Aesthetic Capture (Planned)

Aesthetic Capture (Planned)

Note: The "Build aesthetic" wizard described below is not currently present in the desktop UI. This doc is retained as a product/design note for a future feature.

For current desktop workflows, import images into a run via Import Photos (or drag-drop) and use Abilities.

Intended workflow (future)

1. In the UI, click Build aesthetic.
2. Step 1 (Select): choose a folder or select multiple files.
   • Supported types: .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .webp, .heic
   • Folder scans are non-recursive.
   • Recommended: 10-20 images. A warning appears if fewer than 10 or more than 50.
3. Click Import to advance to Step 2 (Summary).
4. Review the import summary and click Done to close the wizard.

Re-importing replaces the existing aesthetic set. Use Clear in the top bar to remove the current set.

What gets written

All data would live inside the current run directory:

• run_dir/aesthetic/ contains the copied reference images.
• run_dir/aesthetic/annotations/ contains placeholders for future pairwise scoring:
  • aesthetic_pairs_seed.csv
  • aesthetic_votes.jsonl
• run_dir/aesthetic/aesthetic_scores.json is a placeholder for BT scores.

run_dir/run.json is updated with an aesthetic block that includes:

• images (relative paths under run_dir)
• imported_at
• source_paths
• count
• source_kind / source_dir
• scan_recursive

Notes

• The intended learning flow mirrors the oscillo arousal training pattern: BT scores -> Ridge on CLIP embeddings + image metrics.
• File access is limited by Tauri FS scope (see desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json). If your images live outside $HOME, you may need to widen the scope.