Table of Contents

Overview

Deleting Specific Automated Tags

PlayerID Automated Metadata Smart Corrections

Using Automated Tags in Library Search

Using Automated Tags in Portal Search

Appending Automated Tags to IPTC Keywords

Turning off Automated Tagging for New Uploads

Turning on Automated Tagging for Specific Galleries

Overview

PhotoShelter AI identifies objects, people, brand marks and text in images and automatically adds tags. Just like IPTC keywords, automated tags can be used to find images using search tools in the Library and on the Portal. PhotoShelter AI consists of different products that can be added to your account:

ObjectID
ObjectID adds general tags (like those for common objects such as trees, birds, flowers, etc.) to images.

PlayerID
PlayerID tags specific sports players using their face and/or jersey data.

PeopleID
PeopleID tags specific people using their face. PeopleID tags can be used to find images using search tools in the Library and on the Portal. Visit this article for more information.

LogoID
LogoID tags specific brand marks, like logos and sponsors, in images.

Tags added to images with any of the AI products will appear under Automated Metadata in the right pane of the Library view for an individual image.

If you would like to upgrade your subscription to include AI tagging, please contact Customer Success.

Deleting Specific Automated Tags

After an image has been tagged, Library staff have the option to delete specific tags in the event that they do not want the image to appear in search results for that tag.

To delete a tag:

1. In the Library, select an image that has automated tags
2. Click the X icon next to a tag to delete it

To restore a tag:

1. In the Library, select an image that has automated tags
2. Click Show deleted tags
3. Click on the arrow icon next to the tag to restore it

PlayerID Automated Metadata Smart Corrections

With PlayerID, there may be instances where certain tags do not accurately represent the content, or if a tag was missed. In such cases, you have the option to delete or edit specific tags, allowing your library staff to have full control over the metadata - including the automated metadata:

When a tag is modified or edited, the corrected metadata will still appear under the "Automated Metadata" section - but in Gray, as opposed to Blue for the automated tags. This distinction in the interface, which highlights modifications, is essential for maintaining transparency in the metadata management process. This approach ensures that simple corrections can be made while also providing staff with the assurance that their revisions are acknowledged in a way that contributes to the overall functionality of the AI model, as making edits to these tags helps our team further improve the AI model over time.

If a Player was missed and not tagged at all, Library Staff can still manually add the tag by clicking the blue "+ Add" icon under the "Automated Metadata" section. Doing so will help us train our AI model to be more accurate in the future.

Library Staff can also remove an incorrect PlayerID tag if an image is incorrectly tagged with a PlayerID and there is no actual player to tag in the image. Doing so will also help us train our AI model to be more accurate in the future.

Using Automated Tags in Library Search

By default, automated tags are included in in Library search results with the Automated tags option in the File Search tool. If this box isn’t checked, search will only return results from non-automated metadata.

Using Automated Tags in Portal Search

Library staff have the option to allow automated tags to be included in search results on the Portal.

To enable this feature:

1. Click Admin at the top and select Metadata Settings from the drop-down.
2. On the left, select Automated Tag Settings.
3. Check the box next to Enable automated tags in Portal Search.
4. Click Save.

When this feature is enabled, Portal users will have the option to include automated tags in their search results. If this feature is disabled, search results on the Portal will only contain results from non-automated metadata.

Appending Automated Tags to IPTC Keywords

Library staff have the option to allow automated tags to be appended to the IPTC Keyword field when images are downloaded from the Portal.

To enable this feature:

1. Click Admin at the top and select Metadata Settings from the drop-down.
2. On the left, select Automated Tag Settings.
3. Check the box next to Append enabled automated tags to IPTC Keywords on download.
4. Click Save.

When this feature is enabled, any enabled automated tags will be appended to the IPTC Keyword field when an image is downloaded from the Portal. This will not overwrite any IPTC keywords that were added manually.

Turning off Automated Tagging for New Uploads

Library staff have the option turn off automated tagging when new images are uploaded. If you have more than one PlayerID or FaceID roster enabled for your account, we suggest disabling "Apply automated tags on all new uploads" and instead enabling tagging at the gallery level using the roster best suited to the content of that gallery. You will also want to enable all other AI tag options at the gallery level as well in that case.

To disable this feature:

1. Click Admin at the top and select Metadata Settings from the drop-down.
2. On the left, select Automated Tag Settings.
3. Uncheck the box next to Apply automated tags to all new uploads.
4. Click Save.

When this feature is disabled, images can still be uploaded, but automated tags will not be applied. In addition, this feature must be disabled to control auto-tagging setting at the Gallery-level.

Turning on Automated Tagging for Specific Galleries

Library staff have the option control automated tagging at the Gallery-level. This is particularly useful when different Galleries require different kinds of tags. For example, a Gallery of football images from 2019 can be tagged with the players from the 2019 player roster (whereas a Gallery of football images from 2020 should be tagged with that year's roster).

To enable this feature:

1. Click Library at the top and select a specific Gallery.
2. In the right pane, open Automated Metadata.
3. Click Enable auto-tagging.
   
4. Select the types of automated tags you'd like applied when images are added to the gallery.
5. Click Enable auto-tagging.

When this feature is enabled, images that are uploaded (or added) to the Gallery will automatically be tagged according to the Gallery-level settings. These settings can be changed any time without changing the tags that are already in the Gallery.