When I am looking at an .iba file with media inserted, I am able to access the filename in the Inspector -> File Info, but how do I get to the original piece of media? In Keynote, I am able to right-click on a keynote file in the Finder to get the "Show Package Contents" option where the inserted media pieces reside. Is there something similar with .iba files?
iBooks Author-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Don't you have the 'original' media on your drive or in a backup?
Yes I do. However, in delivering the file to someone else who needs access to the original media, I was wondering if I needed to send supporting materials separately or if they were already embedded in an accessible manner with the iba file.
Then send them that 'original' media separately.
You can't extract/harvest resources you don't have/own.
Thanks for the advice - will send the media separately.
The media pieces in question are all in-house creations, so no harvesting happening here. Just wanted to save on file transfers, as the file sizes are heavy. Was hoping there was a quicker solution to facilitate collaboration on my project.
An .iba file is just a zip archive. Rename the extension ".iba" to ".zip" and double-click on the file. The file will unpack into a directory that contains all the assets in the book.
Michi.
Michi,
Thanks so much - this was very helpful. It saved me time - didn't have to send gigabytes of data essentially in duplicate.
How access original media from .iBA file?
