IPTC Stationary Pad changes

[Wiegele]

Using MAC OSX 10.4.11 & PM 4.6. I tag my images with only Keyword & Object Name & Photographer. I do this as a batch selection & also individually using the left/right save options. Then next time I go into the program, random images have been renamed! I downloaded the public beta 4.6.1 version - not sure if this is my resolution due to the warning it opened with. Please advise - before I spend valuable time correcting and renaming my images.
Thank you - Maria

[Kirk Baker]

Maria,

Using MAC OSX 10.4.11 & PM 4.6. I tag my images with only Keyword & Object Name & Photographer. I do this as a batch selection & also individually using the left/right save options. Then next time I go into the program, random images have been renamed! I downloaded the public beta 4.6.1 version - not sure if this is my resolution due to the warning it opened with. Please advise - before I spend valuable time correcting and renaming my images.

Do you mean that the filenames of the images have spontaneously changed, or are you saying that some IPTC fields have been renamed?

-Kirk

[Wiegele]

I mean that the IPTC fields change. They are changed to other stored " object names" & "keywords" I have saved in my edit list.   For example In the Object Name field I tag it as "powder shot" . I search for it under this tag. It doesnt show up. I find it manually and the Object Name has somehow been changed to "mountain", which is a saved object name in the list.
Thanks!

[Kirk Baker]

Maria,

I mean that the IPTC fields change. They are changed to other stored " object names" & "keywords" I have saved in my edit list.   For example In the Object Name field I tag it as "powder shot" . I search for it under this tag. It doesnt show up. I find it manually and the Object Name has somehow been changed to "mountain", which is a saved object name in the list.

I suggest you try the 4.6.1 beta, and if it doesn't fix your problem then let me know how I can reproduce the problem and I will get it fixed.

-Kirk

[Wiegele]

Multiple issues now... Was using Beta version as suggested. Again, keywords and object names changing randomly on some (not all)images.  Then today, can't launch Photo Mechanic - it says "this beta of PM has expired" . I only downloaded it last week. Please advise.

[Kirk Baker]

Multiple issues now... Was using Beta version as suggested. Again, keywords and object names changing randomly on some (not all)images.  Then today, can't launch Photo Mechanic - it says "this beta of PM has expired" . I only downloaded it last week. Please advise.

The beta has since been updated.  Get the latest version from the Announcements section of the forums.

-Kirk

[Wiegele]

I downloaded the updated version except it says it has an expiry date of April 19.  What then?

[Kirk Baker]

I downloaded the updated version except it says it has an expiry date of April 19.  What then?

We'll either have a new beta with an expiration date further into the future, or we'll have a final 4.6.1 release version out by then.

-Kirk