Getting started
Ingest is the name of the process Photo Mechanic uses to import and copy photos from a card, folder, or other location. You can save time using the Ingest p...
Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 4:04 PM
The Contact Sheet View in Photo Mechanic is the main window to view thumbnails of all of your images, whether you ingest them from your camera or open folde...
Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 4:04 PM
Photo Mechanic provides multiple ways to check for critical focus while previewing your photos. The Loupe Cursor From the contact sheet view, the loupe c...
Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 3:33 PM
The Metadata (IPTC) Template gives you control over IPTC metadata to efficiently add information to an individual, group, or batch of photos. Note: the Meta...
Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 4:34 PM
Variables in Photo Mechanic are placeholders for metadata information contained in a photo. For example, {filename} is a placeholder for the actual filename...
Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 4:47 PM
Keyboard Shortcut Copy Photo Mac: ⌘-Y Windows: Ctrl-Y You can also use drag and drop to copy or move photos. Note: Drag and drop from a camera...
Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 9:00 AM
Photo software, such as Adobe Lightroom Classic® and Apple Aperture® can recognize star ratings and color classes. However, in order for this to work, the ...
Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 9:03 AM
Photo Mechanic’s code replacement speeds up captioning of often-used terms or names like those used in sports photography but can be used to make a shorthan...
Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 8:55 AM
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Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 10:48 AM