Photoshop Automate with Actions and Droplets
We will learn to automate tasks in photoshop using actions and droplets.
Create a photoshop action:
1. Open sample image to be changed
2. Click New Set button of Action panel
3. Enter name for set, eg. Resize, and click OK
4. Click New Action button of Action panel
5. Enter name for action, eg. Resize320×240
6. Click Record button, so photoshop will begin recording whatever action you now perform on the image
Do some action:
1. Now you can do some action, eg. resize an image to width of 320 and height of 240, then export as jpeg file, and then close the image
Create droplet:
1. Select File > Automate > Create Droplet
2. Click Choose… button for Save Droplet In Section, to choose where to save droplet and what name to save it as, eg. in D:\img_process\temp\jpeg_Resize_320×240.exe
note: you can save to whatever directory you want, using whatever name you wish
3. Ensure there is a checkmark for ‘Include All Subfolders’, ‘Suppress File Open Options Dialog’, ‘Suppress Color Profile Warnings’, and ‘Override Action ‘Save As’ Commands’ checkboxes
4. Click Choose… button for Destination Section, to select destination folder of changed images, eg. D:\img_process\temp
note: you can use whatever destination folder you want
5. Click OK button for Create Droplet dialog box, to create droplet in specified droplet location with specified name, eg. D:\img_process\temp\jpeg_Resize_320×240.exe
Use droplet:
1. Drag and drop folder containing images to be changed onto the droplet, to cause photoshop to perform the action associated with the droplet on all the images in that folder (and even for any subfolders within that folder)
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