Learn how to configure and apply Content Credentials to files in Photoshop.
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Introduction
[Seán Duggan]: Adobe Photoshop lets you apply Content Credentials to your images that can be customized with information about yourself, the social media accounts where you post your creative work, and even the types of edits that have been applied to an image.
Hi, I'm Seán Duggan with Adobe Learn.
In this tutorial, I'll show you the different ways that you can work with Content Credentials in Photoshop.
Set up your Content Authenticity profile.
Before we check out how to use Content Credentials in Photoshop, let's take a quick look at the Adobe Content Authenticity website, which you can find at contentauthenticity.adobe.com.
Here, you can find more detailed information about Content Credentials and how they work.
After you log in with your Adobe ID, you can use the Preferences page to connect your social media accounts.
And if you choose, you can also have your name verified through LinkedIn.
On the Apply page, you can add credentials to any images that you upload, and you can also manage the images that you've already applied credentials to.
Inspect Content Credentials and view the edit history.
With the Inspect tool, you can upload images to see if they already have Content Credentials, and depending on how the credentials were applied, you can even see how an image has been edited.
For example, this is a composite that I created from three images in Photoshop, and because I chose to include the edit activity with my Content Credentials, the Inspect feature provides a summary of some of the edits that I made, as well as a visual showing the different photo ingredients that were used to create the composite.
Configure Content Credentials in Photoshop.
Now let's see how Content Credentials can be attached to images in Photoshop.
We'll start by opening the Photoshop Settings and choosing History & Content Credentials...
In the section for Document Settings, you can specify the default behavior for saving Content Credentials to your files.
For more information on this setting, you can refer to the detailed description below.
I'll choose the third option to enable credentials for new and saved documents.
The Export As Options determine the default state for the Content Credentials settings that appear in the Export As dialog.
You can attach credentials directly to the exported file or publish them to the public Content Credentials cloud.
Credentials that are published to the Content Credentials cloud are more resilient and recoverable.
Enable Content Credentials for Photoshop files.
Let's dive a little deeper and see how this works with different types of files.
I'll start by creating a new file.
When the file is created, it already has Content Credentials because that was the option I chose in the Document Settings.
The presence of Content Credentials is indicated by the icon in the Name tab for the file.
Now let's take a look at a different image.
This file does not have existing Content Credentials, and you can see that there is no Content Credentials symbol in the Name tab.
You can enable credentials for a file by going to the Content Credentials panel and clicking Enable Content Credentials.
If you don't see this panel in the Photoshop interface, you can always find it by going to the Window menu.
In the Settings tab in this panel, you can choose what information will be saved with the credentials.
This can include the Account name of the person who enabled the credentials and exports the file, as well as any Connected identities that have been set up on the Content Authenticity website.
If you have not set up any connected identities yet, you can do it right from this panel by opening the menu in the upper-right corner of the panel and choosing Manage connected identities.
There's also an option here to include Edits and activity for the file.
We saw how that looked earlier with a Photoshop-edited file when I showed you the Inspect tool on the Adobe Content Authenticity website.
Preview identity, edits, and image ingredients.
Let's switch to a different image so we can check out the Preview tab for the Content Credentials panel.
I've already applied several edits to this photo, and in the Layers panel, you can see that there is a Generative Fill layer that removes most of the graffiti on the wall.
A hot air balloon from another photo has been added to the scene, and the river and the wall have been slightly darkened with a curves adjustment layer.
In the Preview tab of the Content Credentials panel, you can see my name and that it's been verified, the connected social media accounts, the edit activity, and even the thumbnails of the image ingredients, including the original file, the Generative Fill layer that was used to remove the graffiti and the hot air balloon.
Add Content Credentials when exporting files.
The other place in Photoshop where you can attach Content Credentials is when you export a file.
Let's check that out.
I'll go to the File menu and choose Export, Export As...
The Content Credentials options are in the lower right of the Export As window.
The option that is pre-selected here is based on what I did earlier in the Photoshop settings, when I chose the Content Credentials default setting for Export As.
But you can select any of these when you're exporting files.
You can also click Preview and see a preview of what the Content Credentials will look like for the file that you're exporting.
That's a quick overview of how you can attach Content Credentials to the files that you work on in Photoshop.
And remember you can learn more about Content Credentials at contentauthenticity.adobe.com.
I'm Seán Duggan from Adobe Learn.
Thanks for watching.
What you’ll learn
Set up your Content Authenticity profile
Visit the Adobe Content Authenticity website and sign in with your Adobe ID to configure your profile. From the Preferences page, you can connect social media accounts and optionally verify your identity through LinkedIn.
Inspect Content Credentials and view the edit history
Use the Inspect tool to upload an image and check whether Content Credentials are attached. When edit activity has been included, you can review a summary of edits and see how source images and Photoshop edits contributed to the final result.
Configure Content Credentials in Photoshop
Open Settings > History and Content Credentials to choose the default behavior for Content Credentials in Photoshop. From here, you can determine whether credentials are automatically enabled for new documents and how they will be handled during export.
Enable Content Credentials for Photoshop files
If a file does not already contain Content Credentials, open the Content Credentials panel and select Enable Content Credentials. You can then choose which information is included, such as your account name, connected identities, and edit activity.
Preview identity, edits, and image ingredients
Use the Preview tab in the Content Credentials panel to see exactly what information will be attached to the file. This can include verified identity details, connected social accounts, edit history, and even image ingredients used to create the final composition.
Add Content Credentials when exporting files
When exporting a file using Export As, review the Content Credentials options in the lower-right corner of the dialog box. You can attach credentials directly to the file, publish them to the Content Credentials Cloud, and preview the information before exporting.
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