IIPro Tethered?

[joshmcculloch]

Hey everyone,

Just wondering if anyone knows if you can shoot tethered straight into IIPro 3 on Mac OS 10.5.6 with IIPro 3.2.04.  I am set up with the appropriate tethering software for my Nikon, and would love to be able to import automatically via IIPro so I don'g have to go back and edit metadata later, it can all get added right at import.  Am I dreaming?

Cheers, Josh

[Marc Rochkind]

Josh--

If by tethered you mean that the images go straight to hard-drive attached to the computer, rather than to a card in the camera, then the answer is no. You still have to press II's Start button to kick off an ingestion from that hard-drive folder.

But maybe this isn't so bad... just an extra mouse click.

--Marc

[joshmcculloch]

Hey Marc,

Sorry, I should have been more clear.  Basically, I am currently shooting tethered and the images go straight into a folder on my desktop.  I have Bridge CS4 open to that folder, and new images appear as they are added automatically, which is great.  What I would love is if IIPro could basically "watch" a folder that I shoot into, and if a new image is added, it could process (rename, add metadata templates, keywords, etc), and then copy the "ingested" images from the "watched" folder to a new folder.  I would then have Bridge watch the new folder.

I like the idea of shooting tethered for clients so they can review images on-site and possibly do some rating and pick their selects, but it'd be great if all of my renaming, bulk metadata, batch ACR adjustments, etc could happen before they get to Bridge and save me some time after the shoot.  Did I explain myself better this time?

Cheers, Josh

[Marc Rochkind]

Yes, Josh... now I understand. The idea of a watched folder has been on my suggestion list for a while now. No idea if and when I'll get to it.

--marc

[joshmcculloch]

Hey Marc,

Thanks for getting back to me again!  Add my voice as a vote for this feature, that would be seriously slick.

Thanks again for making such an awesome app.  Cheers, Josh