Comments on: Hi from Steve Werner, and How to Handle Lots of Graphics http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php InDesignSecrets Blog and Podcast Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:01:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bill Wetzel http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-21080 Bill Wetzel Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:07:53 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-21080 I am laying out a wedding proof photobook using In Design. This will include 500 to 1000 images in a simple layout. I want to include the filename of each photo as a caption without having to type each one. Is there a way to automatically get the filename into a caption? Thanks, Bill I am laying out a wedding proof photobook using In Design. This will include 500 to 1000 images in a simple layout. I want to include the filename of each photo as a caption without having to type each one. Is there a way to automatically get the filename into a caption? Thanks, Bill

]]> By: Steve Werner http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-3946 Steve Werner Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:14:02 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-3946 You can. Choose Link File Info from the Links palette menu. You can. Choose Link File Info from the Links palette menu.

]]> By: Dee http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-3945 Dee Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:03:50 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-3945 Is there a way to view Metadata for pics without having to go to Bridge? Needed for use in Newspaper production. Is there a way to view Metadata for pics without having to go to Bridge? Needed for use in Newspaper production.

]]> By: David Bray http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-3879 David Bray Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:30:12 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-3879 One thing we need to do is to place a whole lot of image files with identical properties -- a series of EPS usually -- and it is a slow process having to do this one file at a time. Is there any way of automating the process of placing an image file in a pre-prepared frame, one to a page? Thanks for any tips! Cheers, David One thing we need to do is to place a whole lot of image files with identical properties — a series of EPS usually — and it is a slow process having to do this one file at a time. Is there any way of automating the process of placing an image file in a pre-prepared frame, one to a page? Thanks for any tips!
Cheers, David

]]> By: Shawn Padgett http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-3118 Shawn Padgett Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:19:53 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-3118 Hi Steve I have atteded Adobe classes by both you and Sandy that were fantastic. It is very nice to see that you are bringing your knowledge to this forum. I work for a large catalog company. I am trying to find a way to extract the filenames of the images I place in my layouts and have indesign insert those filenames ie. sku #'s as keyword metaadata. Idealy those keywords would be removed if the image is removed. This is very crucial since we want to do searches in Bridge and want to use sku #'s to search when searching for products within layouts. Do you know if there is a pluin, script, etc. that can do this automaticly. Thank You Shawn Hi Steve
I have atteded Adobe classes by both you and Sandy that were fantastic. It is very nice to see that you are bringing your knowledge to this forum. I work for a large catalog company. I am trying to find a way to extract the filenames of the images I place in my layouts and have indesign insert those filenames ie. sku #’s as keyword metaadata. Idealy those keywords would be removed if the image is removed. This is very crucial since we want to do searches in Bridge and want to use sku #’s to search when searching for products within layouts. Do you know if there is a pluin, script, etc. that can do this automaticly.
Thank You
Shawn

]]> By: Ed http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-745 Ed Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:30:13 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-745 Great tip. Here's one that the experts can probably discuss - it's one of those "challenging" things coming from a different app: You "place" an image, location of which was a network server. Easy enough, everything's fine. Log off the network, log back in, and open your document. Links gone. Shouldn't be a problem right? It should just be a quick relinking process. But no, if you click the image, it doesn't have any "Graphics" link (to edit, find in Bridge, etc.). Run Preflight, it's not even reported as an issue/error. Image doesn't appear in links palette - probably why it has no clue of the error when you run Preflight. So, what's the best way to avoid this? Better yet, what do you do to fix a document with such? Do you really have to redo the entire process of Placing the image? Some say don't even think about linking across network files/shares. Great tip.

Here’s one that the experts can probably discuss - it’s one of those “challenging” things coming from a different app:

You “place” an image, location of which was a network server. Easy enough, everything’s fine. Log off the network, log back in, and open your document.

Links gone. Shouldn’t be a problem right? It should just be a quick relinking process. But no, if you click the image, it doesn’t have any “Graphics” link (to edit, find in Bridge, etc.). Run Preflight, it’s not even reported as an issue/error.

Image doesn’t appear in links palette - probably why it has no clue of the error when you run Preflight.

So, what’s the best way to avoid this? Better yet, what do you do to fix a document with such? Do you really have to redo the entire process of Placing the image? Some say don’t even think about linking across network files/shares.

]]> By: Steve Werner http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-593 Steve Werner Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:55:28 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-593 I agree that Bridge should be faster, especially launching. I tend to keep it open in the background. You should be sure you've updated to the latest version which is 1.0.4 which is somewhat faster and fixes bugs. I agree that Bridge should be faster, especially launching. I tend to keep it open in the background. You should be sure you’ve updated to the latest version which is 1.0.4 which is somewhat faster and fixes bugs.

]]> By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-590 David Blatner Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:47:51 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/hi-from-steve-werner-and-how-to-handle-lots-of-graphics.php#comment-590 Great to have you here, Steve! Thanks for the post. I love Bridge's Compact Mode because it turns Bridge into an "InDesign palette." However, until I get a faster machine with more RAM, I still find Bridge 1.0 too cumbersome and slow. I'm hoping that the next version of Bridge (CS3?) will be faster, more sleek... and that I'll have a MacTel machine by then. ;) Great to have you here, Steve! Thanks for the post. I love Bridge’s Compact Mode because it turns Bridge into an “InDesign palette.” However, until I get a faster machine with more RAM, I still find Bridge 1.0 too cumbersome and slow. I’m hoping that the next version of Bridge (CS3?) will be faster, more sleek… and that I’ll have a MacTel machine by then. ;)

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