![]() ![]() Ingested images are shown in a contact sheet. I like this as it repeats the old processes of photography. It goes very fast, and while you’re waiting for your images to copy over, you can edit them.įor Live Ingesting, you ‘tether’ your camera to your computer via a USB cable. Here, the images pop up on your computer screen rather than your camera’s LCD. This is perfect for looking at images in a larger size. If you are working in fields where clients will be overwatching your photography session, this is something that they would appreciate.Īt its most basic, this program is metadata (IPTC) software for photographers. Other features are beneficial, but none are as extensive as this. There are over 100+ fields in the IPTC Stationery Pad (metadata) in Photo Mechanic. And most of them make sense. Everything I would need is already here, just waiting for me to fill in the information. One thing that I liked was the ‘Models, Property, and Artwork’ field. You can add all of the details for model or property releases. Other programs have similar functions but are either not combined or not obvious. You can save and add IPTC metadata to be used on other images. The other great thing is the variables section. With these, you can add any information to any field. You get to choose from a whole slew of selection possibilities and even stack them any way you want. This is great for searching and organizing your images. The main problem with other front-end image organization and browser programs is speed. The most significant factor is that you can browse through your images without importing them. This saves much time overall.Īdding keywords, IPTC data, culling, and organizing are lightning-fast. This allows you to select and ‘cull’ images as fast as you can. The program waits for you, not the other way around. I did come across one problem, which seems only to exist pre-caching. If you open a folder to view the images for the first time, you will see lagging when you press and hold the right arrow button on your keyboard. Lightroom didn’t give me the same problem. ![]() However, once you have passed over every image, the lag disappears. Even with this problem, I would be able to do this while other software still uploads its images. It makes sense for editing to be able to copy all of your images in one go. All photographic software should have the same tool. ![]() This tool lets you rename files and folders dynamically while adding IPTC credit and keyword information. All of this happens while the program makes a mirrored backup folder. It is fast, which means there is less chance of your images not being uploaded and subsequently deleted. This small detail means uploading only once, cutting down on time and confusion.Ĭomparing Photo Mechanic 5 to Other Front-End Software Lightroom Classic CC This can be a huge problem if you upload images without previewing them first. ![]()
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