Automatically resize all images

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Greg Lansing
Jul 19, 2003
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Is there a way to take a group of images and set all of their width dimensions to say 400? When I pull digital images from a camera they come in at 1600 width, if there was a way to select them all and shrink them all at the same time to a width of 400 for example that would save me a lot of time. Let me know if there is a way to do this in Photoshop or some other method.

Thanks
-Greg
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Craig Flory
Jul 19, 2003
Hi Greg; You need to write an action for that & then run File > Automate > Batch using that action. If you never wrote an action before, first set up a set of Greg’s Actions …or whatever you want to call it. Then write the action after making sure your set is active. Once you click to start the action, click image > size , and change the size on the one dimension to what you would like. Then click the square at the bottom of the actions palette to stop recording your action. Now try it on another image to see that it works. If it works ok , then try using it in batch on all the images in a folder or on your flash card . Good luck;
Craig Flory

"Greg Lansing" wrote in message
Is there a way to take a group of images and set all of their width dimensions to say 400? When I pull digital images from a camera they come
in
at 1600 width, if there was a way to select them all and shrink them all
at
the same time to a width of 400 for example that would save me a lot of time. Let me know if there is a way to do this in Photoshop or some other method.

Thanks
-Greg

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XO News
Jul 19, 2003
If you have PS7 (don’t know if the same is in Ps6) take a look at File>Automate>Web Photo Gallery. It is very extensive and includes the ability to select Input and Output directories and you can "Resize" all images with this process. Plus, you’ll have them ready to Post so we can enjoy them also. 🙂

"Greg Lansing" wrote in message
Is there a way to take a group of images and set all of their width dimensions to say 400? When I pull digital images from a camera they come
in
at 1600 width, if there was a way to select them all and shrink them all
at
the same time to a width of 400 for example that would save me a lot of time. Let me know if there is a way to do this in Photoshop or some other method.

Thanks
-Greg

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Lawrence Elliott
Jul 20, 2003
Like most things in computing there are several ways one can achieve the same results. I have chosen to look into Photoshop Scripting.

I have written a script to resize images but you need Photoshop 7.0 and you need to download a free update from the Adobe web site. I have also written a VB program that in turn writes a JavaScript to resize images to your chosen size, Pixels or CM’s. You just set the size of the longest side and the other side is calculated. You can mix landscape and portrait images in the same folder. The resized images are save in a sub folder and renamed *******_small.jpg

I am now working on a VB program which interacts directly with Photoshop 7.0 (+ the update as above). This doesn’t need a script.

If you have a look at the web site of our camera club you can download either the script or the VB Program. (It is an EXE but it has been tested with up to date Norton AV)

If you connect to www.pyle-porthcawl-ps.co.uk > Digital Section > Photoshop Tutorials > Item 19 Scripting in Photoshop 7.0

You will see the links to the Adobe web site for the download, one for PC the other for the Mac. Then there is the link to the JavaScript "MyScript" with instructions of how to install it. I don’t know if the script will work on a Mac.

Near the bottom of the page you will see the link which says "Photoshop Scriptwriter". This is my VB program called "Photoshop Script" which will write a JavaScript with settings you choose.

In the development stage is the VB program which works without writing a script but still uses Photoshop 7.0 + the update. The VB programs wont work on a Mac, at least I don’t think they will but I haven’t got a Mac so I cant test them.

If you use any of the above all I ask is that you send me an email telling me if it met your requirements and perhaps suggest any improvements and programs to do other things, perhaps change multiple JPG’s to TIF’s.

If your interested in the second VB program send me your email address and I will notify you when its uploaded.

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On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 15:56:54 GMT, "Greg Lansing" wrote:

Is there a way to take a group of images and set all of their width dimensions to say 400? When I pull digital images from a camera they come in at 1600 width, if there was a way to select them all and shrink them all at the same time to a width of 400 for example that would save me a lot of time. Let me know if there is a way to do this in Photoshop or some other method.

Thanks
-Greg

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Lawrence Elliott (Laurie)
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South Wales UK

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Toby OCM
Jul 25, 2003
A breathless hush fell as Greg Lansing said:
Is there a way to take a group of images and set all of their width dimensions to say 400? When I pull digital images from a camera they come in at 1600 width, if there was a way to select them all and shrink them all at the same time to a width of 400 for example that would save me a lot of time. Let me know if there is a way to do this in Photoshop or some other method.

Having done this recently, I recommend using an action as per Craig’s post – took me a couple of minutes, and I’d never created an action before. One thing you might want to bear in mind (cos I didn’t): you may well not want the portrait and landscape-oriented pix to be reduced to the same width (e.g. if you’ve taken them straight out of the camera, the action that reduces the width of the landscape to 400 pixels would reduce the portrait shots to a *height* of 400 pixels). So you may need to create two actions, one for landscape and one for portrait (for neatness and convenience, the latter could also include a 90 degree rotate, so that the modified pics save the right way up).

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