Batch Processes in Photoshop
Have you ever needed to do the same processes over and over again and spent tedious amounts of times editing your images the same way?
Well, never fear, batching is here!
In this tutorial, I will show you how to make a basic batch set that will be your guide to creating ones for your own use.
The first thing we need to do is create a new batch set (so that you can save the set for future use). Open your action window. To do this, first go to your window menu in Photoshop and click action. You can also get there by using the shortcut Alt+F9. Your action window should look like this:
Now, lets make a new set. Click the New Set button.
You may name your set anything you like. Make sure it's a name that you will remember in the future.
Once this is done, you should see your set in the actions menu.
Great! Now, lets click the New Action button to begin.
You can name your action(s) whatever you like. For this tutorial, I'm going to keep the name as the default. Once you have named your action, press the record button.
Here's the fun part! Do anything you like to the image. Resize it, crop it, colorize it... it doesn't matter. The sky is the limit. But remember, every action that you do will be recorded by the action you are creating. Here is my completed list of actions for my image.
Notice how the red circle is there? That means you are still recording. To stop recording, press the square button. And there you have you batch!
So, now, there are two ways that you can use the batch. You can open up the images individually, click on the name of your action inside your batch and press the play button (arrow pointing to the right) or you can open all your images and have the batch do it's job. Personally, I prefer the later.
To do this, make sure all your images are in one folder. Then go to File>Automate>Batch
This will open an options screen. Make sure your batch name is selected and if you have more than one action in this batch, choose the action you would like Photoshop to perform. In my case, I only have one action and my options are the same. Now, if you started to record your actions before you even had an image to edit, you will want to override the open actions in the automation because you can't open the same thing twice. Click the Choose button to browse to your folder. This is how the automation knows where to look for your images. You may include the subfolders if you would like. Now, just click OK and sit back to watch the magic.
So, here is my original image:
And here is one of the images that my batch automated for me:
This is my first Tutorial. Forgive me if it sucks.
Well, never fear, batching is here!
In this tutorial, I will show you how to make a basic batch set that will be your guide to creating ones for your own use.
The first thing we need to do is create a new batch set (so that you can save the set for future use). Open your action window. To do this, first go to your window menu in Photoshop and click action. You can also get there by using the shortcut Alt+F9. Your action window should look like this:
Now, lets make a new set. Click the New Set button.
You may name your set anything you like. Make sure it's a name that you will remember in the future.
Once this is done, you should see your set in the actions menu.
Great! Now, lets click the New Action button to begin.
You can name your action(s) whatever you like. For this tutorial, I'm going to keep the name as the default. Once you have named your action, press the record button.
Here's the fun part! Do anything you like to the image. Resize it, crop it, colorize it... it doesn't matter. The sky is the limit. But remember, every action that you do will be recorded by the action you are creating. Here is my completed list of actions for my image.
Notice how the red circle is there? That means you are still recording. To stop recording, press the square button. And there you have you batch!
So, now, there are two ways that you can use the batch. You can open up the images individually, click on the name of your action inside your batch and press the play button (arrow pointing to the right) or you can open all your images and have the batch do it's job. Personally, I prefer the later.
To do this, make sure all your images are in one folder. Then go to File>Automate>Batch
This will open an options screen. Make sure your batch name is selected and if you have more than one action in this batch, choose the action you would like Photoshop to perform. In my case, I only have one action and my options are the same. Now, if you started to record your actions before you even had an image to edit, you will want to override the open actions in the automation because you can't open the same thing twice. Click the Choose button to browse to your folder. This is how the automation knows where to look for your images. You may include the subfolders if you would like. Now, just click OK and sit back to watch the magic.
So, here is my original image:
And here is one of the images that my batch automated for me:
This is my first Tutorial. Forgive me if it sucks.