I do this in Bridge because I am used to doing it this way, but I suspect I could probably do this in PM5 if I spentВ more time learning it. I use Bridge to view the files for culling or selection by star rating/color labelling in the 'filmstrip' mode and I may add further keywords as I go along. I can also use PM5 to add GPS location data from a map if I need that. So, in one pass I have downloaded, renamed and updated IPTC data with almost no effort from myself.

(I really ought to spend more time learning to do keywording in PM5 as it is far more flexible than Bridge or LR). If required, I can set up a 'stationary pad' that will add other IPTC data including locations, keywords and so on which will all be added during the download, saving a huge amount of time.

At the same time all files are given standard IPTC field values for my name, address, etc. I 'ingest' (download) images from the memory card using PhotoMechanic which renames all the images to a standard format that I use and which includes a sortable date sourced from the images' EXIF data. This latest version offers even faster browsing and new support for RAW. Features found in version 4.6.4 of Photo Mechanic are designed to increase the speed and ease with which photographers can browse, caption and manage large digital photo collections. They're totally different tools for totally different jobs. Camera Bits has updated Photo Mechanic to version 4.6.4. etc.) and I can just choose them all and leave the computer to batch process hundreds of photos and convert them into jpegs while I walk away and get another cup of coffee. With Bridge, I sometimes have hundreds of raw files from an architectural client that need a dozen visual tweaks (color correction, perspective, lens correction, shadow/highlight, sharpening, clarity, etc. Then I take the select few images into Photoshop for cleanup. With Photo Mechanic I can compare near-identical images, blow up the images side-by-side and apply those all-important captions to dozens of images in seconds. Sometimes I'm facing hundreds of photos that need instant turnaround before I even leave the baseball or football stadium, spot news or gala event. As an editorial photographer I use Photo Mechanic to quickly edit and caption images for clients. Just wondering isn't worth start using photo mechanic.Дepends on what you are doing. Which one do you like? I know Bridge was sluggy but it seems to be updated recently.

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