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Expert: Scott Valentine - 3/28/2008


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G'day Scott!

 I have a repetitive problem when using my automate Contact Sheet II in CS2. It lays all the photos and captions well except they are always out of order in their file names i.e. not the expected ascending numerical order. Is there a way to fix this problem? I am using a PC with Windows XP.

Cheers!
Burt.

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Hi Burt :)

Well, the short answer is "yes", you can fix the problem. But the solution may not be as elegant as you'd like. Here is a link that has all the information you need:

http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?14@@.3c058b51/0

Basically, you will need to choose whether to drag/drop all your images into PS and then generate the contact sheet (talk about memory draining), or use the script referenced in John Nack's blog. That link is also on the page above, but here's a direct one:

http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2007/01/a_new_contact_s.html

There is hope that the next version of Photoshop will give you more control, but that release isn't likely to happen until sometime between Fall 2008 and Spring 2009. Consider leaving a feature request with Adobe:

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have further questions.

-Scott

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Author, "Real World Compositing with Photoshop CS4 (Peachpit)". Beginning to expert questions for Photoshop CS5 Extended, including 3D capabilities. I am also an expert here for Digital Photography. Please - NO questions on Lightroom, Elements, Express or versions earlier than CS4. These questions will be discarded.

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Author, "Real World Compositing with Photoshop CS4" (available from Peachpit.com in January, 2009). I have been a professional level user since 1999, and have used Photoshop for photography, fine art, graphic design, web design, and technical image analysis. I have also conducted classes at the college level in both artistic and technical uses. I am currently an Adobe User Group manager.

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National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Los Alamos Multimedia Users Group.

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CommunityMX.com, Real World Compositing with Photoshop CS4 (Adobe Press).

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Bachelor's degree, Physics

Awards and Honors
Several awards for digital photography.

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