Folio Options Screen

 

To enable Folio on the APM:

  1. Click on the APM Add-On Components option in the Category Navigation Pane.
  2. Click on the Folio option in the Primary Navigation Pane.
  3. Click on the Enable Folio Add-On checkbox at the top of the Customization Pane.

You can also configure the following options:

  • Automatically Auto-Fill: With this feature enabled, all photo folio products will be auto-filled with the images selected by the customer, rather than presenting the auto or manual fill selection screen.
  • Offer Quick Autofill option for Free-Form-Layout Styles: This option will allow the customer to select to use the photo aspect to fit each image into the layouts of a product rather than zooming in on the photo and fitting to the specified image dimensions.
  • Require Employee Approval for Folio Orders: When this option is enabled, the kiosk software prompts for the order approval passcode after a Folio order has been completed. See the Passcodes & Order Limits section of chapter 6 for details on setting up this passcode.
  • Apply PhotoIQ Automatic Enhancements to all Folio Products during Order Processing: If this option is enabled, it will apply the APM software’s automatic PhotoIQ color correction feature to all of the images that are used inside a Photo Folio product. This option is disabled by default.

**Note: Enabling this feature can substantially improve print output quality for products like photo books when they are printed on a laser printer. However, it will roughly double the time needed to build an order.

  • Disable Additional Page Upsell: If this option is checked, it will disable the option to add additional pages during the Folio creation process to accommodate all the photos the customer has available.
  • Disable Upsell Workflow: If this option is checked, it will disable the upsell features of the Folio ordering process, preventing recommendations for additional products after a product has been created.
  • Limit Folio Folded Card Products to the following Quantity Values: This option gives a pre-defined list of increment values for customers to choose from when they order more than one of a folded card. The list can be changed as desired.

**Note: Photo folio templates are not viewable in the Setup Wizard at this time.

Render Products

APM version 8 introduces new rendering options for folio products for customers that process orders through Lab 50.

  • At Kiosk: This is the default configuration for rendering, and selecting the option to render products at kiosk will generate the output previously used by older versions of the APM software. Customer images and text are combined with overlay artwork and backgrounds then flattened into the final format for processing.
  • At Lab 50: Rendering products at Lab 50 will allow a lab to separate photos from the final product for color correction or other editing, then have Lab 50 assemble the images and content into the final product.
  • Support Both: This option will send over a rendered copy of the final product as well as all of the individual files necessary to assemble the product independently of the APM software. This option gives labs the most flexibility for editing.