PDF Download Gallery

[frokey]

Hi guys. This has got to be a simple thing, but I can't for the life of me figure out the best way of doing it. I have multi-page programs/booklets in PDF format that I'd like to make available for download on my website. I want to have thumbnail representations of the files on a page like a gallery. When the user clicks on the thumbnail, it should begin to download the PDF. I've looked at various gallery apps (JAlbum for one), but none of them seem to allow for this type of thing, at least not easily.

I'm looking for something relatively simple since I'm not a heavy coder. Any help or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Sysmom]

I'm all about doing some things the old fashioned way.

I'd make my own thumbnail from a screen shot of the main page of each one, then link them in html.

If you have the new Photoshop, I *think* it might be able to do this automatically with images, and it treats a PDF like an image - but I can't confirm, I've still got CS2.

deb

[frokey]

I looked in CS3 but didn't see anything. I'll have to look again. Are you suggesting that I do a table to organize them, or is there another way?

[Sysmom]

I swear I read somewhere that CS3 has an album builder for a web page.

deb

[mikedude72]

I don't have cs3 on this computer but under CS2

( have a folder where all your picture are at by them self)

File
Automate
Web Photo Gallery


but then you would just link to the PDF file when you get it in you web program.

Hope it help

Sam

[frokey]

The href would already be there wouldn't it? I'd just have to change the location, right?

[Sysmom]

Wow, I never knew it was in CS2, too - clearly I've never used it!

So, you get to try it Frokey, and tell us how it works deb

[frokey]

Woohoo!!! I always wanted to be a Guinea Pig!!! lol

[frokey]

Hey! I finally ended up just coding a table. I looked at the gallery function in Photoshop, but I couldn't find one that I thought would integrate well with my existing site. I created a Photoshop action to make the thumbnails and an InDesign PDF Export preset for the PDF's. It works pretty well I think, and it shouldn't be too hard to update. You can take a look and let me know what you think. Thanks again!

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