Publisher - Exporting image files named by Section and in-section page number

[AlanH]

Question

Can Publisher export PNG (or other graphic) files with names constructed from the Section name and in-section page numbers?

Background

I'm using Affinity Publisher on PC to create graphic overlay screens for use with my video editor software, Vegas Pro.

After any change to the Publisher file, I export all its pages as PNG files, over-writing all previously exported files. As the PNG files are explicitly referenced in Vegas, they update automatically on the project timeline. This is a particularly convenient solution for last-minute global changes to text, fonts, logos etc.

For ease of use, I group sets of similar pages using Publisher's "Sections" function, with meaningful section names (e.g. TITLES, CREDITS, LOGOS, SUBTITLES etc.), restarting page numbering for each section.

As it stands, Publisher simply exports all images with filenames <Publisher Filename>_<global page number>.PNG

Having PNG (or other graphic) files export with names constructed from the Section name and in-section page numbers would enable me to add pages to individual sections without disturbing existing file names (which, as mentioned above, are hard-referenced in the video editor.)

If there's a way to do this, I've not found it yet.

And yes, I know I could manage each Section as a separate Publisher document, but that defeats the object of having a common workspace for graphical assets, and means more project files to manage.

I could also do this with Designer (and I used to), but as page counts grew to over 100, Publisher with its Master pages seems the much better option.

Regards,

Alan

[Callum]

Hi Alan,

Unfortunately I don't think this is possible using Publisher at this point in time.

Thanks
C

[AlanH]

OK thanks, Callum - I have raised it as a feature request.

Alan

[GarryP]

I think you might, possibly, perhaps, be able to do what you want with Designer’s Export Persona but I can’t be certain as I’ve never tried to do it myself for anything non-trivial.

A Slice is automatically created for each page and you can give each slice a different name – don’t know if Designer can handle Publisher’s sections though.

You can try Designer for free (if you don't already have it), for 10 days, to check if it will do what you want before you hand the cash over (but you won’t be able to install the trial again until the next update is released).