EditThroughput

Retouch Queue Aging

Flags frames that have been sitting in the retouch queue for more than three days.

Part of Culling and Retouch Queue

Tools

Adobe Lightroom, Frame.io

Outcomes

Stuck frames surface on Monday • Owner named for each stuck frame • Fewer end-of-week scrambles

Documentation

Instruction-ready detail below

Every Monday at <in:schedule>9:00am</in:schedule>, list the frames still in the retouch queue after three days and <email>email</email> the list with the name of whoever picked each one up.

Instruction file

Every Monday at <in:schedule>9:00am</in:schedule>, list the frames still in the retouch queue after three days and <email>email</email> the list with the name of whoever picked each one up.

Setup requirements

Tools

Adobe Lightroom, Frame.io

Trigger

Every Monday at 9:00am

Setup time

10 minutes

Other automations in this workflow

Retouch Note Attach

Turns a review comment on a frame into a line on the retouch list instead of an email nobody finds.

Starred Keeper Digest

Lists the frames marked as picks for each subject so the retouch order is agreed before the work starts.

Related workflows

Client Proofing and Selection

Give the client a small, decidable set of proofs and record exactly what they picked.

RAW to Delivery Color

Apply one agreed look across a shoot and export delivery files that match the proof the client approved.

Photo tagging

Puts reviewed keywords on a shoot as it lands, so a decade-old library is findable by the words a client actually says out loud.

Download

Start with one instruction file.

Download the app and begin with drafts and checklists before you write anything back.

  • •Plain-language instructions
  • •Runs on your machine
  • •Works with your existing setup
  • •Reviewable activity history
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