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Mike Witherell
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Mike WitherellCommunity Expert
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July 31, 2012
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Which .dll or folder contains the Splash Screen?

  • July 31, 2012
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Hey gang,

 

Do any of you know which .dll file or folder within Adobe InDesign CS6 contains the startup splash png image file?

 

Best,

 

Mike Witherell, ACE

Correct answer tomaxxi

Michael,

Almost all graphical UI elements are inside idrc_PNG* folders with IDRC extension.

Basically, they are regular PNGs with changed extension.

Splash screen can be found here: \Adobe InDesign CS6\(InDesign Resources)\idrc_PNGA\294.idrc

Simply change IDRC to PNG and you will be able to load it in Photoshop.

Hope that helps.

--

Marijan (tomaxxi)

http://tomaxxi.com

6 replies

dzgnr89
dzgnr89
Inspiring
May 13, 2022

In Windows OS, this trick of replacing the png file in "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign 2022\Required\(Links Resources)\idrc_PNGA" was working till indesign CC 2021.

 

I also replaced the idrc files here. 

"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign 2022\(InDesign Resources)\idrc_PNGA"

 

Now it is not working in InDesign CC 2022. 

 

Any trick to change the splash screen like before?

R
RunCloud Fiverr
Participant
September 13, 2022

Go to here:

"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign 2022\(InDesign Resources)\idrc_PNGA"

 

Find this files: 400, 6400, and 12400 all in idrc extension. 

Change idrc to png, you can see the plain picture.

Replace or edit the all three files,

Change back extension to idrc

Open your InDesign an viola!

    C
    Casionut
    Participant
    November 10, 2016

    The splashart for photoshop cc. is no longer in any dll files. if you can unpack the files inside of resources folder. you can change it anytime.

    K
    koenraadm
    Inspiring
    October 26, 2017

    Good morning,

    Could you say me where I can find on a mac the splashart file for photoshop CC 2018 ?

    Thank you by forehand,

    A
    Anonymous
    August 10, 2016

    Does anyone know of any galleries of people's alternate splash screens? I want to change InDesign's screen but at the same time don't want to waste a whole bunch of time coming up with a presentable alternative when I have a load of work to do.

    I only really care about InDesign's splash screen at present as it essentially says "doctors" (DRS) to me every time I open it. For me at least, this is currently the last thing I want to see when my wife is currently in hospital!

    Peter Kahrel
    Community Expert
    Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 1, 2012

    Create your own icon catalogue: http://www.kahrel.plus.com/indesign/icon_catalogue.html

    Peter

    Mike Witherell
    Community Expert
    Mike WitherellCommunity ExpertAuthor
    Community Expert
    August 1, 2012

    Ah, hours of good, clean fun! Many thanks, Marijan, Peter, and all! I have now customized the Welcome Screen, the Splash Screen, the About screen within InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Each one is slightly different in its approach. Photoshop was the most difficult. Illustrator was easy, as the files are named .png to begin with and are easy to find.

    Mike Witherell
    Vamitul
    Vamitul
    Legend
    August 1, 2012

    Do show!

    tomaxxi
    tomaxxiCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    August 1, 2012

    Michael,

    Almost all graphical UI elements are inside idrc_PNG* folders with IDRC extension.

    Basically, they are regular PNGs with changed extension.

    Splash screen can be found here: \Adobe InDesign CS6\(InDesign Resources)\idrc_PNGA\294.idrc

    Simply change IDRC to PNG and you will be able to load it in Photoshop.

    Hope that helps.

    --

    Marijan (tomaxxi)

    http://tomaxxi.com

      L
      Community Expert
      LaubenderCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 1, 2012

      And for all the Mac users, go to:

      Applications/Adobe InDesign CS6/Adobe InDesign CS6.app

      Open the package of the app.

      The whole path is:

      Applications/Adobe InDesign CS6/Adobe InDesign CS6.app/Contents/Resources/idrc_PNGA/294.idrc

      Uwe

      Mike Witherell
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      Mike WitherellCommunity ExpertAuthor
      Community Expert
      September 15, 2012

      Uwe,

      I was able (with your help) to find and modify the Startup artwork and the About InDesign credits screen. But I cannot locate the Welcome Screen on a MAC version of InDesign CS6. Which file is it? Where is that file? It does not seem to be 1051.idrc on my mac.

      By the way, what I am doing is adding my name to these bits of visual art. Think of it as vanity license plates on a car, but it is useful when I work as a trainer/consultant in front of clients and students.

      I hope you can help me.

      Mike

      Mike Witherell
      Larry G. Schneider
      Community Expert
      Larry G. SchneiderCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      July 31, 2012

      Didn't they dump the splash screen in CS6?

      Mike Witherell
      Community Expert
      Mike WitherellCommunity ExpertAuthor
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      July 31, 2012

      No. Maybe you call it the startup screen?

      Mike Witherell
      Jongware
      Community Expert
      JongwareCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      July 31, 2012

      Is it supposed to look like this? For a moment(*) I thought my system had crashed

      This image is not anywhere found as a separate file, so yeah, I guess that probably would make it an alpha transparent PNG somewhere inside a library.

      Why'd you wanna know? You want to change it or something? Tinkering with program code is a bad idea in general.

      (*) Actually, for several minutes, while IDCS6 was churning through its initializing startup routine and loading 457MB for 761 items. (Per Finder Info -- hopefully not all of it.)

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