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January 2017
Automatic photo editing and color management
workflows with SoftColor Automata
SoftColor Oy www.softcolorsoftware.com
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TOPICS
• SoftColor’s image editing workflow automation software
• Automatic color / tone correction and grading
• Photo workflow automation with SoftColor Automata
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DEMOS
• Getting started with Automata hot-folder workflows
• Automatic color correction and color management
workflows
• Editing photos inside PDFs
• Multi format (RGB/CMYK/GRAYSCALE) photo editing and
color management workflows automatically
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• Founded 2005
• Image editing workflow
automation software for
Windows
• Automata Pro
• Automata Server
• PhotoEQ
• HQ: Joensuu, Finland
SoftColor Oy
FASTER, EASIER AND AFFORDABLE
PHOTO WORKLOW AUTOMATION
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GET PICTURE PERFECT PHOTOS
AUTOMATICALLY
BY
SoftColor SpectralAI Technology
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SoftColor SpectralAI
Automatic Color / Tone Correction and Grading
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ORIGINAL AUTOMATICALLY ENHANCED
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ORIGINAL AUTOMATICALLY ENHANCED
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ORIGINAL AUTOMATICALLY ENHANCED
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ORIGINAL AUTOMATICALLY ENHANCED
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ORIGINAL AUTOMATICALLY ENHANCED
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EDITED PHOTO
ORIGINAL PHOTO
LUMINOSITY ENHANCER
COLOR CAST REMOVER
RICH DYNAMICS ENHACER
COLOR TEMPERATURE CORRECTION
EXPOSURE
CONTRAST
SELECTIVE COLOR ADJUSTMENTS
LAYER BASED IMAGE EDITING
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EDITED PHOTO
ORIGINAL PHOTO
LUMINOSITY ENHANCER
COLOR CAST REMOVER
RICH DYNAMICS ENHACER
COLOR TEMPERATURE CORRECTION
EXPOSURE
CONTRAST
SELECTIVE COLOR ADJUSTMENTS
LAYER BASED IMAGE EDITING
You have a total
control to all
tune automatic
image editing
tools.
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Full control to all automatic tools
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SOFTCOLOR AUTOMATA
PRO / SERVER
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• PRO (Desktop) / Server
• Hot-Folder Workflows
• Works with digital image and
RAW formats
• Edit images inside PDFs
• Automatic color / tone correction
and grading
• Selective color adjustments (skin
tones / greens / blues)
• Color management (RGB-> CMYK
/ CMYK -> RGB / GRAYSCALE)
• Image editing tools
• File logistics
• Unlimited workflows (running
parallel on the background)
• LOG-files
SOFTCOLOR AUTOMATA
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What photo editing you can do automatically:
Color and tone correction
• White balance
• Exposure & Contrast
• Dynamics enhancement
• Luminosity correction
• Color cast correction
• Dark and light color
reconstruct (dark / light
clipping)
Color Grading
Selective color adjustments
• Skin tones / greens /blues
(memory colors)
Color management
• Convert / assign profile
• RGB/CMYK/GRAY
• Color management uses
32 bits precision for
processing and support v4
and v2 profiles.
Curves tool
• Import / export Adobe
Photoshop curves
Un-Sharp masking
Automatic adaptive
sharpening
Resize tools
Resampling tools (dpi)
Automatic cropping
Noise removing
XMP-metadata
Watermarking
Use 3rd party software /
scripts with Automata
workflows
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Easy to use professional tools
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HOT FOLDER PHOTO EDITING
WORKFLOWS
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• Hot-Folder based batch processing
• Unlimited workflows, create as many as you want.
• Automatic processing on the background
• Full parallel processing support
• Multiple workflows for same folders (input or output)
• You can loop workflows
First workflow output is input for second workflow
SOFTCOLOR AUTOMATA WORKFLOWS
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Each Automata workflow is own separate process.
Full multicore and multiprocessor parallel processing supported.
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HOT FOLDER PHOTO BASED PHOTO EDITING AUTOMATION
HOT FOLDER
INPUT FOLDER: OUTPUT FOLDER:
Automata check automatically if there is new
or edited files inside input folder. Those files
will be processed automatically.
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AUTOMATA PHOTO
EDITING WORKFLOW
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AUTOMATA WORKFLOW
HOT FOLDER
INPUT
FOLDER
FILENAME
FILETYPE
CMYK
GRAYSCALE FILES
INPUT FILE
FILTERING
PHOTO EDITING
TOOLS
OUTPUT
FOLDER
AUTOMATIC
ENHANCEMENTS
COLOR / TONE
COLOR MANAGEMENT
IMAGE EDITING
FILE LOGISTICS
MOVE / DELETE /
COPY / DUPLICATE
FILE LOGISTICS
MOVE / DELETE /
COPY / DUPLICATE
LOG FILES / STATISTICS
LOG FILES /
PROCESSING DETAILS
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OPEN WORKFLOWS
FOR YOUR OWN PHOTO TOOLS
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PRE AND POST PROCESSING COMMADS
Windows applications / shell scripts / PowerShell scripts
• Custom plugins
• Editorial system integrations
• Custom file format support
• FTP / SFTP / NETWORK OPERATION (REST-API)
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AUTOMATA WORKFLOW - PRE / POST PROCESSING
HOT FOLDER
INPUT
FOLDER
FILENAME
FILETYPE
CMYK
GRAYSCALE FILES
INPUT FILE
FILTERING
PHOTO EDITING
TOOLS
OUTPUT
FOLDER
AUTOMATIC
ENHANCEMENTS
COLOR / TONE
COLOR MANAGEMENT
IMAGE EDITING
FILE LOGISTICS
MOVE / DELETE /
COPY / DUPLICATE
FILE LOGISTICS
MOVE / DELETE /
COPY / DUPLICATE
LOG FILES / STATISTICS
LOG FILES /
PROCESSING DETAILS
PRE PROCESS
COMMAND
POST
PROCESS
COMMAND
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vs
• Both applications has same workflow tools and
features
• Server is a multi user server application.
• Server is running as Windows Service
• Pro is a single user desktop software.
• Pro is running as current user process.
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DEMO TIME!
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1. GETTING STARTED WITH
AUTOMATA WORKFLOWS
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2. AUTOMATIC COLOR AND TONE
CORRECTION WITH COLOR
MANAGEMENT
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INPUT FOLDER
E:\INPUT_ALL\
AUTOMATIC ENHANCER
(color + tone)
CMS: CONVERT TO sRGB
Filename suffix = _RGB
WORKFLOW RGB WORKFLOW CMYK
AUTOMATIC ENHANCER
(color + tone)
CMS: CONVERT TO isoNewspaper
Filename suffix = _CMYK
OUTPUT FOLDER
E:\OUTPUT_ALL\
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3. PROCESSING IMAGES INSIDE
PDF AUTOMATICALLY
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4. RGB/CMYK/GRAYSCALE PHOTO
WORKLFOW AUTOMATION
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INPUT FOLDER
E:\INPUT_ALL\
CMYK INPUT
E:\INPUT_CMYK\
GRAYSCALE INPUT
E:\INPUT_GRAY\
1. RGB WORKFLOW
SKIP CMYK
SKIP GRAYSCALE
2. CMYK WORKFLOW 3. GRAYSCALE WORKFLOW
OUTPUT FOLDER - E:\OUTPUT_ALL\
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SUMMARY
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AUTOMATA PRO / SERVER
• Photo enhancement, image editing and color management
workflow automation
• SpectralAI technology for automatic color correction and grading
• Digital images, camera RAW and PDF support
• Hot-Folder workflows
• File logistics automation
• Open workflow architecture for 3rd party software
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FREE TO TRY!
Get fully working 10 day trial:
PRO:
softcolorsoftware.com/automata
SERVER:
softcolorsoftware.com/server
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FAST, EASY AND SECURE TO BUY
$199
AUTOMATA SERVER
$899
AUTOMATA PRO
Note that this is a single payment (not a recurring subscription).
https://softcolorsoftware.com/store
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THANK YOU!
Questions & feedback:
Email: [email protected]
www.softcolorsoftware.com