Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 66

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 61 User Guide 2 Choose whether or not to save the file: • Click Yes to save the file. • Click No to close the file without saving it. Working with metadata About metadata When you take a photo with your digital camera, each image file includes information such as the date and time the photo was taken, the shutter speed and aperture, the specific camera model, and so forth. When you import a video clip or audio clip, the files contain important media file information. All of this information is called metadata, and you can view and edit it in the File Info dialog box in the Editor and in Adobe Bridge. In the Editor, the File Info dialog displays camera data, caption, and copyright and authorship information that has been added to the file. Using this dialog box, you can modify or add information to files saved in Photoshop Elements. In Bridge, metadata is used to organize, search, and keep track of your files. Bridge provides two ways of working with metadata: through the Bridge Metadata panel as well as the File Info dialog box. The information you add is embedded in the file using XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform). XMP provides Adobe applications and workflow partners with a common XML framework that standardizes the creation, processing, and interchange of document metadata across publishing workflows. If you have metadata that you repeatedly enter for different files, you can create metadata templates to expedite the adding of information to files. In addition, Photoshop Elements automatically scans opened images for Digimarc watermarks. If a watermark is detected, Photoshop Elements displays a copyright symbol in the image window's title bar and includes the information in the Copyright Status, Copyright Notice, and Owner URL sections of the File Info dialog box. There are some limitation on working with metadata. You cannot edit the information displayed for the Keywords, Camera Data 1, and Camera Data 2 metadata categories. In most cases the metadata remains with the file even when the file format changes. To add metadata using the File Info dialog box The File Info dialog box displays camera data, other file properties, an edit history, copyright and authorship information (if any), and custom metadata panels (if the application has installed them). You can add metadata directly from the File Info dialog box. If you select multiple files, the dialog box shows where different values exist for a text field. Any information you add to a field is applied to all selected files. Note: You can also view metadata in the Metadata panel, in certain views in the content area, and by placing the pointer over the thumbnail in the content area. 1 Do one of the following: • (Photoshop Elements) Open an image. • (Adobe Bridge) Select one or more files. 2 Choose File > File Info.