We’ll learn more about keywords in Photo Mechanic at the end here. I wouldn’t try to add more specific keywords that only apply to a few photos out of the bunch, like “sky” or “island”. So if all photos were taken in Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, I would add those keywords in the Keywords field and ensure there was a checkmark next to it. I also take this opportunity to add Keywords that apply to all photos in the Ingest. Standard fields in my default IPTC template Once these are filled out, hit Save… so all this information is now stored in a template you can open at a later time if you need to. Contact Web URLs (for Google “Licensable” badge).
Copyright URL & Rights Usage Terms (for Google “Licensable” badge).Some fields I’d recommend filling out here as a minimum: This separates it from any other metadata work I do elsewhere in the program.
I prefer to check Use Local Template, which means that the metadata I enter here will be my “ingest” metadata set. It’s another way to make your Photo Mechanic ingests more efficient. Once I have my Primary Destination set, I select “into dated folder only” to sort these photos into folders by date created Adding Metadata templateĪdd a little metadata now rather than waiting to do it all later! You can do this under Apply Metadata Template. Once you have all of this sorted out, check where your files are going using the example path at the bottom of the Ingest dialog (Primary Destination Path). You can choose to forego any subfolders, automatically create a dated subfolder, and/or create subfolders with custom names. So if I’m ingesting photos that were captured over two days, September 7th and 8th 2020, the photos would be sent to respective subfolders called 2020090908. A subfolder in whatever folder structure I sent them to, which is named after that day they were captured. All of the photos you’re ingesting will go into this subfolder.įor example, I like to have all of my photos in a Date subfolder. Then go back to the lower left to choose a subfolder for the photos you’re ingesting. Do the same for Secondary if you wish to create a backup right now. Select Primary Destination… and set the destination path for your photos. You’ll set these under Destination Folder Roots in the upper right. Photo Mechanic lets you ingest files into a primary destination and backup destination all at once. Select the photos you wish to ingest, then select File > Ingest From Selection. If that doesn’t automatically happen, go to File > Open Contact Sheet… (command hotkey + O).
For more information, refer to the lists of metadata by file type below.Select photos you wish to import from the Contact Sheet view Some types of files display specific metadata in addition to the basic metadata listed above. Not using Dropbox yet? See how Dropbox helps you effortlessly share files and folders. When the file was last modified ( Modified).All files display the following metadata: In the details pane, you’ll see different types of information depending on the type of file you’re previewing. If the metadata does not appear, click the arrow or Info button in the right sidebar. The file information will be located in the details pane of the right sidebar.Hover over the file and click the checkbox.It includes information like the date your file was created and the size of the file. Metadata is information you can see about a file.
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