Import multiple resolution images

The Import Images With Multiple Format wizard lets you import images and their different resolutions in bulk into the repository.

When you publish in different media, you most likely use different image resolutions for each output. You might, for example, want to use a low resolution interlaced JPEG with output that’s designed for the web and have a high-resolution version for PDFs.

This procedure lets you simultaneously import all the different formats that you use for each image and automatically assign them to the different output formats. You can, at the same time, specify the default format and whether the images will need to be translated.

Note: Any document you import is automatically assigned to you.

Pre-requisites

Each image resolution must be saved in a different directory. It is recommended to create an import directory with a subdirectory for each type of resolution; for example:
```
C:\images_import\Medres
C:\images_import\PDF
C:\images_import\Web
C:\images_import\Hires
...
```
When multi-resolution images are imported into the system, they are assigned a collective ID and stored in a zip file with the extension .image. To successfully assign the different resolutions to the correct image object, all the different resolutions of an image must share the same file name. For example, you might have a file called bike.jpg that you'd use for web output, and another called bike.png that you would use for glossy brochures.

You can specify the following options when importing images:

Option		Description
Import As External		When you import the document, it and its children (if any) are imported into the repository and assigned the Authoring:readonly status.
Default language		All documents in the Content Store must have a designated language. If the documents you are importing do not have a language attribute, the system will assign them the language you select from this list. If the document you are importing has children, this language will also be assigned to these children. You can also set the Override unknown languages with default option. If you select this option, when you import documents that reference a language that’s not configured in your system, the system will replace these values with the default language specified.
Type		Type is an informative label that is written into the image metadata. Default values are Line Art, Screen Capture, and Equation.
Default format		Format may determine the output format of an image, depending on your system setup.
Needs translation		When a map is sent for localization, only the images designated as Needs translation are included in the image localization kit. Images that are not designated as needing translation when a map is sent for localization are automatically promoted to the review state and are not included in the image localization kit.

To import multiple resolution images:

Select File > Import.
The Import dialog appears.
Open the DITA CMS folder and select Import Images With Multiple Formats.
Click Next.
The Images With Multiple Formats dialog opens.
Select the image Format to import and click Browse.
The Browse For Folder dialog appears.
Navigate to the directory that contains the images for this format and click OK.
The selected directory appears in the Folder Path list.
Repeat the steps as required for all the formats that you are using.
To import as a read-only object, select the Import As External checkbox.
Optional: Click Next.
The Specify Default Values dialog opens.

The values you specify will be used for all the resolutions of all the images. You can change the values for individual images later on, if you want.
In the Description box, type a description for the file.
In the Default language list, choose the language you want set for the file.
In the Type list, click the type of image being imported.
In the Default format list, click the output format for the image.
This may determine the output format that an image will be used for, depending on your system setup.
Select the Needs Translation checkbox to designate the image as needing translation or clear the checkbox if the image should not be included in the image localization kit.
Certain types of graphics may automatically enable this checkbox, but you can change the values for individual images later on, if you want.
Click Finish.