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Editorial: Asset Location & Sub-Location Updates
Where your assets have been shot is a fundamental piece of information typically used for finding assets later in downstream systems. This is why we have released a few key features around Location & Sub-Location properties for Editorial.
Adding and Changing Asset Location Data
When using Kelvin, your on-set team’s computer location automatically populates that location value for you. No change here!
However, when you’ve uploaded images from an on-location shoot in Gamma, or perhaps you need to update existing location data from an on-set transfer, you can now do so in Gamma as well!
Change the location of your images in Editorial Project > Components > Project Images.
Location Data & Collated (Composited) Assets
This is all fine and dandy with typical retouching, but gets a little tricky with compositing. This is where we wanted to ensure you have total control.
With compositing in Editorial, your retouchers are already designating which file in a collation step is the Main file in the Hue Photoshop panel.
A collated (or composited) final asset will now inherit the location data of that Main file. For example, we have a Main file of a model outside, and a secondary file of a product to composite in with the model. The final asset will inherit the outside location data of the Main file.
But what does that mean for me?
What we’ve introduced is designating the Main file in Gamma ahead of time, so there is no confusion for downstream teams or systems. So, in the cases where your deliverable needs compositing, then you’ll notice that now, in Gamma, you choose which file is the Main.
Simply select your Main file on the image thumbnail for Editorial Finalization Workflows with a collation step
Editorial Finalization Workflow with Main file designated
This ensures clarity and accuracy from retouching all the way down through to your DAM when determining location information.
Location & Sub-Location Merge Fields for Editorial Preset Metadata Rules
You can also now add location and sub-location merge fields to your custom metadata rules for Editorial presets. This ensures these location property values are written to your files at asset delivery for downstream systems.
Location & Sub-Location Merge Fields for Editorial Preset Metadata Rules
Containers Actions in Gamma
Now, not only in the mobile app, but also in Gamma, you can work specifically with container actions. This is most helpful for sample coordinators that work on laptops or teams that are unable to use mobile devices within the studio.
From the samples screen, you can execute on the following actions by multi-selecting samples to execute in bulk, or from using the sample fly-out for individual changes:
Add to container
Release from container
Add or release multiple samples to and from containers in Gamma
Add or release a single sample to and from containers in Gamma
Create Job from Sample Code
Does your team work primarily with sample codes? Great!
We have now added a new CF Gateway API that allows for importing samples only in order to create job: POST /jobs/import-async-with-samples-only
Other Improvements
Improve UI when reset product for disable shooting type
Support to clear property values
Multiple values
Date/Datetime
Update UI for FTP setup
Vendor Portal VPI. Manual Sorting and improved UI / UX
Editorial. Show error/progress for external post task
Add Production type category: VPI & VIdeo for Jobs view & Job slide-in Overview
Bugs Fixed
Fixed: Gamma: Asset tab filtering with no results
Fixed: Gamma: Cannot map images to position
Fixed: Gamma: Barcode scanner doesn't work in Gamma
Fixed: Gamma: Unable to use free text search for CF Sample Codes
Fixed: Gamma: Not automatically updating Style Guide when photo review settings in Workflow are changed
Fixed: Gamma: UI issues in [Data Source Mapping] screen
Fixed: Gamma: Box Post production vendor > error when update upload folder
Fixed: Gamma: Photo review: An error occurred when Add Images in update selection
Fixed: Gamma: Color reference can be on for two production types, contrary to Workflow setting
Fixed: Gamma: Missed VPI label in slide-in for work unit with Vendor Provided source
Fixed: Gamma: Positions out of order on Contact Sheet
Fixed: Gamma: Cannot change job deadline
Fixed: API: Fix null pointer exception in ElasticSearch service
Fixed: API: Send Reject to Bright River is not correct
Fixed: API: Error message when trying to upload project images in gamma
Fixed: API: Missing resource file
Fixed: API: View sharing: can't sort share view to the top of list
Fixed: API: Vendor Portal: Not deleting the images in positions after reset task
Fixed: API: Wrong select for a lot of the same shooting type
Fixed: API: During check in product shows 3 available jobs, when only one visible in Gamma
Fixed: API: Stuck task after reset WorkUnit
Fixed: API: Category does not update to Default product category
Fixed: API: Unable to save Preset due to Invalid Data
Fixed: API: Lost permission of vendor
Questions, ideas, or feedback?
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