Actions: Image to fit Canvas size?

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NorthernAngel
Jan 21, 2004
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I have over 10000 jpegs which need to be resized and scaled to 650×650 pixels at 72 dpi. They need to keep their original proportions, thus some will have tram lines of the background colour.

Now these 10000 images are all different resolutions and more importantly different orientations. I’m using Photoshop 7 (Win)

I was wondering whether there is a series of actions that I can apply to the directory of images, that would automatically do this for me?

The only way I can think of is to separate the images into portrait and landscape directories and then e.g. set an action for the landscape images to make the ‘image size’ width = 650 pixels and then the ‘canvas size’ height = 650 pixels.

Is there an action I can apply to the whole directory though? portrait and landscape alike? I need something like – ‘canvas size’ width = 650 pixels x height = 650 pixels, and then transform – fit to canvas! Something like that – but is there a function that will do it?
If you could give me any advice at all I’d much apreciate it!

Kind regards,

Lizz

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edjh
Jan 21, 2004
NorthernAngel wrote:
I have over 10000 jpegs which need to be resized and scaled to 650×650 pixels at 72 dpi. They need to keep their original proportions, thus some will have tram lines of the background colour.

Now these 10000 images are all different resolutions and more importantly different orientations. I’m using Photoshop 7 (Win)

I was wondering whether there is a series of actions that I can apply to the directory of images, that would automatically do this for me?
The only way I can think of is to separate the images into portrait and landscape directories and then e.g. set an action for the landscape images to make the ‘image size’ width = 650 pixels and then the ‘canvas size’ height = 650 pixels.

Is there an action I can apply to the whole directory though? portrait and landscape alike? I need something like – ‘canvas size’ width = 650 pixels x height = 650 pixels, and then transform – fit to canvas! Something like that – but is there a function that will do it?
If you could give me any advice at all I’d much apreciate it!
Kind regards,

Lizz
Try File>Automate>Fit Image. You can use it in an action. Then add the resetting of the canvas size to the action. I think it will do what you want with a little experimentation.


Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html
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NorthernAngel
Jan 22, 2004
Fantastic – thank you very much!

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NorthernAngel wrote:
I have over 10000 jpegs which need to be resized and scaled to 650×650 pixels at 72 dpi. They need to keep their original proportions, thus
some
will have tram lines of the background colour.

Now these 10000 images are all different resolutions and more
importantly
different orientations. I’m using Photoshop 7 (Win)

I was wondering whether there is a series of actions that I can apply to
the
directory of images, that would automatically do this for me?
The only way I can think of is to separate the images into portrait and landscape directories and then e.g. set an action for the landscape
images
to make the ‘image size’ width = 650 pixels and then the ‘canvas size’ height = 650 pixels.

Is there an action I can apply to the whole directory though? portrait
and
landscape alike? I need something like – ‘canvas size’ width = 650
pixels x
height = 650 pixels, and then transform – fit to canvas! Something like that – but is there a function that will do it?
If you could give me any advice at all I’d much apreciate it!
Kind regards,

Lizz
Try File>Automate>Fit Image. You can use it in an action. Then add the resetting of the canvas size to the action. I think it will do what you want with a little experimentation.


Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html

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