LIGHTBOXES

• A lightbox is a collection of images created from the Library that allows you to collaboratively edit and share ratings with both GLOBALedit and non-GLOBALedit users.
• Any image ratings made in a lightbox are reflected in the Image Library and vice versa.
• Tools and rating permissions can be defined when sharing a lightbox collection.

Create a New Lightbox

• There are several ways to create a lightbox.
• In the Image Library, click the "Send image to..." drop-down menu under an image and choose "Create New Lightbox" to send the image to a new lightbox.

• In the Image Library, use the Route Assets drop-down menu and choose "Create New Lightbox" to send all images to a new lightbox.

• In the Image Editor, click the Send to... drop-down menu associated with the large image preview and choose New Lightbox to send the image to a new lightbox.

• In the Image Editor, click the Send all to... drop-down menu located to the right of the thumbnail strip and choose New Lightbox to send all images to a new lightbox.

Add an Image

• In the Image Library, click the Send image to... drop-down menu under the image and choose the lightbox.
• In the Image Editor, click the Send to... drop-down menu associated with the large image preview and choose the lightbox.

Add a Group of Images

• Use the Route Assets drop-down in the Library to send a group of images to a lightbox. The Image Router will send all the current images to the lightbox.

• For example, you can add all selects to a lightbox by filtering the images and routing all to a lightbox. Routing images to a lightbox will send all the images in your current view.

Lightboxes

• Lightboxes is where all your lightboxes, both private and shared, are listed.
• Lightboxes that are shared with you will be indicated by this icon:
• Any image ratings changed in a shared lightbox will update the image ratings in your Image Library as well as the lightbox / Image Library of the other shared lightbox users.

• Within the lightbox, you can press the "X" on the top left corner of each image to remove it from the lightbox.

• Any image ratings changed in a lightbox will immediately update the image ratings in the Image Library.
• Use the Route Assets drop-down to send all images from a lightbox to another lightbox or to create contact sheets.

Lightboxes Options

• Create a new lightbox or lightbox group from this Lightboxes Options drop-down menu
• You can sort your lightboxes by name, date created, or drag and drop. Use the options to choose your desired sort method.
• Delete all of your expired lightboxes by choosing Delete Expired Lightboxes.

Lightbox Options

Share a Lightbox

• To share a lightbox with system and/or non-system users, choose Share from the lightbox drop-down options, or click Invite Others in the Comments box.

• Fill out the listed permissions / access:
  • Enter the email addresses separated by commas or semi-colons, or use the Address Book function.
  • Customize the email subject and message.
  • Ratings and Metadata: These specify what editing rating permissions your lightbox recipients will have. You can allow them to view or modify all ratings, hide all ratings, or customize which ratings they should be allowed to access.
  • Download Permissions: These specify what downloads the recipient can access. Choose any file, low res only, no files, or customize which file types they should be allowed to access.
  • Lightbox Options
    • Specify an expiration date for when the recipient will no longer have access to the lightbox.
    • Enable the recipient to make contact sheets and print PDF.
    • Allow arranging assets lets the recipient change the order of images in the lightbox.
    • Allow removing assets lets the recipient delete images in the lightbox.
    • Apply watermark stamps all images with a customized watermark.

View Properties

• Hover over the lightbox you wish to edit, and choose View Properties from the options menu.

• Edit your lightbox name here.
• You can keep Public Notes about your lightbox that will be available for all users.
• Click View Files to get a list of the files in your lightbox.

View Lightbox Users

• View the users who have access to the lightbox.

• If you are the lightbox owner, you can edit the users' lightbox permissions from here.

Move To

• You can move your lightbox into or out of a lightbox group.

Delete

• Use this option to remove the lightbox from your list. Note that deleting a lightbox will not delete the assets from your library.

Download Lightbox

• You can download all the images in any lightbox with just one click. You can also filter your lightbox and download based on that filter.
• Click the Download All button at the top of your lightbox.

• Specify which file types you'd like your recipient to download (JPG, TIF, etc) and click OK.

• If you've created a download from your lightbox previously, you can access it from here.
• Go to the Downloads page to monitor the status of your download. You can download once the Download button is available. File package downloads created from downloads are available for one week from creation.

Lightbox Comments

• Collaborate with the other lightbox users by making comments on your lightbox.

• The creator of the lightbox can delete any comments, and each user can delete his/her own comments.
• You can also manage your lightbox users, edit their permissions, or invite additional users from here.