HindSight has announced the arrival of a new software product called METAmachine. The simplified browsing utility program streamlines the process of adding keywords, licenses and other metadata to individual or packaged images. The program reads and writes XMP-formatted metadata in TIFF, JPEG, PSD and DNG images.

METAmachine can be used to write a complete set of the IPTC standard metadata into images or to add copyright and contact information or licensing terms, leaving unaltered all other metadata already present in the images. The software is compatible with XPM-compliant DAM software. To write metadata, users can drag images from the Desktop or from a compatible program...

HindSight has released Version 5 of its popular image and business management software, InView and StockView. New in Version 5 are a number of digital capabilities, including the ability to read and write meta tags, batch-convert file types and sizes, batch rename and assemble digital submissions with PDF trails. The built-in HTML generator allows users to create thumbnail galleries. License tracking alerts users when licenses are...