Getting started
If you have never used Photo Mechanic, this video will help you get up and running in no time. Also please see our quickstart guide for Photo Mechanic...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Starting ingest and bringing up the ingest window Understanding ingest options [Selecting a Source] Setting a destination Incrementa...
When you launch Photo Mechanic for the first time you will see an empty Contact Sheet window and the main menu bar at the top of the screen. Open a new con...
Tags are simple toggles you can use to help you sort through and cull photos. A photo is either tagged or untagged. Tag a photo by checking the box on th...
Photo Mechanic allows you to rate photos using a scale of 1-5 stars. Star ratings can be used in conjunction with tags and color classes. Star ratings are a...
Photo Mechanic allows eight different color classes plus "none." You can use these to sort, select, and filter your photos. Color classes are flex...
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...
The Metadata (IPTC) Template gives you control over IPTC metadata to efficiently add information to an individual, group, or batch of photos. Note: The Met...
Variables in Photo Mechanic are placeholders for metadata information contained in a photo. For example, {filename} is a placeholder for the actual filena...
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...