If you want to learn how to make selects from the approved stills, check out this article first. If you’ve made your selects and want to share them with others, here are four ways you can do so: 1 – Selects are global Only Production Accounts holders may mark or unmark images as a select. […]
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How to track actor progress
There are two main ways to track an actor’s progress through their approvals: Seeing who you are ‘waiting for’ Navigate to the page that displays your folders of images. Beneath each folder name you’ll see a list of actors who have completed their approvals for that day and those you are waiting for. Eye icons […]
How to mark selects from cast approved images
With Image Approvals, you have the flexibility to mark your selects at any stage — whether that’s in parallel with the cast’s approval process or afterwards. Some clients prefer to wait until approvals are complete, as having visibility on which images the cast are happy with can make the selection process quicker and more confident. […]
File Naming and Folder Structure Protocols
Having proper file naming and folder structures in place makes it easy to find images, see key information at a glance, and ensure that images do not get confused by having a duplicate filename of another photo. It also enables us to sync your JPG files to their RAW counterparts so that image handling can […]
Using FileZilla Pro to Access an Amazon S3 Bucket (FTP)
Using FileZilla Pro to access a project is easy! Simply download FileZilla Pro here and input the registration key we have provided to you. In order to connect to a project folder, follow these simple steps: Uploading:When you have connected to the bucket, you’ll see folders for your images. Simply drag and drop your stills […]
I can’t log in
You can log into your Image Approvals account by visiting app.imageapprovals.com and using the credentials provided to you in your Welcome Pack. If your username and password are not working, firstly, please ensure that if you are copying and pasting the password from your Welcome Pack that there are no spaces before or after it. […]
My Viewed Images are Incorrect
When you are looking at the list of shoot days, if one of those days is showing that you haven’t viewed all of the images but when you click into the folder there is nothing showing as unviewed, what gives? If this has happened it means that the production have killed the image(s) but did […]
Change default download destination folder
If you are downloading the final approved images from your production, this can be quite a large file and so you may want to direct the download to a specific folder, rather than just into your general Downloads section of your computer. Here’s how to specify your downloads destination folder… On Google Chrome… You can […]
What are .XMP files?
.XMP files (extensible metadata platform) are an industry-standard format for holding additional data about your files. This can include things like edits which have been applied to the raw file or metadata information such as captions and star ratings. If you or your photographer have done any editing to the image’s raw file, or added any […]
User Guide: Viewer Account
If you have a viewer account, it means you’ve been granted permission to see certain images from a production and may also have the ability to download low res JPGS directly from the platform. If you believe you should have the ability to download images, or see images you are not seeing, please contact the […]
How to rename images in bulk using Bulk Rename Utility.
If you are already familiar with Adobe Bridge or Lightroom, then you can use either of these to rename your files and this guide will let you know how. Bridge and Lightroom are great for simple naming adjustments and allow you to see the images you are renaming, and automatically apply any new names for […]
How to add and remove actor tags
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How do I create contact sheets in Image Approvals?
Image Approvals lets you generate contact sheets to share with stakeholders. Contact sheets not only allow you to share thumbnails of images but also the kill status of those images which reduces the risk of unapproved images being used. To generate a contact sheet, simply go to app.imageapprovals.com and log in. Select the production you […]
Getting Started: Actors
Welcome to Image Approvals! If you have an actor account, this handy little guide will show you through the main features you may wish to use. 1- LOGGING IN: To log in, visit app.imageapprovals.com and type in your username and password. If you are having problems logging in, please navigate to “I cant log in“. […]
Can I see approved images without downloading a contact sheet?
Yes! Simply open up the menu and click on Killed and Unkilled. Here you can see all images which have been killed by any user, as well as images which have not been killed by any actor tagged in them. Please note that the platform will only display days/image folders in the unkilled tab which […]
How do I hide an image from an actor?
Some actors don’t want to sit through hundreds of photos so if you find yourself needing to reduce the amount of images a particular actor sees, there are a few ways to do it: Curating You can either curate your images before uploading them to the platform or if you are pushed for time or […]
User Guide: Production Accounts
Welcome to Image Approvals! If you have a production account, this handy little guide will walk you through everything you need to do. 1- LOGGING IN: To log in, visit app.imageapprovals.com and type in your username and password. If you are having problems logging in, please navigate to “I cant log in“. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2 – […]
If I kill an image, will it kill it for anyone else?
If you have an Actor account you will see only images you have killed. If you have a Production account, you will see all killed images. You can see which users killed which images when clicking on the image thumbnail.
How do I unkill an image?
To unkill an image, view the killed image and click ‘Unkill.’
Can I remove the watermark over images?
Watermarks are in place to reduce the chance of images being shared and we highly recommend that they be kept on. If the watermarks are preventing you from seeing your images clearly, please contact your production team. Please note that watermarks will only be removed after Image Approvals has received written confirmation from the behalf […]