Set up the event once, load the template in Photo Mechanic, caption each frame with roster codes, then push to Lightroom and publish.
- 1 Fill in the event
- 2 Download the PM template
- 3 Apply it in Photo Mechanic
- 4 Caption each photo
- 5 Push to Lightroom, publish
1 Event
2 Keywords
Need ideas? Generate keywords from the event name
3 Roster codes for consistent names
Paste the roster from 12thman.com, one player per line. Each player gets a code you type in Photo Mechanic.
In Photo Mechanic: Edit > Preferences > Code Replacements, check Enable and load this file. Then type \vb1\ in a caption to insert the player.
Photographer remembered in this browser
Load someone's Photo Mechanic template, or a JPEG they've already captioned, to fill in their name, job title, contact info and rights. Each one is saved here so you can switch between people.
Caption
In Photo Mechanic, type before the back half.
Photo Mechanic template
Unzip, then in Photo Mechanic: select all, Image > IPTC Stationery Pad > Load, pick the .XMP, Apply.