Suggestion for assigning keyword

Vertex

• September 10, 2015 13:37

I just came across an inconsistent behavior of CO8 - e.g. if you select a couple of images you can mark them altogether with 5 stars by just one keystroke - BUT if you try the same with a keyword(s), it does not work as expected - the keyword(s) is only assigned to first picture of the selection. Copying keywords is very inconvenient compared to the way you can score multiple images. I would appreciate, if you would fix this inconsistent behaviour in an upcoming update.

Regards,
Erik

P.S.: Import/Export of keywords (text file) would be an important feature too - I miss those simple comfort functions.

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  HansB

  • September 10, 2015 13:53

  Hi Vertex,
  
  
  This is a user-to-user forum. Please create a support case at phaseone.com.
  We (users) cannot change the code. 😊
  
  OK, I could, if I only had it... 😁
  
  
  Regards,
  Hans

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  SFA

  • September 10, 2015 14:48

  Erik,
  
  I would guess that there will be further development of the way the the Keyword functionality works but in the meantime HansB's suggestion is good advice. Put "Enhancement Request" in the title of the Case you create.
  
  For now I would caution that what you want might be more of a problem than a benefit. Here's why.
  
  Whilst adding keywords in bulk is not so difficult (see below) removing keywords is an image by image activity at this time. Right now you would not want to make a mistake during the add process that left you with several thousand edits to perform - and that is quite easy to do with very slight lack of concentration. This may change at some point in the future of course.
  
  Your alternative, which works quite well I find, is to add the keywords (or other common field such as City, Location, etc.) to one image so that the words or phrases are added dynamically to the data available.
  
  Then open the Library Tab followed by the Filters tool (Or just open a floating version of the filters tool - or add the tool to some other tab if it better suits your workflow.)
  
  There you should find a section with the available keywords and a count count of how many uses they have. Select all of the images you want to group with a particular keyword and then drag the selection over to the keyword line in the filter tool. The Keyword will be applied to to all of the images and the usage count will be adjusted. Repeat for other keywords as required.
  
  This, in many cases, is likely to be more flexible and usable than copy the keywords from one image to others, although both methods are useful and can be used according to needs.
  
  Obviously there is still the possibility that you add unwanted keywords to a lot of images accidentally BUT I find that this 2 step approach acts a check point that one is doing the right thing by making it a clear decision to create the links rather than just assuming that you really meant to do that along with some other actions (possibly).
  
  Of course in the final analysis it comes down to how you prefer to work and your needs may be different to mine but try this out as an alternative to copy and paste and see what you think.
  
  
  HTH.
  
  
  
  Grant

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  Mark Moore

  • September 18, 2015 06:44

  Lightroom's tool is much more sensible.
  
  If multiple images are selected, the keyword panel shows the keywords used for all photographs.
  
  If a keyword is present on some but not all images, it is marked with an asterisk - otherwise it is shown normally (as if for a single image). You can edit the keywords directly (add/remove), and deleting the asterisk next to a keyword applies the keyword to be applied to all selected photographs.
  
  It is not perfect, but it is very practical - not least because you can make multiple changes just using the normal text editing controls on a Mac (for example, no need to use the mouse to click a button to apply the keyword to all images).
  
  Adding something similar to C1 would be quite straightforward...

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