These settings control the entire working environment of Color Factory

1. Setting up global folders
2. Setting a user account for processing
3. Controlling the number of simultaneous processes on a multi-core system
4. Choosing a Color Management engine

This section deals with the configuration of color and contrast adjustment in Color Factory channels

1. Automatically enhancing picture contrast
2. Adjusting contrast curves
3. Adjusting image hue and saturation
4. Enhancing pictures using SmartColor™

1. Processing of grayscale input images
2. Processing of RGB / Lab input images
3. Processing of CMYK input images
4. Color Management default profiles

This guide provides an overview of product features and related technologies.

1. Adding an incremental number to the filename
2. Controlling output file naming
3. Defining output file name extensions, prefixes and suffixes

This section deals with how Color Factory treats different input file formats and the options you have to control the different types of processing.

1. General image processing
2. Digital camera RAW file handling in Color Factory
3. PDF processing
4. Processing of PSD files with layers
5. Photo CD processing options
6. Vector file processing options
7. Processing of bitmap files
8. Processing of video files
9. Processing options for unknown file types
10. Processing file formats not natively supported by Color Factory using a third-party tool

This section deals with features that involve editing image data, such as resizing, cropping and watermarking.

1. How to apply a predefined watermark to pictures processed in a channel.
2. Adding a text block to processed images
3. Adding a frame to processed images
4. Stroking the picture clipping path
5. Removing dust and scratches
6. Removing noise with SmartClean
7. Resizing pictures
8. Applying a fixed crop frame to all pictures
9. Rotating and mirroring pictures
10. Sharpening pictures using unsharp mask filters
11. Automatic cropping using image analysis
12. Cropping pictures by removing canvas
13. Processing files with external web services using Curl

When processing images, Color Factory automatically adds a unique ID to all images within the metadata. It may also be configured to add a unique Owner ID to images.

1. Choosing how Color Factory handles Unique IDs
2. Configuring archive management using Image ID
3. Using Image ID with remote layout

This guide describes how to configure Color Factory for integration with other systems using Job Request Files and its support for external XML formats used by editorial systems.

1. Configuring Job Request Files (JRF)
2. Enabling Funkinform Crop Creation XML
3. Enabling Reuters Video NewsML support
4. Enabling support for CCI NewsDesk XML

This guide helps you understand the features that let you control handling of files in the channel inputs in Color Factory

1. Choosing when a channel runs
2. Using an Index Manager search result as a channel input
3. Advanced file handling options for the channel input
4. Input options for secondary channels
5. Storing the output files in an Index Manager archive

Metadata is the key to successfully managing your digital assets. This section deals with how you can configure Color Factory to add, update, remove and export metadata, and more, to help users find the assets they need - when they need them.

1. Ensuring metadata is stored in the output files
2. Automatically adding text to images being processed
3. Ensuring metadata codepage consistency
4. Mapping of metadata category codes
5. Adding image similarity data for searching and sorting
6. Removing Camera RAW information from processed images
7. Handling of metadata soft crop info
8. Forcing the use of IPTC tags over XMP
9. Reading or writing metadata with a database connection (ODBC)
10. Merging metadata with input images using metadata templates
11. Extracting metadata from input images
12. Splitting file names and inserting into metadata fields
13. Storing input folder hierarchy in metadata fields
14. Removing Photoshop resources from processed files
15. Promoting working path to clipping path
16. Adding path and channel information to metadata
17. Adjusting the date and time of processed files
18. Automatically tagging pictures with keywords using Imagga
19. Automatic tagging using Azure Computer Vision image recognition
20. Dynamic operators when editing metadata
21. EXIF field code reference
22. Print template parameter codes
23. Removing EXIF data from the channel's input files
24. Removing metadata fields from the output files
25. XMP Field code reference

This guide deals with how to configure your channels to print pictures that are processed in a channel.

1. Automatically printing processed images

This guide provides an overview of product features and related technologies.

1. Configuring automatic purging
2. Purging old content using an FWP search

This guide provides an overview of product features and related technologies.

1. Configuring automatic routing of files

This guide deals with special settings that apply to certain output file formats.

1. JPEG quality settings