Manage images

Copy images

To copy one or multiple images:

1. Select one or multiple images.
2. Click Copy on the floating bar.
3. In the pop-up, choose a destination folder other than the current one.
4. Check the Include annotations and statuses box if you want to copy the images with their annotations, statuses, pins, and assignees (optional).
5. Click Copy.

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Limitations

• You can't copy images and folders at the same time.
• Images with existing names will be skipped.
• Images that exceed the folder limit won't be copied.

SDK function

To copy images between folders in a project:

sa.copy_images(
    source_project = "Project Name/Source Folder",
    image_names = ["image1.png", "image2.png"],
    destination_project = "Project Name/Destination Folder")

The image annotations and corresponding metadata are copied to the destination project by default. To disable this:

sa.copy_images(
    source_project = "Project Name/Source Folder",
    image_names = ["image1.png", "image2.png"],
    destination_project = "Project Name/Destination Folder",
    include_annotations = False,  
    copy_pin = False)

Move images

To move an image or multiple images:

1. Select one or multiple images.
2. Click Move on the floating bar.
3. Choose the destination folder.
4. Click Move.

When you move an item from one folder to another, the item's annotation time is displayed in the Analytics tab of the previous folder. Learn more.

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Limitations

• You can't move folders.
• Images with existing names will be skipped and will remain in their source folder.
• Images that exceed the folder limit won't be copied.

SDK function

To move images from one folder to another:

sa.move_images(
    source_project = "Project Name/Source Folder",
    image_names = ["image1.png", "image2.png"],
    destination_project = "Project Name/Destination Folder")

Sort images

In Data, you can click on Name, Status, or Priority to sort all images in ascending ^ or descending v order.

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Status is sorted by: Not started, In progress, Returned, Quality Check, Completed, and Skipped.

Find image

To find an image, go to Data and type the image name in the search bar.

SDK function

To get a project’s list of images:

superannotate.search_items(project = "Project Name")

To get the list of images whose names contain a specific word, such as car:

superannotate.search_items(
  project="Project 1", 
  name_contains="car")

To search for items whose names contain a specific word, such as car, and have a specific annotation status, such as InProgress:

superannotate.search_items(
  project="Project 1", 
  name_contains="car",
  annotation_status="InProgress")

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The annotation_status field can have one of the following values: NotStarted, InProgress, QualityCheck, Returned, Completed, and Skipped.

Filter images

In Data, you can filter your images by Pin state, Approval state, Annotation status, Prediction status, and Assignee:

1. Click on the Filter button beside the search bar.
2. Pick one or multiple filters from the following categories:
   • Pin state: All, Pinned, Not pinned.
   • Approval state (multi-select): Approved, Disapproved, No Approval.
   • Annotation status: Any, Not started, In progress, Quality Check, Returned, Completed, Skipped.
   • Prediction status: Any, Not started, In progress, Completed, Failed.
   • Segmentation status: Any, Not started, In progress, Completed, Failed.

To filter by Assignee, you can click on the assignee's avatar (or icon) next to the search bar.

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• Filters from all categories can be applied at the same time.
• To clear filters, you can click on your selections again to remove them, or simply click Reset Filters.