar,
        use_photos_export=use_photos_export,
        timeout=timeout,
        exiftool=exiftool,
@@ -405,8 +435,8 @@ def export2(
    export_as_hardlink=False,
    overwrite=False,
    increment=True,
-    sidecar_json=False,
-    sidecar_xmp=False,
+    sidecar=0,
+    sidecar_drop_ext=False,
    use_photos_export=False,
    timeout=120,
    exiftool=False,
@@ -426,6 +456,8 @@ def export2(
    use_photokit=False,
    verbose=None,
    exiftool_flags=None,
+    merge_exif_keywords=False,
+    merge_exif_persons=False,
 ):
    """export photo, like export but with update and dry_run options
    dest: must be valid destination path or exception raised
@@ -445,10 +477,14 @@ def export2(
    overwrite: (boolean, default=False); if True will overwrite files if they alreay exist
    increment: (boolean, default=True); if True, will increment file name until a non-existant name is found
                if overwrite=False and increment=False, export will fail if destination file already exists
-    sidecar_json: (boolean, default = False); if True will also write a json sidecar with IPTC data in format readable by exiftool
-                sidecar filename will be dest/filename.json
-    sidecar_xmp: (boolean, default = False); if True will also write a XMP sidecar with IPTC data
+    sidecar: bit field: set to one or more of SIDECAR_XMP, SIDECAR_JSON, SIDECAR_EXIFTOOL
+             SIDECAR_JSON: if set will write a json sidecar with data in format readable by exiftool
+                sidecar filename will be dest/filename.json; includes exiftool tag group names (e.g. `exiftool -G -j`)
+             SIDECAR_EXIFTOOL: if set will write a json sidecar with data in format readable by exiftool
+                sidecar filename will be dest/filename.json; does not include exiftool tag group names (e.g. `exiftool -j`)
+             SIDECAR_XMP: if set will write an XMP sidecar with IPTC data
                sidecar filename will be dest/filename.xmp
+    sidecar_drop_ext: (boolean, default=False); if True, drops the photo's extension from sidecar filename (e.g. 'IMG_1234.json' instead of 'IMG_1234.JPG.json')
    use_photos_export: (boolean, default=False); if True will attempt to export photo via applescript interaction with Photos
    timeout: (int, default=120) timeout in seconds used with use_photos_export
    exiftool: (boolean, default = False); if True, will use exiftool to write metadata to export file
@@ -471,6 +507,8 @@ def export2(
    ignore_date_modified: for use with sidecar and exiftool; if True, sets EXIF:ModifyDate to EXIF:DateTimeOriginal even if date_modified is set
    verbose: optional callable function to use for printing verbose text during processing; if None (default), does not print output.
    exiftool_flags: optional list of flags to pass to exiftool when using exiftool option, e.g ["-m", "-F"]
+    merge_exif_keywords: boolean; if True, merged keywords found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)
+    merge_exif_persons: boolean; if True, merged persons found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)

    Returns: ExportResults class 
        ExportResults has attributes: 
@@ -483,6 +521,8 @@ def export2(
        "converted_to_jpeg",
        "sidecar_json_written",
        "sidecar_json_skipped",
+        "sidecar_exiftool_written",
+        "sidecar_exiftool_skipped",
        "sidecar_xmp_written",
        "sidecar_xmp_skipped",
        "missing",
@@ -857,48 +897,62 @@ def export2(
            )

    # export metadata
+    sidecars = []
    sidecar_json_files_skipped = []
    sidecar_json_files_written = []
-    if sidecar_json:
-        sidecar_filename = dest.parent / pathlib.Path(f"{dest.stem}{dest.suffix}.json")
+    sidecar_exiftool_files_skipped = []
+    sidecar_exiftool_files_written = []
+    sidecar_xmp_files_skipped = []
+    sidecar_xmp_files_written = []
+
+    dest_suffix = "" if sidecar_drop_ext else dest.suffix
+    if sidecar & SIDECAR_JSON:
+        sidecar_filename = dest.parent / pathlib.Path(f"{dest.stem}{dest_suffix}.json")
        sidecar_str = self._exiftool_json_sidecar(
            use_albums_as_keywords=use_albums_as_keywords,
            use_persons_as_keywords=use_persons_as_keywords,
            keyword_template=keyword_template,
            description_template=description_template,
            ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+            merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+            merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
+            filename=dest.name,
        )
-        sidecar_digest = hexdigest(sidecar_str)
-        old_sidecar_digest, sidecar_sig = export_db.get_sidecar_for_file(
-            sidecar_filename
-        )
-        write_sidecar = (
-            not update
-            or (update and not sidecar_filename.exists())
-            or (
-                update
-                and (sidecar_digest != old_sidecar_digest)
-                or not fileutil.cmp_file_sig(sidecar_filename, sidecar_sig)
+        sidecars.append(
+            (
+                sidecar_filename,
+                sidecar_str,
+                sidecar_json_files_written,
+                sidecar_json_files_skipped,
+                "JSON",
            )
        )
-        if write_sidecar:
-            verbose(f"Writing exiftool JSON sidecar {sidecar_filename}")
-            sidecar_json_files_written.append(str(sidecar_filename))
-            if not dry_run:
-                self._write_sidecar(sidecar_filename, sidecar_str)
-                export_db.set_sidecar_for_file(
-                    sidecar_filename,
-                    sidecar_digest,
-                    fileutil.file_sig(sidecar_filename),
-                )
-        else:
-            verbose(f"Skipped up to date exiftool JSON sidecar {sidecar_filename}")
-            sidecar_json_files_skipped.append(str(sidecar_filename))

-    sidecar_xmp_files_skipped = []
-    sidecar_xmp_files_written = []
-    if sidecar_xmp:
-        sidecar_filename = dest.parent / pathlib.Path(f"{dest.stem}{dest.suffix}.xmp")
+    if sidecar & SIDECAR_EXIFTOOL:
+        sidecar_filename = dest.parent / pathlib.Path(f"{dest.stem}{dest_suffix}.json")
+        sidecar_str = self._exiftool_json_sidecar(
+            use_albums_as_keywords=use_albums_as_keywords,
+            use_persons_as_keywords=use_persons_as_keywords,
+            keyword_template=keyword_template,
+            description_template=description_template,
+            ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+            tag_groups=False,
+            merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+            merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
+            filename=dest.name,
+        )
+        sidecars.append(
+            (
+                sidecar_filename,
+                sidecar_str,
+                sidecar_exiftool_files_written,
+                sidecar_exiftool_files_skipped,
+                "exiftool",
+            )
+        )
+
+    if sidecar & SIDECAR_XMP:
+        sidecar_filename = dest.parent / pathlib.Path(f"{dest.stem}{dest_suffix}.xmp")
        sidecar_str = self._xmp_sidecar(
            use_albums_as_keywords=use_albums_as_keywords,
            use_persons_as_keywords=use_persons_as_keywords,
@@ -906,6 +960,23 @@ def export2(
            description_template=description_template,
            extension=dest.suffix[1:] if dest.suffix else None,
        )
+        sidecars.append(
+            (
+                sidecar_filename,
+                sidecar_str,
+                sidecar_xmp_files_written,
+                sidecar_xmp_files_skipped,
+                "XMP",
+            )
+        )
+
+    for data in sidecars:
+        sidecar_filename = data[0]
+        sidecar_str = data[1]
+        files_written = data[2]
+        files_skipped = data[3]
+        sidecar_type = data[4]
+
        sidecar_digest = hexdigest(sidecar_str)
        old_sidecar_digest, sidecar_sig = export_db.get_sidecar_for_file(
            sidecar_filename
@@ -920,8 +991,8 @@ def export2(
            )
        )
        if write_sidecar:
-            verbose(f"Writing XMP sidecar {sidecar_filename}")
-            sidecar_xmp_files_written.append(str(sidecar_filename))
+            verbose(f"Writing {sidecar_type} sidecar {sidecar_filename}")
+            files_written.append(str(sidecar_filename))
            if not dry_run:
                self._write_sidecar(sidecar_filename, sidecar_str)
                export_db.set_sidecar_for_file(
@@ -930,8 +1001,8 @@ def export2(
                    fileutil.file_sig(sidecar_filename),
                )
        else:
-            verbose(f"Skipped up to date XMP sidecar {sidecar_filename}")
-            sidecar_xmp_files_skipped.append(str(sidecar_filename))
+            verbose(f"Skipped up to date {sidecar_type} sidecar {sidecar_filename}")
+            files_skipped.append(str(sidecar_filename))

    # if exiftool, write the metadata
    if update:
@@ -957,6 +1028,8 @@ def export2(
                        keyword_template=keyword_template,
                        description_template=description_template,
                        ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+                        merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+                        merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
                    )
                )[0]
                if old_data != current_data:
@@ -975,6 +1048,8 @@ def export2(
                        description_template=description_template,
                        ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
                        flags=exiftool_flags,
+                        merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+                        merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
                    )
                    if warning_:
                        exiftool_warning.append((exported_file, warning_))
@@ -990,6 +1065,8 @@ def export2(
                        keyword_template=keyword_template,
                        description_template=description_template,
                        ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+                        merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+                        merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
                    ),
                )
                export_db.set_stat_exif_for_file(
@@ -1010,6 +1087,8 @@ def export2(
                    description_template=description_template,
                    ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
                    flags=exiftool_flags,
+                    merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+                    merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
                )
                if warning_:
                    exiftool_warning.append((exported_file, warning_))
@@ -1025,6 +1104,8 @@ def export2(
                    keyword_template=keyword_template,
                    description_template=description_template,
                    ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+                    merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+                    merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
                ),
            )
            export_db.set_stat_exif_for_file(
@@ -1051,6 +1132,8 @@ def export2(
        converted_to_jpeg=converted_to_jpeg_files,
        sidecar_json_written=sidecar_json_files_written,
        sidecar_json_skipped=sidecar_json_files_skipped,
+        sidecar_exiftool_written=sidecar_exiftool_files_written,
+        sidecar_exiftool_skipped=sidecar_exiftool_files_skipped,
        sidecar_xmp_written=sidecar_xmp_files_written,
        sidecar_xmp_skipped=sidecar_xmp_files_skipped,
        error=errors,
@@ -1233,6 +1316,8 @@ def _export_photo(
        converted_to_jpeg=converted_to_jpeg_files,
        sidecar_json_written=[],
        sidecar_json_skipped=[],
+        sidecar_exiftool_written=[],
+        sidecar_exiftool_skipped=[],
        sidecar_xmp_written=[],
        sidecar_xmp_skipped=[],
        missing=[],
@@ -1249,6 +1334,8 @@ def _write_exif_data(
    description_template=None,
    ignore_date_modified=False,
    flags=None,
+    merge_exif_keywords=False,
+    merge_exif_persons=False,
 ):
    """write exif data to image file at filepath

@@ -1271,9 +1358,11 @@ def _write_exif_data(
        keyword_template=keyword_template,
        description_template=description_template,
        ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+        merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+        merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
    )

-    with ExifTool(filepath, flags=flags) as exiftool:
+    with ExifTool(filepath, flags=flags, exiftool=self._db._exiftool_path) as exiftool:
        for exiftag, val in exif_info.items():
            if type(val) == list:
                for v in val:
@@ -1290,16 +1379,22 @@ def _exiftool_dict(
    keyword_template=None,
    description_template=None,
    ignore_date_modified=False,
+    merge_exif_keywords=False,
+    merge_exif_persons=False,
+    filename=None,
 ):
    """Return dict of EXIF details for building exiftool JSON sidecar or sending commands to ExifTool.
        Does not include all the EXIF fields as those are likely already in the image.

    Args:
+        filename: name of source image file (without path); if not None, exiftool JSON signature will be included; if None, signature will not be included
        use_albums_as_keywords: treat album names as keywords
        use_persons_as_keywords: treat person names as keywords
        keyword_template: (list of strings); list of template strings to render as keywords
        description_template: (list of strings); list of template strings to render for the description
        ignore_date_modified: if True, sets EXIF:ModifyDate to EXIF:DateTimeOriginal even if date_modified is set
+        merge_exif_keywords: merge keywords in the file's exif metadata (requires exiftool)
+        merge_exif_persons: merge persons in the file's exif metadata (requires exiftool)

    Returns: dict with exiftool tags / values

@@ -1326,7 +1421,16 @@ def _exiftool_dict(
        UserData:GPSCoordinates
    """

-    exif = {}
+    exif = (
+        {
+            "SourceFile": filename,
+            "ExifTool:ExifToolVersion": "12.00",
+            "File:FileName": filename,
+        }
+        if filename is not None
+        else {}
+    )
+
    if description_template is not None:
        rendered = self.render_template(
            description_template, expand_inplace=True, inplace_sep=", "
@@ -1342,13 +1446,19 @@ def _exiftool_dict(
        exif["XMP:Title"] = self.title

    keyword_list = []
+    if merge_exif_keywords:
+        keyword_list.extend(self._get_exif_keywords())
+
    if self.keywords:
        keyword_list.extend(self.keywords)

    person_list = []
+    if merge_exif_persons:
+        person_list.extend(self._get_exif_persons())
+
    if self.persons:
        # filter out _UNKNOWN_PERSON
-        person_list = [p for p in self.persons if p != _UNKNOWN_PERSON]
+        person_list.extend([p for p in self.persons if p != _UNKNOWN_PERSON])

    if use_persons_as_keywords and person_list:
        keyword_list.extend(person_list)
@@ -1475,6 +1585,39 @@ def _exiftool_dict(
    return exif


+def _get_exif_keywords(self):
+    """ returns list of keywords found in the file's exif metadata """
+    keywords = []
+    exif = self.exiftool
+    if exif:
+        exifdict = exif.asdict()
+        for field in ["IPTC:Keywords", "XMP:TagsList", "XMP:Subject"]:
+            try:
+                kw = exifdict[field]
+                if kw and type(kw) != list:
+                    kw = [kw]
+                keywords.extend(kw)
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
+    return keywords
+
+
+def _get_exif_persons(self):
+    """ returns list of persons found in the file's exif metadata """
+    persons = []
+    exif = self.exiftool
+    if exif:
+        exifdict = exif.asdict()
+        try:
+            p = exifdict["XMP:PersonInImage"]
+            if p and type(p) != list:
+                p = [p]
+            persons.extend(p)
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+    return persons
+
+
 def _exiftool_json_sidecar(
    self,
    use_albums_as_keywords=False,
@@ -1482,6 +1625,10 @@ def _exiftool_json_sidecar(
    keyword_template=None,
    description_template=None,
    ignore_date_modified=False,
+    tag_groups=True,
+    merge_exif_keywords=False,
+    merge_exif_persons=False,
+    filename=None,
 ):
    """Return dict of EXIF details for building exiftool JSON sidecar or sending commands to ExifTool.
        Does not include all the EXIF fields as those are likely already in the image.
@@ -1492,6 +1639,10 @@ def _exiftool_json_sidecar(
        keyword_template: (list of strings); list of template strings to render as keywords
        description_template: (list of strings); list of template strings to render for the description
        ignore_date_modified: if True, sets EXIF:ModifyDate to EXIF:DateTimeOriginal even if date_modified is set
+        tag_groups: if True, tags are in form Group:TagName, e.g. IPTC:Keywords, otherwise group name is omitted, e.g. Keywords
+        merge_exif_keywords: boolean; if True, merged keywords found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)
+        merge_exif_persons: boolean; if True, merged persons found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)
+        filename: filename of the destination image file for including in exiftool signature in JSON sidecar

    Returns: dict with exiftool tags / values

@@ -1523,7 +1674,19 @@ def _exiftool_json_sidecar(
        keyword_template=keyword_template,
        description_template=description_template,
        ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+        merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+        merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
+        filename=filename,
    )
+
+    if not tag_groups:
+        # strip tag groups
+        exif_new = {}
+        for k, v in exif.items():
+            k = re.sub(r".*:", "", k)
+            exif_new[k] = v
+        exif = exif_new
+
    return json.dumps([exif])


@@ -1534,12 +1697,17 @@ def _xmp_sidecar(
    keyword_template=None,
    description_template=None,
    extension=None,
+    merge_exif_keywords=False,
+    merge_exif_persons=False,
 ):
    """returns string for XMP sidecar
    use_albums_as_keywords: treat album names as keywords
    use_persons_as_keywords: treat person names as keywords
    keyword_template: (list of strings); list of template strings to render as keywords
-    description_template: string; optional template string that will be rendered for use as photo description"""
+    description_template: string; optional template string that will be rendered for use as photo description
+    merge_exif_keywords: boolean; if True, merged keywords found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)
+    merge_exif_persons: boolean; if True, merged persons found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)
+    """

    xmp_template = Template(filename=os.path.join(_TEMPLATE_DIR, _XMP_TEMPLATE_NAME))

@@ -1556,6 +1724,9 @@ def _xmp_sidecar(
        description = self.description if self.description is not None else ""

    keyword_list = []
+    if merge_exif_keywords:
+        keyword_list.extend(self._get_exif_keywords())
+
    if self.keywords:
        keyword_list.extend(self.keywords)

@@ -1563,9 +1734,12 @@ def _xmp_sidecar(
    # good candidate for pulling out in a function

    person_list = []
+    if merge_exif_persons:
+        person_list.extend(self._get_exif_persons())
+
    if self.persons:
        # filter out _UNKNOWN_PERSON
-        person_list = [p for p in self.persons if p != _UNKNOWN_PERSON]
+        person_list.extend([p for p in self.persons if p != _UNKNOWN_PERSON])

    if use_persons_as_keywords and person_list:
        keyword_list.extend(person_list)
--- a/osxphotos/photoinfo/photoinfo.py
+++ b/osxphotos/photoinfo/photoinfo.py
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ from .._constants import (
    _PHOTOS_4_ALBUM_KIND,
    _PHOTOS_4_ROOT_FOLDER,
    _PHOTOS_4_VERSION,
-    _PHOTOS_5_VERSION,
    _PHOTOS_5_ALBUM_KIND,
    _PHOTOS_5_IMPORT_SESSION_ALBUM_KIND,
    _PHOTOS_5_SHARED_ALBUM_KIND,
    _PHOTOS_5_SHARED_PHOTO_PATH,
+    _PHOTOS_5_VERSION,
 )
 from ..albuminfo import AlbumInfo, ImportInfo
 from ..personinfo import FaceInfo, PersonInfo
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class PhotoInfo:
        _export_photo,
        _exiftool_dict,
        _exiftool_json_sidecar,
+        _get_exif_keywords,
+        _get_exif_persons,
        _write_exif_data,
        _write_sidecar,
        _xmp_sidecar,
@@ -84,8 +86,8 @@ class PhotoInfo:

    @property
    def original_filename(self):
-        """ original filename of the picture 
-            Photos 5 mangles filenames upon import """
+        """original filename of the picture
+        Photos 5 mangles filenames upon import"""
        if (
            self._db._db_version <= _PHOTOS_4_VERSION
            and self.has_raw
@@ -104,8 +106,8 @@ class PhotoInfo:

    @property
    def date_modified(self):
-        """ image modification date as timezone aware datetime object
-            or None if no modification date set """
+        """image modification date as timezone aware datetime object
+        or None if no modification date set"""

        # Photos <= 4 provides no way to get date of adjustment and will update
        # lastmodifieddate anytime photo database record is updated (e.g. adding tags)
@@ -490,9 +492,9 @@ class PhotoInfo:

    @property
    def ismissing(self):
-        """ returns true if photo is missing from disk (which means it's not been downloaded from iCloud) 
+        """returns true if photo is missing from disk (which means it's not been downloaded from iCloud)
        NOTE:   the photos.db database uses an asynchrounous write-ahead log so changes in Photos
-                do not immediately get written to disk. In particular, I've noticed that downloading 
+                do not immediately get written to disk. In particular, I've noticed that downloading
                an image from the cloud does not force the database to be updated until something else
                e.g. an edit, keyword, etc. occurs forcing a database synch
                The exact process / timing is a mystery to be but be aware that if some photos were recently
@@ -537,8 +539,8 @@ class PhotoInfo:

    @property
    def shared(self):
-        """ returns True if photos is in a shared iCloud album otherwise false
-            Only valid on Photos 5; returns None on older versions """
+        """returns True if photos is in a shared iCloud album otherwise false
+        Only valid on Photos 5; returns None on older versions"""
        if self._db._db_version > _PHOTOS_4_VERSION:
            return self._info["shared"]
        else:
@@ -546,8 +548,8 @@ class PhotoInfo:

    @property
    def uti(self):
-        """ Returns Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) for the image
-            for example: public.jpeg or com.apple.quicktime-movie
+        """Returns Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) for the image
+        for example: public.jpeg or com.apple.quicktime-movie
        """
        if self._db._db_version <= _PHOTOS_4_VERSION:
            if self.hasadjustments:
@@ -562,8 +564,8 @@ class PhotoInfo:

    @property
    def uti_original(self):
-        """ Returns Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) for the original image
-            for example: public.jpeg or com.apple.quicktime-movie
+        """Returns Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) for the original image
+        for example: public.jpeg or com.apple.quicktime-movie
        """
        if self._db._db_version <= _PHOTOS_4_VERSION and self._info["has_raw"]:
            return self._info["raw_pair_info"]["UTI"]
@@ -575,9 +577,9 @@ class PhotoInfo:

    @property
    def uti_edited(self):
-        """ Returns Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) for the edited image 
-            if the photo has been edited, otherwise None; 
-            for example: public.jpeg 
+        """Returns Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) for the edited image
+        if the photo has been edited, otherwise None;
+        for example: public.jpeg
        """
        if self._db._db_version >= _PHOTOS_5_VERSION:
            return self.uti if self.hasadjustments else None
@@ -586,36 +588,34 @@ class PhotoInfo:

    @property
    def uti_raw(self):
-        """ Returns Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) for the RAW image if there is one
-            for example: com.canon.cr2-raw-image
-            Returns None if no associated RAW image
+        """Returns Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) for the RAW image if there is one
+        for example: com.canon.cr2-raw-image
+        Returns None if no associated RAW image
        """
        return self._info["UTI_raw"]

    @property
    def ismovie(self):
-        """ Returns True if file is a movie, otherwise False
-        """
+        """Returns True if file is a movie, otherwise False"""
        return True if self._info["type"] == _MOVIE_TYPE else False

    @property
    def isphoto(self):
-        """ Returns True if file is an image, otherwise False
-        """
+        """Returns True if file is an image, otherwise False"""
        return True if self._info["type"] == _PHOTO_TYPE else False

    @property
    def incloud(self):
-        """ Returns True if photo is cloud asset and is synched to cloud
-                    False if photo is cloud asset and not yet synched to cloud
-                    None if photo is not cloud asset
+        """Returns True if photo is cloud asset and is synched to cloud
+        False if photo is cloud asset and not yet synched to cloud
+        None if photo is not cloud asset
        """
        return self._info["incloud"]

    @property
    def iscloudasset(self):
-        """ Returns True if photo is a cloud asset (in an iCloud library),
-            otherwise False 
+        """Returns True if photo is a cloud asset (in an iCloud library),
+        otherwise False
        """
        if self._db._db_version <= _PHOTOS_4_VERSION:
            return (
@@ -634,9 +634,9 @@ class PhotoInfo:

    @property
    def burst_photos(self):
-        """ If photo is a burst photo, returns list of PhotoInfo objects 
-            that are part of the same burst photo set; otherwise returns empty list.
-            self is not included in the returned list """
+        """If photo is a burst photo, returns list of PhotoInfo objects
+        that are part of the same burst photo set; otherwise returns empty list.
+        self is not included in the returned list"""
        if self._info["burst"]:
            burst_uuid = self._info["burstUUID"]
            return [
@@ -654,9 +654,9 @@ class PhotoInfo:

    @property
    def path_live_photo(self):
-        """ Returns path to the associated video file for a live photo
-            If photo is not a live photo, returns None
-            If photo is missing, returns None """
+        """Returns path to the associated video file for a live photo
+        If photo is not a live photo, returns None
+        If photo is missing, returns None"""

        photopath = None
        if self._db._db_version <= _PHOTOS_4_VERSION:
@@ -783,9 +783,9 @@ class PhotoInfo:

    @property
    def raw_original(self):
-        """ returns True if associated raw image and the raw image is selected in Photos
-            via "Use RAW as Original "
-            otherwise returns False """
+        """returns True if associated raw image and the raw image is selected in Photos
+        via "Use RAW as Original "
+        otherwise returns False"""
        return self._info["raw_is_original"]

    @property
@@ -839,20 +839,20 @@ class PhotoInfo:
        Args:
            template_str: a template string with fields to render
            none_str: a str to use if template field renders to None, default is "_".
-            path_sep: a single character str to use as path separator when joining 
+            path_sep: a single character str to use as path separator when joining
                fields like folder_album; if not provided, defaults to os.path.sep
-            expand_inplace: expand multi-valued substitutions in-place as a single string 
+            expand_inplace: expand multi-valued substitutions in-place as a single string
                instead of returning individual strings
            inplace_sep: optional string to use as separator between multi-valued keywords
                with expand_inplace; default is ','
            filename: if True, template output will be sanitized to produce valid file name
-            dirname: if True, template output will be sanitized to produce valid directory name 
+            dirname: if True, template output will be sanitized to produce valid directory name
            replacement: str, value to replace any illegal file path characters with; default = ":"
-        
+
        Returns:
            ([rendered_strings], [unmatched]): tuple of list of rendered strings and list of unmatched template values
        """
-        template = PhotoTemplate(self)
+        template = PhotoTemplate(self, exiftool_path=self._db._exiftool_path)
        return template.render(
            template_str,
            none_str=none_str,
@@ -875,11 +875,11 @@ class PhotoInfo:
        return self._info["latitude"]

    def _get_album_uuids(self):
-        """ Return list of album UUIDs this photo is found in
-        
+        """Return list of album UUIDs this photo is found in
+
            Filters out albums in the trash and any special album types

-        Returns: list of album UUIDs 
+        Returns: list of album UUIDs
        """
        if self._db._db_version <= _PHOTOS_4_VERSION:
            version4 = True
--- a/osxphotos/photosdb/photosdb.py
+++ b/osxphotos/photosdb/photosdb.py
@@ -70,12 +70,13 @@ class PhotosDB:
    from ._photosdb_process_scoreinfo import _process_scoreinfo
    from ._photosdb_process_comments import _process_comments

-    def __init__(self, dbfile=None, verbose=None):
+    def __init__(self, dbfile=None, verbose=None, exiftool=None):
        """ Create a new PhotosDB object.

        Args:
            dbfile: specify full path to photos library or photos.db; if None, will attempt to locate last library opened by Photos.
            verbose: optional callable function to use for printing verbose text during processing; if None (default), does not print output.
+            exiftool: optional path to exiftool for methods that require this (e.g. PhotoInfo.exiftool); if not provided, will search PATH
        
        Raises:
            FileNotFoundError if dbfile is not a valid Photos library.
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ class PhotosDB:
            raise TypeError("verbose must be callable")
        self._verbose = verbose

+        self._exiftool_path = exiftool
+
        # create a temporary directory
        # tempfile.TemporaryDirectory gets cleaned up when the object does
        self._tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="osxphotos_")
--- a/osxphotos/phototemplate.py
+++ b/osxphotos/phototemplate.py
@@ -70,18 +70,18 @@ TEMPLATE_SUBSTITUTIONS = {
    + "{created.strftime,%Y-%U} would result in year-week number of year: '2020-23'. "
    + "If used with no template will return null value. "
    + "See https://strftime.org/ for help on strftime templates.",
-    "{modified.date}": "Photo's modification date in ISO format, e.g. '2020-03-22'",
-    "{modified.year}": "4-digit year of photo modification time",
-    "{modified.yy}": "2-digit year of photo modification time",
-    "{modified.mm}": "2-digit month of the photo modification time (zero padded)",
-    "{modified.month}": "Month name in user's locale of the photo modification time",
-    "{modified.mon}": "Month abbreviation in the user's locale of the photo modification time",
-    "{modified.dd}": "2-digit day of the month (zero padded) of the photo modification time",
-    "{modified.dow}": "Day of week in user's locale of the photo modification time",
-    "{modified.doy}": "3-digit day of year (e.g Julian day) of photo modification time, starting from 1 (zero padded)",
-    "{modified.hour}": "2-digit hour of the photo modification time",
-    "{modified.min}": "2-digit minute of the photo modification time",
-    "{modified.sec}": "2-digit second of the photo modification time",
+    "{modified.date}": "Photo's modification date in ISO format, e.g. '2020-03-22'; uses creation date if photo is not modified",
+    "{modified.year}": "4-digit year of photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified",
+    "{modified.yy}": "2-digit year of photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified",
+    "{modified.mm}": "2-digit month of the photo modification time (zero padded); uses creation date if photo is not modified",
+    "{modified.month}": "Month name in user's locale of the photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified",
+    "{modified.mon}": "Month abbreviation in the user's locale of the photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified",
+    "{modified.dd}": "2-digit day of the month (zero padded) of the photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified",
+    "{modified.dow}": "Day of week in user's locale of the photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified",
+    "{modified.doy}": "3-digit day of year (e.g Julian day) of photo modification time, starting from 1 (zero padded); uses creation date if photo is not modified",
+    "{modified.hour}": "2-digit hour of the photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified",
+    "{modified.min}": "2-digit minute of the photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified",
+    "{modified.sec}": "2-digit second of the photo modification time; uses creation date if photo is not modified",
    # "{modified.strftime}": "Apply strftime template to file modification date/time. Should be used in form "
    # + "{modified.strftime,TEMPLATE} where TEMPLATE is a valid strftime template, e.g. "
    # + "{modified.strftime,%Y-%U} would result in year-week number of year: '2020-23'. "
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ TEMPLATE_SUBSTITUTIONS = {
    "{place.address.postal_code}": "Postal code part of the postal address, e.g. '20009'",
    "{place.address.country}": "Country name of the postal address, e.g. 'United States'",
    "{place.address.country_code}": "ISO country code of the postal address, e.g. 'US'",
+    "{searchinfo.season}": "Season of the year associated with a photo, e.g. 'Summer'; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by Photos' image categorization algorithms).",
 }

 # Permitted multi-value substitutions (each of these returns None or 1 or more values)
@@ -125,13 +126,17 @@ TEMPLATE_SUBSTITUTIONS_MULTI_VALUED = {
    "{folder_album}": "Folder path + album photo is contained in. e.g. 'Folder/Subfolder/Album' or just 'Album' if no enclosing folder",
    "{keyword}": "Keyword(s) assigned to photo",
    "{person}": "Person(s) / face(s) in a photo",
-    "{label}": "Image categorization label associated with a photo (Photos 5 only)",
-    "{label_normalized}": "All lower case version of 'label' (Photos 5 only)",
-    "{comment}": "Comment(s) on shared Photos; format is 'Person name: comment text' (Photos 5 only)",
+    "{label}": "Image categorization label associated with a photo (Photos 5+ only)",
+    "{label_normalized}": "All lower case version of 'label' (Photos 5+ only)",
+    "{comment}": "Comment(s) on shared Photos; format is 'Person name: comment text' (Photos 5+ only)",
    "{exiftool:GROUP:TAGNAME}": "Use exiftool (https://exiftool.org) to extract metadata, in form GROUP:TAGNAME, from image.  "
    "E.g. '{exiftool:EXIF:Make}' to get camera make, or {exiftool:IPTC:Keywords} to extract keywords. "
    "See https://exiftool.org/TagNames/ for list of valid tag names.  You must specify group (e.g. EXIF, IPTC, etc) "
    "as used in `exiftool -G`. exiftool must be installed in the path to use this template.",
+    "{searchinfo.holiday}": "Holiday names associated with a photo, e.g. 'Christmas Day'; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by Photos' image categorization algorithms).",
+    "{searchinfo.activity}": "Activities associated with a photo, e.g. 'Sporting Event'; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by Photos' image categorization algorithms).",
+    "{searchinfo.venue}": "Venues associated with a photo, e.g. name of restaurant; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by Photos' image categorization algorithms).",
+    "{searchinfo.venue_type}": "Venue types associated with a photo, e.g. 'Restaurant'; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by Photos' image categorization algorithms).",
 }

 # Just the multi-valued substitution names without the braces
@@ -144,13 +149,15 @@ MULTI_VALUE_SUBSTITUTIONS = [
 class PhotoTemplate:
    """ PhotoTemplate class to render a template string from a PhotoInfo object """

-    def __init__(self, photo):
-        """ Inits PhotoTemplate class with photo, non_str, and path_sep
+    def __init__(self, photo, exiftool_path=None):
+        """ Inits PhotoTemplate class with photo

        Args:
            photo: a PhotoInfo instance.
+            exiftool_path: optional path to exiftool for use with {exiftool:} template; if not provided, will look for exiftool in $PATH
        """
        self.photo = photo
+        self.exiftool_path = exiftool_path

        # holds value of current date/time for {today.x} fields
        # gets initialized in get_template_value
@@ -512,7 +519,7 @@ class PhotoTemplate:
                    if not self.photo.path:
                        values = [None]
                    else:
-                        exif = ExifTool(self.photo.path)
+                        exif = ExifTool(self.photo.path, exiftool=self.exiftool_path)
                        exifdict = exif.asdict()
                        exifdict = {k.lower(): v for (k, v) in exifdict.items()}
                        subfield = subfield.lower()
@@ -672,73 +679,73 @@ class PhotoTemplate:
            value = (
                DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date_modified).date
                if self.photo.date_modified
-                else None
+                else DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date).date
            )
        elif field == "modified.year":
            value = (
                DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date_modified).year
                if self.photo.date_modified
-                else None
+                else DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date).year
            )
        elif field == "modified.yy":
            value = (
                DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date_modified).yy
                if self.photo.date_modified
-                else None
+                else DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date).yy
            )
        elif field == "modified.mm":
            value = (
                DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date_modified).mm
                if self.photo.date_modified
-                else None
+                else DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date).mm
            )
        elif field == "modified.month":
            value = (
                DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date_modified).month
                if self.photo.date_modified
-                else None
+                else DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date).month
            )
        elif field == "modified.mon":
            value = (
                DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date_modified).mon
                if self.photo.date_modified
-                else None
+                else DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date).mon
            )
        elif field == "modified.dd":
            value = (
                DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date_modified).dd
                if self.photo.date_modified
-                else None
+                else DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date).dd
            )
        elif field == "modified.dow":
            value = (
                DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date_modified).dow
                if self.photo.date_modified
-                else None
+                else DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date).dow
            )
        elif field == "modified.doy":
            value = (
                DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date_modified).doy
                if self.photo.date_modified
-                else None
+                else DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date).doy
            )
        elif field == "modified.hour":
            value = (
                DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date_modified).hour
                if self.photo.date_modified
-                else None
+                else DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date).hour
            )
        elif field == "modified.min":
            value = (
                DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date_modified).min
                if self.photo.date_modified
-                else None
+                else DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date).min
            )
        elif field == "modified.sec":
            value = (
                DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date_modified).sec
                if self.photo.date_modified
-                else None
+                else DateTimeFormatter(self.photo.date).sec
            )
        elif field == "today.date":
            value = DateTimeFormatter(self.today).date
@@ -842,6 +849,8 @@ class PhotoTemplate:
                if self.photo.place and self.photo.place.address.iso_country_code
                else None
            )
+        elif field == "searchinfo.season":
+            value = self.photo.search_info.season if self.photo.search_info else None
        else:
            # if here, didn't get a match
            raise ValueError(f"Unhandled template value: {field}")
@@ -914,6 +923,16 @@ class PhotoTemplate:
            values = [
                f"{comment.user}: {comment.text}" for comment in self.photo.comments
            ]
+        elif field == "searchinfo.holiday":
+            values = self.photo.search_info.holidays if self.photo.search_info else []
+        elif field == "searchinfo.activity":
+            values = self.photo.search_info.activities if self.photo.search_info else []
+        elif field == "searchinfo.venue":
+            values = self.photo.search_info.venues if self.photo.search_info else []
+        elif field == "searchinfo.venue_type":
+            values = (
+                self.photo.search_info.venue_types if self.photo.search_info else []
+            )
        elif not field.startswith("exiftool:"):
            raise ValueError(f"Unhandled template value: {field}")

--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ mccabe==0.6.1
 modulegraph==0.18
 more-itertools==7.2.0
 multidict==4.7.6
+osxmetadata>=0.99.11
 packaging==19.0
 parso==0.6.2
 pathspec==0.7.0
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ setup(
        "wurlitzer>=2.0.1",
        "photoscript>=0.1.0",
        "toml>=0.10.0",
+        "osxmetadata>=0.99.13",
    ],
    entry_points={"console_scripts": ["osxphotos=osxphotos.__main__:cli"]},
    include_package_data=True,
--- a/tests/Test-10.15.7.photoslibrary/originals/1/1EB2B765-0765-43BA-A90C-0D0580E6172C.jpeg
+++ b/tests/Test-10.15.7.photoslibrary/originals/1/1EB2B765-0765-43BA-A90C-0D0580E6172C.jpeg
--- a/tests/Test-10.15.7.photoslibrary/originals/D/D79B8D77-BFFC-460B-9312-034F2877D35B.jpeg
+++ b/tests/Test-10.15.7.photoslibrary/originals/D/D79B8D77-BFFC-460B-9312-034F2877D35B.jpeg
--- a/tests/search_info_test_data_10_15_7.json
+++ b/tests/search_info_test_data_10_15_7.json
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ CLI_EXPORT_BY_DATE_NEED_TOUCH_TIMES = [1538165227, 1539436692]
 CLI_EXPORT_BY_DATE = ["2018/09/28/Pumpkins3.jpg", "2018/09/28/Pumkins1.jpg"]

 CLI_EXPORT_SIDECAR_FILENAMES = ["Pumkins2.jpg", "Pumkins2.jpg.json", "Pumkins2.jpg.xmp"]
+CLI_EXPORT_SIDECAR_DROP_EXT_FILENAMES = [
+    "Pumkins2.jpg",
+    "Pumkins2.json",
+    "Pumkins2.xmp",
+]

 CLI_EXPORT_LIVE = [
    "51F2BEF7-431A-4D31-8AC1-3284A57826AE.jpeg",
@@ -352,6 +357,7 @@ CLI_EXIFTOOL = {
        "XMP:TagsList": "Kids",
        "XMP:Title": "I found one!",
        "EXIF:ImageDescription": "Girl holding pumpkin",
+        "EXIF:Make": "Canon",
        "XMP:Description": "Girl holding pumpkin",
        "XMP:PersonInImage": "Katie",
        "XMP:Subject": "Kids",
@@ -362,6 +368,29 @@ CLI_EXIFTOOL = {
    }
 }

+CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE = {
+    "1EB2B765-0765-43BA-A90C-0D0580E6172C": {
+        "File:FileName": "Pumpkins3.jpg",
+        "IPTC:Keywords": "Kids",
+        "XMP:TagsList": "Kids",
+        "EXIF:ImageDescription": "Kids in pumpkin field",
+        "XMP:Description": "Kids in pumpkin field",
+        "XMP:PersonInImage": ["Katie", "Suzy", "Tim"],
+        "XMP:Subject": "Kids",
+    },
+    "D79B8D77-BFFC-460B-9312-034F2877D35B": {
+        "File:FileName": "Pumkins2.jpg",
+        "XMP:Title": "I found one!",
+        "EXIF:ImageDescription": "Girl holding pumpkin",
+        "XMP:Description": "Girl holding pumpkin",
+        "XMP:PersonInImage": "Katie",
+        "IPTC:Keywords": ["Kids", "keyword1", "keyword2", "subject1", "tagslist1"],
+        "XMP:TagsList": ["Kids", "keyword1", "keyword2", "subject1", "tagslist1"],
+        "XMP:Subject": ["Kids", "keyword1", "keyword2", "subject1", "tagslist1"],
+    },
+}
+
+
 CLI_EXIFTOOL_QUICKTIME = {
    "35329C57-B963-48D6-BB75-6AFF9370CBBC": {
        "File:FileName": "Jellyfish.MOV",
@@ -411,6 +440,19 @@ CLI_EXIFTOOL_DUPLICATE_KEYWORDS = {
    "E9BC5C36-7CD1-40A1-A72B-8B8FAC227D51": "wedding.jpg"
 }

+CLI_FINDER_TAGS = {
+    "D79B8D77-BFFC-460B-9312-034F2877D35B": {
+        "File:FileName": "Pumkins2.jpg",
+        "IPTC:Keywords": "Kids",
+        "XMP:TagsList": "Kids",
+        "XMP:Title": "I found one!",
+        "EXIF:ImageDescription": "Girl holding pumpkin",
+        "XMP:Description": "Girl holding pumpkin",
+        "XMP:PersonInImage": "Katie",
+        "XMP:Subject": "Kids",
+    }
+}
+
 LABELS_JSON = {
    "labels": {
        "Plant": 7,
@@ -1027,6 +1069,100 @@ def test_export_exiftool():
                    assert exif[key] == CLI_EXIFTOOL[uuid][key]


+@pytest.mark.skipif(exiftool is None, reason="exiftool not installed")
+def test_export_exiftool_path():
+    """ test --exiftool with --exiftool-path """
+    import glob
+    import os
+    import os.path
+    import shutil
+    import tempfile
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import export
+    from osxphotos.exiftool import ExifTool, get_exiftool_path
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        exiftool_source = get_exiftool_path()
+        exiftool_path = os.path.join(tempdir.name, "myexiftool")
+        shutil.copy2(exiftool_source, exiftool_path)
+        for uuid in CLI_EXIFTOOL:
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_6),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--exiftool",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                    "--exiftool-path",
+                    exiftool_path,
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            assert f"exiftool path: {exiftool_path}" in result.output
+            files = glob.glob("*")
+            assert sorted(files) == sorted([CLI_EXIFTOOL[uuid]["File:FileName"]])
+
+            exif = ExifTool(CLI_EXIFTOOL[uuid]["File:FileName"]).asdict()
+            for key in CLI_EXIFTOOL[uuid]:
+                if type(exif[key]) == list:
+                    assert sorted(exif[key]) == sorted(CLI_EXIFTOOL[uuid][key])
+                else:
+                    assert exif[key] == CLI_EXIFTOOL[uuid][key]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(exiftool is None, reason="exiftool not installed")
+def test_export_exiftool_path_render_template():
+    """ test --exiftool-path with {exiftool:} template rendering """
+    import glob
+    import os
+    import os.path
+    import re
+    import shutil
+    import sys
+    import tempfile
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import export
+    from osxphotos.exiftool import ExifTool
+    from osxphotos.utils import noop
+
+    exiftool_source = osxphotos.exiftool.get_exiftool_path()
+
+    # monkey patch get_exiftool_path so it returns None
+    get_exiftool_path = osxphotos.exiftool.get_exiftool_path
+    osxphotos.exiftool.get_exiftool_path = noop
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        exiftool_path = os.path.join(tempdir.name, "myexiftool")
+        shutil.copy2(exiftool_source, exiftool_path)
+        for uuid in CLI_EXIFTOOL:
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_6),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--filename",
+                    "{original_name}_{exiftool:EXIF:Make}",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                    "--exiftool-path",
+                    exiftool_path,
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            assert re.search(r"Exporting.*Canon", result.output)
+
+    osxphotos.exiftool.get_exiftool_path = get_exiftool_path
+
+
@pytest.mark.skipif(exiftool is None, reason="exiftool not installed")
 def test_export_exiftool_ignore_date_modified():
    import glob
@@ -1211,6 +1347,96 @@ def test_export_exiftool_option():
        assert "exiftool warning" not in result.output


+@pytest.mark.skipif(exiftool is None, reason="exiftool not installed")
+def test_export_exiftool_merge():
+    """ test --exiftool-merge-keywords and --exiftool-merge-persons """
+    import glob
+    import os
+    import os.path
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import export
+    from osxphotos.exiftool import ExifTool
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        for uuid in CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE:
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_7),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--exiftool",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                    "--exiftool-merge-keywords",
+                    "--exiftool-merge-persons",
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            files = glob.glob("*")
+            assert CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid]["File:FileName"] in files
+
+            exif = ExifTool(CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid]["File:FileName"]).asdict()
+            for key in CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid]:
+                if type(exif[key]) == list:
+                    assert sorted(exif[key]) == sorted(CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid][key])
+                else:
+                    assert exif[key] == CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid][key]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(exiftool is None, reason="exiftool not installed")
+def test_export_exiftool_merge_sidecar():
+    """ test --exiftool-merge-keywords and --exiftool-merge-persons with --sidecar """
+    import glob
+    import json
+    import os
+    import os.path
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import export
+    from osxphotos.exiftool import ExifTool
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        for uuid in CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE:
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_7),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--sidecar",
+                    "json",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                    "--exiftool-merge-keywords",
+                    "--exiftool-merge-persons",
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            files = glob.glob("*")
+            json_file = f"{CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid]['File:FileName']}.json"
+            assert json_file in files
+
+            with open(json_file, "r") as fp:
+                exif = json.load(fp)[0]
+
+            for key in CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid]:
+                if key == "File:FileName":
+                    continue
+                if type(exif[key]) == list:
+                    expected = (
+                        CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid][key]
+                        if type(CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid][key]) == list
+                        else [CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid][key]]
+                    )
+                    assert sorted(exif[key]) == sorted(expected)
+                else:
+                    assert exif[key] == CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid][key]
+
+
 def test_export_edited_suffix():
    """ test export with --edited-suffix """
    import glob
@@ -1974,6 +2200,7 @@ def test_query_deleted_4():


 def test_export_sidecar():
+    """ test --sidecar """
    import glob
    import os
    import os.path
@@ -2003,6 +2230,70 @@ def test_export_sidecar():
        assert sorted(files) == sorted(CLI_EXPORT_SIDECAR_FILENAMES)


+def test_export_sidecar_drop_ext():
+    """ test --sidecar with --sidecar-drop-ext option """
+    import glob
+    import os
+    import os.path
+    import osxphotos
+
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import cli
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            [
+                "export",
+                "--db",
+                os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB),
+                ".",
+                "--sidecar=json",
+                "--sidecar=xmp",
+                "--sidecar-drop-ext",
+                f"--uuid={CLI_EXPORT_UUID}",
+                "-V",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        files = glob.glob("*.*")
+        assert sorted(files) == sorted(CLI_EXPORT_SIDECAR_DROP_EXT_FILENAMES)
+
+
+def test_export_sidecar_exiftool():
+    """ test --sidecar exiftool """
+    import glob
+    import os
+    import os.path
+    import osxphotos
+
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import cli
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            [
+                "export",
+                "--db",
+                os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB),
+                ".",
+                "--sidecar=exiftool",
+                "--sidecar=xmp",
+                f"--uuid={CLI_EXPORT_UUID}",
+                "-V",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert "Writing exiftool sidecar" in result.output
+        files = glob.glob("*.*")
+        assert sorted(files) == sorted(CLI_EXPORT_SIDECAR_FILENAMES)
+
+
 def test_export_sidecar_templates():
    import json
    import os
@@ -2045,6 +2336,49 @@ def test_export_sidecar_templates():
        )


+def test_export_sidecar_templates_exiftool():
+    """ test --sidecar exiftool with templates """
+    import json
+    import os
+    import os.path
+    import osxphotos
+
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import cli
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            [
+                "export",
+                "--db",
+                os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_5),
+                ".",
+                "--sidecar=exiftool",
+                f"--uuid={CLI_UUID_DICT_15_5['template']}",
+                "-V",
+                "--keyword-template",
+                "{person}",
+                "--description-template",
+                "{descr} {person} {keyword} {album}",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        assert os.path.isfile(CLI_TEMPLATE_SIDECAR_FILENAME)
+        with open(CLI_TEMPLATE_SIDECAR_FILENAME, "r") as jsonfile:
+            exifdata = json.load(jsonfile)
+        assert (
+            exifdata[0]["Description"]
+            == "Girls with pumpkins Katie, Suzy Kids Pumpkin Farm, Test Album"
+        )
+        assert (
+            exifdata[0]["ImageDescription"]
+            == "Girls with pumpkins Katie, Suzy Kids Pumpkin Farm, Test Album"
+        )
+
+
 def test_export_sidecar_update():
    """ test sidecar don't update if not changed and do update if changed """
    import datetime
@@ -2075,7 +2409,7 @@ def test_export_sidecar_update():
        )
        assert result.exit_code == 0
        assert "Writing XMP sidecar" in result.output
-        assert "Writing exiftool JSON sidecar" in result.output
+        assert "Writing JSON sidecar" in result.output

        # delete a sidecar file and run update
        fileutil = FileUtil()
@@ -2097,7 +2431,7 @@ def test_export_sidecar_update():
        )
        assert result.exit_code == 0
        assert "Skipped up to date XMP sidecar" in result.output
-        assert "Writing exiftool JSON sidecar" in result.output
+        assert "Writing JSON sidecar" in result.output

        # run update again, no sidecar files should update
        result = runner.invoke(
@@ -2116,7 +2450,7 @@ def test_export_sidecar_update():
        )
        assert result.exit_code == 0
        assert "Skipped up to date XMP sidecar" in result.output
-        assert "Skipped up to date exiftool JSON sidecar" in result.output
+        assert "Skipped up to date JSON sidecar" in result.output

        # touch a file and export again
        ts = datetime.datetime.now().timestamp() + 1000
@@ -2138,7 +2472,7 @@ def test_export_sidecar_update():
        )
        assert result.exit_code == 0
        assert "Writing XMP sidecar" in result.output
-        assert "Skipped up to date exiftool JSON sidecar" in result.output
+        assert "Skipped up to date JSON sidecar" in result.output

        # run update again, no sidecar files should update
        result = runner.invoke(
@@ -2157,7 +2491,7 @@ def test_export_sidecar_update():
        )
        assert result.exit_code == 0
        assert "Skipped up to date XMP sidecar" in result.output
-        assert "Skipped up to date exiftool JSON sidecar" in result.output
+        assert "Skipped up to date JSON sidecar" in result.output

        # run update again with updated metadata, forcing update
        result = runner.invoke(
@@ -2178,7 +2512,34 @@ def test_export_sidecar_update():
        )
        assert result.exit_code == 0
        assert "Writing XMP sidecar" in result.output
-        assert "Writing exiftool JSON sidecar" in result.output
+        assert "Writing JSON sidecar" in result.output
+
+
+def test_export_sidecar_invalid():
+    """ test invalid combination of sidecars """
+    import os
+
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import cli
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            [
+                "export",
+                "--db",
+                os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB),
+                ".",
+                "--sidecar=json",
+                "--sidecar=exiftool",
+                f"--uuid={CLI_EXPORT_UUID}",
+                "-V",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+        assert "Cannot use --sidecar json with --sidecar exiftool" in result.output


 def test_export_live():
@@ -3129,9 +3490,12 @@ def test_export_sidecar_keyword_template():

        json_expected = json.loads(
            """
-            [{"EXIF:ImageDescription": "Girl holding pumpkin", 
+            [{"SourceFile": "Pumkins2.jpg",
+            "ExifTool:ExifToolVersion": "12.00",
+            "File:FileName": "Pumkins2.jpg",
+            "EXIF:ImageDescription": "Girl holding pumpkin", 
            "XMP:Description": "Girl holding pumpkin", 
-            "XMP:Title": "I found one!", 
+            "XMP:Title": "I found one!",
            "XMP:TagsList": ["Kids", "Multi Keyword", "Pumpkin Farm", "Test Album"], 
            "IPTC:Keywords": ["Kids", "Multi Keyword", "Pumpkin Farm", "Test Album"], 
            "XMP:PersonInImage": ["Katie"], 
@@ -4442,7 +4806,7 @@ def test_save_load_config():
            ],
        )
        assert result.exit_code == 0
-        assert "Writing exiftool JSON sidecar" in result.output
+        assert "Writing JSON sidecar" in result.output
        assert "Writing XMP sidecar" not in result.output


@@ -4512,3 +4876,335 @@ def test_export_exportdb():
            "Error: --exportdb must be specified as filename not path" in result.output
        )

+
+def test_export_finder_tag_keywords():
+    """ test --finder-tag-keywords """
+    import glob
+    import os
+    import os.path
+
+    from osxmetadata import OSXMetaData, Tag
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import export
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        for uuid in CLI_FINDER_TAGS:
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_7),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--finder-tag-keywords",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+            md = OSXMetaData(CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["File:FileName"])
+            keywords = CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["IPTC:Keywords"]
+            keywords = [keywords] if type(keywords) != list else keywords
+            expected = [Tag(x) for x in keywords]
+            assert sorted(md.tags) == sorted(expected)
+
+            # run again with --update, should skip writing extended attributes
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_7),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--finder-tag-keywords",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                    "--update",
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            assert "Skipping Finder tags" in result.output
+
+            md = OSXMetaData(CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["File:FileName"])
+            keywords = CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["IPTC:Keywords"]
+            keywords = [keywords] if type(keywords) != list else keywords
+            expected = [Tag(x) for x in keywords]
+            assert sorted(md.tags) == sorted(expected)
+
+            # clear tags and run again, should update extended attributes
+            md.tags = None
+
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_7),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--finder-tag-keywords",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                    "--update",
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            assert "Writing Finder tags" in result.output
+
+            md = OSXMetaData(CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["File:FileName"])
+            keywords = CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["IPTC:Keywords"]
+            keywords = [keywords] if type(keywords) != list else keywords
+            expected = [Tag(x) for x in keywords]
+            assert sorted(md.tags) == sorted(expected)
+
+
+def test_export_finder_tag_template():
+    """ test --finder-tag-template """
+    import glob
+    import os
+    import os.path
+
+    from osxmetadata import OSXMetaData, Tag
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import export
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        for uuid in CLI_FINDER_TAGS:
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_7),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--finder-tag-template",
+                    "{person}",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+            md = OSXMetaData(CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["File:FileName"])
+            keywords = CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["XMP:PersonInImage"]
+            keywords = [keywords] if type(keywords) != list else keywords
+            expected = [Tag(x) for x in keywords]
+            assert sorted(md.tags) == sorted(expected)
+
+            # run again with --update, should skip writing extended attributes
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_7),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--finder-tag-template",
+                    "{person}",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                    "--update",
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            assert "Skipping Finder tags" in result.output
+
+            md = OSXMetaData(CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["File:FileName"])
+            keywords = CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["XMP:PersonInImage"]
+            keywords = [keywords] if type(keywords) != list else keywords
+            expected = [Tag(x) for x in keywords]
+            assert sorted(md.tags) == sorted(expected)
+
+            # clear tags and run again, should update extended attributes
+            md.tags = None
+
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_7),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--finder-tag-template",
+                    "{person}",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                    "--update",
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            assert "Writing Finder tags" in result.output
+
+            md = OSXMetaData(CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["File:FileName"])
+            keywords = CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["XMP:PersonInImage"]
+            keywords = [keywords] if type(keywords) != list else keywords
+            expected = [Tag(x) for x in keywords]
+            assert sorted(md.tags) == sorted(expected)
+
+
+def test_export_finder_tag_template_multiple():
+    """ test --finder-tag-template used more than once """
+    import glob
+    import os
+    import os.path
+
+    from osxmetadata import OSXMetaData, Tag
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import export
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        for uuid in CLI_FINDER_TAGS:
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_7),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--finder-tag-template",
+                    "{keyword}",
+                    "--finder-tag-template",
+                    "{person}",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+            md = OSXMetaData(CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["File:FileName"])
+            keywords = CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["IPTC:Keywords"]
+            keywords = [keywords] if type(keywords) != list else keywords
+            persons = CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["XMP:PersonInImage"]
+            persons = [persons] if type(persons) != list else persons
+            expected = [Tag(x) for x in keywords + persons]
+            assert sorted(md.tags) == sorted(expected)
+
+
+def test_export_finder_tag_template_keywords():
+    """ test --finder-tag-template with --finder-tag-keywords """
+    import glob
+    import os
+    import os.path
+
+    from osxmetadata import OSXMetaData, Tag
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import export
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        for uuid in CLI_FINDER_TAGS:
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_7),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--finder-tag-keywords",
+                    "--finder-tag-template",
+                    "{person}",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+            md = OSXMetaData(CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["File:FileName"])
+            keywords = CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["IPTC:Keywords"]
+            keywords = [keywords] if type(keywords) != list else keywords
+            persons = CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["XMP:PersonInImage"]
+            persons = [persons] if type(persons) != list else persons
+            expected = [Tag(x) for x in keywords + persons]
+            assert sorted(md.tags) == sorted(expected)
+
+
+def test_export_xattr_template():
+    """ test --xattr template """
+    import glob
+    import os
+    import os.path
+
+    from osxmetadata import OSXMetaData
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import export
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        for uuid in CLI_FINDER_TAGS:
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_7),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--xattr-template",
+                    "keywords",
+                    "{person}",
+                    "--xattr-template",
+                    "comment",
+                    "{title}",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+            md = OSXMetaData(CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["File:FileName"])
+            expected = CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["XMP:PersonInImage"]
+            expected = [expected] if type(expected) != list else expected
+            assert sorted(md.keywords) == sorted(expected)
+            assert md.comment == CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["XMP:Title"]
+
+            # run again with --update, should skip writing extended attributes
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_7),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--xattr-template",
+                    "keywords",
+                    "{person}",
+                    "--xattr-template",
+                    "comment",
+                    "{title}",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                    "--update",
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            assert "Skipping extended attribute keywords" in result.output
+            assert "Skipping extended attribute comment" in result.output
+
+            # clear tags and run again, should update extended attributes
+            md.keywords = None
+            md.comment = None
+
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_7),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--xattr-template",
+                    "keywords",
+                    "{person}",
+                    "--xattr-template",
+                    "comment",
+                    "{title}",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                    "--update",
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            assert "Writing extended attribute keyword" in result.output
+            assert "Writing extended attribute comment" in result.output
+
+            md = OSXMetaData(CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["File:FileName"])
+            expected = CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["XMP:PersonInImage"]
+            expected = [expected] if type(expected) != list else expected
+            assert sorted(md.keywords) == sorted(expected)
+            assert md.comment == CLI_FINDER_TAGS[uuid]["XMP:Title"]
+
--- a/tests/test_export_catalina_10_15_7.py
+++ b/tests/test_export_catalina_10_15_7.py
@@ -91,6 +91,21 @@ EXIF_JSON_EXPECTED = """
    "EXIF:ModifyDate": "2019:07:27 17:33:28"}]
    """

+EXIFTOOL_SIDECAR_EXPECTED = """ 
+    [{"ImageDescription": "Bride Wedding day", 
+    "Description": "Bride Wedding day", 
+    "TagsList": ["Maria", "wedding"], 
+    "Keywords": ["Maria", "wedding"], 
+    "PersonInImage": ["Maria"], 
+    "Subject": ["wedding", "Maria"], 
+    "DateTimeOriginal": "2019:04:15 14:40:24", 
+    "CreateDate": "2019:04:15 14:40:24", 
+    "OffsetTimeOriginal": "-04:00", 
+    "DateCreated": "2019:04:15", 
+    "TimeCreated": "14:40:24-04:00", 
+    "ModifyDate": "2019:07:27 17:33:28"}]
+    """
+
 EXIF_JSON_EXPECTED_IGNORE_DATE_MODIFIED = """ 
    [{"EXIF:ImageDescription": "Bride Wedding day", 
    "XMP:Description": "Bride Wedding day", 
@@ -658,6 +673,30 @@ def test_exiftool_json_sidecar_use_albums_keyword(photosdb):
            assert json_got[k] == v


+def test_exiftool_sidecar(photosdb):
+    import json
+
+    photos = photosdb.photos(uuid=[EXIF_JSON_UUID])
+
+    json_expected = json.loads(EXIFTOOL_SIDECAR_EXPECTED)[0]
+
+    json_got = photos[0]._exiftool_json_sidecar(tag_groups=False)
+    json_got = json.loads(json_got)[0]
+
+    # some gymnastics to account for different sort order in different pythons
+    for k, v in json_got.items():
+        if type(v) in (list, tuple):
+            assert sorted(json_expected[k]) == sorted(v)
+        else:
+            assert json_expected[k] == v
+
+    for k, v in json_expected.items():
+        if type(v) in (list, tuple):
+            assert sorted(json_got[k]) == sorted(v)
+        else:
+            assert json_got[k] == v
+
+
@pytest.mark.skipif(exiftool is None, reason="exiftool not installed")
 def test_xmp_sidecar_is_valid(tmp_path, photosdb):
    """ validate XMP sidecar file with exiftool """
--- a/tests/test_exportresults.py
+++ b/tests/test_exportresults.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ EXPORT_RESULT_ATTRIBUTES = [
    "converted_to_jpeg",
    "sidecar_json_written",
    "sidecar_json_skipped",
+    "sidecar_exiftool_written",
+    "sidecar_exiftool_skipped",
    "sidecar_xmp_written",
    "sidecar_xmp_skipped",
    "missing",
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ def test_exportresults_init():
    assert results.converted_to_jpeg == []
    assert results.sidecar_json_written == []
    assert results.sidecar_json_skipped == []
+    assert results.sidecar_exiftool_written == []
+    assert results.sidecar_exiftool_skipped == []
    assert results.sidecar_xmp_written == []
    assert results.sidecar_xmp_skipped == []
    assert results.missing == []
@@ -90,6 +94,6 @@ def test_str():
    results = ExportResults()
    assert (
        str(results)
-        == "ExportResults(exported=[],new=[],updated=[],skipped=[],exif_updated=[],touched=[],converted_to_jpeg=[],sidecar_json_written=[],sidecar_json_skipped=[],sidecar_xmp_written=[],sidecar_xmp_skipped=[],missing=[],error=[],exiftool_warning=[],exiftool_error=[])"
+        == "ExportResults(exported=[],new=[],updated=[],skipped=[],exif_updated=[],touched=[],converted_to_jpeg=[],sidecar_json_written=[],sidecar_json_skipped=[],sidecar_exiftool_written=[],sidecar_exiftool_skipped=[],sidecar_xmp_written=[],sidecar_xmp_skipped=[],missing=[],error=[],exiftool_warning=[],exiftool_error=[])"
    )

--- a/tests/test_template.py
+++ b/tests/test_template.py
@@ -170,17 +170,21 @@ TEMPLATE_VALUES_DATE_MODIFIED = {
 }

 TEMPLATE_VALUES_DATE_NOT_MODIFIED = {
+    # uses creation date instead of modified date
    "{name}": "128FB4C6-0B16-4E7D-9108-FB2E90DA1546",
    "{original_name}": "IMG_1064",
-    "{modified.date}": "_",
-    "{modified.year}": "_",
-    "{modified.yy}": "_",
-    "{modified.mm}": "_",
-    "{modified.month}": "_",
-    "{modified.mon}": "_",
-    "{modified.dd}": "_",
-    "{modified.doy}": "_",
-    "{modified.dow}": "_",
+    "{modified.date}": "2020-02-04",
+    "{modified.year}": "2020",
+    "{modified.yy}": "20",
+    "{modified.mm}": "02",
+    "{modified.month}": "February",
+    "{modified.mon}": "Feb",
+    "{modified.dd}": "04",
+    "{modified.dow}": "Tuesday",
+    "{modified.doy}": "035",
+    "{modified.hour}": "19",
+    "{modified.min}": "07",
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 }
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Rhet Turnbull	2f57abd23c	Fixed modified template to use creation time if no modificationd date, issue #312	2020-12-31 13:07:00 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	f9a43b92c1	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-12-31 12:36:16 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	bf2a55d7f6	Added --xattr-template, closes #242	2020-12-31 12:33:15 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	34bb7f2cdc	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-12-30 20:48:38 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	3394c52768	Fixed --exiftool-path bug, issue #311 , #313	2020-12-30 20:21:05 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	27282af3b9	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-12-30 14:00:31 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	b7b06b9fdb	Merge pull request #310 from RhetTbull/finder_tags Added Finder tags, partial implementation for issue #242	2020-12-30 13:52:37 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	29e424575a	Added tests for Finder tags	2020-12-30 13:37:15 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	ea373c4197	Updated requirements.txt	2020-12-30 08:52:58 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	f25a299309	Updated README for finder tags	2020-12-30 08:51:01 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	5885b23d32	Initial implementation for Finder tags	2020-12-30 08:32:42 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	5dccdf7750	Fixed --exiftool-path bug, issue #308	2020-12-30 07:31:07 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	e9134f84df	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-12-29 09:51:18 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	3872e7ae64	Fixed --exiftool-path to work with --exiftool-merge-keywords/persons	2020-12-29 09:47:03 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	b3e86dffc8	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-12-29 09:46:25 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	4897fc4b05	Added --exiftool-path to CLI	2020-12-29 09:23:51 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	1dbf22fdc9	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-12-29 08:03:21 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	fa58af8b88	Added exiftool signature to JSON output, issue #303	2020-12-29 07:51:34 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	9c9bcb08b3	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-12-28 15:42:09 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	b1cb99f83f	Added --exiftool-merge-keywords/persons, issue #299 , #292	2020-12-28 15:31:31 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	d3605f6303	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-12-28 11:58:00 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	dce002cdfe	Added --sidecar-drop-ext, issue #291	2020-12-28 11:54:02 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	7bd189e9b2	Updated Template Substitution table	2020-12-28 09:26:38 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	baa86c77f6	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-12-28 09:17:06 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	0d086bf851	Added searchinfo templates, issue #302	2020-12-28 09:14:08 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	ade98fc150	Refactored sidecar code	2020-12-28 08:23:23 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	0d66759b1c	Refactored export2 to use sidecar bit field	2020-12-27 22:45:47 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	d833c14ef4	Added --sidecar exiftool, issue #303	2020-12-27 22:17:56 -08:00
Rhet Turnbull	34841f86c0	Updated CHANGELOG.md	2020-12-27 09:29:32 -08:00