Class Outline

Automation in Photoshop & Bridge

– Creating dynamic images from a database or spreadsheet

also covered
– Cleanup and organization of spreadsheet data
– batch processing, batch renaming and loading into layers
– batch image conversion and resizing
– exporting layers to files
– Photoshop actions introduction
– Photoshop Generator for exporting layers as JPG or PNG
– Translation considerations
– Free third party scripts to extend Photoshops’s data capabilities
– Overview of commercial scripts for data driven content

Automation in Illustrator

– Creating dynamic illustrations from a database or spreadsheet

also covered
– Cleanup and organization of spreadsheet data
– Export for screens tool
– Symbols for updating artwork and making “master pages” in Illustrator
– Batch saving artboards
– Translation considerations
– Free third party scripts to extend Illustrator’s data capabilities
– Overview of commercial scripts for data driven content

Automation in InDesign

– Creating dynamic content with Data Merge from a spreadsheet or database
– Creating dynamic content with XML import from a spreadsheet or database
– Creating table of information from a spreadsheet or database

also covered
– Cleanup and organization of spreadsheet data
– Dynamic data with InDesign Tags (few use cases but good to know how/why)
– Text variables and conditional text
– Using InDesign Books for custom document builds
– GREP search and replace for large data sets
– Translation considerations
– Scripting InDesign and useful, free third party scripts
– Overview of commercial scripts for data driven content
– Overview of commercial plugins for data driven content
– Overview of InDesign server (developer edition starts at $2000/year, publishing licenses start at $5000/year)