So that we can read the hard drive you send us, it is important that it is formatted as exFAT. This means it can be read by both Mac and Windows computers. Any drives you send us should be a back-up copy of your stills, and not the master drive. Before you copy your stills […]
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How to share your selects
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. […]
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
Though you can mark your selects in parallel to the cast going through their approvals, it is understandable that you might want to wait until you know which images they have approved before doing so. This is a quick guide to show you how to view just the images that are approved and how to […]
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 […]
Viewer Account Guide
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 rename images in bulk (Adobe Bridge)
This walkthrough shows you how to rename images in bulk using Adobe Bridge software. It is especially useful to rename RAW files using Bridge when you have .XMP files in your RAW folder as Bridge will automatically apply changes to both files. This is important as if you change the filename of your RAW image […]
How to quickly convert RAW files to JPGS
If you haven’t already, download your free version of Adobe Bridge – you will need this in order to convert your images using the method below. (See why you should use the perfect duo of Image Approvals and Bridge here.) This guide will show you how to create low res JPGs from RAW files. To […]
Adobe Bridge: creating contact sheets
Just want to create contact sheets of approvals, kills or selects? No worries! You can do this easily in Image Approvals. Check out this article to learn how to instantly generate contact sheets and spreadsheet reports with a single click directly via our platform. What if I need more complex/customisable contact sheets? If you haven’t […]
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 […]
Adobe Bridge: How to add captions and metadata to lots of images, quickly!
We love time-saving tips so here’s one for adding captions and metadata to lots of images, super quick! If you haven’t already, download your free version of Adobe Bridge and see why you should use the perfect duo of Image Approvals and Bridge here. Creating metadata templates For each production you work on, there is going to be some […]
Adobe Bridge: Star Ratings and Labels
If you haven’t already, download your free version of Adobe Bridge and see why you should use the perfect duo of Image Approvals and Bridge here. Star ratings and labels are a great way to easily identify individual images within a group. For instance, you might have 1,000 photos and want to mark some as Behind the Scenes, some […]
Adobe Bridge User Guide
Adobe Bridge is the perfect partner software to Image Approvals and you can now download it for FREE direct from Adobe. Check out the links below to see our handy tips and guides on simplifying and speeding up your workflow! Top tips for publicists: Top tips for stills photographers:
Why I should use Image Approvals + Adobe Bridge
We want Image Approvals to be the easiest and most cost-effective way for productions to do one thing: manage talent approvals. To do this, we have purposefully restricted the number of features our platform has so that actors and publicists can fly through approvals at a cost producers love. BUUUUUUT….. Have you heard about Adobe […]
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, click here. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2 – VIEWING YOUR […]