AfterShot Pro How To Transfer Metadata And Keyword Sets

Information

Keywords are words that can be associated with image files. They are used to help search and filter through many images. For example, keywords can be added to identify image content, client or job, or the location where images were taken.

Keyword sets allow to quickly display a group of keywords that are meaningful to the set of images that are being worked with. Similar keywords can be grouped together in a set to show that set in the Keyword Sets section. This means that keywords can be assigned quickly by clicking them in the Keyword Sets section rather than retyping them each time in the Keywords section. Keywords within a keyword set can come from anywhere in a keyword hierarchy. For example, a keyword set can be made that includes all the family members that went on vacation together, destination names, and any other subject matter relating to the image.

Photo Metadata, or information about pictures, can make searching and finding images much faster and easier. Metadata simply refers to the information about images, including data recorded by a camera, such as the time, date, exposure, shutter speed, and aperture. It is also possible to add metadata to photos to record what the subject is and the location. Professional photographers can even include client information.


Steps for transferring Keywords, Keyword Sets and Metadata

Transferring this type of information can be done by following these simple steps:

Windows Vista, 7 and 8

1. Press, hold down, and release the Windows and R buttons on the keyboard
2. Type the word: appdata
3. Press the OK button
4. Open the Local folder
5. Locate and open the Corel folder
6. Right-click on the Aftershot Pro folder and select Copy from the menu
7. Insert a portable USB storage device and insert it into a local USB port
8. Once inserted, locate the folder for the device under Computer and paste the Aftershot Pro folder into the device
9. Remove the USB storage device and insert it into the second computer
10. Press, hold down, and release the Windows and R buttons on the keyboard
11. Type the word: appdata
12. Press the OK button
13. Open the Local folder
14. Locate and open the Corel folder
15. Right-click on the Aftershot Pro folder and select Paste from the menu

Windows XP

**Ensure that all hidden folders are made visible before starting the steps below. Go to this link from Microsoft for instructions on how to make hidden folders visible for use.**

1. Click on the START button
2. Click on My Computer
3. Click on Documents and Settings
4. Click on the current user name
5. Open the Appications Data folder
6. Locate and open the Corel folder
7. Right-click on the Aftershot Pro folder and select Copy from the menu
8. Insert a portable USB storage device and insert it into a local USB port
9. Once inserted, locate the folder for the device under Computer and paste the Aftershot Pro folder into the device
10. Remove the USB storage device and insert it into the second computer
11. Click on the START button
12. Click on My Computer
13. Click on Documents and Settings
14. Click on the current user name
15. Open the Appications Data folder
16. Locate and open the Corel folder
17. Right-click on the Aftershot Pro folder and select Paste from the menu