Description of case
Pain: Manually adjusting images or performing reprographic work (e.g., color correction, scaling, resolution enhancement) can be time-consuming and prone to errors, especially if it's done repeatedly for multiple images with limited time available.
Pill: Indesign and Openstore integration
Description: By integrating Openstore with InDesign via the IcemanMedia Openstore ID Plugin, users can quickly search, retrieve, and place content directly into their design software. This eliminates the need to manually search for files, improving productivity and reducing errors from using outdated or incorrect assets.
Additionally, automating the scheduling and execution of repro workflows helps maintain a high production tempo while accommodating for higher-quality work when needed, providing both flexibility and efficiency.
Proof: By taking advantage of Openstore’s APIs and InDesign plugin we have been able to automate the majority of our repro workflows. The key result from this project has been an increased efficiency and feeling of improved collaboration between our teams, as well as a noticeable reduction in overall operational friction due to the improved repro version controls and automated image usage reports.
Keywords: Openstore, Indesign plugin, Autorepro, Manual repro, Image reports
User searches Openstore for content
User drags selected content into Indesign
IcemanMedia Openstore ID Plugin fetches content data via OpenstoreAPI and mounts it on the page
If Content is an Image type, the user can adjust image on page and when satisfied order an Automatic Repro or a Repro for manual work (within, for example, Photoshop)
If a manual repro is ordered the appointed user is notified that a new job for them is in queue
When the print copy (profiled, scaled, enhanced ...) is completed and ready on the fileserver, the Openstore ID Plugin automatically replaces the "draft image" with the print ready copy
The Page is then published and Openstore automatically generates image reports for all external images
