As photos are added, Excire Foto automatically analyzes them and, with the help of artificial intelligence, assigns appropriate keywords to the photo in terms of content and photographic criteria.
For example, the photo of a dog can be automatically associated with the keywords "pet", "dog", "mammal" and "animal". But also with "bright" and "contrasty" from the category of photography keywords.
The user has no influence on the initial assignment of the keywords by the artificial intelligence. Subsequently, however, the keywords can be supplemented by own keywords and unwanted or inappropriate keywords can be removed from the photo.
To do this, select one or more images in the image overview and then edit the keyword field in the right column.
Clicking the small cross next to a keyword removes it from the photo.
New keywords can be assigned by entering a keyword in the field above the keywords. Keywords that have already been created are suggested for selection during the typing process, so that similar keywords are not created unintentionally. By clicking the plus symbol, a new, user-defined keyword is created.
Keywords that are already included in the AI keyword hierarchy of Excire Foto are displayed with a blue frame, user-defined keywords are displayed with a gray frame.
Behind keywords assigned by the AI, a number is displayed (0.01 - 0.99) indicating which certainty (level of probability) the AI assumes for this keyword.
Keyword confirmation
You can confirm AI keywords by clicking the checkmark in front of the keyword. This causes these keywords to be treated as manually assigned keywords and the photos to appear at the front of the results display when searching for these keywords.
Alternatively, you can select the keywords of the photo and drag and drop them onto the photo to confirm the keywords.
Managing Keywords
It is possible to select multiple keywords assigned to the photo, regardless of whether they are user-defined or AI-suggested.
Here are two ways to select multiple keywords:
- Option 1: Hold down the Control (Ctrl) key and click on the desired keywords with the left mouse button.
- Option 2: Hold down the Shift key and use a left-click to set a start and end point. This will select all keywords between these points, including the start and end points.
Assigning Multiple Keywords:
You can now drag and drop the selected keywords onto other photos. Alternatively, you can copy the keywords to the system clipboard and paste them elsewhere.
Merging keywords
When more than one photo is selected, it is possible to merge all the keywords of the selected photos. This means that each of the selected photos will end up with the combined keywords of all the photos.
Example:
Photo A has the keyword "House."
Photo B has the keyword "Roof."
After merging the keywords, both photos will have the keywords "House" and "Roof."
Assign folder name as keyword
By right-clicking on the corresponding command for a folder, you can apply the folder name as a keyword to all photos contained in the folder. This can be done either for the selected folder or, additionally, for the folder’s subfolders as well. This is useful if the photos have been organized into folders with descriptive names that you now want to convert into keywords for better management.
Hide Irrelevant Keywords
Excire Foto automatically assigns keywords from an extensive AI keyword hierarchy. Not all of these keywords are equally relevant to every photographer. Using the menu command "File -> Hidden Keywords," you can permanently hide specific keywords from view.
In the dialog, the keywords of the Excire hierarchy are displayed in a multi-column list. Clicking the crossed-out eye icon next to a keyword hides it; clicking the normal eye icon shows it again. Hidden keywords still appear in the list but will no longer be displayed or assigned to photos in the future.
Using the "Hide Sub-Keywords" option in the right column, all sub-keywords are automatically hidden when a parent keyword is hidden. The right column also displays an overview of all currently hidden keywords, which can be individually removed there.
A quick search at the top of the dialog makes it easier to find specific keywords in the list.
Hidden keywords are no longer displayed in the program and are not saved when saving metadata or exporting.
