Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Manual (Page 638)

631 USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Automating tasks
Last updated 1/10/2010
Batch and droplet processing options
Specify these options in the Batch and Droplet dialog boxes.
Override Action “Open” Commands Ensures that the files you selected in the Batch command are processed, without
opening the file you may have specified in the action's Open command. If the action contains an Open command that
opens a saved file and you don't select this option, the Batch command opens and processes only the file you used to
record the Open command (This occurs because the Batch command opens the file specified by the action after each
of the files in the Batch source folder is opened. Because the most recently opened file is the one named in the action,
the Batch command performs the action on that file, and none of the files in the Batch source folder are processed.)
To use this option, the action must contain an Open command. Otherwise, the Batch command won't open the files
you've selected for batch-processing. Selecting this option doesn't disregard everything in an Open command—only
the choice of files to open.
Deselect this option if the action was recorded to operate on an open file, or if the action contains Open commands
for specific files that are required by the action.
Include All Subfolders Processes files in subdirectories of the specified folder.
Suppress Color Profile Warnings Turns off display of color policy messages.
Suppress File Open Options Dialogs Hides File Open Options dialog boxes. This is useful when batching actions on
camera raw image files. The default or previously specified settings will be used.
Destination menu Sets where to save the processed files
• None Leaves the files open without saving changes (unless the action includes a Save command).
• Save And Close Saves the files in their current location, overwriting the original files.
• Folder Saves the processed files to another location. Click Choose to specify the destination folder.
Override Action “Save As” Commands Ensures that processed files are saved to the destination folder specified in the
Batch command (or to their original folder if you chose Save and Close), with their original names or the names you
specified in the File Naming section of the Batch dialog box.
If you don't select this option and your action includes a Save As command, your files will be saved into the folder
specified by the Save As command in the action, instead of the folder specified in the Batch command. In addition, if
you don't select this option and the Save As command in the action specifies a filename, the Batch command
overwrites the same file (the file specified in the action) each time it processes an image.
If you want the Batch command to process files using the original filenames in the folder you specified in the Batch
command, save your image in the action. Then, when you create the batch, select Override Action "Save As"
Command and specify a destination folder. If you rename the images in the Batch command and don't select Override
Action "Save As" Command, Photoshop saves your processed images twice: once with the new name in the specified folder,
and once with the original name in the folder specified by the Save As command in the action.
To use this option, the action must contain a Save As command. Otherwise, the Batch command won't save the
processed files. Selecting this option doesn't skip everything in the Save As command—only the specified filename and
folder.
Note: Some Save options aren’t available in the Batch or Create Droplet commands (such as JPEG compression or TIFF
options). To use these options, record a Save As step in the action that contains the desired options, and then use the
Override Action “Save As” Commands option to make sure that your files are saved where you specify in the Batch or
Create Droplet command. Photoshop disregards the specified filename and path in the Action's Save As command, and
retains the Save options using the new path and filename you specify in the Batch dialog.