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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: melastmohican on May 16, 2008, 14:21

Title: Filling up categories from keywords automatically
Post by: melastmohican on May 16, 2008, 14:21
Are there any sites using category system that implemented this feature? It just drives me nuts that I have to go thru each pictures and set some category which is not really used for search but helps site to catalog pictures.
Title: Re: Filling up categories from keywords automatically
Post by: michealo on May 16, 2008, 14:59
canstock
Title: Re: Filling up categories from keywords automatically
Post by: leaf on May 16, 2008, 15:54
yep canstock is the only one i know

however, stockxpert you donīt have to use the catagories if you donīt want to

and i guess you know but for those who donīt..
crestock, 123rf, and snapvillage donīt have catagories.
Title: Re: Filling up categories from keywords automatically
Post by: CofkoCof on May 16, 2008, 19:32
I think BigStock does categories automaticaly from keywords. Like if you have "bird" keyword it will select Animals-Bird category.
Title: Re: Filling up categories from keywords automatically
Post by: maunger on May 16, 2008, 21:21
categories should be categorically dumped from all sites... horrible waste of time IMHO :)
Title: Re: Filling up categories from keywords automatically
Post by: louoates on May 16, 2008, 21:57
A year or so ago there was a lot of talk about categories being nothing but a huge HUGE waste of our time. I don't recall anyone, seller or buyer, who would miss dumping categories altogether.

So. I hereby move to eliminate all category requirements forthwith from every site I contribute to.

Do I hear a second?
Title: Re: Filling up categories from keywords automatically
Post by: digiology on May 16, 2008, 21:59
Dump them for sure!  :P
Title: Re: Filling up categories from keywords automatically
Post by: leaf on May 17, 2008, 02:56
Quote from: CofkoCof on May 16, 2008, 19:32
I think BigStock does categories automaticaly from keywords. Like if you have "bird" keyword it will select Animals-Bird category.

Unless i am missing it, i have never seen that!.. but they do have a 'take catagories from last image' option.

Dreamstime & stockxpert,  also have a bulk catagories tool.
Title: Re: Filling up categories from keywords automatically
Post by: Dreamframer on May 17, 2008, 03:08
Categories are really unnecessary I think...