Keyword Tags vs Event Tags

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Keyword Tags vs Event Tags Feb 20, 2018 18:07:27 GMT

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Post by john3917 on Feb 20, 2018 18:07:27 GMT

I recently upgraded to Photoshop Elements 15. My Keyword Tags came over as "Other" Keywords or "Imported" Keywords.

As I understand it, when I have a group of pictures such as "2018 Christmas," I should no longer use Keyword tags, but I should use "Event" tags. Is that correct?

Is there any problem with continuing to use keyword tags for "2018 Christmas" pictures?

Is there any benefit to taking my old keyword tags and "converting" them into "Event" tags? (Creating an Event tag for the same group of pictures and then eliminating the old Keyword tag?)

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Keyword Tags vs Event Tags Feb 20, 2018 22:51:45 GMT

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Post by Sepiana on Feb 20, 2018 22:51:45 GMT

Hi john3917, welcome to PSE&M! Glad to have you here.

I may be wrong but, if I remember it correctly, there were some reports on the Adobe Photoshop Elements forum about some problems with the Keywords in the upgrading process to PSE 15. Michel B, our in-house Organizer guru and a Community Professional/member on the Adobe forums, is better qualified to address your inquiries. He is not online at the moment. I will send him a PM. Hang in there!

A question -- Which version of Elements did you use before?

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Keyword Tags vs Event Tags Feb 21, 2018 8:16:26 GMT

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Post by michelb on Feb 21, 2018 8:16:26 GMT

Hi John,

Don't bother to convert normal keywords into the special 'Events' category. Strictly no advantage and even less flexibility. It's clear that this distinction has been introduced for new users coming from online photo management softwares which offer events and albums, but no keyword or keywords categories. I never use the Events tab which has been introduced in PSE11.

I recently upgraded to Photoshop Elements 15. My Keyword Tags came over as "Other" Keywords or "Imported" Keywords.

That will happen if you are re-importing your files in the new catalog instead of converting the catalog to the new format.
Conversion will restore everything, including albums, stacks, version sets, creations, keyword and album hierarchies; not only keywords, captions, notes and ratings which you can recover if you have 'written metadata to files' before reimporting.

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Post by john3917 on Feb 20, 2018 18:07:27 GMT

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