December 27, 2005

Curious, Gerorge: Phtoshop actions I'm trying to resize a batch of images, which should be very simple...

I have bunch of 4MB-ish JPEGS that I want to make smaller. I have set up a Photoshop action to resize them to a more web-friendly size. However, when I run the action as a batch, it asks me to press 'OK' on the JPEG options box which opens after the main save dialogue (where you pick the JPEG quality). Try as I might I can't find a way to stop this, and so I have to sit there like a, ummm, monkey pressing OK. Can anyone save my sanity and earn my undying love?

posted by Dawson 18 years ago
  • You might try 'file/scripts/image processor', which I think will allow you to resize and set .jpg quality without pestering you about it.
  • Then there's always sitting something heavy on the 'enter' key.
  • There are other ways...
  • I use freeware called Irfanview for that sort of thing, and it works nicely.
  • I gave up trying to use Photoshop for anything batch. For resizing JPG's I use: JPEG Resizer http://www.virtualzone.de/resizer/
  • If you still want to use PhotoShop after the above: You can turn off the dialog by clicking the dialog icon (it's a black square-like icon) in front of the 'Save' item in the action panel.
  • You could use File/Automate/Web Photo Gallery. At least in PS6 you can. It'll give you a bunch of stuff you may not want, like thumbnails and html, but it will also resize images to your specification.
  • Get a Ma... oh... er... nevermind.
  • mare wins.
  • I don't have any problem with this, but my action was set up using the "Save for Web" function. It sounds like you're just using "Save..." or "Save As..." from the file menu. If so, use the "Save for Web" option. You can set the options you want on that, filetype, image size, etc, and it will make much smaller and better files.
  • Ooh! Ooh! I know! I know! The problem lies within the action itself. When creating your action, once you create all the steps you need, do a save as. Select jpg and use whatever compression settings suit your fancy. It doesn't matter what name you use, as the action will ignore all that. What it won't ignore is the location, so anytime you batch other images, they will all be saved in the location you specify in your save as step. I never put the images in the same folder with the originals, I usually make a folder called 'edited' within the folder the originals live and make little babies. Ignore all the other advice given previously, for mine is the best. Forever. Amen.
  • (Mare's advice was good, however, Photoshop may want to save all your files as .eps or .psd or .bmp or whatever it feels like doing that day.) Who wants a folder full of progressive jpgs with a quality of one? Not me, sayeth I.
  • Thanks for all your help guys! I was unexpectedly away from my computer for a few days, but will try out the tips here and post an update.