Adobe 23101335 User Guide - Page 415

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0 405 User Guide Using the Batch command (Photoshop) The Batch command lets you play an action on a folder of files and subfolders. If you have a digital camera or a scanner with a document feeder, you can also import and process multiple images with a single action. Your scanner or digital camera may need an acquire plug-in module that supports actions. (If the third-party plug-in wasn't written to import multiple documents at a time, it may not work during batch-processing or if used as part of an action. Contact the plug-in's manufacturer for further information.) When batch-processing files, you can leave all the files open, close and save the changes to the original files, or save modified versions of the files to a new location (leaving the originals unchanged). If you are saving the processed files to a new location, you may want to create a new folder for the processed files before starting the batch. For better batch performance, reduce the number of saved history states and deselect the Automatically Create First Snapshot option in the History palette. To batch-process files using the Batch command: 1 Choose File > Automate > Batch. 2 Choose the desired set and action from the Set and Action pop-up menus. 3 Choose a source from the Source pop-up menu: • Folder to play the action on files already stored on your computer. Click Choose to locate and select the folder. Select Override Action "Open" Commands if you want Open commands in the action to refer to the batched files, rather than the filenames specified in the action. (Deselect Override Action "Open" Commands if the action was recorded to operate on open files or if the action contains Open commands for specific files that are required by the action.) Select Include All Subfolders to process files in subfolders. Select Suppress Color Profile Warnings to turn off display of color policy messages. • Import to import and play the action on images from a digital camera or scanner. • Opened Files to play the action on all open files. 4 Choose a destination for the processed files from the Destination menu: • None to leave the files open without saving changes (unless the action includes a Save command). • Save and Close to save the files in their current location, overwriting the original files. • Folder to save the processed files to another location. Click Choose to specify the destination folder. Select Override Action "Save In" Commands if you want Save As commands in the action to refer to the batched files, rather than the filenames and locations specified in the action. (Deselect Override Action "Save In" Commands if the action contains Save As commands for specific files that are required by the action.)