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johnb28485168
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January 2, 2023
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How to package images in a specific format like jpg?

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Hello, is there a way to package all images in a specific format? I have created a layout for a presentation: All the images I use are in different formats. Some in tiff format with layers, some in png etc. I would like to package the presentation with all the images as jpg and of course export the it as a pdf. The originals I would like to keep in another place so I can edit them and save and package another presentation with the updated jpgs in the future, and so on..

Thank you for your help in advance.

 

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Correct answer Steve Werner

It might be scriptable but nothing like this is possible natively.


As I said at the top of the thread: "You could write your own script to do that, or you could have a script post-process the files saved in the Package folder."

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rob day
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rob dayCommunity Expert
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January 3, 2023

Hi @johnb28485168 , What is the purpose of the Package, are you delivering it to a printer for output? If it is for print output why do you need to change formats, the printer shouldn’t care.

 

Also, when you Export a PDF, the original format of the placed images is lost, you can choose to have the images recompressed via the Export>Compression tab, but if you place a layered TIFF or PSD and inspect the image in AcrobatPro, there is no reference to the original format. Here I’ve placed a layered PSD and have my Compression tab set to JPEG and AcrobatPro inspects the image as flattened with JPEG compression:

 

johnb28485168
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January 3, 2023

What you describe doesn't really apply to my use case. The purpose is to deliver and archive packages - mostly in a digital professional and educational context. Sometimes it gets printed, but that's not the main goal. In concrete terms, that means that I work with a "mother file", for example, and I also update it constantly (I update the psd and tiff files etc.), and I always make new packages from time to time. Quasi evolutions. Many colleagues in the scientific field do it this way, because it allows comparability-so there is a need. If I have to save the mother files all the time that sometimes are GBs is just cumbersum. 
It would be great if it was possible to convert all files to one format when packaging. E.g. PNG: so that all layer formats are automatically flat and small and sometimes lossless. (All formats have their advantages and disadvantages as we know that is why we need options) So the packages are much smaller when archiving. Processes become much faster this way, especially when you need to share data. And especially for presentations of 250 pages for a lecture this can be very helpful. If you need the layers, you can always exchange the mother files later.

James Gifford—NitroPress
James Gifford—NitroPress
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January 3, 2023

It might be too long and complex a process, but exporting a doc to EPUB, setting the image export characteristics to JPEG (plus all other desired settings of resolution etc.), then extracting the images from the EPUB file and using those in the package... could work.

 

But honestly, using Photoshop to batch-process all images in a document folder to JPEG might be a simpler approach, with higher-quality results.

 

Or modify your workflow so that conversion to suitable JPEG is the first step with all new images.

 

 

Scott Falkner
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Scott FalknerCommunity Expert
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January 3, 2023

Zevrix has a program that can do a lot of post processing of images and package your file with the processed images. This can include resampling so the packaged image is not too high a resolution, cropping, flattening, and resaving in another format.

 

https://zevrix.com/outputfactory/

    johnb28485168
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    January 3, 2023

    Thank you for your quick responses. I am aware of editing and resaving images in photoshop/bridge etc.
    So it seems that it is not possible to package convert the images to a specific format?

    Steve Werner
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    Steve WernerCommunity Expert
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    January 3, 2023

    >So it seems that it is not possible to package convert the images to a specific format?

     

    Not using the Package command. It wasn't designed to do that, and wouldn't be a common need, I'd say. 

      Derek Cross
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      Derek CrossCommunity Expert
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      January 2, 2023

      Ensure all your images are linked to the InDesign document. You can export your InDesign document, which can include images in various formats,  as a PDF and as a JPG. You can keep your assets in a separate folder and edit them in Photoshop (you can round trip between InDesign and Photoshop).

      Steve Werner
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      Steve WernerCommunity Expert
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      January 2, 2023

      You could write your own script to do that, or you could have a script post-process the files saved in the Package folder.

      Steve Werner
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      Steve WernerCommunity Expert
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      January 2, 2023

      The Package command only gives you the options of packaging Linked Images:

       

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