Script for mulipage contact sheet?

Report · Jun 26, 2005

Don't know if this belongs here or in Photoshop forum since it invloves a Photoshop feature called by Bridge -- but since Bridge is where I typically use it...

Currently I'm creating contact sheets from folders selected within Bridge (or thumbnails selected in Bridge) and the only way I can quickly get them into a mulitpage contact sheet/catalog format is to then use the PDF Presentation Multipage-Document feature with the add-open-pages selection. Then I can save it as a catalog and delete the Photoshop contact sheet pages. Works well enough but it is awkward to have to first select the open contact sheet files for the PDF Presentation and then close them all and delete them. Also, in the PDF Presentation options I have to deselect all the other files in the folder one by one if the contact sheet was selected from files (or just deselect the folder if I went that route). Often pretty simple but with large numbers of files (and thus a large number of Contact Sheet pages) it gets more complicated. Seems like a really good opportunity for a script (or action or plugin). Does anyone know if such a critter is available? Many file browsers have multipage contact sheet/catalog options but none of them are as well integrated with PS and ACR as Bridge so I've stopped using them. I sure miss those catalog files though.

Couldn't find anything in Studio Exchange under either Photoshop or Bridge (actions, plugins, or scripts) but that doesn't mean much since there is so much there I usually miss just what I need!

Thanks,

Dan

Report · Jun 27, 2005

Dan,

There is a Contact Sheet script that is shipped with the Creative Suite. It uses InDesign to create the contact sheet, supports templates, and exports to PDF. The biggest contact sheet I have made was something like 60 pages of 12 images per page.

Bob
Adobe Scripting

Report · Jun 28, 2005

Thanks but I was hoping not to have to buy the entire Creative Suite just to get multipage contacts. I have an older version of InDesign (pre-CS) and never use it so I was looking for something that does what I already can do with just Photoshop but automated a bit more.

Dan

Report · Jun 30, 2005

Dan.

Where in the CS Suite is the Contact Sheet Script for Indesign?

Bruce Robinson

Report · Jun 30, 2005

Bruce -

If your scripts have loaded properly, the menu is:

Tools->InDesign->Create InDesign Contact Sheet

The process is to select the files or folders you want in the contact sheet, and select its menu.

Bob
Adobe Workflow Scripting

Report · Nov 30, 2008

Works for me!

Good Luck.
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