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USING ELEMENTS 9 ORGANIZER
Import photos and videos
Last updated 9/12/2011
Note: If the media files include tags or keyword metadata, the Import Attached Keyword Tags dialog box appears.
3 Do one of the following:
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Select the tags you want to import. The tags you select are added to the Keyword Tags panel when the media files
are imported. If a tag has an asterisk (*), you already have a tag of the same name in your catalog. The existing tag
is attached to the media files.
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Click Advanced for additional options.
4 If you selected Advanced, do any of the following, and click OK:
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Select the tags you want to import by clicking the boxes next to the tag names. When you select a tag, the options
to the right of the tag become active.
•
To rename a tag you are importing, select the tags you want to import by clicking the boxes next to the tag names.
Click the button to the right of the tag under Import As New Keyword Tag Named, and type a name in the textbox.
Elements
Organizer adds a tag with the new name to your catalog and attaches the tag to the imported media files.
•
To map an imported tag to an existing tag in your catalog, select the tags you want to import. Click the button in
the right column under Use An Existing Keyword Tag and choose a tag from the pop-up menu. The tag name you
choose gets attached to the imported media files instead of the original tag name.
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Click Reset To Basic to clear your changes and return to the Import Attached Keyword Tags dialog box.
Note: If the media files you are importing have many tags attached, a dialog box appears. You can choose to import all
the tags or none of them. If you prefer to select individual tags to import, close the dialog box and undo the import by
choosing Edit > Undo Import Media. You can also undo the import by selecting the entire import batch and deleting it
from the catalog. Then, reimport the media files in smaller batches.
More Help topics
Cameras and card readers
About cameras and card readers
You can download (copy) media files from cameras and card readers in several ways:
•
Copy media files from your camera or card reader, and import them directly into the Elements
Organizer using the
options in the Photo Downloader dialog box. This method is recommended because it is quick and easy, and lets
you organize your media files when importing them.
•
Use the software that came with your digital camera to download pictures onto your computer, and then bring
them into Elements
Organizer using the File
>
Get Photos And Videos
>
From Files And Folders
command in the Elements
Organizer.
•
If your camera or card reader displays as a drive in My Computer, you can drag the files from there directly into
the Elements
Organizer. Or you can drag them into a folder on your hard drive, and then bring them into
Elements
Organizer using the File
>
Get Photos And Videos
>
From Files And Folders command in the
Elements
Organizer.
In some cases, you need to install the software driver that came with your camera before you can download media
files to your computer. You might also need to set the camera and card reader preferences in Elements
Organizer.