running a batch/automate

wood1e · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:25 am Post subject: running a batch/automate

Hi,

I have a large number of images to re-size, can someone run through a automate/batch as everytime I record and 'resize action' it works but I have to clcik run everytime rather than the photo 'save as' close then re-size the next image..

Thanks in advance.

salvadore · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:56 am Post subject:

not quite sure what you mean here, But, the automate feature has a hang up when it comes to "Save As" instead of just "Save"

So what you want to do is, open the file, start recording, change the image size, or what ever you need, then save the file, and then close, and lastly stop recording.

Now you can apply that action to all the images in the folder!

If you need a new copy, keeping the original then you should duplicate the folders contents into a new folder before running the action

wood1e · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:17 am Post subject:

So I can't save for web then?

What I really want to do is open 50 images.
Resize one to the size I want
Save for web, in a specific folder
Close original image
Then photoshop repeat the process on the next open image, and then so on.

MAybe I was using the wrong terms, so I thought Iwould explain what I was trying to achieve.

salvadore · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:21 am Post subject:

I think you can save for the web, but you cant "save as" because "save as" requires you to enter in a new file name manually, so the action is interrupted every time it is time to rename the file.

But if you just save and close you should be fine.

wood1e · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:27 am Post subject:

IT should be fine but it is not.

I have to keep clicking the play button everytime. I need a facity that states....When image has been saved and closed, I(photoshop) am to select the next open image and run through the action again.

Any ideas?

salvadore · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:30 am Post subject:

Are you running your batch through the "Bridge"?
you need to run a batch on a folder with no images open.

wood1e · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:45 am Post subject:

Right I obviously know less than I thought anyway...

Never used Bridge,

I would be opening 30 images in Photoshop, So maybe batch is the wrong word...as I don't want it all to be automatic and then have to open a new image all the time.

What is the best solution

Open 30 images in photshop and get photoshop to resize all 30 and save all 30 for web?

salvadore · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:58 am Post subject:

If you have your "Action" created, and named, next you want to make a copy of the folder and all 30 images, with the name you want them to be, next, open Brigde, it comes with phtoshop, check your applications folder for Adobe Bridge or in photoshop, "file/Browse" to open bridge.

now with bridge open navigae to the folder you want to edit, make sure you are at the level of the images, not outside the folder.

now go to "Tools/Photoshop/Batch"
and choose your action, and say "ok"

iDad · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:02 am Post subject:

if you use a mac you could do the same thing in Automator and probably much easier

wood1e · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:09 am Post subject:

sorry on a windows machine

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