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jakerbreaker · Joined: 09 Jul 2010 Posts: 148 Location: Orem Utah

I have been experimenting with using Adobe Bridge to embed keywords before uploading to stock sites. The problem I have come across is that it lists the keywords alphabetically. Generally with stock sites you want the first 4-5 keywords your most important-relevant keywords.

Does anyone know if it is possible to have the keywords not be organized alphabetically in Adobe Bridge?

Thanks for the help.

Jake

semmickphoto · Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 6:22 pm

I think that only matters on FT

jakerbreaker · Joined: 09 Jul 2010 Posts: 148 Location: Orem Utah

If I remember correctly it also matters on P5, CC and maybe RS (I do mostly video)

jeffbanke · Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 7:53 pm

Don't think it matters much anymore, search engines are better, I use Bridge for my keywording, since I can keep adding words to my dictionary as I go.

jakerbreaker · Joined: 09 Jul 2010 Posts: 148 Location: Orem Utah

I just noticed that SS did not pull my keywords into the content editor. Does SS not do this or am I missing something? Keywords on the other stock sites just show up.

hhltdave5 · Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 6:12 am

Mike Price · Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 2919 Location: South Wales

I often use bridge and they show up in the keyword editor ok on all the sites I use.

Mike

semmickphoto · Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 7:46 am

But no one answered the initial question, yet ;-)

Mike Price · Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 2919 Location: South Wales

You can place keywords in bridge in the order that you want if you directly enter them into the keyword field under the the matadata tab. This order is retained in FT when you upload. If I add keywords using the left hand keywords tick boxes it adds the keywords in alphabetical order. I cant seem to find a way to alter this.

Mike

jakerbreaker · Joined: 09 Jul 2010 Posts: 148 Location: Orem Utah

Thanks Mike. I will give that a try. Any ideas on how to make my keywords show up in the content editor? In P5 they are just there but I am not seeing anything when I go to edit my files.

semmickphoto · Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 10:09 am

jeffbanke · Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 3:38 pm

I have never had a problem with the keywords not appearing when using Bridge which I use exclusively for the speed of throughput.
Mike is right, if you use the check boxes it automatically puts them in alphabetical order.
FT is a pain in the butt, I suppose my sales might be better there if I bothered to reorder all the words, I ususally just move the two most important to the top of the list

semmickphoto · Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:34 pm

I do not use Bridge, the keywords just didnt show up on SS

jeffbanke · Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:50 pm

jakerbreaker · Joined: 09 Jul 2010 Posts: 148 Location: Orem Utah

I have sent an email to Admin to get their take on it. I'll post what they tell me.