PlaceAndScale

This is a free download; it supports Mac & Windows versions of InDesign CS, CS2, CS3 or CS4.

Goal

Have you ever been placing a number of bitmap images (for example, JPEG images) of various dimensions, and then manually scaling the images to meet a certain preset target resolution?

If the JPEG images originated from different cameras or were taken with different settings, their pixel dimensions can vary widely, and each different type of image needs to be rescaled differently to bring the final resolution to the same standardized value.

This plug-in helps out. You can define a specific resolution value for each individual InDesign document. When you place any bitmap image into the document, it will be automatically scaled to make sure the effective resolution of the placed image matches the preset resolution value.

You can set a document’s target resolution for Place and Scale via the API menu.

Make sure you have a document open before you try to change the preferences.

Download

This is a free download. Before you can use the PlaceAndScale plug-in you also have to install our free APID ToolAssistant plug-in, which is available as a second, separate download.

Download the PlaceAndScale plug-in (version 1.0.6. Free download. For InDesign CS, CS2, CS3 and CS4 on Mac or Windows; does not include the APID ToolAssistant. Don’t worry about the icon of the .spln file: it might not be a ‘regular’ icon, and that’s OK)

You don’t need to purchase a license for APID ToolAssistant (but we’re always grateful if you do – it helps us fund further development). The PlaceAndScale plug-in will work fine with an unlicensed APID ToolAssistant.

To encourage us by purchasing the US$25 optional license, select the API – APID ToolAssistant… menu item, select the ‘APID ToolAssistant’ entry in the list, and click the Get License… button. Purchasing a license helps us fund further development of cool stuff!

If you don’t purchase a license, APID ToolAssistant will show itself as ‘Demo’ for the first 20 days after it was first installed, and after the 20 days are up, it will change to ‘Unlicensed’. Don’t be alarmed by this. It will not stop working. PlaceAndScale works with an unlicensed version of APID ToolAssistant, and purchasing a license is optional.

Let us know if this tool is useful to you, at pluginsupport@rorohiko.com. Thanks!

Installation

Please make sure you have a copy of the APID ToolAssistant plug-in installed.

Make sure you install the proper plug-in for your version of InDesign. InDesign CS, CS2, CS3 and CS4 plug-ins are mutually incompatible.

If you already have an APID ToolAssistant plug-in installed (e.g. because you use one of our other plug-ins), make sure it is up-to-date.

APID ToolAssistant used to be called ‘Active Page Item Runtime‘ – if you have any copies of Active Page Item Runtime or Active Page Item Developer installed, please remove them, and replace them with APID ToolAssistant.

When installing plug-ins make sure you copy plug-in files, not the folders they are contained in.

Copy the PlaceAndScale.spln into the same folder as the APID ToolAssistant plug-in you installed (typically that will be the InDesign Plug-Ins folder). Don’t worry about the icon of the .spln file: it might not be a ‘regular’ icon, and that’s OK.

Version history

18-July-2008 Version 1.0.6:

  • Improved CS3 support.
  • PlaceAndScale can now be enabled or disabled from its preferences dialog.

30-June-2007 Version 1.0.5:

  • CS3 support.

<unreleased> Version 1.0.4:

  • Added a separate preferences dialog to configure the target effective resolution. The ‘resolutionBox’ is not used any more.

4-May-2006- Version 1.0.3:

  • Fixed bug that caused some images to disappear on drag-drop.

23-Dec-2005- Version 1.0.2:

  • Updated enclosed runtime to version 1.0.15a and adjusted the ReadMe document. The Place And Scale plug-in itself was not modified

13-Nov-2005- Version 1.0.1:

  • Updated enclosed runtime to version 1.0.12a. The PlaceAndScale plug-in itself was not modified

31-Oct-2005 – Version 1.0:

  • Initial release

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