How to Modify Metadata and Keywords in Adobe Photoshop CS4?
If you are a graphics designer working in Adobe Photoshop CS4 wishing to streamline your workflow and organize your files, Metadata is the key to your solution. Metadata is a set of standardized information about a file, such as the copyright information, author's name, keywords, the camera settings at the time of creating the image, and so on. In simpler words, metadata is data about the data. If your image is the data, then metadata is the information about the image attributes, such as the file type, the size, or the date it was created. Editing metadata using Adobe Bridge in Photoshop CS4 is easier than ever. For example, you may choose Window > Workspace > Keywords to edit metadata keywords. As adding keywords to your images is a critical step in digital resource management, you can follow these steps:
- From the Keywords panel, click the New Keyword button or New Sub Keyword button. A new default name will appear in the panel.
- To create the new keyword or new sub keyword, type in the default name and press Enter (Windows) Return (Mac).
You can select the Metadata workspace to view and edit more general metadata. The metadata placard is displayed at the top of the panel, which contains the settings from the camera when the picture was taken. You will easily find information such as the aperture setting, metering mode, shutter speed, ISO, pixel dimensions, file size, and color space. The placard is formatted to resemble the LCD screen on a camera, which is a very useful feature of Bridge for custom graphic design . For a creative graphic designer , the most important part of the Metadata panel is the IPTC Core. This is where you can modify or add keywords, contact information, copyright, and so on. To start typing, click the triangle to the left of the IPTC Core heading to expand the IPTC Core section and select an item.
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