How to Make Colorful Qr Code for Data Merging?

[Yekaterina OBOLENSKY]

Hello, I want to print thousands of qr codes with Data Merge, but the qr code is only black, I want to make it colored, is there a way to do this?

[James Gifford—NitroPress · Accepted solution]

A QR code is just a graphic once generated. You can color it any way you like in any suitable tool, as long as you preserve good contrast and completely color each pixel. (You could probably mix colors across pixels, but it would likely degrade readability.)

ID'S generator will allow almost any base color, but I believe there's a limitation on color spec from scripting and data merge. But once created, you can color away.

[Yekaterina OBOLENSKY]

Thank you very much for your answer. I would love to have such a feature added. Because I have thousands of data 🙂 and it is not possible to make it colored one by one...

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

I can think of some ways to do it as an additional automated step in Photoshop, but InDesign's generator is a fairly basic tool. There are many generator apps out there with more advanced color and other decorative features that can work from a data file.

[Raskov370700397tup · Accepted solution]

Hello, you are very lucky, I had the same problem and finally found a solution with a video. I hope it helps. 🙂

The technique in the video is very simple regarding the inner shadow feature.

I think Indesign should improve the data merge issue and there should definitely be a color option. Customers love colorful qr codes.

Здравствуйте, вам очень повезло, у меня была такая же проблема, и я наконец нашел решение с помощью видео. Я надеюсь, что это помогает.

https://youtu.be/vKd7_WcWzYo

[Yekaterina OBOLENSKY]

Thank you very much, you saved my life. 🙂 This is what I was looking for.

Спасибо вам большое, вы спасли мне жизнь. 🙂 Это то, что я искал.

[Raskov370700397tup]

Many people do not know this, masking techniques have been shared before. This is the easiest method. 🙂

Многие люди этого не знают, о методах маскировки уже рассказывали. Это самый простой метод.

[Yekaterina OBOLENSKY]

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@Raskov370700397tup

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/apply-color-other-than-black-to-qr-code-from-dat...

[Mikey Gonzalez]

The method you mentioned is not valid for data merge. For barcodes created individually.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

The method you mentioned is not valid for data merge. For barcodes created individually.

By @Mikey Gonzalez

It's based on creating an ObjectStyle - same as @Raskov370700397tup  have recorded.

[Mikey Gonzalez]

You are right, the logic is the same. I thought about it this way and tried it, and I was very sad when I saw that it didn't work. But I might have done something wrong. If you want, try it yourself with data merge. I'll be waiting for the result with curiosity.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@Mikey Gonzalez

I'm not sure what would you like me to do?

[Mikey Gonzalez]

Since you said you did not test it with data merge, I wanted to say that you can test it yourself if you want.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@Mikey Gonzalez

It was at that time - no one continued on that thread so I assumed it's no longer important - but as Raskov has shown - it works on DataMerge as well.

[Mikey Gonzalez]

I understand. I will try your method again, I have not been successful before. Thank you and have a nice day...

[Mikey Gonzalez]

Unfortunately, I was not successful with the method you mentioned. If you have free time, I would appreciate it if you could share a sample file.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Unfortunately, I was not successful with the method you mentioned. If you have free time, I would appreciate it if you could share a sample file.

By @Mikey Gonzalez

Of course. I'll try to find the file. 

[Mikey Gonzalez]

Thank you very much, I will be waiting...

[Raskov Boranic]

I'm extremely tired today, but I'll try this method tomorrow and let you know.

[Mikey Gonzalez]

I read your article a long time ago and tried it. 🙂

[Mikey Gonzalez]

I'm flying with happiness. 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 For a long time, I was desperately thinking about how to make QR codes colorful in bulk. The Indesign program is great but it needs more development. Especially data merge is a very important feature, we use it very often. This solution is enough for now, thank you Raskov, I am grateful to you. 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

All showing, once again, that while InDesign's QR code generator is a good start on the feature, it really needs a round or two of expansion and TLC to be a fully useful, flexible asset.

[Raskov Boranic]

I agree with your words, it needs improvement.