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# Item export

> PhotoRobot Controls function that exports items to local disk or cloud in chosen formats, sizes and file names.

Also known as: bulk image export. Category: Software.

Item export in PhotoRobot Controls writes the images of selected items to a local disk or to PhotoRobot Cloud in a defined structure. Each export defines outputs (spin, stills, images for retouch), file format, size, quality and a filename template.

## How PhotoRobot uses it

Supported formats are JPG, PNG, WebP and TIFF; PhotoRobot recommends WebP and JPG. Exports can embed author, copyright, title, description and keywords as image metadata, add an HTML preview, a data.json configuration for SpinViewer, thumbnails and extracted OCR data, and set the item status to Exported.

## See on photorobot.com

- [Item export user manual](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/item-export)

## Related terms

- [File naming convention](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/file-naming-convention): A rule for naming image files so systems can match them to products and views automatically.
- [Image metadata (EXIF, IPTC, XMP)](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/image-metadata): Information stored inside an image file, such as camera settings, copyright, keywords and description.
- [WebP](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/webp): Google's web image format with efficient lossy and lossless compression and transparency.
- [JPEG](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/jpeg): The most common lossy image format for photographs; small files, no transparency.
- [Export feed](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/export-feed): A machine-readable XML or JSON list of items and image URLs that other systems read automatically.

## Where this term appears on photorobot.com

Mentioned on 10 pages. Most relevant:

- [Item Export - PhotoRobot User Support Manual](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/item-export): This User Support Manual describes how to operate and troubleshoot local or cloud-based item export in PhotoRobot Controls App (CAPP).
- [Getting Started - A PhotoRobot User Support Manual](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/getting-started): Item export makes it possible to define items with custom naming conventions, specify image format, resolution, and various filename template variables.
- [eCommerce Photography - How to Optimize Production](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/ecommerce-photography): When exporting, bulk image export allows you to fetch all images in required quality, filename structure, format and resolution.
- [Digital Asset Management](https://www.photorobot.com/software/management): Bulk Image Export.
- [Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in PhotoRobot Controls](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/optical-character-recognition): Export Item with OCR Annotations.
- [Automate Sending Product Images with Integrated DAM Software](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/automate-sending-product-images): Bulk image export also enables image retrieval in the desired quality, format, and resolution.
- [Does Your Business Need Digital Asset Management Software?](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/digital-asset-management-software): Bulk image export is available within the application or via a standalone export utility.
- [PhotoRobot _Controls 2.12.5. New Features & What’s Next](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/controls-app-updates-new-features): Added an option to avoid modifying the item status when exporting items without photos.
- [3D Object Modeling in PhotoRobot Workflows](https://www.photorobot.com/videos/3d-object-modeling-demo): Alternatively, you might also import the USDZ file to a platform like Blender to view the output in iOS or on Windows, and export items in various file formats like STL.
- [PhotoRobot Workflow Demonstration - Video Recap](https://www.photorobot.com/videos/workflow-demonstration-recap): 04:42* The system can also automatically configure robot settings according to object dimensions, and export items with metadata containing their information.