SFL Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I spent a couple of hours now with Lightroom 4 in order to familiarise myself with the interface and the menus etc. When I insert keywords into a image/images, the keywords are sorted in alphabetical order automatically. Can I switch off this automatic sort function? I looked through Preference, but no luck. Many thanks Sung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 No you can't change the order unfortunately. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFL Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Thank you for your reply, Pearl. So with images I submit to Alamy, do I have to reorder keywords in Manage Images v2.4? No other way round to avoid that? Sung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Utz Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Hello Sung, I haven´t found a 100% perfect solution, but there is a plugin, which comes pretty close: Alamy Picture Manager. Its not for free, but its worth it´s price. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFL Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Thank you Colin. I will have a look. Sung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Thank you for your reply, Pearl. So with images I submit to Alamy, do I have to reorder keywords in Manage Images v2.4? No other way round to avoid that? Sung Basically yes, you just have to sort them into some sort of logical order. Unless you go down the plug-in route as mentioned by Colin. I haven't tried it so can't comment on that. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFL Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 It's a bit disappointing, but thank you both. Sung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeRay Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 If you use the small box labeled "click here to add keywords" then they will form alphabetically. However, if you type straight into the main large box for keywords they will stay as typed. This is how I keyword all my images for Alamy. [/url] Untitled by Ray Evans1, on Flickr"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Watkins Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Are they exported in that order too Ray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essexps Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I spent a couple of hours now with Lightroom 4 in order to familiarise myself with the interface and the menus etc. When I insert keywords into a image/images, the keywords are sorted in alphabetical order automatically. Can I switch off this automatic sort function? I looked through Preference, but no luck. Many thanks Sung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essexps Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I spent a couple of hours now with Lightroom 4 in order to familiarise myself with the interface and the menus etc. When I insert keywords into a image/images, the keywords are sorted in alphabetical order automatically. Can I switch off this automatic sort function? I looked through Preference, but no luck. Many thanks Sung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 If you use the small box labeled "click here to add keywords" then they will form alphabetically. However, if you type straight into the main large box for keywords they will stay as typed. This is how I keyword all my images for Alamy. [/url] Untitled by Ray Evans1, on Flickr"> I hadn't realised that as I always input keywords through the list so that I can benefit from the hierarchy - means just a few clicks rather than lots of typing but I guess if you only add a few keywords it's useful to know. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFL Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 If you use the small box labeled "click here to add keywords" then they will form alphabetically. However, if you type straight into the main large box for keywords they will stay as typed. This is how I keyword all my images for Alamy. Hi ReeRay Just tried that, but as soon as I get out of the box, it sorts itself out in alphabetical order.!? Sung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I sometimes type right into the box too and they go to alphabetical order. Wonder why the difference? Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I sometimes type right into the box too and they go to alphabetical order. Wonder why the difference? Paulette I have just tried it and the keywords sort alphabetically if you put a coma between them, which you are supposed to. The way ReeRay has done it without comas means that LR4 is seeing his keyword list as just one keyword so the words stay in the same order. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Watkins Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I sometimes type right into the box too and they go to alphabetical order. Wonder why the difference? Paulette I have just tried it and the keywords sort alphabetically if you put a coma between them, which you are supposed to. The way ReeRay has done it without comas means that LR4 is seeing his keyword list as just one keyword so the words stay in the same order. Pearl Might be, or might not Pearl. There's a setting in LR Prefs where you can choose not to delimit keywords with commas but then you have to put multi-word keywords in inverted commas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeRay Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Are they exported in that order too Ray? Yes, they export into the comprehensve section and then I merely cut and paste to ess. or main. If I caption in LR this fits directly Alamy caption. My keyword workflow is to insert only basic relevant words (singular) and after QC insert plurals and more extensive keywords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeRay Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I sometimes type right into the box too and they go to alphabetical order. Wonder why the difference? Paulette I have just tried it and the keywords sort alphabetically if you put a coma between them, which you are supposed to. The way ReeRay has done it without comas means that LR4 is seeing his keyword list as just one keyword so the words stay in the same order. Pearl That's correct Pearl, but as I invariably keyword each image individually I've never found the need for the LR historical archive set. Even attending to similars I highlight all the relevant images, type into one, which converts to all. Inserting a coma between each word takes up keyworg space also. It works for me but maybe others have their own system Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Edwards Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Just as a side note:The keywords in LR export to the comprehensive keywords only. The Alamy plugin also supports the main and essentials. The fields are text strings and are uploaded in exactly the order typed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlcst Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Hello Sung, I haven´t found a 100% perfect solution, but there is a plugin, which comes pretty close: Alamy Picture Manager. Its not for free, but its worth it´s price. Colin Hi Colin after downloading the Alamy Picture Manager plugin did you have a message stating that your addpseudonym.lua file is damaged and if so how did you go about resolving it please. Regards Jim Clarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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