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Glad you liked it! I hope that the video was helpful to you.

@@jeffvoganphotography I did the whole player keyword thing in Photo Mechanic, then created a Smart Collection for each player in Lightroom before importing just the tagged images. Now I can see how many shots I got of each player (it's Australian Rules Football) so that I can even them out. I also found that I can tag images in Photo Mechanic lightning fast using the LoupeDeck rotary button to scroll back and forth - instead of the arrow keys.

@@meteoroz One day I may have to try a LoupeDeck, The smart collections in LR make it so easy

Probably. The quickest way to find out would be to test it.

I would set a constrained crop in PM to 100 x 73.8667 to get the correct perspective. Then when I export from Lightroom, I'd set the correct crop size. But you may have cropped too small, so I have smart galleries in LR that will show me the images that are too small. I record them larger and they should disappear from that smart gallery.

Thanks Tony. I hope that this was helpful to newer photographers.

For technical support I recommend you contact Camera Bits. One possible reason for your issue is PM does not understand what type of file the CR3 is. It is possible that you need to update your PM to the latest version. If that doesn't help, then you could tell PM what application to use for CR3 files. I explain how to do that in this video ua-cam.com/video/M8jgJx8MegI/v-deo.html

Yes, the default delimiting character used to be / on a Mac. Camera Bits changed it to = a few years ago when they saw my workflow and how I used variables to create subfolders. The / caused issues so I changed the delimiting character to = and it worked fine. When I showed that to Camera Bits, they changed it going forward.

Since my clients use a variety of camera brands, I was trying to offer a solution that would work across multiple brands. There will be brand-specific ways to such time, but in many circumstances, there will be different brands of cameras used in a single photoshoot where they need to synch time.

Glad that PM has helped you. I own 14-28, 24-70, 70-200 and 300. I am a member of Nikon Professional Services so borrow longer glass when needed.

@@jeffvoganphotography I assume you have not moved over to Z system yet? Great shots you show us!

Two Z9 and one Z7. Sold my D4 when I got the first Z9 and then sold my D5 when I got the second Z9.

My first big event after going full-time was the national figure skating championships. I had 85,000 images, taken over four 16-hour days. I was under contract to rename every image after the skater, placing them in folders named after each skater. It took me 3 weeks to do that in Lightroom. I was determined to find a better workflow. I saw the videographer changing tapes for each skater. I knew that I could do the same thing, but virtually, by changing storage folders in camera. I started using PM and subsequently shot a figure skating competition where I had over 100K images. The foldering and renaming took zero time in post thanks to my use of Photo Mechanic.

I don't understand exactly what you are trying to do. I think that my video on ingesting may be of help to you. I do not recommend culling on the memory card. I recommend that you ingest all of the images onto your computer. Then you cull by assigning a rating or tag to the images you wish to keep. Move just the keepers to Lightroom for editing. You can then go back to PM and delete the unrated images. If you used Move or Copy to import into LR, you could delete all of the images from the ingest destination since the keepers are now stored in the location LR saves the files.

I am not sure what you mean. Camera Bits announced a new subscription model. It is not a new release. If and when you receive updates/new releases will be dependent on when you bought your perpetual license or when you subscribed. Perpetual license holders will receive feature updates for a year after purchase.

Select the photos. File > Save Files as…

Just re-reading your question. If you have done your culling/rating using PM, why are you now looking to get the images to a desktop folder? Your images already exist on your computer. What are you trying to do?

@@jeffvoganphotography sorry about the confusion on my end, I'm storing my files on external hd and not on my desktop..thanks again for your help.

What’s the question?

will PM cut my processing time down and speed up my work flow?? Over NX Studio by nikon@@jeffvoganphotography

Yes, Photo Mechanic would speed up your workflow. PM enables you to cull, crop and upload your images to SmugMug. If you wish to edit the images, NX Studio can do that and then you'd export the images that you want to upload to SmugMug. I'd use PM to upload to SmugMug. Very easy.

This video answers your question directly ua-cam.com/video/oK77NjqSLn4/v-deo.html

I am not sure exactly what you have happening. I set Name + two labels in the Preferences, then define what the two labels are. If you don't define the two labels, they will appear as blank on the contact sheet.

@@jeffvoganphotography oh sorry, I should have been clearer. I have the labels defined and they show on the contact sheet. But they don't show in the preview window (in the filmstrip)

I don't think that would be a great use of screen real estate to repeat the additional 2 labels in the filmstrip. It's already in the coontact sheet.

Glad that this was able to get your workflow a bit faster. Photo Mechanic for the win!

I have seen some interesting use of a Stream Deck used along with Photo Mechanic. It was used by an NHL hockey team to program buttons that acted as a Code Replacement. Pretty slick use however that is a pretty specific use that would not work well in many other scenarios. Photo Mechanic can be set up to do some pretty sophisticated tasks to make the workflow faster.

@@jeffvoganphotography The idea for the Stream Deck came from an F1 photographer - but he only has the F1 drivers to worry about. The hillclimb series I started shooting has some 60+ drivers on any given event, and the entries vary wildly from one round to the next, it's always a pain to keyword anyway. But with Photo Mechanic it's way easier!

PM does not have a stack feature. I think that LR does.

@@jeffvoganphotography OK. I've actually gone to weeding bursts inside the r3 as seen on a big TV before downloading, just to clear that mess out of the way. I've thought about writing something in python to see if that might be easier but I'm not sure it would.

If you look at the transmit area of uploader window, you will see Saved as jpg or Original Photos/Videos. To send as jpeg, select the Saved as jpg option. It’s that easy.

I am glad that this was helpful to you.

You're welcome!

I apologize but do not understand your question. Once you crop, you can preview the cropped image by hitting P. You can copy the crop and then paste it to another image. You can reset to remove the crop. I am not sure exactly what you are asking.

Thank you Jeff for quick response and explanation. I really understood where was the problem. I will study attentively your videos they are very helpful. Thank you once more for your job.@@jeffvoganphotography

Glad that the videos are helpful. Thanks for the kind words about my photography work.

The workflow that I demonstrated is not appropriate for situations where you are photographing multiple subjects at once, like triathlon, football, hockey, etc. you lose the folder information when you FTP or live ingest. Such events would utilize a different workflow than I demonstrated.

I gave some thought to your requirement but haven't tested it. You could write the folder number to an unused ITPC field, then when you transmit the images to an FTP server, you could set PM to live ingest from that FTP folder and apply the Hot Codes against the foldernum variable in that otherwise unused ITPC field. That would be worth testing out.

I am not sure what you are trying to do regarding exports. PM is a file browser, not an editor. If you crop a raw file, for example, PM creates an XML file that describes the crop. It is non-destructive so no pixels are lost. When you import the image into an external editor such as Lightroom or Photoshop, the editor reads the raw file and XML file. I have never compared the quality of jpgs generated by PM against those created by external editors. I have never noticed any reduction in quality when PM generates the jpg files.

@@jeffvoganphotography thanks for your swift answer!! Apparently it's because I use DXO, which doesn't recognize PM's crop... And yeah when Pixel-Peeping (...), DXO's JPG looks better at the same %... Anyhows, do you have by chance (or know) a good video that explains what I can do and how to use the cataloging features of 6 PLUS? Thanks again, have a great day (night)!

@@jeffvoganphotography what I was trying to do is cropping in PM, and then upload these images to my site from within PM. For that I need PM to generate new JPGs, otherwise it doesn't apply the crop

I agree with you on the shortcut. I think that the auto align feature is unlikely because that would require some significant understanding of what's in the image. PM is a fast image viewer, not an editor, so it is unlikely to ever get that capability. What I'd prefer is the image rotate rather than the frame, similar to Lightroom.

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My pleasure!

If I understand your question, I don't believe so. If you are tethering, most tethering software stores the images on the computer, bypassing the memory card. So the use of Hot Codes based on the storage folder would not work. Some tethering software allows for the images to be stored simultaneously on the memory card and the computer, but I have yet to find software that will also let me change storage folders on the memory card while tethering.

i found out i can stor on card and send to Capture One AND still change what folder i can save my photos in Nikon D5 :-) This open up some new possibilities when i shoot tether and i can let the customers see the photos live @@jeffvoganphotography

Hope you enjoyed it!

Kind of you to say. These techniques can be very helpful in more than the few examples I showed during the webinar. Once you understand the power of it, you'll find plenty of other opportunities to take advantage of it.

Sony sent me a pair of cameras to test and document my workflow on their gear. Sony cameras allow you to change storage folder numbers. The only restriction is that the storage folder numbers are created incrementally. The storage folder numbers, when I tested the cameras, were not random. They were sequential.

@@jeffvoganphotography thanks Jeff. Time for me to go back and try again.

Glad that you liked it.

I am glad that this video was helpful. Unfortunately I do not understand your question. Could you elaborate?

No way in PM to auto straighten images. What I do for a series is crop the first image, copy the crop and then apply to the rest of the series one at a time. I do any final straightening in LR if necessary when I do my final review.

I have the menu item to reset the sequence number on my menu so that I can very quickly and often reset the image counter. Sony has asked me to write up my recommendations for how they could change their firmware to improve workflow. Unfortunately I suspect my recommendations are not an immediate priority.

@@jeffvoganphotographythat’s a good workaround, thanks Jeff!

Not much you can do when the team gives jerseys of the same number to multiple players. But Fuji asked me to write up my recommendations for how they manage their storage folders. Unfortunately I have not seen them make any changes to their firmware yet.

Glad that you are finding value in using the workflow that I suggested.

Glad it was helpful.

Glad that it was helpful for you.

I assume that you mean when you are selecting images in PM that you want to import into LR. If that is the case, select the images in PM and then drag them onto the LR icon. The LR import window will appear and all of the images in the source folder will appear. However only the images you had selected will have check marks. The rest will be greyed out. I hope that was your issue and that was the answer you were looking for.

@@jeffvoganphotography yes!!! thanks so much. I got it now. how silly :) thanks a lot

I’m glad that you found it helpful. I will be doing several more shortly.

When you take the image into LR/PS, the crop info (maintained in the XMP file) is retained. When you “save as” make sure the Apply Crop box is checked.

OK, Thanks@@jeffvoganphotography

Thank you! Very kind of you to say. I hope that you are finding the videos valuable.

I do not work for Camera Bits. Your feedback may get more traction if you address it to Camera Bits.

Hope it’s helpful.

When you import into LR, LR will store the images in the destination you specify. If I want to maintain the folder/subfolder structure, I specify “into original folders” in the LR import dialog.

I’m glad that it was helpful to you.