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Getting started 10

• Video: Getting started with Photo Mechanic
• Ingesting photos with Photo Mechanic
• Introduction to Photo Mechanic contact sheets
• Tagging photos
• Star ratings

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Licensing and activation 8

• How to deactivate and remove Photo Mechanic from a computer
• How do I find my License Key?
• How to manually install and deactivate Photo Mechanic
• How to install and register Photo Mechanic
• Photo Mechanic activation from the command line

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Sales and purchasing 7

• Can I share my Photo Mechanic license?
• What is Photo Mechanic?
• Does Photo Mechanic 6 work with macOS Catalina?
• What's new in Photo Mechanic 6?
• Can I purchase Photo Mechanic as a gift?

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Contact sheet and preview 14

• Viewing 2-Up previews
• How to crop photos
• View Live Slide Shows
• How to rotate photos
• How to create and manage slide shows from a contact sheet

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Settings and preferences 19

• Adding Watermarks
• Snapshots
• Color management in Photo Mechanic
• How to export Photo Mechanic preferences to move computers
• Rendering RAW files on Photo Mechanic with Adobe DNG Converter

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Keyboard shortcuts 4

• Keyboard shortcuts: macOS
• Keyboard shortcuts: Windows
• Autocomplete
• Modifier key shortcuts

Feature requests 3

• Send us your ideas and feature requests
• Is there a tablet or phone version of Photo Mechanic?
• Is there a Spanish or other language version of Photo Mechanic?

Ingest 3

• How to use Ingest From Selection
• Automatically open and ingest photos when inserting a card into your reader
• Live ingest

Metadata (IPTC) Template 11

• Using the Metadata (IPTC) Info tool
• How to find the Classic IPTC template in Photo Mechanic 6
• The IPTC Stationery Pad in Photo Mechanic 6
• Find and replace
• Adding keywords to photos

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Troubleshooting 7

• COVID-19 / Coronavirus Info
• FAQ: macOS Catalina and Photo Mechanic
• Troubleshooting slow rendering issues
• Tips before upgrading your computer OS
• Where did the Mac Spotlight search feature go?

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Variables and code replacements 5

• List of Photo Mechanic variables
• Advanced code replacements
• Hot codes
• Adding User/Client variables
• Variable Substring Extraction

Photo Mechanic and connected products 5

• Uploading photos to photo sharing and storage services
• How to maximize IPTC/XMP compatibility with other software
• How to upload photos from Photo Mechanic to Facebook
• Sending Photos from Photo Mechanic to external editors
• Camera Bits and the GDPR

Files and formats 8

• Supported file formats in Photo Mechanic 6
• Does Photo Mechanic support HIF, HEIC, and HEIF formats?
• Exporting photos to web galleries
• How to burn photos to CD, DVD, and Blu-ray
• Exporting web galleries using a custom HTML/CSS template

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Getting Started with Photo Mechanic Plus 8

• What is Photo Mechanic Plus?
• Support for Photo Mechanic Plus during limited public beta
• Introduction to Photo Mechanic Plus catalogs
• How to find your catalogs using the Organizer panel
• Photo Mechanic Plus Search

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Catalog Settings and Preferences 6

• The Catalog menu
• Scan to Catalog
• Photo Mechanic Plus Catalog Preferences
• How to re-index a catalog
• Manage shared folders

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Best Practices 0

Purchasing and licensing 1

• What are the technical requirements for Photo Mechanic Plus?

Photo Mechanic 5 6

• Does Photo Mechanic 5 work on macOS Catalina?
• Where I can I find the Photo Mechanic 5 user manual?
• Why is there a message that Photo Mechanic 5 is not optimized for my Mac?
• Recognized file formats in Photo Mechanic 5
• Maximizing IPTC/XMP compatibility in Photo Mechanic 5

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Photo Mechanic 5 videos 13

• Deactivating your Photo Mechanic 5 license
• Installing Photo Mechanic 5 on a Mac
• How to install Photo Mechanic 5 on Windows
• How to browse iPhone photos with Photo Mechanic 5
• Copy keywords from one set of images to another in Photo Mechanic 5

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Notes for Support 1

• Extras folder and installing the PM Services app