Hundreds of files - one report

[savvykong]

Hello all, looking for recommendations on preflighting and reporting on hundreds of files but generating only one report that contains all. Currently looking at 200 individual (not same job) jpg files that we want to check the ppi/dpi on (but not limited to). But no one wants to open/close 200 report files. I'm not sure how to go about this. Other than bringing all 200 (sometimes many more) images into InDesign and outputting a single PDF file for preflight, what other options do I have? I've thought about generating the reports as XML or JSON and then parsing all that data into a single human readable format somehow. Thank you!

[magnussandstrom]

What exact parameters do you want to check for?

Is it always JPEG files as input?

[savvykong]

As of now, yes, it will always be JPEG and the main parameter is going to be PPI/DPI resolution. But this may change as these jobs start rolling in. But this is enough to get me started, once I have a path to follow I can carry on. Thank you for replying so quickly!

[loicaigon]

If you need a flat list, I guess you can simply output the specific info to a sheet. There is a Google sheet App for that.
https://www0.enfocus.com/en/appstore/pr ... ts-connect

So you could use imageMagick to quickly get resolution data and then store data outside. Then you can have simple look at the google sheet anytime.

If you need something like a structure PDF file, you may think of doing HTML to PDF conversions. For the HTML building, I see this app:
https://www0.enfocus.com/en/appstore/pr ... m-template

There might be many other smart ways to accomplish this.

My 2cts

[savvykong]

Excellent info, thank for this! I will look closely at these ideas.