# Get photos from a CD or DVD

You can copy photos from a CD or DVD onto your hard disk and into the Organizer. You can make full-resolution copies, as you might for editing purposes, or, to save disk space, low-resolution offline copies called preview files.

1. In the Organizer, select File > Get Photos And Videos > From Files And Folders.
2. Navigate to your CD or DVD drive, and select the photos you want to copy.
3. (Optional) Select either of the following:
   Copy files on import
     Makes a full-resolution copy of the file on your hard disk.
   Generate previews
     Makes a low-resolution copy of the file on your hard disk, saving disk space.
4. (Optional) If you’re keeping a master photo offline, type in a volume name for the CD or DVD on which it resides, and write this name on the disc itself. This will make it easy for you to find and download the master when prompted.
5. (Optional) Select Automatically Fix Red Eyes if you would like Photoshop Elements to repair red eyes as soon as the photos are brought into the Organizer.
   Note: This option is not enabled for offline files.
6. (Optional) Select Automatically Suggest Photo Stacks if you would like Photoshop Elements to group visually similar photos, letting you decide whether to place any such groups into stacks.
7. Click Get Photos to bring your photos into the Organizer.

   If the photos contain keyword metadata, the Import Attached Tags dialog box appears.

   Note: A preview file has the CD icon in its thumbnail. Its file location refers to the drive into which the CD containing its master file was inserted.
   History information showing the offline Volume Name for an offline photo in the Organizer

Related Information

- Create and attach keyword tags based on folder names
- Import tags attached to photos

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