{"id":52,"date":"2024-05-30T17:21:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T17:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dynapictures.com\/?p=52"},"modified":"2024-12-16T16:43:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T16:43:57","slug":"how-to-generate-many-images-with-spreadsheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dynapictures.com\/how-to-generate-many-images-with-spreadsheets\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Generate Many Images from Spreadsheets Automatically"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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1. Overview<\/a> of Automatic Image Generation with a Spreadsheet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Create Image Template<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.\u00a0Open a Spreadsheet to Generate Images<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Customize Image Layers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Bulk Generation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Download the Generated Results<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.\u00a0Batch-Generate Images from an XLS or CSV file<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Next Steps<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Overview of Automatic Image Generation with a Spreadsheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On this page, you will learn how to generate many images simultaneously using a spreadsheet, CSV, or Excel in the DynaPictures image generator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating multiple images manually can be tedious and time-consuming. It is especially true when you need dozens or even hundreds of visuals for your marketing campaigns, personalized content, or social media posts. That\u2019s where image automation with a CSV file or Google Sheets comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could also use No-Code tools like Zapier or Integrately, but sometimes you just want to get the job done as soon as possible and can use spreadsheets for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generate images from a CSV file to produce ad banners, personalized visuals, or custom designs in bulk. This streamlines your workflows and eliminates the need for manual tasks when batch-creating images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide will walk you through how to use DynaPictures\u2019 image generator to produce many images automatically based on a single template. By the end, you\u2019ll know how to use a spreadsheet to generate hundreds of images in minutes \u2014 quickly and efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Create an Image Template<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We will need an image template to use as a base for personalized images.\u00a0If you are not yet familiar with image templates, just go to “Image Templates” on the left and then click on any template in the library of DYnaPictures. If you want to create your own template, please read the “Prepare Image Template<\/a>” section in another tutorial and then proceed to the next step here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Open a Spreadsheet to Generate Images<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once you complete your image template, click the “Generate” button and choose the “Via Spreadsheet” option from the drop-down menu. Click it\u00a0and a spreadsheet menu will appear.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The online editor for data entry and image generation features a spreadsheet on the left and a live preview of the selected row’s image on the right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One row has the data of a single image. You can fill in the information manually, or use the “Import” button to upload your CSV or XLS files.

You can either generate images one at a time for specific rows or process the entire spreadsheet in bulk. Choose the desired image format in the “Format” section above the spreadsheet.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Customizable data in a spreadsheet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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4. Customize Image Layers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is a dedicated column for each layer of the image template. You can enter type or upload an image and then immediately see what your customized image looks like.
We made this live preview for you so that your image credits don’t get consumed during testing.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Add data to personalize images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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5. Bulk Generation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once you are finished with the spreadsheet and entered all your data, you can start generating personalized images. Click the “Generate all” button at the top. And wait until the batch generation is completed.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Generate multiple images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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You will see a warning message containing a number of credits that will be consumed.
This number corresponds to the count of non-empty rows in the spreadsheet. Click the “Proceed” button to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bulk image generation processing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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The generation process will start and will take some time to finish, depending on the count of rows in your spreadsheet. Don’t close the window and wait till the generation is finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6. Download the Generated Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When auto-generation finishes, you will see that rows are updated in the spreadsheet. Now you can download the images one by one or all of them.
You also can add new rows, clear all rows and start the process again.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Download auto-generated images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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7. Batch-Generate Images from an XLS or CSV file<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a quick video on how to create images from spreadsheets starting from customization to a ready batch of customized banners.

You will see how to import a CSV or XLS file with all the data for batch image generation, add multiple images to your online spreadsheet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can use No-Code tools<\/a> to save generated images to your Google Drive. Then you can download everything from Google Drive in one step.<\/p>\n\n\n

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