Feature Request: More Metadata Support in “Rules” Node (e.g. IPTC Byline Filtering)

Hi Gus and Retrobatch community,

First of all, thank you for creating such a thoughtfully designed and powerful tool — Retrobatch has become an essential part of my daily image processing workflow.

I’m reaching out with a feature request regarding the “Rules” node. Right now, it seems that filtering in this node is limited to a few basic image attributes (like DPI, color model, file type, etc.). In my workflow, I often rely heavily on IPTC metadata, especially the Byline (Author) field, to help categorize and control the flow of assets.

For example, I frequently need to filter out images with an IPTC Byline like “Screen Grab” — these are typically screenshots or dummy assets that shouldn’t be watermarked or batch processed further.

It would be amazing if the Rules node could support conditions based on:
• IPTC: Byline, Copyright, Caption
• EXIF: Camera Make/Model, ISO, Exposure Time
• XMP or even custom fields

This would make Retrobatch even more powerful for automated workflows, especially for content creators, photographers, and editors working with large volumes of metadata-tagged images.

Please consider this request for a future version — and if there’s a beta I could help test, I’d be more than happy to participate!

Thanks again for your great work.

Hello, and welcome.

This addition to the Rules node has been on my list for a little while, and I hope to have it soon(ish)! I’ll make sure to post an update here when there’s a beta to try.

-gus