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Creating droplets for use on different, operating systems, Using droplets to process files
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408 CHAPTER 15 Automating Tasks To create a droplet from an action (ImageReady): 1 For best results, make sure that the action contains at least one Set Optimization command. To add a Set Optimization command, adjust the settings in the Optimize palette, and then drag the droplet icon ( ) from the Optimize palette onto the part of the Actions palette where you want to add that command. If you do not add a Set Optimization command to the droplet, ImageReady will process files using the optimization settings in place at the time the droplet was created. 2 Create the droplet: • Drag the name of the action from the Actions palette onto the desktop. The droplet has the same name as the action it was created from. You can rename the droplet as you do other desktop icons. • Select an action, and choose Create Droplet from the Actions palette menu. Name the droplet, choose a location where the droplet will be saved, and click Save. Creating droplets for use on different operating systems When creating droplets that may be used in both Windows and Mac OS, keep the following compatibility issues in mind: • When moving a droplet created in Windows to Mac OS, drag the droplet onto the Photoshop icon. Photoshop will launch and update the droplet for use in Mac OS. • When creating a droplet in Mac OS, add .exe to the end of the droplet name. Using the .exe extension makes droplets compatible with both Windows and Mac OS. • References to filenames are not supported between operating systems. Any action step that references a file or folder name (such as an Open command, Save command, or adjustment command that loads its settings from a file) will pause and prompt the user for a filename. Using droplets to process files To use a droplet, simply drag a file or folder onto the droplet icon: ( ) in Photoshop or ( ) in ImageReady. If the application you used to create the droplet is not currently running, the droplet launches it. In ImageReady, you can control droplet processing in the following ways: • To temporarily pause processing, click Pause. Click Resume to continue the processing. • To cancel processing, click Stop. Editing droplets (ImageReady) In ImageReady, you can edit the commands in a droplet in the same ways you edit the commands in an action. You can also set batch options for a droplet before or after you create it. For example, you can set the droplet to operate in the background during execution, so that you can work in other applications while ImageReady processes images.