Evoto’s Auto Import & Export feature enables seamless automation of your image processing workflow. By monitoring specified folders in real-time, it automatically imports new images into Evoto for processing and exports them when done. You can also apply presets automatically during the import, further enhancing efficiency.
This functionality simplifies the entire process—automating image import, preset application, and export—ultimately optimizing your workflow and boosting productivity.
Note:
- Auto Import & Export can be used in the same project as Tethered Shooting. These two features will not interfere with each other.
- The Capture Folder for Tethered Shooting, the Watched Folder for auto-import, and the export folder for auto-export must all be separate and cannot overlap.
- Auto Import & Export is only available on the active project page. If you navigate back to the project workspace, the auto-import and export process will be paused.
How to start the Auto Import & Export
- Method 1:
You can enable the Auto Import & Export functionality by creating a new project. In the Project Workspace, after creating a new project, select Auto Import & Export to activate the feature.
- Method 2:
In the Preview section, a new module for Auto Import & Export has been added. Simply click the icon to access the functionality.
Note: It is recommended to create a new project when enabling the Auto Import & Export functionality to prevent automatically exporting any existing images in the project.
Auto Import Settings
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Watched Folder: Add the folders you wish to monitor as input sources. You can select up to 10 folders. If the Include Subfolders option is enabled, images in subfolders will also be automatically imported during the process.
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Import Image Type: You can choose from the following file formats for auto-import: JPEG, RAW, TIFF, and PNG. Multiple formats can be selected simultaneously.
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Presets: Support to apply either My presets or Recommended presets. Once selected, the preset will be automatically applied to imported images as soon as the auto-import process begins.
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Preview Image Settings: You can select the preview image to be either Show Latest Import Image or Keep Current Selection. By default, Latest Imported Image will be displayed.
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Start Auto Import: Click to begin the auto-import process, which will import newly added images from the watched folder. Existing images in the folder will not be imported.
Note:
- There is no limit to the number of subfolders within the imported folder, but only the first-level subfolders will be processed.
- Once the auto-import is started, the import settings cannot be changed.
Auto Export Settings
- Export Path: You can only select one root directory for export.
- Copy Photos: There are two options for the export folder structure:
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Preserve Original Source Directories: The original folder structure will be maintained. For example, if folder A contains subfolder B and images, and folder A is monitored by Evoto, the A-B-Image structure will be replicated in the export location.
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Export All Images into the Same Destination: All images will be exported into one destination folder, without maintaining the original folder structure.
- Auto Export Settings:
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Auto Export Interval: Set the time interval between auto-export actions, ranging from a minimum of 10 seconds to a maximum of 1 hour. The default is 10 minutes.
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Image Naming: Same as the manual export menu.
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Image Quality Settings: Same as the manual export menu.
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Watermark Settings: Same as the manual export menu.
Note:
- Enabling this feature will export all images in the project that haven’t been auto-exported yet, including manually exported photos. If these are detected as not auto-exported, they will be exported again without incurring additional charges.
- It is not recommended to manually export images with non-RAW replacement if you wish to use auto-export process, as this could cause duplicate exports and increase credit consumption.
- When auto-export is active, all retouching-related features will be disabled. To update presets, you must first disable auto-export. The updated presets need to be reselected and can then be applied to images imported after the update.
- Auto-export does not alter the storage location of the original files. The original images will remain in the Watched Folder.
