OUTPUT - Contact Sheets - To Include Metadata & Dimensions

1.) I would LOVE to see the InDesign Contact sheets re-integrated. I think it was a very useful tool for design houses when creating low-resolution comps for clients.
2.) For the .pdf contact sheets that you can currently output, I would like to have metadata options in addition to including the file name. More specifically, I would like to include Dimensions in inches and Dimensions in millimeters.
3.) I would also like to create custom templates for these contact sheets. That way, I could include my company's branding and proofs could be automated.
If there are any plug-ins for this available now, I would LOVE to know. Anybody?

Data driven layouts in InDesign. Look it up in the help how to create placeholders for images and dynamically replace them using certain criteria.
Mylenium

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