[Kevin Casey]

Thanks for the feedback. Maybe our workflow is a little different than most situations. I am in the Photography Department of a Creative Services Division that also includes print designers. If we are shooting the content we supply designers with jpegs as FPOs or they are getting images supplied to them by clients. At the end of the approval cycle the job comes back to me to size, optimize and convert images for press (or whatever the output will be). What I get from the designers are the linked files from their now-approved InDesign layout, and a PDF to use as a sizing template (rather than the InDesign doc itself, as I stated in my original post). I then do any final retouching, color-correction, sizing, rotation, etc. The final files go back to the designer who replaces the FPO’s with the final press-ready versions. They then package and/or PDF the document to send to the print vendor.
If I could get a report that shows the image size , rotation and resolution as placed in the InDesign document, I’d be able to more easily prepare the final files. I find it cumbersome to work from the InDesign document and there doesn’ seem to be a way to know the resolution of the placed file without having to go out to Photoshop again. Like I said it’s not a big deal with small jobs as I like to check things like sufficient bleed, etc. But when the jobs reach a certain size, say an image-heavy 32 page brochure, I’d like to have some flexibility in getting the job done. I hope this makes sense. Thanks again for the feedback.