batch processing

[Thee_DarkOverLord]

Yep, you need to create a action, then you can run this as a batch file.

[jwilliams1454]

[jwilliams1454]

I need to optimize several thousand images but after running the batch operation on 337 files Photoshop stops. I have tried both PS 6 & 7 with the same results. There is 20 GB available on the drive so that cannot be the problem. Can I get PS to process several thousand files? Why does it stop at 337?

[YrbkMgr]

Are you using the batch dialog or a droplet?

I don't have an answer since my batch sizes are around 200, but we run 1500-3000 images per day. But I do recall an issue with droplets here in the forum, that's why I asked.

The only workaround I can figure is the obvious - breaking them into groups into separate folders, but that's a PITA.

Peace,
Tony

[jwilliams1454]

Same problem with both batch dialog and droplet.

Not sure how breaking them into separate folders will help. Is there a way to run them sequentially?

[YrbkMgr]

Well, by breaking them into separate folders, you overcome the apparent "no of files" limit by having directories with no more than say, 300 images.

As far as running them sequentially, I've never tried it but one thing I would investigate is whether or not you can create an action that calls the batch dialog, several times. It would go like this:

Single action that calls batch dialog - call it Sequential Batch Dialog. The settings for that action put all the specifics in such as Action to Run, Source, Destination, etc.; Then, included in the Sequential Batch Dialog Action, is the same thing, with different settings for Action to Run, Source, Destination, etc.

If you set up your folders the same way, it's easy to make an action that calls the batch dialog to process "resize and save" from folder one, then the next run would be "resize and save" from folder two, etc.

As I say, I've never "chained" batch dialogs before, but that's the only thing that I can think of unless someone can verify that there is no "no. of files" limit and that there's something else going on.

Peace,
Tony

[Brian Quigley]

Is there any way that I can apply auto-enhancing features such as color/saturation, lighting/contrast auto-fixes to all images in a folder at the same time? I was able to rename, resize, and reformat with batch processing, but I would like to do a color/lighting fix as well. Any ideas?

[Richard Coencas]

There is no feature for that built into Elements. In Photoshop you can create custom actions for that sort of thing.

Rich

[Evan_Panagiotopoulos@adobeforums.com]

I have web page that should print in two tabloid pages. Usng Acrobat Professional 8.0 n a Mac, I go to Acrobat->Preferences->New Document and Iset the page and font size. Then I select Advanced->Document Processing and I edit the Print All sequence. I Delete all Comments but I don't see an option to choose the page size. When I go through the steps I end up with the wrong page size.

Help!

Evan