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Creating a PDF from an ID file without opening it

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    • March 7, 2022 at 1:25 am #14359814
      Rivkah Lewis
      Member

      I’m going to guess this isn’t possible, but I thought I would ask anyway.
      Is there a way to create a PDF file from an InDesign file without opening the ID file?

      I have a whole bunch of ID files that need to be made into pdfs for review and they are each heavy and take a couple of minutes to open. So I am trying to figure out a shortcut.

      Thanks!

    • March 7, 2022 at 1:32 am #14359815
      Steve Davis
      Participant

      How many is a “whole bunch”?
      Why not open 5 at a time while you’re taking a break?
      Then create your PDFs while you take another?

    • March 7, 2022 at 1:40 am #14359820
      Rivkah Lewis
      Member

      Its 16. I could do that :)
      I just thought maybe there was an easier/faster way.

      • March 7, 2022 at 1:42 am #14359823
        Steve Davis
        Participant

        I think you might find that the time you take in trying to find a “faster” solution will preclude what ostensibly is the de-facto “fastest” solution… just open them!

    • March 7, 2022 at 2:10 am #14359848
      Rivkah Lewis
      Member

      That may be true. In the meantime, my time spent just included shooting off a post on a forum and working on other things while I wait for the replies to come pouring in :)

    • March 7, 2022 at 2:12 am #14359855
      Rivkah Lewis
      Member

      Todah!

    • March 7, 2022 at 5:33 am #14359866
      David Blatner
      Keymaster

      Marxzware makes a fascinating tool that may help:

      OmniMarkz (InDesign, PDF & QuarkXPress to IDML) macOS

      If you try it, let us know how it goes!

      • March 7, 2022 at 6:08 am #14359870
        Steve Davis
        Participant

        Wow, all my Christmases and Chanukahs seem to have come at once! I just purchased PDF2ID but this also looks like a great tool!

    • March 22, 2022 at 1:53 am #14361425
      Atul Patel
      Participant

      Hi Rivkah,

      I use a script that Peter Kahrel has created call “Batch convert INDD files into PDF”

      You can download a copy of the script from:

      https://redokun.com/resources/batch-convert-pdf-file.

      Let me know how you get on with it

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