Merging input images with an accompanying text file
By selecting Look for matching text file Color Factory will scan the input folder for a text file with the
same name as the input image but with a different extension. Enter the text file extension with or without
a dot – Color Factory will auto-detect the filename format. Also set the number of seconds Color
Factory should be allowed to wait for the accompanying text file.
Note that Color Factory relies on the text file extension in order to operate correctly. It is imperative that
any text file created on a Macintosh, for instance in TextEdit, be given an extension.
Merging text with input images using ODBC
Where: Channel | Metadata | Merge Text – ODBC tab
This functionality makes it possible to add text from an ODBC source to files processed by Color
Factory. This is done by setting up a data source and mapping database fields to XMP metadata fields.
First, select Activate ODBC connection, then enter a Data Source Name (DSN) or choose one by
clicking on the browse button. Note that a System DSN must be configured on the server for this to
function correctly; a User DSN will not work. Optionally type in a user name and password required to
access the DSN.
Now configure the mapping of column contents to metadata fields. To do this, click on the Configure
button and choose a table from the DSN, then choose the metadata field to which the content should be
mapped and the action that should be performed. You can choose to replace any existing content in the
chosen metadata field, or to append the new data before or after any already existing text. Then click OK
when you are done.
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