Find raster low or high resolution linked or embed images

[beto correa]

Is there any way to find these images by using a script?

hugs to all

[Qwertyfly___]

we don't get access to this info.

Thanks a bunch adobe...

3 options I can think of,

1)  get a preflight software/addon like FlightCheck.

next 2 are a complete hack and would not be quick!

2)  tracing trick explained here: Re: Retreiving Embedded Images Information

3)  this last one is just a thought process at the moment and I have not tried any of it.

when a document is packaged you can save a report with it.

this txt document has info about linked images.

combine that with the displayed size in the document and you could calculate the PPI.

[Stephen Marsh]

I can’t help with the scripting, however take a look at the GUI:

Notice the effective resolution of the images scaled 50%. This works for both linked or embedded images. Not sure if this info is available via scripting or not to throw up an onscreen report. It is possible to use the save command from the options menu to write this data to a text file, perhaps this can be scripted for a basic report…

288 pt wide (1200 px) ÷ 72 pt = 4 in wide, so 1200 px ÷ 4 in = 300 ppi effective resolution (I’m sure there is a better way to explain that)

192 pt depth (800 px) ÷ 72 pt = 2.667 in depth, so 800 ÷ 2.667 in = 299.96 in effective resolution (close enough to 300 ppi)

Another method would be to save the AI file as PDF and use Acrobat Pro Preflight and or third party PDF preflight such as Enfocus PitStop Pro/Server.