Okay to Resize Images After They're Imported?
Has anyone had any experience with resizing image files after they have been imported into a GS project.
Ex. I designed all my graphics to be 2x size. Can I go into the GS project file via Finder, (using "Show Package Contents"), and run a Photoshop batch to resize all the PNG's that live in the images folder inside?
I know some programs can be finicky if there is any change in metadata, size etc. (Ex. I noticed that the size of the image files is annotated in one of the XML docs. I assume that this is just so that you can get the estimated project size on the lower right corner of the GS editor, but I wasn't sure.) This seems like a much quicker solution, however, I do have all my images stored elsewhere and can always resize and reimport/replace from there.
Ex. I designed all my graphics to be 2x size. Can I go into the GS project file via Finder, (using "Show Package Contents"), and run a Photoshop batch to resize all the PNG's that live in the images folder inside?
I know some programs can be finicky if there is any change in metadata, size etc. (Ex. I noticed that the size of the image files is annotated in one of the XML docs. I assume that this is just so that you can get the estimated project size on the lower right corner of the GS editor, but I wasn't sure.) This seems like a much quicker solution, however, I do have all my images stored elsewhere and can always resize and reimport/replace from there.
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"Can I go into the GS project file via Finder, (using "Show Package Contents"), and run a Photoshop batch to resize all the PNG's that live in the images folder inside"
Why not simply try it ?
Very true. Well, I went ahead and tried it and the answer is, yes, it works just fine. Here's what I did for the curious:
1. Duplicate/Back-Up your project.
2. Right click and "Show Package Contents" on project file.
3. Copy the "images" folder to a location outside the project.
4. Resize your images. Batch 50% reduction action in Photoshop works really well.
5. Copy your the new smaller files back into the images folder within the project.
GS doesn't seem to be any the wiser, and you've saved some space. The only thing to watch out for is that, if you have one or two non double res images you may have missed,this will mess them up.
their name and size are listed in assets … though, not the dpi :-?
after that they are referenced by name/number and displayed in the size you assign them in your project …
most of us do our optimizations from with-in that folder …
@};- MH
"I went ahead and tried it and the answer is, yes, it works just fine"
Good !
There is though the odd occasion when the file seems to still be referencing the image folder in a previous save. This can usually be sorted by closing the editor and restarting it. I often make sure this is not happening by zipping old versions of the working file and hiding uncompressed versions in another folder.
hope this helps.
kipper
John