Editor Checklist

Using this checklist will save time and will help to avoid mistakes.

The good editor is the one, who sees the color and notices details.

Interior

1

White things in the image should look white.
Ceilings, baseboards, doors and window frames, bathroom counters are usually white.

2

Wall colors should be consistent in all the pictures of the same room. Meaning, same room should have identical wall color no matter the angle.

3

Floor & carpet color – refer to DNG for carpet color.

Wood – refer to DNG for wood floor color.

 

The floor color should be consistent with the pictures.

 

4

Pay attention to brightness levels of walls, floor, and furniture details.
Make them lighter or darker appropriately.

5

Windows should be HDR quality. Means we see exterior images, not blown.
Window frames most of the time are white, not grey otr yellow or blue.

6

No haze on ceiling lamps, wall lamps, and table lamps.They must be as clear as possible.

7

No unwanted color tones in the image.
For example – the white ceiling looks dirty with other color tones.
Always desaturate whites on ceilings.

8

No blue, yelow or magenta tones on the floor, furniture or other things things.

9

Geometry is always corrected – pictures are always vertically and horizontally straight.

10

No smoke or haze details in the images.
It has to be clean & clear.
You have DNG and RAW files to check the color and also to remove the haze & smoke from the light arround the windows.

11

Remove dots & camera artifacts from the image if present. Remove camera in any reflections if present. Mirrors, windows or furniture.

Exterior

1

Bright and correct colors. Remove sun glares if present.

2

No sun in the sky and always blue sky.
If there is a blue sky naturally, retain it. If not – replace.

3

After replacing the sky – clean, reduce blue color cast on roof, walls, windows and also on grass walkways and roads.

4

Exterior shots are also always upright. Make sure geometry is correct

5

Grass color is always natural. If fixable gaps are present – clone and make it nice. If disturbing objects are in – remove.

6

Remove realtor signs or blur them. No signs are allowed. If people are present – blur faces or remove. Blur license plates if cars are present.

• Please check all details before delivering to us.

 

Just a recap: walls, same room look the same, all lamps must be seen, not washed out, bed sheets, curtains, furniture colors, floor, tiles, countertops, windows frames consistant and correct color.

 

• Do not overpaint images.

 

Let’s keep more natural way. Signs in the front of the house (seller name or company), must be removed or blurred. If car is present – license plates are blurred too. No humans in images.