Export as tif or eps??

As a relatively new user to indesign, when you create a simple graphic, with text, a box and some effects, how would you export the whole graphic as a tif or eps? Obviously, I know this can be done in an illustrator program, but I don't have one. I don't want to export as a pdf. The image will be used as a logo of sorts.
Thanks

Menu File -> Export ..
Then select the export save type. Depending on the type, you can set different export options -- e.g., for EPS, you can set the page or range of pages.
InDesign doesn't provide a TIFF export, and its JPEG export has been commented to be garbage. If you need a TIFF, the usually recommended way is to export as PDF and convert to TIFF with Photoshop.

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When saving .tif or .eps files, it usually erases the last 2, 3 or 4 letters, why? ("as copy" issue)

hi again
this is a question i wanted to ask the last couple of years:
it doesnt depend on CS5 or CS4, i guess nearly all newer versions
of photoshop erase some letters at the end of a filename, when saving as tif or eps, and the file was a photoshop .psd layer file before.
i am working with many masks, so when i finish a psd layer file and want to save it as tiff (without layers and path) for sending out to client,
i press "apple+alt+S" and the "save as" window checks "copy" as default, of course, i want to preserve the original filename without "..copy"
so i uncheck "save as copy", and then there are some letters missing, i have to manually replace the letters by the original ones.
thats very awkward and time consumptive, is there a better workaround, you could suggest?
is this my fault, maybe wrong workflow? what could i change, in order to avoid photoshop erasing letters in filenames, when saving?
what could i do, that "save as copy" wont appear anymore? i am always saving in another folder than the layer file folder,
but i can only select the folder after photoshop has checked "save as copy" by itself very quick, as it thinks i want to save the tiff file
into the .psd layer file folder...
i am usually manually editing the filename in the finder later,
as it has been very important for myself to stay with the original filename
as clients use the images in indesign, so it can auto-update, if the filename is the same as before.
thanks for any help!

thanks for your answer!
i am dealing with this problem within 1 or 2 years now, i guess.
photoshop always shortens my original filename, when i press "save as"
i am experiencing this problem on 3 macs, on different locations
(in my homeoffice and at another office i work freelance) (very different macs and photoshop versions (from CS3 to CS5)
like:
original filename "vitra_woodenchair_hires_cmyk_original.psd" will be shortened to "vitra_woodenc copy.TIF"
i have to edit the files after that manually in the finder, as i send it back to clients, and they need their original filenames.
i also wonder why photoshop cs5 always wants to save a copy -
i never needed a copy of a file in my life, so why "save as copy" please?
i guess my problem is depending more or less only on the "save as copy" thing,
as it looks like, that the letters "copy" are erasing the end of my filename.
is there anything i can do, that photoshop wont suggest me a "save as copy" ever again?
can i switch it off?
your suggestion of scripts is nice, i doubt, i am able to install a script at different macs, i never ve been dealing with
scripts before, it seems to be too complicate or it just sounds complicate to me, as i dont have specific
file save destinations, i save at different places on different mac servers in the mentioned offices. also i save
different kind of file types, sometimes psd, tiff, eps, jpg, png and all others...
i try deleting .plist now and report back
thanks meanwhile...

Export Selected Text as EPS

Hi All,
I want export my selection (text) as EPS using InDesign CS4.
Please suggest how it possible to export selection text as eps.
Thanks,
Shonky

Do you literally mean you have a textbox with lots of text, you select one single word (for example), and then want to export just this one word?
I can't think of any possible way. What if you select a sentence that runs from the right side of your text frame and wraps to the next line on the left side of that same frame?
If you want to have an EPS containing some text, you might want to copy the text, paste it into a new document, then export that.

Script for applying object style to only tif, or eps or...(by extension)

We need to apply object style to only eps files in doc, or tif.... How to do this? Maybe someone have a script?
thanks

@kajzica – I don't have a script for that, but it is scriptable. You surely mean that you want to apply the object styles to the container frame of the images, aren't you?
A few minutes later – try the following ExtendScript (JavaScript) code:
You could edit the names of the two object styles at the beginning of the script code.
OR: you could first run the script, the script will add two object styles to the document that you can edit afterwards.
The script will sort the EPS and the TIFs from the other image types.
Make sure that all graphics are up-to-date and linked correctly!!
//ApplyObjectStylesTo_ContainersOf_TIF_EPS.jsx
//Uwe Laubender
* @@@BUILDINFO@@@ ApplyObjectStylesTo_ContainersOf_TIF_EPS.jsx !Version! Thu Dec 12 2013 13:15:30 GMT+0100
//Edit your style names here. Change the name between the two " " only!!
//OR: edit your object styles in InDesign after running the script.
var styleNameForEPS = "EPS-Containers-Only";
var styleNameForTIF = "TIF-Containers-Only";
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
app.doScript(_ApplyObjectStylesToContainers, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, [], UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Apply object styles to containers for TIF and EPS graphics");
function _ApplyObjectStylesToContainers(){
var d=app.documents[0];
var allGraphicsArray = d.allGraphics;
if(!d.objectStyles.itemByName(styleNameForEPS).isValid){
    d.objectStyles.add({name:styleNameForEPS});
if(!d.objectStyles.itemByName(styleNameForTIF).isValid){
    d.objectStyles.add({name:styleNameForTIF});
for(var n=0;n<allGraphicsArray.length;n++){
    //The EPS case:
    if(allGraphicsArray[n].getElements()[0].constructor.name === "EPS"){
        allGraphicsArray[n].parent.appliedObjectStyle = d.objectStyles.itemByName(styleNameForEPS);
    //The TIF case
    if(allGraphicsArray[n].getElements()[0].constructor.name === "Image" && allGraphicsArray[n].getElements()[0].imageTypeName === "TIFF"){
        allGraphicsArray[n].parent.appliedObjectStyle = d.objectStyles.itemByName(styleNameForTIF);
}; //END: function _ApplyObjectStylesToContainers()
Uwe

CS5 exporting TIF from EPS appends artboard name to the file name

We have recently upgraded to CS5 from CS3. We routinely create EPS files, then export them to TIF's for final use. Previously I used the CROP MARKS tool to set the specific visual size of the art. Without the crop marks, when exporting to a TIF the exported file clips to the edges of the bounding box. In the event I have vertical lines at the outside limits of the drawings they stand the possibilitiy of getting "clipped" or dropped off when the resulting TIF is printed or placed in another document. I understand the ARTBOARDS have replaced the crop marks setting. If I create an art board, rename it as MYTAK4 ARTBOARD and then export from the EPS to a TIF, having the radio button "artboard" checked, the resultant TIF file becomes FILENAME_MYTAK4_ARTBOARD.tif. With the hundreds of files that we create and continually revise, it is important that the any files we revise, maintain the same file name, not another file with same base name, with an appended artboard name tacked on before the TIF extension. The only solution I have arrived at is to RENAME the file once the TIF is exported to remove the unwanted artboard portion of the name. Anyone have a better solution?

Hi,
We just released this tool: FERRY (http://ferry.thedamarmada.com). It does exactly what you want and a little bit more.
I think it's worth it a try.
It comes with a free demo that will export 5 layers.
Take a look and let us know if it's what you need.
It could be easily tweaked.
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Indesign crashes when exporting to pdf with .eps and .ai files placed

Hi everyone,
I have an Indesign file with 4 placed Illustrator .eps file placed. Whenever I try to export to pdf, it starts to export and then when it reaches a page with a .eps file on it, it hovers for a minute and then Indesign crashes. I decided to save these 4 .eps files as .ai files and replace them. Now when I export to pdf, it gets through the export and a pdf file is created but immediately after, Indesign crashes.
Is this a sign of corrupt .eps or .ai files or a corrupt Indesign file? All I know is that if I remove all the image files, then the ID file is fine, ie. it exports and ID doesn't crash.
Is there a way to test either .eps, .ai or Indesign files for corruption, and if they are corrupt is it possible to repair them?
Appreciate any help offered.

You haven't said which version of Indesign you are using or other specs, but I would bet that you are using CS2 on an Intel Mac. CS2 runs under Rosetta on an Intel Mac, and I have found that memory problems are often the result of crashes like the ones you have described. My advice is to stay away from EPS files and use AI or PSD, especially if the file is a bitmap or photo. This has eliminated all the crashes that used to occur on my system. As far as the crashes after making PDF files, I don't have a solution other than restarting Indesign after exporting a PDF file or two at a time. The same Rosetta memory problem seems to mess it up for me. Mine would just exit from Indesign with no warning. Hope this helps.
Regards,
Len Swierski

[JS] Exporting InDesign group as eps

Although all types of page items have an exportFile method in the object model, it does not seem to be possible to export a group of page items on a given page without exporting the entire
parent page using the exportFile method. Maybe this is a matter of implementation lagging behind documentation? In any case, I have used workarounds such as the following, but is there is a less clunky way to accomplish this task?
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var vUnits = d.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits;
aGroup = app.selection[0];
path = app.documents[0].fullName.absoluteURI;
path = path.substring( 0, path.lastIndexOf('/') );
bnds = aGroup.geometricBounds;
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top = bottom = left = right = 0;
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verticalMeasurementUnits = vUnits;
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pageWidth = bnds[3] - bnds[1];
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copiedGroup.move( [0,0] );
copiedGroup.exportFile( ExportFormat.EPS_TYPE, File( path + '/' + 'TEST.eps' ), false );
nd.close(SaveOptions.NO);

Hello Uwe,
Thanks for the advice! I took your suggestion, and I find it worked nicely, after I adjusted pasteboardMargin preferences in the new document, but it does fail when there are multiple eps images already placed on the target page for reasons that are not clear to me. Below are the two different methods I came up with, the first copies the targeted group to a new doc, and the second uses your double eps export method. The problem I describe occurs even when I comment out the lines that remove the temporary eps file and close the temporary InDesign doc after exporting the final eps, which I thought might be causing the problem. Maybe there's not a perfect workaround, but I'd be pleased to be proven wrong in that regard!
Copy group selected for eps export to new document method:
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if ( app.documents.count() != 1 || app.documents[0].saved != true || app.documents[0].selection.length != 1 ) { alert("A single, saved document must be open with a single item selected!\r"); exit(); }
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d = app.documents[0];
hUnits = d.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits;
vUnits = d.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits;
path = app.documents[0].fullName.absoluteURI;
path = path.substring( 0, path.lastIndexOf('/') );
bnds = aGroup.visibleBounds;
fileName = prompt( "Enter a file name with a '.eps' extension for the eps file to be created from the current selection:", ".eps" );
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Double eps export method:
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pgbnds = pg.bounds;
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vUnits = d.viewPreferences.verticalMeasurementUnits;
path = app.documents[0].fullName.absoluteURI;
path = path.substring( 0, path.lastIndexOf('/') );
bnds = aGroup.visibleBounds;
fileName = prompt( "Enter a file name with a '.eps' extension for the eps file to be created from the current selection:", ".eps" );
if ( fileName == null ) exit();
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alert( "Invalid file name provided. Script will terminate!" ); exit();
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app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT;
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horizontalMeasurementUnits = hUnits;
verticalMeasurementUnits = vUnits;
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pageWidth = bnds[3] - bnds[1];
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nd.close(SaveOptions.NO);
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docPreset.remove();
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Export as TIF option?

Hello all
I'm using BR CS6 and need to export 1000s of processed images in their native TIF format - no changes to the size at all. After adjusting them in Camera Raw I end up reopening them in CR in order to use the 'save images' feature where I can do the tif export just fine.
My question is can I modify the settings in the 'save to hard drive' option in the Export window to save as TIF - NOT jpg like it seems to be the unchangeable default? Using Camera Raw works fine, it just ties up the whole Bridge UI until its done saving the images, and it seems that the Export panel will work in the background - I'd like that if I can get it to save uncompressed tif files...

Using Camera Raw works fine, it just ties up the whole Bridge UI until its done saving the images
That's not true. If you use the open command in Bridge the files open in ACR through PS. Take a bunch of say 50 or 100 and apply the settings you want and when ready hit the save button with desired settings.
Now go to Bridge and then select the next bunch of 50 to 100 and use the Open in Camera Command (use right mouse click menu to select t easy. This opens the lot in ACR using Bridge itself while ACR in PS keeps working in the background. Apply the settings you want and hit save and probably the job in PS is already done by then and you can start again with the cycle in PS.
Only problem is that Bridge sometimes starts updating the thumbs and then it is a bit hard to select the next bunch but usually this only takes a short time, especially if you do not work in large bunches (less files also build thumbs in ACR faster).
So you can work continuously using ACR in both PS and Bridge together
Another workaround might be to first make the settings (if global you can also copy paste settings to multiple files without even opening them all in ACR, just take one and with tight mouse click choose develop / copy settings select the others together and same route but now paste settings.
You can also create a droplet in PS to play an action to save as tiff. In that case record an action in PS for this. Start the action with first select one file in Bridge and open it in ACR, then be sure to point to Image settings in ACR window (under the menu icon right in settings bar) and hit open. Then in PS hit Save As (Don't touch the filename, otherwise you end up with one file with the same name that overwrites itself again and again), choose tiff and choose folder to safe in. Then also record the close file in the action and stop recording the action.
Ten in PS under automate choose create droplet. Choose the newly created action and put a check mark in front of "override Action Open Commands' (sometimes also 'Suppress file Open Options dialog' just test it yourself) and safe the droplet to e.g. the desktop.
Then grab the folder that has all the adjusted Raw files and drop this on the droplet to get the action to work.
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Can I flatten/expand stroke to outlines on Export to PDF or EPS?

I have 300 page document that I need to use to send to a sign makers to have 300 different vinyl cut signs made. I've used a heavy stroked line in my document but when exported as EPS or PDF the stroke has not been outlined, meaning the path for the vinyl cutter is in the centre of the stroke, rather than the edge of the stroke.
Does anyone know of a way to outline the stroke in the export options? Or a way of converting the files outside of inDesign?
Thanks in advance

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I have a client that wanted the illustrator file given to him in tif format so that they would be able to have the layers available in another software package such as Photoshop. I exported the file uncompressed to a tif format, then ftp to their location. They told me when they opened it it was flattened to 1 layer. They were right I opened the file I sent in photoshop and it was one layer. I then tried to open the tif file in illustrator and it too was flattened. This was a complex file with many layers. So, after researching and trying all the suggestions I could find, such as ungrouping everything that was grouped then exporting again, it did nothing and I verified all color space was the same, but that didn't work even when trying to open the exported tif with illustrator.
So, instead of wrestling with a big file I created a 2 layer file. 1 layer contains an object, and the other text, nothing complicated. I then tried exporting the file as tif; same results the file was flattened to one layer both in photoshop and illustrator. The only way I could retain the layers was to export as a psd file. So, how do you export an illustrator file with layers as a tif and retain the layers?
Thank you for any help offered.

As Scott said, there is generally no layered TIFF format. You will have to use PS to produce it's arbitrary TIFF "layers", which are merely a bunch of sub-images in one file held together by custom user data.
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