ROES and RetouchUp Integration

SoftWorks and Retouchup (Hollywood FotoFix) have collaborated to integrate an automated image enhancement capability within ROES Server. 

Enhancement levels are assigned via image options or order options. The Retouchup Agent looks for the retouchup attribute within the order details. Images flagged as needing the retouch service are uploaded for service with the retouch level specified in the option, additional instructions and in some cases a reference image used for a head swap can be included. If there are no retouchup attributes found the order is passed onto the next device in the workflow

Quick Setup:

• Establish an account with Retouchup
• In ROES Server define a  Retouchup Queue and add the Retouchup Agent. Enter your Retouchup username and password in the server Retouchup Agent.
• Place the Retouchup agent in the appropriate position in your workflow. The position should be before any rendering for printing.
• Add the desired options to your ROES template file/collection.
• Test your setup

The RetouchUp Agent:

The retouched agent requires 2 value for setup, username and password. When processing a job the retouch agent will first create a folder called “Backups” in the Order Images, OrderID folder. If images in the order are found to have the rethcuhup attribute the original images as received from the end user are copied to this folder. The images flagged as needing retouch services are upload to the retouchup server. The job then waits for updated images to be returned from retouchup and the job is submitted to the next queue in the workflow.

Defining Options

There are three retouch levels that can be assigned to either an image option or an order option with per_image set to true. Each level has a numeric value of 1-3.

Additional artist instructions can be provided in a needs_text or needs_textarea as part of the option definition.

An additional image for swapping purposes can be included with the use of the needs_file attribute on the image option.

• Retouch level = Complete - Attribute retouchup=“1”
• Retouch level = Complete Plus - Attribute retouchup=“2”
• Retouch level = Complete Deluxe - Attribute retouchup=“3”

Reference Information and supporting links

RetouchUp

www.retouchup,com

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