Lizz,
First make an action that uses File>Automate>Fit Image to fit all the images to within 650×650, then an action step that makes the canvas size 650×650 exactly.
Piece of cake when you know how 😉
Mathias
Lizz,
The only way I can think of is to separate the images into portrait and landscape directories
You are correct. If you are familiar with scripting, and use the scripting plug-in, you can create a script that determines if width is longer than height and "If then" rotate it. You may get more help with this in the scripting forum at the top.
In lieu of scripting, then you will need to rotate some images first, and others will not be rotated.
One way to do this in v7 of Photoshop is to use the file browser. You can use the file browser to first select files that need to be rotated, then right click and choose your rotation.
Then select ALL of the files. You can then tell the Batch Dialog to use the Browser selected files instead of telling it to use a directory as a source for the images. All of those images flagged with a rotation from your previous step will first be rotated before your action is applied.
So…. using Mathais’ suggestion…
Open an image and create an action that does File|Automate|Fit Image, and then perform whatever else needs to be done, then save the file.
When you do File|Automate}Batch, you call that Fit and Save action action, using the browser as the source.
That will rotate your landscape images appropriately, not rotate the ones that don’t need to be rotated, and scale them all to fit within a 650 x 650 size, then save.
Peace,
Tony
You are both angels!! Thank you so much – my weekends are saved!!
Best Wishes
Lizz
You dont need to rotate any images, or separate them, or anything like that with Fit Image. Or, I´m not understanding why.
Mathias is correct. Using the File>Automate>Fit Image command will resize all your images regardless of orientation and keep the proportions correct. One operation will do your entire folder of images.
Larry Berman
Mathias,
Or, I´m not understanding why.
Rotate your digital camera side-ways and snap a photo. When you bring it into the computer, it’s orientation is landscape, when it’s supposed to be portrait.
Fit Image will only adjust the dimensions, not it’s orientation. It will only make sure that the aspect ratio is preserved upon resizing. So if you have a sideways picture of your mom that is 600 x 800, using fit image with a setting of 340 x 340 will reduce the longest dimension to 340 (in this example the 800), and adjust the other dimension accordingly to maintain aspect ratio. It’s still sideways though.
Peace,
Tony
Tony,
Did OP mention that she has pics turned on their side? I dont see it, but its getting late. I interpret her ‘different orientations’ to mean both portrait and landscape. If I´m wrong, then you are, ofcourse correct, and vice-versa 🙂
My 10D tags its images according to orientation (small sensor in the camera), so the image will appear correct when opened in Photoshop.
Lizz,
One minor point:
If you build an action for batch (as is recommended), make it look something like this:
File>Automate>Fit Image, 650×650
Sharpen
Define background color
Image>Canvas Size>650×650
Save
The position of sharpen is important here. You´ll have to sharpen after any resampling, and doing so prior to enlarging the canvas is important in order to not get halos around the image.
Mathias
Mathias,
You could be right. I interpreted
Now these 10000 images are all different resolutions and more importantly different orientations
To mean some images are oriented correctly and others are not. I could be wrong in that interpretation.
Frankly it’s simply unclear, but if they’re all oriented the way that they are supposed to be, then you’re right. <shrug>.
Whether or not the images are sideways, the prescribed action will do what she wants.
John,
Do you mean to say that if some images are oriented incorrectly, and she wishes for them to be oriented correctly, that Fit Image will do that?
Sorry Gent to have caused confusion!
Apologies if my use of english has caused this misunderstanding, when I refered to different orientations – I meant that some images were portrait and some landscape – thus Mathias’s fit image works a treat!
Thank you all for your prompt responses!
Kind regards
Lizz
Not your fault at all Lizz. Glad you got it sorted.
Mathias, Larry, John,
Sorry. Too much coffee I guess.
Dyslexics of the world… UNTIE!