Creating Same Sized Thumbnails From Different Size Images (Action?)

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Chaunce_Rodriguez
May 4, 2007
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I have about 20 or 30 different sized photos.

I want to downsize and crop them all to 406 x 270 pixels.

Is there a way to create an action in Photoshop that will

1. Resize the width to 406

2. Let me crop the image to my determined height

3. Continue with the action and save for web.

I’ve tried including an "Insert Stop" for step 2 but it stops the whole batch process and the actions won’t start back up.

Any suggestions for this?
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Andrei_Doubrovski
May 5, 2007
Hi Chaunce,
1. In the Action palette, start recording action.
2. Pull down "File > Automate > Fit Image" and set your max allowed width and / or height.
3. Save for Web
4. Stop recording action
5. If necessary, turn on dialogs in the action (to enable customizing size and / or Web optimizing settings)

SimplePhotoshop.com <http://simplephotoshop.com/>
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Chaunce_Rodriguez
May 5, 2007
Thank you Andrei. I will give that a try.
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Chaunce_Rodriguez
May 7, 2007
One question Andrei – how do I turn on dialogs?

"5. If necessary, turn on dialogs in the action (to enable customizing size and / or Web optimizing settings)"

Thanks
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Andrei_Doubrovski
May 7, 2007
Chaunce,
– Go to the Actions palette
– Expand your action (if it’s minimized to line)
– Click empty cell next to "Fit Image" or "Export" command to force its dialog when playing the action.
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dave_milbut
May 7, 2007
here’s a screen shot of the show dialog button i made the other day for another post. hope it helps!

< http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1OEEV4lyvNdmEGdw2R 0ZOQ9RymancX>
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Chaunce_Rodriguez
May 7, 2007
Thanks Andrei and Dave.

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