Process a batch of files, Batch-process files – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Automating tasks
Last updated 1/10/2010
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Set other processing options.
Run Action
Runs a Photoshop action. Choose the action set from the first menu and the action from the second menu.
The action set must be loaded in the Actions panel before they appear in these menus.
Copyright Info
Includes any text you enter in the IPTC copyright metadata for the file. Text you include here
overwrites the copyright metadata in the original file.
Include ICC Profile
Embeds the color profile with the saved files.
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Click Run.
Before you process your images, click Save to save the current settings in the dialog box. The next time you need to
process files using this group of settings, click Load, and navigate to your saved Image Processor settings.
Process a batch of files
The Batch command runs an action on a folder of files. If you have a digital camera or a scanner with a document
feeder, you can also import and process multiple images with a single action. Your scanner or digital camera may need
an acquire plug-in module that supports actions.
Note: If the third-party plug-in wasn’t written to import multiple documents at a time, it may not work during batch-
processing or if used as part of an action. Contact the plug-in’s manufacturer for further information.
You can also import PDF images from Acrobat Capture or other software.
When batch-processing files, you can leave all the files open, close and save the changes to the original files, or save
modified versions of the files to a new location (leaving the originals unchanged). If you are saving the processed files
to a new location, you may want to create a new folder for the processed files before starting the batch.
To batch-process using multiple actions, create a new action that plays all the other actions, and then batch-process
using the new action. To
batch-process multiple folders, create aliases within a folder to the other folders you want to
process, and select the Include All Subfolders option.
For better batch performance, reduce the number of saved history states and deselect the Automatically Create First
Snapshot option in the History panel.
Batch-process files
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Do one of the following:
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Choose File
> Automate > Batch (Photoshop)
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Choose Tools > Photoshop
> Batch (Bridge)
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Specify the action you want to use to process files from the Set and Action pop-up menus. The menus display
actions available in the Actions panel. You may need to choose a different set or load a set in the panel if you don’t
see your action.
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Choose the files to process from the Source pop-up menu:
Folder
Processes files in a folder you specify. Click Choose to locate and select the folder.
Import
Processes images from a digital camera, scanner, or a PDF document.
Opened Files
Processes all open files.
Bridge
Processes selected files in Adobe Bridge. If no files are selected, the files in the current Bridge folder are
processed.
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Set processing, saving, and file naming options. For descriptions of the Batch dialog box settings see “