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In this video, Mahalo expert Justin Z. explains the uses and importance of Metadata in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

About Metadata
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Metadata is information that is stored inside an image that you can't see in the picture itself, but it is very important nonetheless. Basic info from the size and shape of the image to the details on who took the picture, origins of the image a lot of other information is stored as metadata. This can be extremely useful when logging multiple photos for future use.

How to Navigate the Metadata
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1. To access your image metadata navigate to the top menu bar and click File -- File Info. 
2. This will open a new dialogue box with a series of tabs.

1. 3. Description is pretty self-explanatory and can be edited. You can enter the Title, Author, Author Title, Description, Keywords and Copyright info. All of this info is important to fill in if you have to sift through hundreds of photos as a photographer, because you can use things like keywords to find them.

2. 4. The IPTC panels are the metadata standards for the International Press Telecommunications Council. You will use these standards if you are a photographer for the Press.

3. 5. Camera Data will tell you everything you need to know about the technical specs of the photo such as the kind of camera that was used to take a photo, the shutter speed, ISO, f-stop settings, etc. This can be really useful with educating yourself on photograph settings when taking a picture.

4. 6. Video Data is not usually filled in if you are looking at a picture, but if it's an image sequence, then it might give you information.

5. 7. Audio Data is helpful if the picture relates to a music track or album.

6. 8. Mobile SWF would be data if your picture pertained to use for mobile devices.

7. 9. Category helps when organizing your photos into separate groups.

8. 10. Origin helps with the "when" and "where" the picture was taken.

9. 11. DICOM is the standard for medical and forensic photos.

10. 12. History is an open box with information regarding different manipulations performed on the photo. Whatever has happened to it will show up in this box.

11. 13. Advanced is a series of folders that display data based on different properties of the photo.

12. 14. Raw Data is the raw code of your image.

15. At the bottom, Preferences gives you a couple of other options for making your job faster such as Auto Complete.
16. Import allows you to bring in previously completed metadata templates but won't be used for the beginner photographer.
17. Once you are done, click Cancel or OK and you can always reference to this at a later time, as long as you don't choose Cancel.

If you're just getting started, you won't use this tool very often. But if you decide to pursue a career in photography, this will be a valuable asset to your needs.

Read more by visiting our page at:
http://www.mahalo.com/learn-adobe-photoshop-metadata/