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Converting crops from InDesign into paths in photoshop

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
September 17, 2024
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The art directors I work with use an InDesign template to select various crops for each image. (such as 1:1, 9:16, etc for various outputs). The template has the crop boxes preset and they move the master image around within each box to set the placement of the crop they want. They don't want to change the process in InDesign as the doc is used for other things also

I'm trying to find a way to transfer these into my working image in photoshop as paths or masks so once retouching is complete I can run an action to automate the output of the various crops. Currently I have to manually apply all the various crops to the working file by eye. Its often 3-5 crops acorss 80+ images so really hoping to find some shortcuts

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rob day

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Hi @duncan_0246 , Have you looked at AcrobatPro’s Export PDF tool? It lets you export a PDF’s images cropped, with the image’s resolution and color space. So from the InDesign template you could use Edit Original, make your PS color corrections, update the Links, and Export the template as a PDF—then from AcrobatPro Export the images:

John D Herzog

Inspiring

Are you getting the InDesign file from the directors or some type of go-by? What is the file type of the final cropped images?

It seems the easiest solution would be to retouch your files, relink them to the InDesign files, and export the cropped images from that.

Robert at ID-Tasker

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@duncan_0246

If image is cropped in InDesign - why do you need this info in Photoshop? To limit what you need to retouch?

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duncan_0246Author

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The crops in InDesign are based on a copy of the original taken at the time of the shoot. I need to transfer the crops into Photoshop as thats where I have the retouched version of thae main image and I have actions in photoshop to crop, rename and save out the main image in all the required crops.

Thanks

Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

If you work on a PC - I could help you - but , unfortunately, it won't be a free solution as it's part of a bigger tool.

Willi Adelberger

Community Expert

Export as PDF/ -4, in Acrobat Pro convert text to outlines (the only way to do it correctly), then you van use this PDF like an AI file in Photoshop.

Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

Export as PDF/ -4, in Acrobat Pro convert text to outlines (the only way to do it correctly), then you van use this PDF like an AI file in Photoshop.

By @Willi Adelberger

OP want to preserve crop info for placed images - nothing to do with texts converted to outlines?

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