Photoshop Elements - Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 for Photographers - page 26

This version of the Photo Downloader contains the same 'Location for saving transferred files',
Rename and 'Delete after importing' options that are in the Standard dialog. In addition, this
mode contains the following options:

Automatically Fix Red Eyes - This feature searches for and corrects any red eye effects in
photos taken with flash.

OLD APD

Automatically Suggest Photo Stacks (Win) - Select this option to get the downloader
utility to display groups of photos that are similar in either content or time taken. The user
can then opt to convert these groups into image stacks or keep them as individual thumbnails
in the Organizer.

Make 'Group Custom Name' as a Tag - To aid with finding your pictures once they
become part of the larger collection of images in your Elements catalog, you can group
tag the photos as you download them. Adding tags is the Elements equivalent of including
searchable keywords with your pictures. This task is normally handled once the photos are in
the Organizer workspace but the Windows version of the downloader contains an automated
way to add the same tag to all the photos downloaded in
a single session was introduced. The tag name used is the
same as the title added in the Rename section of the Photo
Downloader utility.

If you are upgrading
from a previous version
of Elements for
Windows and have re-
tained that version of
the program alongside
the new version, then
selecting the Get Pho-
tos and Videos > From
Camera or Card Reader
option will display the
warning seen here. Use
this dialog to selec t the
downloader version
that you wish to use.

Import into Album - Also included is the ability to create
albums for the photos you are transferring inside the Adobe
Photo Downloader. After selecting the Import to Album
option you can click the Settings button. This will display a
new pop-up window where you can either select an existing
album or create a new one. Being able to download directly
into albums will greatly speed up the time taken to locate
images to be used in Elements projects.

Using the Import to Album option al-
lows you to create a new album for
the images you are downloading.

Apply Metadata - With this option you can add both
author name and copyright details to the metadata that is stored with the photo. Metadata,
or EXIF data as it is sometimes called, is saved as part of the file and can be
displayed at any time with the File Info (Editor), Properties (Organizer), or
Metadata (Bridge) options in Elements or with a similar feature in other
imaging programs.

Automatic Downloads
Both the Standard and Advanced dialogs contain the option to use auto-
matic downloading the next time a camera or card reader is attached to
the computer. The settings used for the auto download, as well as default
values for features in the Advanced mode of the Photo Downloader, can
be adjusted in the Organizer: Edit > Preferences > Camera or Card Reader
dialog.

The Photo Downloader utility's Advanced mode
contains several other options including auto
red eye fix, auto stacking, auto tagging and
adding metadata on the fly. The Mac version
of APD contains a slightly different set of op-
tions including the ability to convert to DNG as
the files are downloaded.