Several times, the batch process borked for some unknown reason and I had to restart it. If they correspond with date/time when you ran it, they're processed successfully.Īnother annoying thing is there's no "resume" function if it encounters an issue. To check the outcome, simply navigate to the file folder and check the time stamp and image sizes (in Widows you can activate the column "date modified"). Sadly, there is no "success" message when complete - yes, I expected a "congratulations" and fake screen fireworks, but maybe I'm showing my age here! If you have thousands of images like me, it will take time, so go and have a swim -) paint the roof or watch telly with your cat. NOTE: this will OVERWRITE your original images - so you may wish to make a backup. In the Right Side "Destination" Make sure you select Save and Close, then tick "Override Action "Save As" Commands. In my case, I selected my "-uploads" folder (see original question) because I want PS to iterate through all of the sub folders, years and months.Ĭ) Next there are four options, (see screenshot) I've ticked them as No \ YES \ YES \ YESĪlso, ensure to select " Log Errors to File" - and select a location - so we don't get interruptions. Now for the fun part - go to File > Automate > Batch.Ī) On the left side (called "Play"), you need to select the Set you created, then the Action folder you made where your actions are stored.ī) Select the Source as Folder and then choose the top level folder. Now stop the recording - you should have three actions. Still in action record mode: Close the image (File > Close) Still in action record mode: Save As > set the "Image Options Quality" (I set mine to 6 = 60% ish, which will drastically reduce the file size when saved) This is important because in my case, I already had a huge range of sizes and profiles, and I only wanted to set the maximum a portrait or landscape size will be. Example if you set 1200 x 1200 and your image is 1920 x 960, it will retain the existing profile because it crops proportionally - it won't "square it" at 1200 x 1200. the sizes here are the maximum that the resize will affect, it won't resize anything that is already smaller than this and secondly, these are maximum sizes, not the actual size it will crop to.
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