How to create a batch process in Photoshop
Creating a batch process in photoshop can help you to become more productive. If you like being productive, give it a try!
Steps to create a batch process in photoshop
1. Open Photoshop program. Click on Start and type ‘photoshop’ in Search programs and files and press Enter. Alternatively, you can also open the Photoshop by clicking Start >> All Programs >> Adobe Photoshop
2. Open the image which will act as an example for batch processing. To open image, click on File >> Open
3. In the opened “open dialog box” locate and select the image you want to open. Then click Open
4. Click on the Window >> Actions (Shortcut – Alt + f9)
5. In the Actions palette, click on the create new button.
6. In the New Action window, give the name resize or any name and click Record button.
7. In the Actions palette, you might have noticed new action which is named as resize.
8. Now we shall use resize images in batch. To do that, we have to resize the image we have opened (atleast one image needs to be resized) so Photoshop can record what it needs to do for batches of images. To resize, click on the Image >> Image Size.
9. Now in the Image Size window, set Width = 500. Make sure Constrain Proportions is checked or ticked so that the height is set automatically when width is changed.
10. Let’s check Actions panel. If it is hidden or gone then click on the Window >> Actions or just press Alt + f9. In the Actions panel, you might have noticed that Image Size is added just below resize. Now click on the Stop recording button at the bottom (left most side).
11. Now we have to use the batch process action we have just created. To use it, click on the File >> Automate >> Batch..
12. In the opened Batch window, select the action name you have just created few moment back in the Action dropdown, in source section select folder. Then click on the choose to select folder where your group of images are located. And finally click on the OK. That are the complete steps to create and use batch process in Photoshop.
Batch processing is useful when you require some of your jobs to be executed automatically in batches without manual intervention. That means, lets say if you want to resize your 100 images automatically then using batch processing is useful as it can resize 100 images automatically.
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Written by Uttam Sunday, July 24th, 2011
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