Previews all InDesign documents & its pages inside website

[bhupinderb67146468]

Hi,

I wan't to integrate indesign with an web application. Is there any way to previews all pages of an InDesign document inside my website.

[Geоrge]

Use Publish Online to publish your InDesign documents

[bhupinderb67146468]

Thanks for the reply. Is there any possible way so that I can fetch the details of all online published documents(e.g. via API'S ) in-order visualise all documents in a website without manually embedding them?

[BobLevine]

Why not back up and tell us what you’re trying to accomplish and why?

[bhupinderb67146468]

Hi,

I am PHP developer, I have requirement where one of our clients wan't to integrate in-design with his web site admin panel.
Below are the points which we are looking forward to accomplish:

• While creating an document in in-design we want's to drag images from our web application and drop them into in-design document (I think it's already doable with in-design).
• When ever an document is created in in-design, we want to preview those documents pages in our web site admin panel.
• In our web application admin we also want's to show the list of all the images along with their url's associated with a document.
• In our web application we also do have an assets(images) sections, from there user should be able to see which image is associated with which in-design documents.

Please let me know in case I am not clear enough.

Thanks in advance.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

After you create the document in InDesign, you have a couple of options...

• Export the pages as an image file such as PNG
• Export the document as a fixed-layout EPUB
• Using a third-party plugin to create an HTML file such as In5
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[bhupinderb67146468]

Are these exported files will be viewable in web by default or needs some extensions.

Can we any how automate this process instead of using export from in-design and then import it into our website admin.

[Laubender]

Hi bhupinderb67146468 ,

automation processes can be done by scripting.

For example one could do a script that is event based and will export all pages to PNG before closing a document to a distinct folder.

Regards,
Uwe

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Of course, PNG can be viewed on any browser.

Most modern browsers can display an EPUB, but this should be tested with older browsers.

The In5 plugin is made for displaying in a browser. 

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

You could add the URL in as metadata in Bridge or InDesign, and then have it automatically display in a caption when placed in ID.

If you use PNGs, you could put hotspots on each image with the URL.

If you use EPUBs or the In5 plugin, the image could contain a link.

[bhupinderb67146468]

We also want's to parse (via code) the exported format so that we would be able to get the images (media files) along with their properties. In order to achieve that  I would like to know out of above mentioned formats which are up for parsing via code to get media info of the document.

[Pickory]

Hello,

1, you will probably need a plugin to accomplish the drag and drop of the images.

2 and 3 are probably scriptable. The script would create the assets, page previews, image catalogues. Your software would have to interpret these assets.

4, is how you interpret the assists.

P.

[bhupinderb67146468]

Is there any plugin available to achieve image drag and drop from browser into indesign?

[Pickory]

Hello,

Woodwing might be what you are looking for.

WoodWing Software | Realize the full potential of content.

You could write your own plugin, see the SDK forum. I can you, it is not straight forward.

P.

[Test Screen Name]

If you want Indesign to run server side you’ll need the Indesign Server app instead.

[rob day]

While creating an document in in-design we want's to drag images from our web application and drop them into in-design document (I think it's already doable with in-design).

In our web application admin we also want's to show the list of all the images along with their url's associated with a document.

Document links can't be urls, the linked assets have to exist on a local network. If the asset's volume isn't available it will show as missing in the Links panel.