Entries for the 'Automating Tasks' Category

So now that you've made an action (see here for the creation of an action) or discovered one that is really useful, you'll undoubtedly want to run it on a whole folder of images. Batch processing files can be done a few different ways. You can use the Image Processor or Dr. Brown's 1-2-3 Process which have been covered in previous articles, or you can use the Automate function in Photoshop. 

Do you have a cool formula for black and white conversions, or maybe sepia? The real question is, are you sick of going through the steps to make your favorite black and whites or sepias every time you open a new image? How about making it into an action that will perform all those steps with the push of a button?

After you've mastered the Image Processor in CS3 it's time to upgrade. Dr. Brown's 1-2-3 Process is a free plugin from: here and is basically an upgraded version of the Image Processor that can be accessed through Bridge or Photoshop. You will definitely want to check out the extra options like: Run three actions at once, further file size reduction options, extra resize options, save as JPEG, TIFF, PSD and GIF!

Need to save a bunch of RAW files as jpegs? Or possibly even as jpegs and TIFFS at the same time? Do you have an action that you want to run on a whole folder of images.?Then look no further. The Image processor will be your new best friend.