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jfraze
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July 25, 2023
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extract images from portfolio

  • July 25, 2023
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Is there any way to export all the images from a portfolio? I know I can combine PDFs into a single document, but that renumbers all the pages. I need the automatic file naming to include the page number of the original PDF documents. If my original document was numbered pages 12-14, for instance, the images exported from that document need to have those page numbers, even though the portfolio consists of 10 or more such documents all with different page numbers.

Alternatively I can painstakingly open each document one at a time and export from there, but I'm hoping there's a more automated way to accomplish this.

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Correct answer Reece31396720inja

A common method is, as you've mentioned, to open each PDF individually and save out the images one at a time. This can be quite labor-intensive for large portfolios. For One approach could be to use a batch processing script with a tool like Adobe Acrobat's Action Wizard or a third-party PDF tool that supports scripting, to automate the process of opening each file and exporting the images. The specifics of how to do this would depend on the tool you're using. Remember to verify whether these solutions comply with your organization's IT policies and guidelines.

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July 31, 2023

A common method is, as you've mentioned, to open each PDF individually and save out the images one at a time. This can be quite labor-intensive for large portfolios. For One approach could be to use a batch processing script with a tool like Adobe Acrobat's Action Wizard or a third-party PDF tool that supports scripting, to automate the process of opening each file and exporting the images. The specifics of how to do this would depend on the tool you're using. Remember to verify whether these solutions comply with your organization's IT policies and guidelines.

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    jfrazeAuthor
    Inspiring
    August 5, 2023

    I haven't used Acrobat's Action Wizard in so long I'd forgotten it existed! That may be the best solution. I'll look into that.

    Nancy OShea
    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    July 30, 2023

    PDF is merely a cross platform print document.  It's not a file storage & recovery system. 

     

    Your PDF was no doubt created in some other software like MS Word, Adobe InDesign or possibly Photoshop and then exported to PDF afterwards.   You should have the native originals saved somewhere.  Likewise, you should have the native image files backed up on externals or cloud drives.  Are you saying you've lost all that original data?

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator
    Abambo
    Abambo
    Community Expert
    July 31, 2023
    quote

    You should have the native originals saved somewhere.  Likewise, you should have the native image files backed up on externals or cloud drives.  Are you saying you've lost all that original data?

     


    By @Nancy OShea

    I agree completely with this, but I did spend part of my work life recovering images, text, and tables from PDF documents, that the original creator had lost. The real world is not always easy.

     

    This said, it is very probable that the quality of the extracted pictures is inferior to the original image quality, due to the PDF optimizations. Extracting pictures from the PDF file is for me always the last hope solution.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
      Meenakshi Negi
      Community Manager
      Meenakshi NegiCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      July 27, 2023

      Hi jfraze,

       

      Thank you for reaching out.

       

      It might not be possible if you wish to export images from the PDFs in the portfolio at once. However, if you could share more information about the workflow you are looking for, we would be able to provide you with the correct information. 

      Would you mind sharing a sample PDF you are working with or the screen recording of your current workflow?

      It will give us an idea of what you are trying to do.

       

      Thanks,

      Meenakshi

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      jfrazeAuthor
      Inspiring
      August 5, 2023

      The current workflow is slow and inefficient. I'm trying to create a new workflow to fix this for the Web team. The PDFs are generally in the range of 60+ MB and typically 48-50 pages. The problem with the single-PDF option is that it exports all the images from ads, and we only need to provide images for the editorial pages.

      My best solution so far is to combine all pages so the page numbers remain correct, then go through and delete all the material on the ad pages (so they're blank but still retain the page number). Then when I export all images it automatically names all the images by page number, which makes it easy for the Web team to put them in the correct place when they build the html versions. This may be the best I can do.

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