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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: mdijb on September 12, 2020, 02:47:50 pm

Title: Import keyword confusion
Post by: mdijb on September 12, 2020, 02:47:50 pm

I select a bunch pf keywords I want applied to imported images, but LR keeps putting in a bunch of keywords I did not instruct it to place.

How to fix?    see attachements below

MDIJB

Title: Re: Import keyword confusion
Post by: john beardsworth on September 13, 2020, 10:32:33 am

Are you using a metadata preset at any point? eg in the Import dialog. It's common that people save a preset with their copyright info and overlook that they checked the keywords and other boxes.

Title: Re: Import keyword confusion
Post by: MDL_SD on September 13, 2020, 10:59:04 am

If you have nested keywords and are showing all of the nesting you will add everything in the hierarchy above any word that you include.

Title: Re: Import keyword confusion
Post by: mdijb on September 13, 2020, 03:30:28 pm

Attached are all the panel that open related to the keywords I see.  I do not want any presets applied.  I do notsee a box to check that truns off any prests to be applied.  How do I accomplish that?

MDiJB

Title: Re: Import keyword confusion
Post by: john beardsworth on September 13, 2020, 04:25:27 pm

Your screenshot, while showing the problem, probably doesn't show its cause. One unlikely possibility is that you've applied those keywords by holding down Alt and using a number - this applies keywords from the Keyword Set, the grid of 9 items. But I doubt that's happening.

Do an Import and look at the right hand side of the Import dialog. I wouldn't be at all surprised if you were applying a metadata template/preset which includes keywords. Also look at the Metadata panel - have you been applying presets here?

Title: Re: Import keyword confusion
Post by: mdijb on September 14, 2020, 07:41:05 pm

Your siggestion was right on.  I think I fixed the preset.

Thanks