![]() The conclusion I came to while working with Photo Mechanic is that I would not rely on this tool for my own photo workflow. In Photo Mechanic, you can create pads that you use to apply the data to a collection of photos. IPTC is the tagging format that photojournalists use when submitting photos. (You may have thought at this point that there were at least a few effects you can apply to images, but there really are none available other than simple re-sizing and cropping.) Before the upload, you can do some extra tasks such as convert Raw to DNG and use a “code replacement” feature that adds new caption and keyword data to a series of images in batch. Once you have applied keywords and IPTC data, the last step in the photo workflow is to upload images to a photo service. Photojournalists I’ve met who use Photo Mechanic swear by the efficient processing of this data the program is designed for speed and helping you fill out these fields so you can submit your work and move on, but that also means that if you do not work with IPTC data, the features are not that useful. There is also a way to take a kind of “snapshot” of an existing photo with IPTC data embedded and use that as a pad. It uses a paradigm called a Stationery Pad where you can fill in a form that includes fields for country designation, photo credit, and GPS coordinates and then save that pad for working with other contact sheets. You can apply IPTC data to any image, but Photo Mechanic goes a step further. Interestingly, while you see plenty of EXIF data, I did not find as many options for editing the camera properties of a photo as you can easily do in Lightroom and other programs. The program separates the more hardcore IPTC tags (such as the exact photo credit you want to use when an image is published) used by photojournalists from the more basic keyword tags (such as who is in the shot). There is not much artistry here, since the program lacks flare, but keyword tags certainly work quickly and efficiently.įor a streamlined, no-frills workflow, these features work smoothly and won’t distract you from the task at hand. Photo Mechanic uses a keyword window where you can tap in the metatags you want to use and apply them to individual shots or to entire collections en masse. ![]() Once you have created contact sheets, previewed images, and used the right-click menu to work with images at a purely organizational level, you can continue on to the next step, which is really all about tagging. If you aren’t already using Fundy Designer, download a free trial.Photo Mechanic uses a familiar paradigm from the pro photographer realm: you create contact sheets that look like the hard copy versions to organize your collections. Using the two together will save you time and that’s smart. ![]() Photo Mechanic is a great addition to your workflow and it works seamlessly with Fundy Designer. ![]() Once the import process finishes, you can quickly start working on an album, branding your images with your studio logo and custom text using Image Brander, or creating blog collages for social media with Blog Collage. Go back to Photo Mechanic, select all your tagged images, then drag and drop them onto the image pane in Fundy Designer. Bam! Your images immediately start importing. The image import pane immediately appears. Open Fundy Designer and enter a Project Name. Once you’ve tagged the images you want to use, Photo Mechanic can sort and show only those images. A great way to organize your photos into collections for a wedding album. The power of Photo Mechanic is in the tagging. Full screen previews that you can navigate through with your keyboard arrow keys. If you already use Photo Mechanic, then you know that it’s simply the fastest way to edit RAW files. We’re all about efficiency, and that’s why we recommend Photo Mechanic software for culling, sorting and organizing your shoots. It’s never been more true than now with the Fundy Designer suite of tools designed to help you get it done. That’s why we wanted to tell you all about it in this week’s feature. Work smarter, not harder. Did you know that we support direct drag and drop from Camera Bits’ Photo Mechanic? Most people don’t.
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