To save your preset back to another JPEG file to share it with another Lightroom user or move it to another program, find or import a JPEG, and apply your template to it.Now your new preset (template) will be available in the ‘Presets’ flyout in the metadata panel and anywhere else in Lightroom where you might need it, like the Import dialog. From the ‘Preset:’ flyout at the top of the dialog, choose ‘Save current settings as preset’ from the bottom of the list.The Edit Presets dialog should populate with the values from your imported template.Or, you can choose ‘Edit Metadata Presets…’ from the ‘Metadata’ pulldown in the main menu. From the Metadata panel on the right rail in Library view, click on the ‘Presets’ flyout and, from the bottom, choose ‘Edit Presets’.(There’s a sample in my download.)Ĭhoose ‘Save current settings as new preset’ to create a template in Lightroom. Import a JPEG with template data embedded.XMP files, so we’ll use a JPEG metadata template. (It’s probably a good idea to make an image of the words “Template File”, or something to that effect, but a bathroom mirror selfie, or whatever, will do.) Use the IPTC Info dialog to apply your template metadata to that file. To save your new template as a JPEG template, choose a suitable JPEG file.XMP file, simply click ‘Save…’ in either the IPTC Info or IPTC Stationery Pad dialogs and choose a filename. You can call your template from the IPTC Info editor or the IPTC Stationery Pad by clicking on the Snapshot button and choosing it from the flyout list.Ĭall your template from the Snapshots list in Photo Mechanic. It has a lightning bolt icon) and save a Snapshot of your new template with a descriptive name. Click the Snapshot button (Lower left corner of the dialog.Edit the template to suit your own needs.Click ‘Open’ and the editor will load with the values from the template. Click the ‘Load…’ button and navigate to your .XMP template.Click the ‘Clear’ Button to clear the editor.(‘I’ key, or ‘I’ button on the slidemount). One that doesn’t have any metadata you care about would be good, but any JPEG will work.
Find any old JPEG image in a contact sheet.For this tutorial, we’re going to use the IPTC Info editor. (Just the I-key, or the ‘I’ button on a slidemount in the contact sheet view.) Templates and Snapshots are interchangeable between the two tools. We can import or export templates in either Photo Mechanic’s IPTC Stationery dialog (CMD or CTL + I) or its per-image IPTC Info metadata editor. Save your template as a Snapshot in Photo Mechanic. You can use the ones from my starter kit.ĭownload a starter IPTC template here… In Photo Mechanic Always.įor this tutorial, you’ll need to have. Templates save time and reduce errors on repetitive tasks like applying base metadata to images. (Photo Mechanic at 0:25, Lightroom at 5:56, Bridge at 7:44, Photoshop at 12:25, XnView at 14:16)
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