6 Replies Latest reply: Jul 24, 2008 9:29 PM by tweaked_eye RSS

    Bridge - Contact Sheet to include Subfolders

    tweaked_eye Community Member
      I am working on XP Pro and CS3. I cannot figure how to run a script similar to select all graphics within a folder and creating an InDesign contact sheet...but, I want start with a master folder and have it automatically go through all the subfolders.

      Is there a work around or standard script I am not aware of to toggle folders and all sub folders?
        • 1. Re: Bridge - Contact Sheet to include Subfolders
          Community Member
          Use Bridge to do that. Do a find, include subfolders, and go.

          Bob
          • 2. Re: Bridge - Contact Sheet to include Subfolders
            tweaked_eye Community Member
            Hi Bob...

            Hmmm...that was an interesting idea....specifically I have a master folder and 250 subfolders. To initiate your idea I had to put one graphic within the master folder for it to find first. Then, it did NOT keep the folder/file structure...so, I ended up with 220 file001.eps versions first versus keeping the folder structure.

            I have tried doing just a contact sheet in Photoshop but it wants to render/rasterize each eps just it freezes up my 2 gig of memory.

            Any other ideas?
            • 3. Re: Bridge - Contact Sheet to include Subfolders
              Community Member
              > I have tried doing just a contact sheet in Photoshop but it wants to render/rasterize each eps just it freezes up my 2 gig of memory.

              If you are using photoshop, the eps has to be rendered before the contact sheet
              can be saved. However, you can 'Place' the image into a contact sheet in
              ContactSheetX and have it stored as a smart object in the sheet. You'll end up
              with a bunch of fat psd files but it's the only thing I can think of to avoid
              the rasterization step.

              -X
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              for photoshop scripting solutions of all sorts
              contact: xbytor@gmail.com
              • 4. Re: Bridge - Contact Sheet to include Subfolders
                tweaked_eye Community Member
                Placing would require scripting as I have over 5000 vector files I want to catalogue.
                • 5. Re: Bridge - Contact Sheet to include Subfolders
                  Community Member
                  > Placing would require scripting as I have over 5000 vector files I want to catalogue.

                  ContactSheetX is a script. And it shouldn't be a problem provided that you don't
                  want to put all 5000 on one sheet :)

                  CSX:
                  http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=173281&package_id=207621

                  Get rev 1.4b1 or more recent.

                  Make sure you set 'embedSmartObjects' on the Advanced panel. That will embed the
                  eps files into the sheets. Again, it may or may not help. I only added this
                  feature (retained embedding) because someone specifically needed it. It's not
                  all that useful for my day-to-day needs but may otherwise be useful.

                  -X
                  --
                  for photoshop scripting solutions of all sorts
                  contact: xbytor@gmail.com
                  • 6. Re: Bridge - Contact Sheet to include Subfolders
                    tweaked_eye Community Member
                    Yo X....that is an AMAZING script...nice work...I am sending you an email...I would like to paypal you some coin as you saved me some time.

                    Thanks again for your post.