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====== Descriptors ====== | ====== Descriptors ====== | ||
- | Descriptors are used to store your descriptive information in different categories. | + | Descriptors are used to store your descriptive information in different categories. |
- | Once you load an image into the Image Archive the descriptors “Image Name,” “Description,” and “File Date and Time” will display below the thumbnail, some will already filled in with information from your camera. | + | Once you load an image into the Image Archive the descriptors “Image Name”, “Description”, and “File Date and Time” will display below the thumbnail, some will already filled in with information from your camera. |
- | “Image Name” defaults to the file name of the imported picture. | + | “Image Name” defaults to the file name of the imported picture. The same information is also stored in the descriptor “File Name”. Often, the file name is automatically generated by digital cameras or scanners is rather cryptic (for example “DCF0033”), |
- | The descriptor “Description” is left empty, inviting you to enter your own text. The “File Date and Time” are carried over from the creation date of the original file. | + | The descriptor “Description” is left empty, inviting you to enter your own text. The “File Date and Time” are carried over from the creation date of the original file. |
- | ===== Adding or Editing Descriptor Content ===== | ||
- | To add or edit text, simply | + | ===== StudioLine Descriptor Types ===== |
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+ | ==== All Descriptors ==== | ||
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+ | This category displays the complete set of descriptors, | ||
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+ | To copy a descriptor to other images, click and hold the mouse button | ||
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+ | You can also left-click on the descriptor directly underneath the image to highlight it, and then right-click to get a context menu with additional options. | ||
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+ | A grey “Copy” button indicates that all selected images already have the same descriptor content. | ||
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+ | If the button is not checkered, this means the descriptor cannot be copied. | ||
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+ | ==== User Descriptors | ||
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+ | This is the category where you can create your own descriptor tags, such as “Event” or “Holiday, | ||
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+ | You can delete obsolete descriptor tags, which will also delete their content. | ||
+ | ==== System Descriptors ==== | ||
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+ | Some of these descriptors were created during loading. | ||
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+ | ==== Camera Descriptors (Exif) ==== | ||
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+ | Cameras will record various properties with each image, for example: | ||
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+ | Most of the Exif content cannot be modified and appears in dark grey. | ||
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+ | ==== IPTC/NAA Descriptors ==== | ||
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+ | These are descriptors following the standards of the International Press Telecommunication Council and the Newspaper Association of America. | ||
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+ | For these descriptors you can supply or revise the content. | ||
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+ | ==== Windows | ||
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+ | These Descriptors can be accessed via Windows Explorer. | ||
- | The Descriptors Panel maintains the text information and other tags associated with an image. At the top of the window are two arrows which are navigation buttons (see below) to browse to the next or previous image’s descriptor content. |