Well, it does depend on how you define keywording. Once I knew of at
least one slick system for bulk keywording for Mac, maybe for PC.
It's set up so that, for instance, one can insert the keyword snow
and all the related words - snowy, snowed, winter, white, snowing,
wintry etc - will be inserted into the keyword field according to
algorithms you create. As with any system setting it up is a PITA,
and the creators of the app did charge a pretty large fee for it.
But Bridge does permit bulk access to File Info simply by selecting
the images and applying the keyboard command (on Mac it's
Cmd-Opt-Shft-I). From there, of course, one can insert all the data
common to groups of images. Keywords inserted are automatically
placed into the Keyword tab in Bridge and will stay there until those
images are removed from Bridge unless one fixes them permanently in
the Tab.
One can also keyword in the reverse direction, by selecting the
image, clicking on the Keyword tab and clicking on the desired
keyword.
The Keyword tab also permits some control - alphabetising, folder
creation - of the keywords in it.
In addition, if one has Actions for common procedures - resizing,
applying copyright symbols, etc. - one can do them from Bridge under
the Tools menus which has a Photoshop Actions item.
As for cataloging, that also depends on how you define it. I use a
folder hierarchy and depend on my keywords to enable me to find
specific items. Since the Apple OS catalogs file header content in
its indexing system I can search for any image by keyword and most
other criteria that might be relevant (filename, date, location etc.)
as long as I fill in File Info.
Many people do not understand how many features are built into
Bridge. Often they never even find out that the tabs can all be
rearranged, that your preferred arrangment can be saved, that you can
save basic image adjustment setups, that you can save File Info
templates.
For me, since one has to have Photoshop anyway, I find Bridge and ACR
quite adequate for my needs. They come with Photoshop, there's no
extra charge, and ACR has more and more adjustment tools as the years
go by. Along with the usual adjustments, one can level, clean up
dust, crop before even going to Photoshop.
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Emily L. Ferguson
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508-563-6822
New England landscapes, wooden boats and races
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