Photo Mechanic Sale
Mick
"The difference between a professional photographer and other photographers is the pro doesn't show you the bad shots."
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#1. "RE: Photo Mechanic Sale" | In response to Reply # 0
DSchuffert Registered since 21st Aug 2016Thu 23-Nov-17 04:21 PMThanks, I have been waiting for a coupon for this!Dan
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Mithel Registered since 12th Mar 2017Fri 24-Nov-17 07:07 AMThank you for letting us know Mick! I've been working with Camera Bits on some issues with Photo Mechanic and they are terrific. It's great software but doesn't have a place in my workflow but with this discount I think I'll buy it anyway just because it can be handy. They are a terrific company providing great support.Visit my Nikonians gallery.
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#3. "RE: Photo Mechanic Sale" | In response to Reply # 0
MaserChief Nikonian since 06th Mar 2017Fri 24-Nov-17 03:18 PMI have not used the software, but for the price, even with the discount, I would look elsewhere. At the discounted price of $120, software choices are available that contain a DAM and an editor. But, perhaps that's just me - "el cheapo."
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#4. "RE: Photo Mechanic Sale" | In response to Reply # 3
Mithel Registered since 12th Mar 2017Fri 24-Nov-17 03:39 PMYes, I adopted Capture One Pro 10 ($270 with discount) rather than using Photo Mechanic. However, I've been so impressed by the support of Photo Mechanic's company (Camera Bits) (and their willingness to give me several trial extensions) that I did take advantage of this and bought a copy at $120. Some time in the future it might come in very handy for some task.
I can be "cheap" but I am also more than happy to pay good money for good products.Visit my Nikonians gallery.
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#5. "RE: Photo Mechanic Sale" | In response to Reply # 4
mklass Nikonian since 08th Dec 2006Fri 24-Nov-17 03:52 PMJohn,
I think if you use PhotoMechanic as in file management solution, you will find it useful day to day. I use it to ingest, tag, open copy, resize for the web, and move files. I like it because it is not dependent on a catalog file to keep track of things. So if I more files around outside of PM, it isn't lost.
Different strokes for different folks, but I've found PM very useful for over 10 years.Mick
"The difference between a professional photographer and other photographers is the pro doesn't show you the bad shots."
Web Site: http://www.mickklassphoto.com
My Nikonians Galleries: https://images.nikonians.org/galleries/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/117796See my portfolio.
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#6. "RE: Photo Mechanic Sale" | In response to Reply # 5
Mithel Registered since 12th Mar 2017Fri 24-Nov-17 04:47 PMMick, I like PM for some of the same reasons (no catalog). It is of course very fast too.
Windows Explorer works fine for copying and moving files, so I don't see a great benefit there.
The potential value of PM for me is reviewing, tagging, culling photos (before using them in a Capture One session). However since IPTC info doesn't get carried over. I'm not sure that either program has a significant advantage over the other for doing the rest of the tasks. Thus why add another program into the mix?
Potentially I might use PM to do batch conversions, but Capture One does that very well too, so again I'm not sure I have a use for PM.
When comparing PM to Capture One it is important to consider using Capture One in "session" mode rather than using C1 "catalogs".
I'd love to have someone that is an expert in C1 and PM demonstrate some tasks which are better / easier / quicker done in PM vs C1.Visit my Nikonians gallery.
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#7. "RE: Photo Mechanic Sale" | In response to Reply # 6
mklass Nikonian since 08th Dec 2006Fri 24-Nov-17 06:00 PMCapture One and OnOne both ignore the EXIF info, and then it is lost when saving the file. I don't like that.
Luminar and DxO PhotoLab do preserve it.
Nice thing about PM, you can easily duplicate the EXIF info from a NEF to a JPG (or TIFF, DNG or PSD, for that matter).Mick
"The difference between a professional photographer and other photographers is the pro doesn't show you the bad shots."
Web Site: http://www.mickklassphoto.com
My Nikonians Galleries: https://images.nikonians.org/galleries/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/117796See my portfolio.
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#9. "RE: Photo Mechanic Sale" | In response to Reply # 6
ericbowles Nikonian since 25th Nov 2005Sat 25-Nov-17 04:01 PMI use PM and have used it for years. It's the front end for all of my ingest and processing.
As mentioned, I use it for ingest, renaming, applying basic keywords and captions, copyright, etc. I use variables to apply certain camera data as keywords. The IPTC data is a lot more complete than Lightroom or most other tools, and the use of variables lets me automatically populate a good bit of information.
Once ingest is completed, PM uses the embedded thumbnail for viewing and display. This provides a thumbnail view and a 100% or greater view - plus it's really fast. LR reports using the embedded thumbnail, but it has to reprocess that thumbnail with the LR settings - and this can take a lot of time during import. PM uses the same embedded JPEG you see in the LCD so it is almost immediate. I use PM to rate every image, then review my top rated images for Selects to be edited or published. If they are to be edited, they go to LR or whatever editor I choose. But I can publish to the web or generate resized images immediately - including a watermark if desired.
In practice, I usually apply another layer of keywords, captions, adn descriptions before leaving PM. I select groups of images with similar content and add keywords as well as create better descriptions and captions. This works well going to the web or any downstream editor.
The big benefit of PM is speed. It does the work required on the front end. It's not intended to be an editor or process batches - outside of renaming, copying, backing up, etc. - and those are almost instantaneous.
It's little things that I really like. For example, by using a variable, I can automatically create a watermark copyright that contains the correct image creation year for every image. I can also automatically put them in a folder by year. Filters are much more inuitive and automatic than LR. And everything is searchable.
PM does a nice job of supporting unusual needs. For example, when I do presentations to camera groups, I can create a watermark that provides the exposure settings and even specific camera and lens. This can be nice in a presentation, and it is also helpful in preparing images for books.Eric Bowles
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