Use Spectra/Stratus Desktop to export your images to lab by either burning a lab
CD/DVD or uploading your images by FTP. In addition to including the
necessary
image files, a PDF or XML file of the order can also be
included. Check with StudioPlus support or your lab to see which labs
currently
accept the XML order export.
Setting up Export Options #
The software supports several options for exporting your images to your lab.
CD or DVD Burning #
Use a third-party CD or DVD burning software,
such as Roxio’s Easy CD Creator or DirectDVD software, or the integrated CD/DVD burning
in Windows 7 or 8 to create a disc for your lab. Set up your options on the Miscellaneous tab in Maintenance > Preferences > Workstation Preferences. See also: Workstation Preferences – Miscellaneous and CD and DVD Burning from Spectra
Note: If you are using third-party software, you must enable the CD/DVD to be writable before making the
lab CD/DVD in the software. See the documentation on your program for information.
FTP Images to the Lab #
Send the images directly to your lab over the Internet.
To set up the FTP process, complete the FTP information in Maintenance
> Production > Vendors
with your Lab’s FTP information. See also: Vendors
Exporting Images for a Lab #
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Insert your blank CD/DVD and prepare for
writing, if necessary. -
From the Produce
Images stage on the Workflow hub,
highlight a session with images ready for the
lab. Or, on a session, invoice, or production order, open the Action tab of the ribbon. See also: Workflow Hub -
Click Send Images
to Lab.
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Select the files
you want to send. Use the Selection group on the ribbon to choose the images or select the
images individually (the ordered images will be checked by default).
Click on an image file to view a preview on the right side. The total number of selected images, along with the total size, is displayed in the lower-left corner. -
Use Add Folder
or Add File to add additional
files that are not located in the session image folders. -
Use the Advance
Status button if you want the session or order status to be
automatically advanced to the next status upon completion. -
To burn a CD/DVD, click the Create
CD/DVD button. Select the CD
drive and whether to include an order summary file. -
To send images via FTP, click Export
to Lab FTP Site. Select the vendor you are sending the
images to, enter the vendor’s order number,
and choose whether to send an order summary file with the images. -
Click Start Export
to begin the lab export. -
If you are burning to CD and there is not enough
room on the disk, you will be prompted to insert another disk after
the first one is done burning.
