Setting uImage Defaults

The uImage defaults feature is an optional configuration, used in case different designers work at different workstations on the same campaign, and need to share documents. The uImage defaults section of the XMPie Preferences dialog allows defining a single root folder (such as C:\Program Files\XMPie) for each type of uImage files: templates, outputs (personalized images) and assets.

Note: uImage assets are recipient-specific images that replace the Image tags in the template. These images are intended for a specific uImage template. They must not be confused with the campaign assets, which may be shared by different documents.

The uImage default folders are used only when you set the uImage files in the uImage Settings dialog (or the uImage call defined in uPlan) with relative paths. In this case, each relative path is then appended to the relevant uImage default folder. However, if you specify the full path to these files, it overrides the default folder settings.

Note: uImage Defaults is a system-wide setting, which applies to all documents containing a uImage graphic content object.

To set the uImage default folders:

  1. From the Dynamic Content menu select Preferences.

    The XMPie Preferences dialog is displayed.

  2. In the uImage Defaults section define the default folders as follows:

    Option

    Description

    Templates Folder

    The default folder containing uImage templates.

    A template may be any of the following:

    • An XMPie document Package (DPKG), containing a Photoshop file and all components required to complete the design)

    • A Photoshop file (PSD)

    • An Illustrator file (AI)

    Output Folder

    The default folder containing the personalized images

    (for example: Film - HighRes.psd_Bo.jpg and

    Film - HighRes.psd_Christiana.jpg).

    Assets Folder

    The default folder containing uImage asset files (recipient-specific files, used by uImage to personalize a base image. For example: the photos of a family and of people in a boat, embedded in the Film template).

The uImage default folders are now defined. During production, the relative paths defined in the uImage Settings dialog will be appended to these default folders:

  • The relative path to the template document will be appended to the default templates folder.

  • The relative path to the output folder will be appended to the default output folder.

In addition, if uImage cannot find the path to a uImage asset, it will append the uImage asset's filename to the default assets folder.