Contact sheets with file names - Help.

MrSix · 27 Sep 2006 at 18:23

Hey Guys,

I need to produce a number of contact sheets to display the 500-odd photos I took last night at a club so that people can have a browse through them and choose the photos they like best.

The photos need to have the file names displayed under them so they can write them down and I can find them easily on my PC and have them printed.

Photoshop produces nice contact sheets, but doesn't include the file names. Anybody know of a program or method of doing so?

If you know, post back ASAP, need them up tomorrow or Friday!

Carrot · 27 Sep 2006 at 18:27

The latest Lightroom beta can do that, easily.

MrSix · 27 Sep 2006 at 18:29

/downloads it now.

Out of interest, what's the program like?
Is it more efficient for post processing photographs that photoshop?

*EDIT*

Just downloaded it.

This is fantastic software!

Carrot · 27 Sep 2006 at 18:42

Yeah, if it could clone out dust spots I'd pretty much be able to ditch PS.

Thermo Nuclear Penguin · 27 Sep 2006 at 18:50

Hmm.. Im trying to download Lightroom from Adobe but it just downloads tiny file instead then opens a blank web page?? Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

MrSix · 27 Sep 2006 at 23:56

I've changed my mind.

I know it's only a beta, but when viewing RAW files in the library, Lightroom repeatedly crashes on both my desktop PC (Dual core 1800 processor + 2gb 3200 RAM) and on my laptop (Dual core 1600 processor + 1gb RAM).

It's fine when doing jpg files, but it was a real pain the the backside this evening while I was trying to process these files.

Adobe seem to have got the idea right, they just need to fine tune the software to make it stable.

dod · 28 Sep 2006 at 07:51

Which version of PS? CS2 includes the file names on contact sheets, use it all the time.

MrSix · 28 Sep 2006 at 08:47

Yeah, I have CS2....

When it creates a contact sheet, using "Contact Sheet II" it just puts on the images.

dod · 28 Sep 2006 at 08:55

MrSix said:
Yeah, I have CS2....

When it creates a contact sheet, using "Contact Sheet II" it just puts on the images.

Strange, just tried it again to make sure and mine includes the file number underneath each image :confused:

SDK^ · 28 Sep 2006 at 14:23

MrSix said:
Yeah, I have CS2....

When it creates a contact sheet, using "Contact Sheet II" it just puts on the images.

Check that you have 'include file name' ticked and the font is a different colour to your page background.