Adobe Elements Organizer 9 - Manual (Page 19)

15 USING ELEMENTS 9 ORGANIZER
Import photos and videos
Last updated 9/12/2011
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“ Bringing photos and videos into the Elements Organizer ” on page 12
“ Get media files from files and folders ” on page 21
“ Set camera and card reader preferences ” on page 17
Get media files from a digital camera or card reader
For a video about this process, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid2311_pse9_en .
1 Connect your camera or card reader to your computer. (See the documentation that came with your device, if
necessary.)
(Windows) The Windows AutoPlay dialog box opens with a list of options for getting the photos.
2 In the Windows AutoPlay dialog box, select the Elements Organizer option.
The Photo Downloader dialog box opens if Elements Organizer is running. You can also choose File > Get Photos
And Videos > From Camera Or Card Reader to open the Photo Downloader.
3 In the Photo Downloader dialog box under Source, choose from the Get Photos From menu to specify where to
copy/import the photos from.
4 In the Import Settings area, set the following options:
Location Specifies the folder to which the media files are downloaded. To change the default folder location, click
Browse, and specify a new location.
Create Subfolder(s) Creates a subfolder using the naming scheme chosen from the pop-up menu. If you choose
Custom Name, type a subfolder name in the box.
(Windows only) If you are using keyboard shortcuts to create subfolders (Alt+C) or rename files (Alt+R), press the
spacebar to expand the menu. Then, use the arrow keys to select an option.
Rename Files Changes the filenames using the naming scheme selected from the pop-up menu. If you choose Custom
Name, type a base filename and a starting number for assigning sequentially numbered filenames to the media files.
Note: If the name you entered exists, the copied image filename is appended with “-1”, or another appropriately
numbered designator.
Preserve Current Filename In XMP Select this option to use the current filename as the filename stored in the metadata
of the media file.
Delete Options Specifies whether to leave the media files on your camera or card, verify and delete the files, or delete
the files after they are copied. Deleting the files automatically avoids having to delete the media files by using your
camera. Media files that you do not import into Elements
Organizer are not deleted from the device.
Automatic Download (Windows only) Imports your media files instantly the next time Elements Organizer is selected
in the Windows AutoPlay dialog box. This option uses the Automatic Download values specified in the Camera or
Card Reader preferences.
5 For more download options, click the Advanced Dialog button.
6 Click Get Media.
The media files are copied to your hard drive. If the media files you copied contain keyword metadata, the Import
Attached Tags dialog box appears; specify whether to copy the tags.