Workflow and automation
Rendering a whole collection so the images match
One good render is easy. Twenty that sit together on a catalogue page is a different problem, and it is mostly a problem of not changing things. A collection reads as a collection when every piece was lit, posed and framed the same way — which in the studio means deciding once and then not touching the decisions.
Decide the Look once
Pick the Look for the whole range before rendering the first piece, and pick it for the worst case: the piece with the darkest stone, or the largest, or the one with the most white gold. Catalog on white is the safe listing choice; Showcase and Hero give a studio pool that suits a hero page. Whichever it is, it is the same for every file.
Decide the pose per type, not per piece
Rings Upright or Tipped; bracelets and necklaces Flat lay; pendants Tipped; earrings Upright. One rule per type, applied to every piece of that type. A collection where one ring is Tipped and the next is Upright looks like two shoots.
Use the pack, and the same pack
The Store listing pack shoots the same four angles at the same resolution every time, which is the consistency you want. Do not hand-frame individual pieces. Re-frame (F) after loading each file so the model is fitted the same way, and leave the zoom alone unless the whole range needs it.
- Same Look for the range
- Same pose per type
- Same pack, same resolution
- Re-frame each file, then hands off the camera
Metals: the range pack does the variants
If the collection is offered in several golds, do not render each finish as a separate decision — the Metal range pack renders every gold and platinum from one file, from the same frame, so the six finishes of one ring match each other and match the next ring's six.
Name the files as you go
The export names the file; give each one the piece's SKU and the angle, because a folder of forty renders named by date is a folder you will re-render. A contact sheet per pack shows which frame is which. Everything here happens on your own machine: the file is converted and rendered in the browser through your GPU and is never uploaded, so an unreleased design stays unreleased.
Questions
Why do my renders of different pieces not look like one set?
Almost always because the Look, the pose or the camera changed between files. Fix the Look for the range, one pose per type, the same export pack every time, and Re-frame each file rather than hand-framing it.
Can I save a setup and reuse it?
The studio remembers your last Look, pose and export settings in the browser between sessions. Choose them once and each new file opens with the same ones; press Re-frame to fit the camera.
How long does a collection take?
Roughly a minute a piece for a Store listing pack on a normal laptop, plus the time to load and check each file. There is no batch queue — the guide on automation explains what is and is not automatic.
Free · runs in your browser · your file is never uploaded