Webp format for in5

Question

Hello,

will in5 support the webp format ( Web Picture) because indesign version 18.0 has supported this file, thank you.

Answer 1

Yes, you can place an image in the webp format in your InDesign layout and export with in5.

Comments

Is there any plan to, or can I currently export and keep assets as .webp ? I have some 900kb .webp images that balloon up to 2MB .pngs

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I tested exporting an InDesign layout with .webp images. They do export, but the images are converted to PNGs--even when Image Quality is set to Use Source Images (when available). Justin is going to take a look to see if it's possible to support exporting them.

I did notice that although InDesign supports placing .webp images, InDesign doesn't support exporting them. I'm not sure if that will affect in5's ability to export them though:

• https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/supported-file-formats.html

I'll keep you posted.

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Good news! :)

Exporting and preserving .webp images will be available in in5 v3.8.12. Because this is a web-specific format, .webp images will get copied to the output regardless of whether Use Source Image is selected (unless the image is cropped, rotated, or has FX applied...then it will be re-rendered as a PNG). 

There's no ETA on the release, but you can check when the new version of in5 has been released by doing one of the following:

• Go to in5 > Info & Updates and click the Check now... button
• Go to Download/Update in5 on the Ajar Productions website
• Go to the Changelog