From offshore clipping to image ready for publication
Follow an image from his assignment to the claimant to high definition and the insights available on the platform.
See the tools
and their functions.
Visual highlights of the editorial environment Reymann, where Patrice Salib, founder of Dtouch, exercised. These 2018 Rey-Active demo views illustrate the platform's common functions, in a context distinct from the client folder presented.
Enlarge screen Products and their state of preparation
A filterable list per state, folder references and the picture can be accessed in the same view.
Real Rey’actif interface · demo archive from 2018.
Enlarge screen The data meets the visual
Description, price, origin and packaging provide a preview, with image resources alongside.
Real Rey’actif interface · demo archive from 2018.
Enlarge screen Notes attached to the publication
The outline, the validation steps and the annotations give a common context to the rereading of the pages.
Real Rey’actif interface · demo archive from 2018.The difficult point: several states for the same visual
The file exists in the repository, the high definition file is stored, a copy goes to a service provider then a return goes into production. These elements can become out of sync. The presence of a file in a folder does not indicate whether the processing is complete.
A chain with checkpoints
Production control reconciled internal files, agency files and returns. Clipping and task engines separate submission from final integration. Previews and files used in production must then be refreshed.
Incidents that guide the design
Situations encountered include the same image sent in a loop, missing files when returned and PSD clippings not reapplied to high definition. They lead to checking dependencies, avoiding accidental repetitions and making targeted reprocessing possible.
However, a voluntary correction must remain possible: the image can be returned after checking if the first detour is insufficient.
Interfaces of the Reymann editorial channel, in their period version. These archives illustrate the journey of Patrice Salib, founder of Dtouch, within the agency.
Enlarge Tasks can combine color and text tags to make priorities and shipments more visible.
Archive Reymann · interface extract · 09/11/2020
Enlarge The product data, price and visual are reconciled before being included in the publication.
Archive Reymann · interface extract · 02/07/2014The extension in piloting
Activity reports by service provider and by file bring together technical operation and production monitoring. The integration thus meets two needs: making the files available and understanding the work that has been carried out.
E.Leclerc Portugal: prepare the inserts before assembly
For the E.Leclerc Portugal catalogs, offshore preparation concerned in particular the inserts sent by suppliers. The elements had to be prepared early enough so that the teams could use them during assembly.
Offshore planning and file organization linked the receipt of elements to their use on the pages. This upstream coordination complements the mechanisms for sending, returning and tracking resources.
This case study presents the experience of Patrice Salib, founder of Dtouch, acquired at Reymann with the agency's teams and its development and production partners.
Data, visuals
and the page together.
Two demonstration views of Rey’actif in 2018: the repository with its photo library, then the document and its export options.
Enlarge The files are circulating. The file retains their context.
Visuals and InDesign documents join partners with their instructions. Returns are reinstated and controlled in the production chain.
Enlarge the diagram - 01Preparation ▼
Production file
References and deadlines
Images • INDD • instructions - 02Organized shipments ↓
Sending queues
Visuals and documents
Priorities • batches to be transmitted - 03Return to production ▼
Offshore teams
Treatments and assembly
Images • pages • corrections - 04Available files ↓
File returns
Byte replication
Files and versions received - 05Controlled result ▼
Reintegration
Bringing the folder closer
Links • resources • documents - 06
Controls and planning
Preparing for the next round
Compliance • corrections • BAT
Enlarge the diagram Prepare
Associate the files, folder and work instructions.
Distribute
Distinguish between visual submissions and layout documents.
Reintegrate
Control returns and their use in documents.
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