How to add metadata to videos for AEM

[An___nie]

I predominantly work with photos, and I add keywords, tags, titles etc in Bridge. However I work with other people who are adding videos to the DAM and it's a much more manual and clunky process for them. I know Bridge doesn't work well with videos - can anyone suggest a process or program that might be helpful?

Currently I've built a spreadsheet where they can input all the information manually and then import it to DAM, but I feel like I might be missing something.

[giuseppebag]

hi @An___nie,

AEM Assets can extract metadata from video files just like it does for images and other digital assets. You can find more information here. If your source file already contains metadata, consider using processing profiles to apply custom logic while processing the assets.

[HrishikeshKagne · Accepted solution]

Hi @An___nie ,

• Ingest metadata at source - Unlike photos, video tools (Premiere, After Effects, Media Encoder) don’t embed IPTC/XMP as cleanly. Encourage editors to set metadata in Adobe Premiere Pro (supports XMP), which AEM can read on ingest.
• AEM DAM Metadata Schemas - Configure custom metadata forms in AEM (Tools > Assets > Metadata Schemas) so when videos are uploaded, users see structured fields (title, tags, keywords, rights, etc.) in the DAM UI.
• Bulk updates - For multiple assets, use AEM’s Metadata Import via CSV (much better than an external spreadsheet hack).
• Automation - If you need advanced workflows, hook in FFmpeg + custom metadata extraction or use Adobe I/O / Asset Compute Service (in AEMaaCS) to enrich video assets automatically.
• Best practice - Keep metadata entry inside AEM (via schemas + CSV import) rather than relying on external tools that don’t write consistent XMP for video.

[An___nie]

Thank you. I've had a look with our video team, and we have established that Premiere Pro is the best option 99% of the time.