Seeking recommendations on automatic page layout software

DC
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D_C_G
Aug 18, 2008
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Hello and thanks for the help,

My print shop will only accept TIFF, JPEG or PhotoShop formats. They will *NOT* accept PDF or HTML. Unfortunately, I need to print several hundred images with captions, page numbers, and headings (each page has unique text).

So I need a program that will layout a page with images (JPEG, TIFF, or PhotoShop) and text (captions, page numbers, headers); then output this page in TIFF, JPEG or PhotoShop formats. I need it to run in batch mode on several hundred images because I don’t want to edit each page manually.

If I could find an "HTML to TIFF/JPEG/PhotoShop converter" that would run in batch mode, or had a command line interface, I’d be very happy.
Then I could write a simple PERL script that would automatically create the HTML pages and run the converter on them. Life would be easy.
Unfortunately, the converters I’ve found limit the resolution to 72dpi (too low), or won’t run in batch or command line mode.

So I’d appreciate any recommendations for a program that will automatically generate TIFF/JPEG/PhotoShop pages with images and text, or recommendations for an HTML converter. Either will do.

Thanks for the help.
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Jim_Jordan
Aug 18, 2008
Before anyone goes too wild with offering answers, it would help to explain your workflow. Having a printer that only accepts ‘TIFF, JPEG or PhotoShop formats’ raises a red flag about whether the ideal workflow is being performed.

Unfortunately, the converters I’ve found limit the resolution to 72dpi (too low)

That’s probably because you were looking at a HTML converter. Consider a scriptable/commandline PDF generator and then another scriptable/commandline program that rasterizes that PDF to TIFF or JPEG.

<http://fpdf.org/>
<http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/>
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jcates
Aug 18, 2008
Depending on the page layout program you’re using, you may be able to export PDF’s of each page from there. Then run a batch in PS on the resulting files to make TIF’s out of them.
DC
D_C_G
Aug 18, 2008
Thanks for the response.

Do you have any recommendations for a scriptable PDF generators and rasterizers?
DC
D_C_G
Aug 18, 2008
You asked about my work flow:

Current work flow:
Scanned all images (prints, slides, film, documents, etc.) for archiving. Scanned using TIFF format at resolutions ranging from 1200dpi to 4800 dpi (depending on the source material).

Created one text file associating filenames and captions.

Wrote PERL script which combines the images with the information in the text file to create HTML pages.

This flow allows me to quickly and easily modify captions and other information associated with the images. (There is a lot of information associated with each image. I spend as much time entering and updating information as I do scanning images. I use a text file because it is a universal format, not locked into one program database format — which can become obsolete.)
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Silkrooster
Aug 18, 2008
One thing that keep bothering me, sorry for nit picking, but new users read these forums. I feel that I need to clarify something.
You keep mentioning html like it is an image. Html is nothing more than a text file with tags that point to the actual images whether they be jpg, png or gif.

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