Comments on: Missing the InDesign Contact Sheet Script? Bridge to the Rescue! http://indesignsecrets.com/missing-the-indesign-contact-sheet-bridge-to-the-rescue.php InDesignSecrets Blog and Podcast Thu, 24 May 2012 08:00:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: junkman http://indesignsecrets.com/missing-the-indesign-contact-sheet-bridge-to-the-rescue.php/comment-page-1#comment-486742 junkman Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:30:39 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/?p=2159#comment-486742 Help When ever I create a PDF contact sheet in Adobe Bridge CS4 using EPS files the resolution always looks VERY BAD. On the Quality settings I am using full and 300ppi rez size, and that does not seem to matter the resolution is the same UNREADABLE contact sheet images. Is there a Rez Setting? That I have not found yet!!! Help Junk Help

When ever I create a PDF contact sheet in Adobe Bridge CS4 using EPS files the resolution always looks VERY BAD.
On the Quality settings I am using full and 300ppi rez size, and that does not seem to matter the resolution is the same UNREADABLE contact sheet images.

Is there a Rez Setting?
That I have not found yet!!!
Help
Junk

]]> By: Dimitri http://indesignsecrets.com/missing-the-indesign-contact-sheet-bridge-to-the-rescue.php/comment-page-1#comment-485736 Dimitri Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:39:49 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/?p=2159#comment-485736 it is a shame it is gone, and the PDF solution is not really a substitute. Often I used the tool to just place a whole lot of images in Indesign, and they would be already laid out. I also would go in Indesign into the Object Styles and change all the fonts for the caption in one go. Background colour for the images, turn the frames off and much more. You could change the font, size, colour in one click to all 300 images you placed. it was a very handy tool, and not always used for contact sheets. it is a shame it is gone, and the PDF solution is not really a substitute. Often I used the tool to just place a whole lot of images in Indesign, and they would be already laid out.

I also would go in Indesign into the Object Styles and change all the fonts for the caption in one go. Background colour for the images, turn the frames off and much more. You could change the font, size, colour in one click to all 300 images you placed.

it was a very handy tool, and not always used for contact sheets.

]]> By: Alexandre Baptista http://indesignsecrets.com/missing-the-indesign-contact-sheet-bridge-to-the-rescue.php/comment-page-1#comment-483819 Alexandre Baptista Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:39:55 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/?p=2159#comment-483819 Quoting Lee "August 11th, 2009 • 5:50 pm • Link Contact sheet in CS4 not that good, we use the ability to include the metadata keywords and the new Bridge option is lacking this rather important feature. I’ll guess i’ll hold on to the old Cs3 version until i can find a solution" Did they find a solution? I really want to use CS4 or CS5, but strongly need metada in my contact sheet... Quoting Lee
“August 11th, 2009 • 5:50 pm • Link
Contact sheet in CS4 not that good, we use the ability to include the metadata keywords and the new Bridge option is lacking this rather important feature.

I’ll guess i’ll hold on to the old Cs3 version until i can find a solution”

Did they find a solution?
I really want to use CS4 or CS5, but strongly need metada in my contact sheet…

]]> By: Andy http://indesignsecrets.com/missing-the-indesign-contact-sheet-bridge-to-the-rescue.php/comment-page-1#comment-479685 Andy Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:24:30 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/?p=2159#comment-479685 I agree that they had it right in CS2. I'm a book designer, and the ability to make templates, and customize type, styles etc, is really useful. I was surprised that there's no InDesign contact sheet at all in CS4, glad I still have CS2 also. I agree that they had it right in CS2.
I’m a book designer, and the ability to make templates, and customize type, styles etc, is really useful.
I was surprised that there’s no InDesign contact sheet at all in CS4, glad I still have CS2 also.

]]> By: Big Al http://indesignsecrets.com/missing-the-indesign-contact-sheet-bridge-to-the-rescue.php/comment-page-1#comment-478362 Big Al Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:45:18 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/?p=2159#comment-478362 "However… this bloke claims to have a script that brings CS3 functionality to CS4 (as long as you’ve got Admin rights on your work PC…): http://creativescripting.net/blog/2009/01/06/contact-sheet-for-indesign-cs4/" InDesign contact sheet from Bridge worked correctly in CS2. "This bloke" screwed it up in CS3 by trying to fix something that wasn't broke. Now "this bloke" is charging people $25 to fix his mistake. Think I'll pass. “However… this bloke claims to have a script that brings CS3 functionality to CS4 (as long as you’ve got Admin rights on your work PC…): http://creativescripting.net/blog/2009/01/06/contact-sheet-for-indesign-cs4/”

InDesign contact sheet from Bridge worked correctly in CS2. “This bloke” screwed it up in CS3 by trying to fix something that wasn’t broke. Now “this bloke” is charging people $25 to fix his mistake. Think I’ll pass.

]]> By: Lee http://indesignsecrets.com/missing-the-indesign-contact-sheet-bridge-to-the-rescue.php/comment-page-1#comment-477052 Lee Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:50:46 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/?p=2159#comment-477052 Contact sheet in CS4 not that good, we use the ability to include the metadata keywords and the new Bridge option is lacking this rather important feature. I'll guess i'll hold on to the old Cs3 version until i can find a solution Contact sheet in CS4 not that good, we use the ability to include the metadata keywords and the new Bridge option is lacking this rather important feature.

I’ll guess i’ll hold on to the old Cs3 version until i can find a solution

]]> By: Jøhn http://indesignsecrets.com/missing-the-indesign-contact-sheet-bridge-to-the-rescue.php/comment-page-1#comment-476505 Jøhn Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:39:43 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/?p=2159#comment-476505 The inability to include metadata with images on contact sheets is the real pain in the neck, as far as I'm concerned (not to mention the fact that the whole business was just a lot simpler all round in CS3). However... this bloke claims to have a script that brings CS3 functionality to CS4 (as long as you've got Admin rights on your work PC...): http://creativescripting.net/blog/2009/01/06/contact-sheet-for-indesign-cs4/ The inability to include metadata with images on contact sheets is the real pain in the neck, as far as I’m concerned (not to mention the fact that the whole business was just a lot simpler all round in CS3).

However… this bloke claims to have a script that brings CS3 functionality to CS4 (as long as you’ve got Admin rights on your work PC…): http://creativescripting.net/blog/2009/01/06/contact-sheet-for-indesign-cs4/

]]> By: levy http://indesignsecrets.com/missing-the-indesign-contact-sheet-bridge-to-the-rescue.php/comment-page-1#comment-474920 levy Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:32:12 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/?p=2159#comment-474920 I really used a lot this feature with bridge CS3 for ONE reason: it was possible to choose which Metadata you need as caption. Now it is not possible any more. It is a real big mistake from Adobe. I know they are not caring a lot about people who are in charge of printing but why do they delete something which was working so properly? I really used a lot this feature with bridge CS3 for ONE reason: it was possible to choose which Metadata you need as caption.
Now it is not possible any more. It is a real big mistake from Adobe. I know they are not caring a lot about people who are in charge of printing but why do they delete something which was working so properly?

]]> By: David Wolfe http://indesignsecrets.com/missing-the-indesign-contact-sheet-bridge-to-the-rescue.php/comment-page-1#comment-474150 David Wolfe Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:17:46 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/?p=2159#comment-474150 I believe that Adobe is taking a more narrow view of this process than their customers. It seems Adobe only considers "contact sheets" in the context of exactly that--contact sheets of thumbnails of photos. In fact, Creative Suite users use "contact sheet"-creation abilities of the suite to do all sorts of things. I suspect we are not the only people who use it to create art gangs of all images that appear in a chapter. There are Illustrator files, PDFs, Photoshop files, and even InDesign pages that are all different sizes and geometries. These images must appear in the gangs at 100%. One set of the gangs must be created with a spot color background behind all of the images so that overprinting can be tested on separated files. There's no way that the Bridge CS4 feature is going to be useful in creation of these gangs. Luckily, we've found a script that does a perfect job of it. I believe that Adobe is taking a more narrow view of this process than their customers. It seems Adobe only considers “contact sheets” in the context of exactly that–contact sheets of thumbnails of photos.

In fact, Creative Suite users use “contact sheet”-creation abilities of the suite to do all sorts of things. I suspect we are not the only people who use it to create art gangs of all images that appear in a chapter. There are Illustrator files, PDFs, Photoshop files, and even InDesign pages that are all different sizes and geometries. These images must appear in the gangs at 100%. One set of the gangs must be created with a spot color background behind all of the images so that overprinting can be tested on separated files.

There’s no way that the Bridge CS4 feature is going to be useful in creation of these gangs. Luckily, we’ve found a script that does a perfect job of it.

]]> By: Roscoe http://indesignsecrets.com/missing-the-indesign-contact-sheet-bridge-to-the-rescue.php/comment-page-1#comment-473269 Roscoe Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:04:40 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/?p=2159#comment-473269 They had InDesign contact sheets from Bridge correct in CS2. Somebody screwed up in CS3 by adding multiple strokes that had to be removed with object styles. Now instead of fixing the screw ups they've removed InDesign contacts sheets from CS4. Thanks Adobe, you've just given me another reason to stay with CS3. They had InDesign contact sheets from Bridge correct in CS2. Somebody screwed up in CS3 by adding multiple strokes that had to be removed with object styles. Now instead of fixing the screw ups they’ve removed InDesign contacts sheets from CS4. Thanks Adobe, you’ve just given me another reason to stay with CS3.

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