Fotostation Power your photo workflows with unmatched metadata control
The leading image management and photo workflow tool to organize, tag, and process large volumes of media quickly and accurately – preferred by photographers worldwide.
- Rapid file ingest, selection, metadata tagging and culling
- for photographers and editors
Advanced image workflow and metadata management software for professionals
#1 Search and archiving Fast, flexible image search - find files fast
Fotostation lets you search across millions of files in seconds. Easily filter content by any metadata field — from keywords and dates to file types and authors — and create smart archives or shortcuts to streamline your daily routines.
- View and browse image files
- Search all metadata on any file
- Organize files in archives
- Play back video files
- Archive content on offline media
- Quick ingestion from SD&CF cards
- Unlimited number of files
#2 Metadata management
Manage metadata at scale
Handle metadata at scale through bulk editing and validation. Ensure consistency with controlled vocabularies, autocomplete, and templates, and speed up workflows with SmartReplace™, letting you dynamically insert custom values.
- Customizable metadata schema
- Metadata templates
- Customizable metadata editors
- Metadata macros
- Archive navigation with data mining
- SmartReplace™ and SmartStamp™
- Metadata import and export
- ODBC connections
"Fotostation is the best software that I have ever used for entering metadata. It's clear, convenient, and intuitive."
Alberto e Tania C. - Photojournalist
"Fotostation is compact, light and fast. Many options for mass edit and field import and export. Good for efficient workflow on big data mass in combination with many images."
Martin A. - Head of Documentation
#3 Workflow automation Automate repetitive tasks
Automate routine tasks such as renaming, resizing, file transfers, and metadata tagging. Conditional macros can be triggered based on metadata status, letting you build stacked actions that eliminate repetitive steps and save hours every week.
- Convert file formats
- Tag with metadata
- Resize
- Change color space
- Transfer files
- Rename
- Organize selections
- - all automated!
#4 Selecting Culling & selection at speed - Find ONE in a million
Quickly browse, compare, and rate thousands of images. FotoStation’s high-speed interface and keyboard shortcuts make it easy to select the best shots and reject outtakes. With auto-import from SD and CF cards, you stay one step ahead in fast-paced workflows.
- Selection and culling
- Filtering assets by rating, status and flag
- Monitoring an archive in real time
- Carousel and Slideshows creator
- Multiple FotoStation windows
#5 Image editing Quick image editing
Make quick edits without leaving the platform. Crop, resize, correct color, fix red eyes, and pixelate sensitive content in seconds. For advanced edits, open files directly in Photoshop or your preferred image editor with a single click.
- Edit photos in image editor
- Auto levels and SmartContrast
- Resize and crop images
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Working with RAW and JPEG bundles from digital cameras
- RAW file handling using Adobe DNG Converter
#6 Image publishing & sharing Publishing & sharing driven by metadata
Easily export web-ready images with embedded rights and usage data. Apply licenses, watermarks, and copyright info as needed, and share assets individually or in bulk via email, FTP, or directly through your DAM.
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