KIM keywording 3
Multilingual keywording for photographers and picture agencies
KIM Keywording – Concept and overview
Image database and metadata processing, keywording tool and image management. You need to know this:
- FileMaker-based (you need a full version of FileMaker!)
- JPG processing (KIM Keywording processes only JPG images in accordance with the requirements of photo agencies)
- Metadata are saved in IPTC format (not: XMP)
Because KIM Keywording is based on database software, all processing functions of FileMaker are available.
- Flexible search (even without access to the files)
- Images can be on multiple media and are recognized at the same time.
- External keywords (XLSX, CSV) can be imported and assigned to images
- Up to 10 languages for the keywords
- Keyword hierarchy up to 10 levels
- Export of metadata (including translations)
- Fast, safe, versatile in processing.
KIM Keywording – First steps
Images, metadata, import & export
KIM keywording is a comprehensive solution for tagging photos, processing IPTC information, and importing and exporting metadata. The typical target group for this type of application are image users with a lot of data that are professionally tagged and then processed for external systems. These are, for example, stock photographers or picture agencies.
KIM Keywording solves the following tasks:
- Import of images
- Metadata import
- Metadata processing
- Metadata export
- Multilingual keywording (up to 10 languages in parallel or afterwards)
- Optimization of existing keywords
- Selective keyword processing (singular, plural, synonyms)
- Hierarchical keyword structure
- Subsequent add languages and optimizations
- Exchange of keywording jobs with external employees
- Exchange of keyword databases
- Project-oriented working method with status information
Precise, controllable, flexible
KIM keywording works with a hierarchical keyword structure in its own keyword database. The keyword database is the heart of the solution. You build this database yourself according to your requirements. A small standard database is included that shows how the data can be compiled. When keying, a search is made in the keyword database, after which not only individual terms, but coherent worlds of terms are copied out of the hierarchy. So it can be that when searching for and activating a single term, a dozen relevant keywords are immediately added with a single click.
The same hierarchical structure is used to record multiple languages. The position of a keyword within the structure determines its meaning. We call this the “Context”. For example, the word “orange” is likely to be used several times. Once the term appears in the context of “colors”, another time in the context of “citrus fruits”. The words which are higher in the hierarchy define the assignment. This relationship also allows accurate and reliable translations, because the translation can be based on the context.
KIM Keywording uses the keyword structure with various aids. Quicklists For example, frequently recurring terms can be included, which then no longer have to be searched for, but only have to be clicked. A Wizard function can analyze existing image descriptions or keywords and immediately find existing hits in the keyword database. This means that an image can be comprehensively re-tagged in no time.
Processing metadata
KIM keywording reads and writes IPTC data fields in JPG files. Metadata can be imported and exported. If you want to embed external metadata in the images, you can also use KIM keywording. Many data formats (CSV, XLSX, etc.) are available for data export.
Because KIM keywording is a database, common Database functions apply to all fields. In this way, information can be inserted, merged or pulled apart. KIM Keywording is based on FileMaker Pro, a versatile database platform that is easy to use.
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