Adding metadata to documents

Metadata, or file information, is descriptive information that can be searched and processed by a computer. Use it to provide information about the contents of a document and to preserve information to facilitate document tracking and asset management.

LiveMotion supports Adobe's open Extensible Metadata Platform (XPM) standard. Metadata added to file formats, including AI, PDF, and SVG, can be exported as XMP and loaded into LiveMotion files.

To add metadata to a document:

1. Choose File > File Info.
2. To load an existing file, click Load, choose the file, and click Open.
3. Select a category from the list on the left side of the dialog box and enter the desired information:
• General specifies information about the document, such as title, author, and description. To specify copyright information, select Yes from the Copyrighted pop-up menu. Then enter the copyright notice string and the URL of the company or person who owns the copyright.
• Keywords specifies words that can be used to search for the document. To add a word to the list, enter text in the Keyword text box and click Add. To edit or replace a word in the list, select the word, change the text in the Keyword text box, and click Replace.To delete a word from the list, select the word and click Delete.
• Summary specifies status information for the document, including its creation data, modification data, and location. If the document is a managed file, the server location and check-out status also appears. You cannot edit Summary metadata.
4. Do one of the following:
• To save the information, click OK.
• To save the information as a separate file, click Save, enter the name you want to save it as, and click Save in the Save As dialog box (Windows) or Save dialog box (Mac OS).
• To append the information to an existing file, click Append, enter the name you want to save it as, and click Open in the Open dialog box.