batch file images with similar error

"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

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Hi,

If I have many pictures with the same error, say under exposed or over exposed or whatever, how can I correct them all after correcting one of them ?

I’ve tried playing with automatic/batch file but couldn’t get it to work.

Any help would be appreciated.

thanks,

Mike

You need to record an action, see
http://www.pixel2life.com/search/4/actions/1/ for a list of tutorials. Whether this would work for you is debateable, what corrects one image may not correct another even when they suffer from the same amount of over/under exposure.

HTH
MH

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:45:09 +0100, "Mike Hyndman" wrote:

"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

v8

Hi,

If I have many pictures with the same error, say under exposed or over exposed or whatever, how can I correct them all after correcting one of them ?

I’ve tried playing with automatic/batch file but couldn’t get it to work.

Any help would be appreciated.

thanks,

Mike

You need to record an action, see
http://www.pixel2life.com/search/4/actions/1/ for a list of tutorials. Whether this would work for you is debateable, what corrects one image may not correct another even when they suffer from the same amount of over/under exposure.

HTH
MH

Many thanks for the link but I tried most of them (it would more helpful if someone made a more combined/general explanation) but when I tried them images/adustments was grayed out ?!

Photoshop is obviousy a wonderful program for photo manipulation but I’m amazed that something like this is ‘difficult’.

ThumbsPlus which is an old program can do this standing on its head – just select all and select ‘apply last used selection’.

Maybe I haven’t explained properly what I’m trying to do ?

I put 10 pics (for example) in a folder and after fixing one of them I just want the changes to be applied to every picture in the folder.

Of course you are correct in saying that it’s best to deal with every photo separately but if I can deal with one problem that they all have then of course that would be better,

Mike

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"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:45:09 +0100, "Mike Hyndman" wrote:

"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

v8

Hi,

If I have many pictures with the same error, say under exposed or over exposed or whatever, how can I correct them all after correcting one of them ?

I’ve tried playing with automatic/batch file but couldn’t get it to work.

Any help would be appreciated.

thanks,

Mike

You need to record an action, see
http://www.pixel2life.com/search/4/actions/1/ for a list of tutorials. Whether this would work for you is debateable, what corrects one image may not correct another even when they suffer from the same amount of over/under
exposure.

HTH
MH

Many thanks for the link but I tried most of them (it would more helpful if someone made a more combined/general explanation) but when I tried them images/adustments was grayed out ?!

Photoshop is obviousy a wonderful program for photo manipulation but I’m amazed that something like this is ‘difficult’.

ThumbsPlus which is an old program can do this standing on its head – just select all and select ‘apply last used selection’.

Maybe I haven’t explained properly what I’m trying to do ?
I put 10 pics (for example) in a folder and after fixing one of them I just want the changes to be applied to every picture in the folder.
Of course you are correct in saying that it’s best to deal with every photo separately but if I can deal with one problem that they all have then of course that would be better,

Mike

Did you record your correction in the Actions palette?
Try this, in the Actions palette click on the record new action icon (next to trash can)
In the new action dialogue box give your action a name, lighten? Press the record button to exit the dialogue box.
Open your first image and apply whatever corrections you need to apply to correct your image.
When finished do a save as and give it a name to reflect the change. Stop recording.

Go to Automate>Batch
Your new action (lighten) should be in the box below the default action box, if not browse the default actions to find it.
Your Source will be the folder in which the images you need to correct reside.
Make a destination folder for them and set it as the destination.(Choose and browse or make new folder)
Check the Override action "Save as" command.
Hit the OK button.

HTH

MH

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:34:25 +0100, "Mike Hyndman" wrote:

"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:45:09 +0100, "Mike Hyndman" wrote:

"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

v8

Hi,

If I have many pictures with the same error, say under exposed or over exposed or whatever, how can I correct them all after correcting one of them ?

I’ve tried playing with automatic/batch file but couldn’t get it to work.

Any help would be appreciated.

thanks,

Mike

You need to record an action, see
http://www.pixel2life.com/search/4/actions/1/ for a list of tutorials. Whether this would work for you is debateable, what corrects one image may not correct another even when they suffer from the same amount of over/under
exposure.

HTH
MH

Many thanks for the link but I tried most of them (it would more helpful if someone made a more combined/general explanation) but when I tried them images/adustments was grayed out ?!

Photoshop is obviousy a wonderful program for photo manipulation but I’m amazed that something like this is ‘difficult’.

ThumbsPlus which is an old program can do this standing on its head – just select all and select ‘apply last used selection’.

Maybe I haven’t explained properly what I’m trying to do ?
I put 10 pics (for example) in a folder and after fixing one of them I just want the changes to be applied to every picture in the folder.
Of course you are correct in saying that it’s best to deal with every photo separately but if I can deal with one problem that they all have then of course that would be better,

Mike

Did you record your correction in the Actions palette?
Try this, in the Actions palette click on the record new action icon (next to trash can)
In the new action dialogue box give your action a name, lighten? Press the record button to exit the dialogue box.
Open your first image and apply whatever corrections you need to apply to correct your image.
When finished do a save as and give it a name to reflect the change. Stop recording.

Go to Automate>Batch
Your new action (lighten) should be in the box below the default action box, if not browse the default actions to find it.
Your Source will be the folder in which the images you need to correct reside.
Make a destination folder for them and set it as the destination.(Choose and browse or make new folder)
Check the Override action "Save as" command.
Hit the OK button.

HTH

MH

that worked exactly according to what you wrote – thank you.

Whether this would work for you is debateable, what corrects one image may not correct another even when they suffer from the same amount of over/under
exposure.

You are 100% right about the above too. I will probably still have to work on each picture individually 🙂

Anyway, I’m a total newbie (one week) to Photoshop and have now learned something about ‘actions’ and ‘batches’.

thanks again,

Mike

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"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:34:25 +0100, "Mike Hyndman" wrote:

"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:45:09 +0100, "Mike Hyndman" wrote:

"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

v8

Hi,

If I have many pictures with the same error, say under exposed or over exposed or whatever, how can I correct them all after correcting one of them ?

I’ve tried playing with automatic/batch file but couldn’t get it to work.

Any help would be appreciated.

thanks,

Mike

You need to record an action, see
http://www.pixel2life.com/search/4/actions/1/ for a list of tutorials. Whether this would work for you is debateable, what corrects one image may
not correct another even when they suffer from the same amount of over/under
exposure.

HTH
MH

Many thanks for the link but I tried most of them (it would more helpful if someone made a more combined/general explanation) but when I tried them images/adustments was grayed out ?!

Photoshop is obviousy a wonderful program for photo manipulation but I’m amazed that something like this is ‘difficult’.

ThumbsPlus which is an old program can do this standing on its head – just select all and select ‘apply last used selection’.

Maybe I haven’t explained properly what I’m trying to do ?
I put 10 pics (for example) in a folder and after fixing one of them I just want the changes to be applied to every picture in the folder.
Of course you are correct in saying that it’s best to deal with every photo separately but if I can deal with one problem that they all have then of course that would be better,

Mike

Did you record your correction in the Actions palette?
Try this, in the Actions palette click on the record new action icon (next to trash can)
In the new action dialogue box give your action a name, lighten? Press the record button to exit the dialogue box.
Open your first image and apply whatever corrections you need to apply to correct your image.
When finished do a save as and give it a name to reflect the change. Stop recording.

Go to Automate>Batch
Your new action (lighten) should be in the box below the default action box,
if not browse the default actions to find it.
Your Source will be the folder in which the images you need to correct reside.
Make a destination folder for them and set it as the destination.(Choose and
browse or make new folder)
Check the Override action "Save as" command.
Hit the OK button.

HTH

MH

that worked exactly according to what you wrote – thank you.

Whether this would work for you is debateable, what corrects one image may
not correct another even when they suffer from the same amount of over/under
exposure.

You are 100% right about the above too. I will probably still have to work on each picture individually 🙂

Anyway, I’m a total newbie (one week) to Photoshop and have now learned something about ‘actions’ and ‘batches’.

thanks again,

Mike,

You’re very welcome, thanks for the update. A one week user and already on actions and batches eh?;) What do they say about walking and running? I’d bookmark the site I sent you in the link, WWW.Pixel2life.com It has thousands of excellent PS (and other) tutorials searched via keywords. If it’s exposure correction (should be getting it right in the camera) you are interested in (I don’t know how you are correcting it) have a look for Levels and Curves tutorials.

Regards

Mike H

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:16:46 +0100, "Mike Hyndman" wrote:

"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:34:25 +0100, "Mike Hyndman" wrote:

"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:45:09 +0100, "Mike Hyndman" wrote:

"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

v8

Hi,

If I have many pictures with the same error, say under exposed or over exposed or whatever, how can I correct them all after correcting one of them ?

I’ve tried playing with automatic/batch file but couldn’t get it to work.

Any help would be appreciated.

thanks,

Mike

You need to record an action, see
http://www.pixel2life.com/search/4/actions/1/ for a list of tutorials. Whether this would work for you is debateable, what corrects one image may
not correct another even when they suffer from the same amount of over/under
exposure.

HTH
MH

Many thanks for the link but I tried most of them (it would more helpful if someone made a more combined/general explanation) but when I tried them images/adustments was grayed out ?!

Photoshop is obviousy a wonderful program for photo manipulation but I’m amazed that something like this is ‘difficult’.

ThumbsPlus which is an old program can do this standing on its head – just select all and select ‘apply last used selection’.

Maybe I haven’t explained properly what I’m trying to do ?
I put 10 pics (for example) in a folder and after fixing one of them I just want the changes to be applied to every picture in the folder.
Of course you are correct in saying that it’s best to deal with every photo separately but if I can deal with one problem that they all have then of course that would be better,

Mike

Did you record your correction in the Actions palette?
Try this, in the Actions palette click on the record new action icon (next to trash can)
In the new action dialogue box give your action a name, lighten? Press the record button to exit the dialogue box.
Open your first image and apply whatever corrections you need to apply to correct your image.
When finished do a save as and give it a name to reflect the change. Stop recording.

Go to Automate>Batch
Your new action (lighten) should be in the box below the default action box,
if not browse the default actions to find it.
Your Source will be the folder in which the images you need to correct reside.
Make a destination folder for them and set it as the destination.(Choose and
browse or make new folder)
Check the Override action "Save as" command.
Hit the OK button.

HTH

MH

that worked exactly according to what you wrote – thank you.

Whether this would work for you is debateable, what corrects one image may
not correct another even when they suffer from the same amount of over/under
exposure.

You are 100% right about the above too. I will probably still have to work on each picture individually 🙂

Anyway, I’m a total newbie (one week) to Photoshop and have now learned something about ‘actions’ and ‘batches’.

thanks again,

Mike,

You’re very welcome, thanks for the update. A one week user and already on actions and batches eh?;) What do they say about walking and running? I’d bookmark the site I sent you in the link, WWW.Pixel2life.com It has thousands of excellent PS (and other) tutorials searched via keywords. If it’s exposure correction (should be getting it right in the camera) you are interested in (I don’t know how you are correcting it) have a look for Levels and Curves tutorials.

Regards

Mike H

The site is excellent and I’ve bookmarked it thanks.
Something which seems to me very strange is that the batch setup ..

Go to Automate>Batch
Your new action (lighten) should be in the box below the default action box,
if not browse the default actions to find it.
Your Source will be the folder in which the images you need to correct reside.
Make a destination folder for them and set it as the destination.(Choose and
browse or make new folder)
Check the Override action "Save as" command.
Hit the OK button.

which worked well a dozen times is now not working as it was before. After hitting OK the macro runs but replaces the pictures (the updated ones) in the original folder instead of putting them in the destination folder. I have even tried a new destination folder which didn’t help.

I had a backup of my pictures!

Any ideas? Thanks

Mike

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(snip)

The site is excellent and I’ve bookmarked it thanks.
Something which seems to me very strange is that the batch setup ..

Go to Automate>Batch
Your new action (lighten) should be in the box below the default action box,
if not browse the default actions to find it.
Your Source will be the folder in which the images you need to correct reside.
Make a destination folder for them and set it as the destination.(Choose and
browse or make new folder)
Check the Override action "Save as" command.
Hit the OK button.

which worked well a dozen times is now not working as it was before. After hitting OK the macro runs but replaces the pictures (the updated ones) in the original folder instead of putting them in the destination folder. I have even tried a new destination folder which didn’t help.

I had a backup of my pictures!

Any ideas? Thanks

Mike,

Can’t think why it should suddenly stop working, are you browsing for the destination folder or typing the name in? I suggest recreating the action again. Delete the old one first from the Actions palette.

HTH
Mike H

On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 08:09:54 +0100, "Mike Hyndman" wrote:

(snip)

The site is excellent and I’ve bookmarked it thanks.
Something which seems to me very strange is that the batch setup ..

Go to Automate>Batch
Your new action (lighten) should be in the box below the default action box,
if not browse the default actions to find it.
Your Source will be the folder in which the images you need to correct reside.
Make a destination folder for them and set it as the destination.(Choose and
browse or make new folder)
Check the Override action "Save as" command.
Hit the OK button.

which worked well a dozen times is now not working as it was before. After hitting OK the macro runs but replaces the pictures (the updated ones) in the original folder instead of putting them in the destination folder. I have even tried a new destination folder which didn’t help.

I had a backup of my pictures!

Any ideas? Thanks

Mike,

Can’t think why it should suddenly stop working, are you browsing for the destination folder or typing the name in? I suggest recreating the action again. Delete the old one first from the Actions palette.
HTH
Mike H

Tried that and also deleted the folders and made new ones.

I am now asked to click on every image before it’s saved if that’s a clue ? I believe that before it just remade all of the images in the folder.

thanks,

Mike

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"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 08:09:54 +0100, "Mike Hyndman" wrote:

(snip)

The site is excellent and I’ve bookmarked it thanks.
Something which seems to me very strange is that the batch setup ..

Go to Automate>Batch
Your new action (lighten) should be in the box below the default action
box,
if not browse the default actions to find it.
Your Source will be the folder in which the images you need to correct reside.
Make a destination folder for them and set it as the
destination.(Choose
and
browse or make new folder)
Check the Override action "Save as" command.
Hit the OK button.

which worked well a dozen times is now not working as it was before. After hitting OK the macro runs but replaces the pictures (the updated ones) in the original folder instead of putting them in the destination folder. I have even tried a new destination folder which didn’t help.

I had a backup of my pictures!

Any ideas? Thanks

Mike,

Can’t think why it should suddenly stop working, are you browsing for the destination folder or typing the name in? I suggest recreating the action again. Delete the old one first from the Actions palette.
HTH
Mike H

Tried that and also deleted the folders and made new ones.
I am now asked to click on every image before it’s saved if that’s a clue ? I believe that before it just remade all of the images in the folder.

thanks,

Mike
When you create the first image as part of your action, are you doing a "Save As" or "Save"? You must do a "Save As" Then in the Automate>Batch, check the Override action "Save as" command.

HTH
MH

On Tue, 5 Sep 2006 14:18:18 +0100, "Mike Hyndman" wrote:

"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 08:09:54 +0100, "Mike Hyndman" wrote:

(snip)

The site is excellent and I’ve bookmarked it thanks.
Something which seems to me very strange is that the batch setup ..

Go to Automate>Batch
Your new action (lighten) should be in the box below the default action
box,
if not browse the default actions to find it.
Your Source will be the folder in which the images you need to correct reside.
Make a destination folder for them and set it as the
destination.(Choose
and
browse or make new folder)
Check the Override action "Save as" command.
Hit the OK button.

which worked well a dozen times is now not working as it was before. After hitting OK the macro runs but replaces the pictures (the updated ones) in the original folder instead of putting them in the destination folder. I have even tried a new destination folder which didn’t help.

I had a backup of my pictures!

Any ideas? Thanks

Mike,

Can’t think why it should suddenly stop working, are you browsing for the destination folder or typing the name in? I suggest recreating the action again. Delete the old one first from the Actions palette.
HTH
Mike H

Tried that and also deleted the folders and made new ones.
I am now asked to click on every image before it’s saved if that’s a clue ? I believe that before it just remade all of the images in the folder.

thanks,

Mike
When you create the first image as part of your action, are you doing a "Save As" or "Save"? You must do a "Save As" Then in the Automate>Batch, check the Override action "Save as" command.
HTH
MH

My stupid fault – I was doing ‘save’ and not ‘save as’ – I shall self flagellate now for being so dumb and wasting your time 🙂

You wrote ‘save as’ in your original instructions.

thanks Mike

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"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

On Tue, 5 Sep 2006 14:18:18 +0100, "Mike Hyndman" wrote:

"Michael Redbourn" wrote in message

On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 08:09:54 +0100, "Mike Hyndman" wrote:

(snip)

The site is excellent and I’ve bookmarked it thanks.
Something which seems to me very strange is that the batch setup ..

Go to Automate>Batch
Your new action (lighten) should be in the box below the default action
box,
if not browse the default actions to find it.
Your Source will be the folder in which the images you need to correct
reside.
Make a destination folder for them and set it as the
destination.(Choose
and
browse or make new folder)
Check the Override action "Save as" command.
Hit the OK button.

which worked well a dozen times is now not working as it was before. After hitting OK the macro runs but replaces the pictures (the updated ones) in the original folder instead of putting them in the destination folder. I have even tried a new destination folder which didn’t help.

I had a backup of my pictures!

Any ideas? Thanks

Mike,

Can’t think why it should suddenly stop working, are you browsing for the
destination folder or typing the name in? I suggest recreating the action
again. Delete the old one first from the Actions palette.
HTH
Mike H

Tried that and also deleted the folders and made new ones.
I am now asked to click on every image before it’s saved if that’s a clue ? I believe that before it just remade all of the images in the folder.

thanks,

Mike
When you create the first image as part of your action, are you doing a "Save As" or "Save"? You must do a "Save As" Then in the Automate>Batch, check the Override action "Save as" command.
HTH
MH

My stupid fault – I was doing ‘save’ and not ‘save as’ – I shall self flagellate now for being so dumb and wasting your time 🙂
You wrote ‘save as’ in your original instructions.

thanks Mike

Ah, an RTFP problem, Read the f…….post. 😉

MH