Getting Started
What is a catalog? A catalog is a database of your photos and other media that can span multiple drives and folders. Catalogs can also contain offline medi...
The Photo Mechanic Plus interface is divided between the Navigator and the Organizer. The Navigator area looks and behaves like Photo Mechanic 6. The O...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Search examples Explicit dates and times Relative Dates and Times Advanced Syntax Reveal in context The Search tab in Photo Mec...
In Photo Mechanic Plus, there are three basic ways to find photos in your catalogs. Searching, browsing, and filtering. Of those three, the two that may be ...
The Filter tab allows you to find photos in your catalogs by one or more metadata properties. For example, by color class and IPTC keyword. Each filter opti...
Browse view provides a way to navigate through the metadata in your catalog. This is the opposite of a filter. Filters start with all photos and narrow it d...
Collections allow you to create virtual groups of photos within your catalogs. You can also create sub-collections within a larger collection. Each collecti...
This video assumes you are already familiar with Photo Mechanic and introduces you to the features of Photo Mechanic Plus. Please also see our quickstar...
This 3-minute video describes the basic difference between Photo Mechanic 6 and Photo Mechanic Plus