How to create lots of image files with the same template

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August 24, 2018
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Hi, I have a blank greeting card image that I would like to use as a template to create lots of png files. I have a folder full of these images I would like to place within this template and save as individual png files but am not sure how to do this or what search terms I can use to find a tutorial on how to do this. Can anyone offer any advice? Thanks

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Correct answer Stephen Marsh

InDesign (InDesign Data Merge); Illustrator (Illustrator – Variables) and Photoshop (Photoshop Variables) can create multiple output files from a template file. As PNG is a raster image format, Photoshop would generally be considered the most appropriate and direct tool, followed by Illustrator.

victoriaa19314813Author

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Thanks so much for the tips

Jongware, why would photoshop be better? I thought indesign would be faster as I have around 50 files to create

Stephen Marsh

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InDesign (InDesign Data Merge); Illustrator (Illustrator – Variables) and Photoshop (Photoshop Variables) can create multiple output files from a template file. As PNG is a raster image format, Photoshop would generally be considered the most appropriate and direct tool, followed by Illustrator.

Jongware

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This really sounds more like you should use Photoshop instead.

Derek Cross

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You may also find InDesign Object Styles useful.

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