how to insert lots of photos into a single page in photoshop

[artoncanvas]

hope someone can help me i do wide format printing epson 7800 can print 24 inches wide
i have a job to do i have approx 15000 images to print on to poster paper size is approx 24x100 inches i know all of them will not fit onto that i have to do many more that size

i know how to resize images in batch so they are small
how do i get 1000 images at a time and insert into photoshop they need to be about 3x6 inches approx so they look like a thumnail i need about 1000 images on canvas size 24x100 inches also can i rename all images like jpeg 1,jpeg 2 and so on so when i print they will all be in line on the paper with the meta tag on jpeg 1 ect
i hope you understand what i am on about there must be a short cut on doing this i need to sellect 1000 low res images in one go and insert into a page size approx 24x100 in one go i just would not have time doing over 15000 images​

 

[Colorblind]

1- Are you on a mac or a PC?
2- Do you have InDesign?

 

[artoncanvas]

i have pc i have indesign i never use it so i am stuck if you tell me what to do i can try thanks for post

 

[Colorblind]

Sorry, I would've had a solution for mac only using AppleScript. 1 AppleScript to resize all your images to whatever max size you need and another AppleScript to place everything in InDesign. I'm sure Javascript could also do it on pc but I have no Javascript skills. Try Adobe Photoshop forum. Good luck.

 

[Lukas Engqvist]

There should be a script in indesign to do a contact sheet. Don't know what the limit number of images is.

 

[leonardr]

how do i get 1000 images at a time and insert into photoshop they need to be about 3x6 inches approx so they look like a thumnail i need about 1000 images on canvas size 24x100 inches also can i rename all images like jpeg 1,jpeg 2 and so on so when i print they will all be in line on the paper with the meta tag on jpeg 1 ect

Adobe Bridge - which you have if you have Photoshop - has a GREAT contact sheet feature!

 

[oxburger]

Punctuation is our friend.........

 

[oxburger]

There is a script in InDesign called "image catalog". With it you can determine how many images you want on a page, point size when labeling the images, etc.

 

[geoman]

There's a new feature in InDesign CS5 (in conjunction with Mini Bridge) that allows for multiple image insertions (along with layout and spacing etc) by simply draging a batch of files straight into the InDesign layout.

 

[prepressguru]

I'll second Adobe Bridge. Great contact feature you can customize. Used it several times for photos. CS4 version will create a PDF it you like.

Good luck

 

[Nathan]

I would personally run a batch edit in photoshop to resize, and then use the print dialogue in lightroom. If you've never had a look at lightroom's print dialogue, it's great for things like that.