Feature
Button
Description
Shortcut Key
Image Viewer
The Image Viewer is designed to view from 1-6 images at a time. The image viewer has additional capabilities that the image thumbnails do not, such as zoom, crop, and show hi-res or raw. The image viewer is turned off by default on the Workflow hub and turned on by default in the Sales Presentation.
Ctl+Shift+V
Image Groups
Image Groups are used to group images together. Every session has the All Images and Ungrouped Images groups by default. As images are added to new groups, they are removed from the Ungrouped Images group. To create a new image group, right-click in the image group section and choose Add a New Group.
Ctl+Shift+G: Show
Alt+1+9: Add images to a group
Import Images
Import Images will copy images from your camera card or folder, into the Spectra session folder, create preview images, archive images, and add image meta data. For more information see the Capture Images section.
None
Group Capture
The Group Capture screen is designed to capture images while tethered for a large group of sessions, such as at a school or for a church directory. For more information see the Group Capture section.
None
Launch
Capture Software
Launch Capture Software will launch your camera software or other software designed to capture or convert your raw files. For more information see the Capture Images section, or the Phase One Capture One integration section if using Capture One.
None
New Composite
Image Composites can be used to create new digital products, such as image borders, multi-image composites, or to view images in frames, mats, or cards. For more information see the Composites section of the "Sales Presentation" topic.
Ctl+Shift+N: Show
Ctl+N: New
Ctl+S: Save
Ctl+W:Save & close
Ctl+Enter: Save & new
Render
Proofing Images
Render Proofing Images is designed to output a new set of images from the Spectra session folder for proofing purposes, such as DVD creation software, your website, or printing proofs. For more information see the Render Images section of the "Sales Presentation" topic.
None
Render
Ordered Images
Render Ordered Images will render out the images that were ordered on the most recent invoice or production order for fulfillment or printing. For more information see the Render Images section of the "Sales Presentation" topic.
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Create
New Production Order
Create New Production Order will create new production orders based on the products ordered on the session's most recent invoice. For more information see the "Working With Production Orders" chapter.
None
Send Images to Lab
Send Images to Lab allows you to select the ordered images and either burn them to a disc or FTP them to your lab for fulfillment. For more information see the Send Images to Lab section of the "Working with Production Orders" chapter.
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Upload to InSpired
Upload to InSpired allows you to upload the images from this session to your InSpiredByYou.com gallery. See the InSpiredByYou.com chapter for more information.
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Upload to HMM
Upload to HMM allows you to upload the images from this session to your client's HoldMyMemories gallery.
None
Archive Images
Archive Images allows you burn images to a CD/DVD or copy the images to an archive hard drive. See the Archive Images section of the "Digital Workflow" chapter for more information.
None
Delete Files
Delete Images is designed to permanently remove your hi-res and raw image files from your server once your ordering has been completed and the images have been archived. See the Delete Images section of the "Digital Worfklow" chapter for more information.
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Organize
Organize the images based on your Lightroom Presets.
None
Start Presentation
Open the Sales Presentation to view the images with your customer.
None
Change Sales Presentation Settings
The default slideshow settings are based on your setup in Studio Preferences. Use this button to change the slideshow settings for this specific session.
None
Start a Slideshow
Begin the slideshow.
Insert: Launch
Space Bar: Start
I: Show image numbers
Esc: End
Stop Music
If your slideshow settings indicate that the music should continue to play after the slideshow is done, click Stop Music to fade out the music.
None
Advance Status
Advances the status of the selected session or order, moving it to the next stage in your workflow.
Ctl+Shift+A
Delete
When editing images, you may want to delete some of them. Use Delete to remove images you want to get rid of. You can delete Just Preview, Retouched, Hi-Res or All Files of this Image.
Del: Just preview
Ctl+Del: All images
Retouch
Retouch will launch your image editing software (i.e., Photoshop). Edit Preview will open the preview image, Edit Hi-Res or Raw will open the hi-res or raw file, and Edit Retouched will copy the hi-res file into the retouched folder and open this new image for editing.
Ctl+Shift+E: Edit retouched
Crop
The Crop tool can only be used in the Image Viewer (Ctl-Shift-V). Set the display crop when previewing images to one of the pre-defined ratios. When cropping an ordered image, the crop will default to the ratio of the item ordered based on your price list settings.
Ctl+Shift+C: Crop mode
Click/Drag: Crop
Ctl+Click/Drag: Inverted crop
Shift+Click/Drag: Free crop
Image Adjustment
Image Adjustment will revert back to the retouched or hi-res file for this image, and allow you to modify the unsharpen mask, brightness, and contrast. Then a new preview will be created, reflecting your changes. The original hi-res or retouched file will remain unchanged.
Ctl+Shift+I
Rotate Left/Right
Rotates the preview image left or right.
Ctl+Shift+L: Left
Ctl+Shift+R: Right
Flip Image
Flips the image.
None
Image Metadata Keywords
Add or modify the keywords in this image's metadata.
Ctl+Shift+K
Make a New Preview
Creates a new preview image based on the hi-res or retouched image, maintaining any image adjustments, cropping, or rotating done to the preview image.
Ctl+Shift+P
Colorize
Image Colorization applies your custom colorization profiles, such as black & white or sepia. The first one listed is always color (the same as none). See the Image Colorizations topic for more information on creating custom color profiles.
Ctl+1: Color
Ctl+2+9: Custom
Save Order
During the Sales Presentation, this saves the order you are working on.
Ctl+Shift+S
Print Contact Sheet
Opens the Print Contact Sheet dialog box, allowing you to configure and print a contact sheet of images for the customer.
None
Print Invoice
During the Sales Presentation, this prints the order you are working on for the customer.
None
Refresh
Refreshes the image list. Used mainly if you have manually added new images to the session preview folder.
None
Dual Monitor Mode
In the Sales Presentation, turns on or off the dual screen mode. See the Workstation Preferences > Digital tab for more information.
None
View Order Information
In the Sales Presentation, allows you to view the order information, including the price list and order menu, so that you can begin to build your customer's order.
Ctl+Shift+O
Rank Images
Rank Images as Selected (Green), Undecided (Yellow), and Non-Selected (Red). All images default to Undecided. The Sales Presentation defaults to Show Only Undecided. Change the "Show" menu to select which rankings to display.
1: Selected
2: Undecided
3: Not Selected
Next/Previous Image
Goes to the next or previous image.
Right/Up Arrow: Next
Left/Down Arrow: Previous
Image Sizes
In the Sales Presentation, the Image Sizes will display the selected image at the actual sizes that you have configured. See the Image Sizes topic for more information.
F2+F12
Atl+F2+F12
Ctl+F2+F12
Multi-Image Select
Select multiple images. The Image Viewer can display up to 6 images at a time. By selecting mutiple images, you can apply settings to all of the images at once (rotate, rank, delete, colorize, etc).
Ctl+Click: Select random images
Shift+Click: Select sequential images
Zoom In/Out
In the Image Viewer, zoom in and out on the preview file. Or right-click and Show Hi-Res image to zoom in and out on the hi-res or retouched image.
Ctl+Right+Click: In
Ctl+Left+Click: Out
Ctl+Mouse Wheel
View
Image Properties
Right-click on an image and select View Image Properties. This will show you the image metadata information.
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Main Client Image
Right-click on an image and choose to make it the Main Client Image. It will then appear on the client's record. (By default, the first image in the import will be the main client image until you change it.)
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Main or Secondary Yearbook Image
Right-click on an image and choose to make it the Main or Secondary Yearbook Image (only for organization type sessions). See the Yearbook CD section for more information.
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Show Preview,
Hi-Res or Raw
Right-click on an image to view the preview (defaults), hi-res (this will be the retouched image if one exists), or raw.
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