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'''Photo Mechanic''' is a front-end photo ingesting, tagging, and browsing tool by Portland, Oregon-based company [[Camera Bits]]. |
'''Photo Mechanic''' is a front-end photo ingesting, tagging, and browsing tool by Portland, Oregon-based company [[Camera Bits]]. |
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Photo Mechanic supports the initial capture of photos from the camera, previewing and making selections, and tagging each photo with various types of [[International Press Telecommunications Council#Photo_metadata|IPTC metadata]] such as captions, keywords, and copyright notices. |
Photo Mechanic supports the initial capture of photos from the camera, previewing and making selections, and tagging each photo with various types of [[International Press Telecommunications Council#Photo_metadata|IPTC metadata]] such as captions, keywords, and copyright notices.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kelby|first=Scott|title=My Sports Photography Workflow (so far)|url=http://scottkelby.com/2012/my-sports-photography-workflow-so-far/|work=Scott Kelby Photoshop Insider|accessdate=18 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="Luminous Landscape">[http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/software/asset-management.shtml Luminous Landscape review of Photo Mechanic]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | While Photo Mechanic has basic support for simple image edits, such as [[image cropping|crops]], it is meant to be used in concert with a dedicated photo editing program, such as [[Adobe Photoshop]] or [[Adobe Photoshop Lightroom]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}} In contrast to competing products such as [[iView Media Pro]], [[Adobe Bridge]], or [[Extensis Portfolio]], Photo Mechanic does not include photo cataloging or asset management features.<ref name="Luminous Landscape" /> |
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The application retails at approximately [[USD]] $150. It is targeted for the professional photographer market, particularly photojournalism and stock photography. It is widely used in that field, with popular features including very fast image previews, and efficient workflows for quickly adding IPTC metadata.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kelby|first=Scott|title=My Sports Photography Workflow (so far)|url=http://scottkelby.com/2012/my-sports-photography-workflow-so-far/|work=Scott Kelby Photoshop Insider|accessdate=18 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="Luminous Landscape">[http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/software/asset-management.shtml Luminous Landscape review of Photo Mechanic]</ref> |
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Photo Mechanic uses the Metadata (IPTC) Template to label its photos.<ref>{{cite web |title=Where is the IPTC Stationery Pad in Phot... |url=http://docs.camerabits.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2972056-where-is-the-iptc-stationery-pad-in-photo-mechanic-6- |website=Camera Bits}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | While Photo Mechanic has basic support for simple image edits, such as [[image cropping|crops]], it is meant to be used in concert with a dedicated photo editing program, such as [[Adobe Photoshop]] or [[Adobe Photoshop Lightroom]]. In contrast to competing products such as [[iView Media Pro]], [[Adobe Bridge]], or [[Extensis Portfolio]], Photo Mechanic does not include photo cataloging or asset management features.<ref name="Luminous Landscape" /> |
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==Software features== |
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===Browsing=== |
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Photo Mechanic supports fast photo browsing and full [[color management]]. |
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===Categorizing=== |
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Photo Mechanic lets the photographer apply a "tag", "color class", or "star rating" to each photo with a single keystroke. This can be used later to filter photos by quality or classification. |
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===Metadata tagging=== |
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Photo Mechanic uses the concept of "IPTC Stationery." The user sets up templates called "stationery" with the tags common to a group of photos, and can then quickly apply them to any arbitrary set of photos. Photo Mechanic can write IPTC metadata to many file formats, including proprietary formats such as [[Canon Inc.|Canon]] CR2 or [[Nikon]] NEF. Other keywording solutions typically cannot write keywords directly to the [[Raw image format|RAW file]],{{citation needed | November 2016}} but instead create a "sidecar" [[Extensible Metadata Platform|XMP]] file. Photo Mechanic actually embeds the keywords in the RAW file itself. If preferred, Photo Mechanic can also create and maintain [[sidecar file]]s in addition to embedding IPTC and XMP into photos. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 20:19, 20 August 2024
| Developer(s) | Camera Bits, Inc |
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| Stable release | 6.0[1]
/ March 25, 2019 |
| Operating system | Mac OS X, Windows |
| Type | image browser |
| Website | www |
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2023) |
Photo Mechanic is a front-end photo ingesting, tagging, and browsing tool by Portland, Oregon-based company Camera Bits.
Photo Mechanic supports the initial capture of photos from the camera, previewing and making selections, and tagging each photo with various types of IPTC metadata such as captions, keywords, and copyright notices.[2][3]
While Photo Mechanic has basic support for simple image edits, such as crops, it is meant to be used in concert with a dedicated photo editing program, such as Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.[citation needed] In contrast to competing products such as iView Media Pro, Adobe Bridge, or Extensis Portfolio, Photo Mechanic does not include photo cataloging or asset management features.[3]
Photo Mechanic uses the Metadata (IPTC) Template to label its photos.[4]
References
- ^ "Version 6.0 Camera Bits, Inc". home.camerabits.com.
- ^ Kelby, Scott. "My Sports Photography Workflow (so far)". Scott Kelby Photoshop Insider. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ a b Luminous Landscape review of Photo Mechanic
- ^ "Where is the IPTC Stationery Pad in Phot..." Camera Bits.