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Photoshop CS Automator Actions 3.0
Function: Extensive Suite of Photoshop CS Actions.
Author: Complete Digital Photography
Notes: The download contains only the CS2 version; for the CS1 version and other updates, check here.
Updates:
Version 3.0 of the Action Pack includes 11 new actions - Add Layer, Add Empty Adjustment Layer, Add Graphic Watermark, Channel Mixer, Duplicate Current Layer, Paint Daubs, Photo Filter, Resize to File Size, Scale to X by 10%, Swap Colors, Exposure, and Reduce Noise. In addition, Version 3 now allows you to open any Camera Raw files supported by the version of Photoshop that you’re using. When opening Raw files using the Action Pack, Photoshop will automatically read any previously stored conversion settings and convert your document accordingly. This means you can now use an Automator workflow to batch process raw files that you’ve already configured in Camera Raw. Version 3 of the Action Pack also includes many new features to facilitate non-destructive editing, such as the creation of Adjustment Layers. CS2 users now have access to Photoshop’s Save for Web feature from the Action Pack, for creating highly optimized JPEG and GIF files.
May 31, 2006: Version 2.2 adds full compatibility with Intel-based Macs (with version 2, roughly a dozen actions were unfunctional on Intel Macs) as well as 2 new actions and more. A full list of bug fixes and feature changes is included here, and you’ll also find a copy in the included 61-page manual.
March 10, 2006: Version 2.0 of the Action Pack includes a dozen new actions and an entirely new architecture that completely eliminates several shortcomings of the first version.
Version 2 also packs a number of bug fixes, and many existing actions sport new features. A full list of bug fixes and feature changes is included, and you’ll also find a copy in the included 61-page manual.
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Followup on my last: Would there be a way to select the files to process in a given workflow cycle from Photoshop’s File Browser window? I’d want to batch-process however many shots I shot of one vessel, which would be conveniently identifiable/selectable only from the Browser.
Comment by Dan Swanson — October 2, 2005 @ 7:23 am
Hi Ben, I shoot exclusively RAW from my Canon 10D and also intend to convert to .dng for archiving viability. I’d like to see an enhanced Raname from EXIF which allows me to do the following:
Timestamp, which includes a string with no separators: YYMMDDHHMMSSMMM The last three M’s I mean to stand for milliseconds. I’m not sure how EXIF records time. If it’s just down to the second, there are instances when I take more than one shot during the same second, in which case I want have at least one extra digit to provide a unique timestamp for each image.
I also want to record in the image file name arbitrary codes to indicate: where the shot was shot (three character location code); who shot it (three character person code); vessel license no. (e.g. FL1234XX)
This type of batch renaming facility would save me a ton of time, allow me to archive thousands of images efficiently, as well as catalog them, as I could parse the filename into the appropriate fields of each image record upon loading the images into my database.
Comment by Dan Swanson — October 2, 2005 @ 7:15 am
Also i know there are other raw tools for automator, but i prefer to use the Adobe one to some beta raw conversion script. Thanks
Comment by Javier — September 22, 2005 @ 5:01 am
I am trying to use the save as jpg directly form a NEF files, i should work, but the save as action keeps asking me to press OK for every save although I select the option not to do it…does anybody know how to do this?.
Comment by Javier — September 22, 2005 @ 5:00 am
Hi John, make sure there are no other copies of the Action Pack anywhere on your system, even in the trash or on other drives. Multiple copies can confuse the system. Also, try holding down Option while launching Automator. This will force Automator to rebuild its Actions library. If that doesn’t work, you can right-click on the Action Pack and choose Show Package Contents. Inside there, you’ll find a Library folder. Open it up and copy the contents-a bunch of Action filesâ€â€into your Home > Library > Automator folder. If you don’t already have a Home > Library > Automator folder, you’ll need to make one. If none of that works, lemme know.
Comment by Ben Long — August 22, 2005 @ 10:11 pm