I'd like placed images to have their Photoshop clipping paths on. Rather than applying sixty times at a stretch for a catalog project, can I force an image box object style to retain this clipping path preference? Or is it completely defined by the placed image and, therefore, one can't set that in the Object Style? Thanks for any insight.
It's true... I always sooooo much prefer "working smart" though... but yep, absolutely.
I don't want you lose your billable hours, but I suppose a script might be helpful.
(Question is: do your images have only ONE path which is the one that is supposed to be used?).
I wrote a simple script that you can run after having placed the images. It's simple and would probably need to be improved, but it's a start...
Check it out and see if it of any help (save your doc before running it 
)
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var myDocument = app.documents[0];
if (parseFloat(app.version) < 6)
main();
else
app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "ClippingPath");
function main() {
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var myGraphics = myDoc.allGraphics;
var myImages = [];
for (i = 0; myGraphics.length > i; i++) {
if (myGraphics == "[object Image]") {
myImages.push(myGraphics);
}
}
for (i = 0; myImages.length > i; i++) {
try {
myImages.clippingPath.appliedPathName = myImages.clippingPath.photoshopPathNames[0];
} catch (error) {}
}
} // main ends
} else {
alert("No document opened\script ends");
}
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