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Using the Automate commands (Photoshop), Using droplets to automate optimization, settings ImageReady
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410 CHAPTER 15 Automating Tasks Using droplets to automate optimization settings (ImageReady) You can save Optimize palette settings for use on individual images or batches of images by creating a droplet for the settings. The droplet lets you apply the compression settings to an image or batch of images that you drag onto the droplet icon. To create a droplet for automating Optimize palette settings: 1 With an image displayed in the image window, choose a compression format and desired compression options in the Optimize palette. (See "Optimizing images" on page 320.) 2 Create a droplet: • Drag the droplet icon ( ) from the Optimize palette onto the desktop. The droplet is named with a brief description of the compression settings, including file format and color palette or quality setting information. You can rename the droplet as you do other desktop icons. • Click the droplet icon ( ) on the Optimize palette. Name the droplet, choose a location where the droplet will be saved, and click Save. • Choose Create Droplet from the Optimize palette menu. Name the droplet, choose a location where the droplet will be saved, and click Save. You can add optimization settings to an action by dragging the droplet icon in the Optimize palette to the Actions palette. Using the Automate commands (Photoshop) The Automate commands simplify complex tasks by combining them into one or more dialog boxes. Photoshop includes the following commands (third-party companies may provide additional commands): • Conditional Mode Change changes the color mode of an image to the mode you specify, based on the original mode of the image. Record this command in an action to ensure that images use the correct color mode and avoid generating unwanted error messages. • Contact Sheet produces a series of thumbnail previews on a single sheet from the files in the selected folder. (See "Creating contact sheets" on page 368.) • Fit Image fits the current image to the width and height you specify, without changing its aspect ratio. Note: This will resample the image, changing the amount of data in the image. • Multi-Page PDF to PSD converts each page of a PDF document you select to a separate Photoshop file. (See "Opening and importing PDF files" on page 102.) • Picture Package places multiple copies of a source image on a single page, similar to the photo packages traditionally sold by portrait studios. (See "Creating picture packages" on page 368.)