Indesign export pages to JPEG using export for web

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#1

I am trying to export each page of an indesign file to jpeg. I have accomplished this by running a loop using the pageCount for the document and setting the “export range” for the JPEGExportPreferences to that page I am trying to export.

Code:


	set y to 1
	
	repeat with x from 1 to PageCount
		set this_page to (name of page x of myDocument) as integer
		
		if this_page < 10 then set page_string to "000" & (name of page x of myDocument)
		if this_page > 9 and this_page < 100 then set page_string to "00" & (name of page x of myDocument)
		if this_page > 99 and this_page < 1000 then set page_string to "0" & (name of page x of myDocument)
		if this_page > 999 then set page_string to (name of page x of myDocument)
		set filepath to (myFolder & page_string & ".jpg")
		--display dialog filepath
		
		set j to name of page x of myDocument
		set Page String of myJPEG_Prefs to (y as string)
		export document 1 format JPG to filepath without showing options
		
		--export for web page x of document 1 to filepath   [i]//Does not work. Probably need to be just getting the object, but I really need to flatten all objects in the page and export the page for web.[/i]

		
		set y to (y + 1)
		
	end repeat

Problem? I get a huge file because it is not compressing the tiff that is pulled into the page as a graphic in an object.
I need these pages exported using the “export for web” method. I cannot figure out the syntax for this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

#2

Hi,

before starting the export you have to set up the JPEG export preferences, see the properties here

#3

True enough, and thanks for the response. I had set the export preferences


	--JPEG Preference Settings
	set myJPEG_Prefs to JPEG export preferences
	tell myJPEG_Prefs
		set resolution to 72
		set JPEG Quality to maximum
		set JPEG export range to export range
		set JPEG Rendering style to baseline encoding
	end tell

but I am really not interested in using the standard “export” I really want to use the “export for web” for which I have and know how to set the preferences. What I am having trouble with is the syntax for export for web.


	set myWebPeg_Prefs to export for web preferences
	tell myWebPeg_Prefs
		set JPEG options format to baseline encoding
		set JPEG options quality to high
	end tell
#4

Hi,

I gues “export for web” is the xhtml-export for dreamweaver …

If the jpg-Export really doesn’t fit you’re needs, you could buildt a workflow which exports each site as pdf to a hotfolder → folderaction converts to jpg …

Have a sunny day :slight_smile:

Hans-Gerd Claßen