Chapter 3: import photos and videos, About getting photos and videos, Set file preferences – Adobe Elements Organizer 9 User Manual
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Chapter 3: Import photos and videos
Use Elements
Organizer to bring media files into catalogs from any source, whether a camera, scanner, CD, folder on
your hard disk, or mobile phone. However, if you simply want to start editing a media file on your hard disk, and you
know its filename and location, you can use the Open or Place commands in the Photoshop Elements Editor to browse
to the file.
About getting photos and videos
Bringing photos and videos into the Elements Organizer
Use the Elements
Organizer to add photos and videos to a catalog. If you choose the File
> Import or File
> Open
command in the Editor, select the Include In The Elements
Organizer option when you save the file to add it to your
catalog.
If you have a system of folders on your computer that you want to continue using for organizational purposes, you can
use the Elements
Organizer’s Folder Location view to view your files as they appear on your hard disk. From the Folder
Location view, you can also instantly organize images into Albums.
When you choose any option from the File
>
Get Photos And Videos command to bring a media file from your
hard disk into a catalog, Elements
Organizer creates a link to the media file. It does not copy or move the original image
unless you specify it. When you get a media file from a CD, DVD, or device such as a scanner, camera, card reader, or
phone, the Elements
Organizer first copies the media file into a folder on your hard disk and then creates a link to that
copy.
Important: If you delete the original file from your hard disk, you cannot edit it, even though its thumbnail may remain
in a catalog.
When downloading media files from a camera, card reader, or mobile phone, it is recommended that you organize the
media files during the import process.
More Help topics
View and manage files by folder location
Set file preferences
Setting the file preferences determines how files are managed.
1 In the Elements
Organizer, choose Edit > Preferences
> Files (Windows®). In Mac® OS, select Elements
Organizer
> Preferences > Files.
2 Choose any of the following options, and then click OK:
Import EXIF Caption
Imports any caption that was stored with the media file in the camera. Deselect this option if you
want to delete this information, and type your own caption for each media file. (Note that caption data may be stored
in different places in a file. Deselecting this option only blocks EXIF caption data.)