Getting started
If you have never used Photo Mechanic, this video will help you get up and running in no time. If you'd like to try it for yourself, we offer a f...
Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 3:24 PM
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, Dec 10, 2019 at 4:13 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...
Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 11:06 AM
Photo Mechanic provides multiple ways to check for critical focus while previewing your photos. The Loupe Cursor From the contact sheet view, the loupe cu...
Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 10:48 AM
The Metadata (IPTC) Template gives you control over IPTC metadata to efficiently add information to an individual, group, or batch of photos. ✍Note: the Me...
Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 4:09 PM
Variables in Photo Mechanic are placeholders for metadata information contained in a photo. For example, {filename} is a placeholder for the actual filena...
Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 1:56 PM
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 t...
Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 2:02 PM
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...
Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 8:57 PM