Spectra's Digital Workflow has many features that can be used to capture, edit, process, retouch, FTP, archive, and delete images. These features can be used in a variety of ways to help you accomplish your workflow tasks more quickly and efficiently. Below is a reference guide of the different features in the Spectra Digital Workflow and Sales Presentation, so that you can begin using Spectra for all your digital imaging needs.
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 |
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Image Groups
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
None |
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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 |
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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. |
None |
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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. |
None |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
None |
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Organize |
Organize the images based on your Lightroom Presets. |
None |
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Start Presentation |
Open the Sales Presentation to view the images with your customer. |
None |
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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 |
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Start a Slideshow |
Begin the slideshow. |
Insert: Launch Space Bar: Start I: Show image numbers Esc: End |
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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 |
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Advance Status |
Advances the status of the selected session or order, moving it to the next stage in your workflow. |
Ctl+Shift+A |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Rotate Left/Right |
Rotates the preview image left or right. |
Ctl+Shift+L: Left Ctl+Shift+R: Right |
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Flip Image |
Flips the image. |
None |
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Image Metadata Keywords |
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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 |
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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 |
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Save Order |
During the Sales Presentation, this saves the order you are working on. |
Ctl+Shift+S |
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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 |
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Print Invoice |
During the Sales Presentation, this prints the order you are working on for the customer. |
None |
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Refresh |
Refreshes the image list. Used mainly if you have manually added new images to the session preview folder. |
None |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Next/Previous Image |
Goes to the next or previous image.
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Right/Up Arrow: Next Left/Down Arrow: Previous |
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Image Sizes |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Right-click on an image and select View Image Properties. This will show you the image metadata information. |
None |
Main Client Image |
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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.) |
None |
Main or Secondary Yearbook Image |
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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. |
None |
Show Preview, Hi-Res or Raw |
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Right-click on an image to view the preview (defaults), hi-res (this will be the retouched image if one exists), or raw. |
None |