There are several ways to import pictures (and video files) from your digital camera's disk.

What's typically important when importing the pictures you've taken is naming the files correctly (for example, by job name or number) and adding some basic metadata to them so you can perform a search later and retrieve the entire collection. Then, of course, comes the meticulous adding of metadata that's specific to each picture.

This topic covers the first part, which involves accessing your memory card, making selections, and adding basic metadata to the pictures.

There are two main approaches to this:

• You can browse the memory card directly in Fotostation, make selections, and copy the best pictures to your local drive using an action that adds metadata and automatically renames files.
• You can use the Acquire wizard to import pictures from the memory card.

Which method you choose is essentially a matter of personal preference. The topics below explain how the different scenarios work: