Metadata setupSimple settings first. Advanced behavior only appears when you enable it.
AI Metadata
New AI keywords
Number of NEW AI keywords. Existing Lightroom keywords are not included.
50
Write MetaMagic title
Write the generated title to Lightroom.
Write MetaMagic caption
Write the generated caption to Lightroom.
Choose one language for title and caption and, if needed, a different language for keywords. Select Custom to type any language manually.
Use existing title and caption as AI context
Existing Lightroom metadata is passed as additional context to the AI.
Special AI Instructions New · Connected
Optional instructions for a specific client, shoot or subject. Leave this off for the standard MetaMagic workflow.
Enable additional AI instruction
OffWhen enabled, the extra options appear inside this card. The standard MetaMagic prompt remains active.
Keywords
Keep existing + add AIPreserve Lightroom keywords and add the new MetaMagic keywords.
Replace existing keywordsRemove current Lightroom keywords before adding the MetaMagic result.
Group AI keywords under a parent
OffOptional. This affects normal generated IPTC keywords, not AI Collections.
AI Classification & Collections Beta · No extra AI
A separate catalog-organization feature. MetaMagic reuses the same Gemini result and organizes photos into dedicated Lightroom Collections without adding extra AI keywords to the normal Keywording panel.
Create MetaMagic AI Collections
OffEnable this to organize processed photos automatically. The MetaMagic Collection root is created automatically. No second Gemini request and no extra credit.
Metadata Review New · Connected
Choose when MetaMagic should pause before writing generated metadata into Lightroom.
FastCurrent MetaMagic behavior. Write immediately without review.
Only when replacing existing dataRecommended. Open the graphical review only when title, caption or keywords would be overwritten.
Review everythingOpen the graphical review for every generated photo before writing.
Conflict Review
Existing metadata is shown in red, the new MetaMagic result in green. You can edit the new result and choose Keep current, Use MetaMagic, Keep + add, or Replace before Lightroom is changed.
Existing metadata is shown in red, the new MetaMagic result in green. You can edit the new result and choose Keep current, Use MetaMagic, Keep + add, or Replace before Lightroom is changed.
Location
Control whether MetaMagic can use the photo's existing GPS position as location context.
Use GPS information
OffUses available coordinates to determine city, region and country.
Editorial, date & workflow
Independent workflow options. Each feature stays compact when off and reveals its own settings only when enabled.
Editorial caption mode
OffUse factual editorial-style captions for news, documentary and event workflows.
Include capture date in description
OffAdds the photo capture date to the generated description.
Include author notes
OffAdds your own notes as extra context for metadata generation.
Color labels after processing
OffAutomatically marks successful and failed photos with Lightroom color labels.