Use Metadata pulldown menu to choose what File Info to include in web photo
Photoshop CS4’s new controls for adding metadata are a handy tool to control copyright information included in your online photos.
Before you export your photo for the web, go under File>File Info to see the array of metadata options.
Most important: under the Description tab, change Copyright status to Copyrighted and put photogs name under Copyright Notice (Option, g on a Mac gives © symbol), then type the year.
Also fill out info tab IPTC Contact.
The International Press Telecommunications Council’s photo metadata was made to describe and administrate photographs and to provide the most relevant rights-related information.
Finally, under Save for Web and Devices (new in CS4) choose which metadata you want to export under the Metadata pulldown menu. Include copyright info, of course.
This feature is a useful way to control which metadata is exported in your web-optimized files. I found this tip while browsing some of the movies in Lynda.com’s Photoshop CS4 for the Web lessons. Some of the information there is a little basic, but I found the web workflow description most efficient, with emphasis on smart objects, grouping/naming layers, and keeping PSD copies of everything for ease of editing down the line when you inevitably want to tweak your design.
