launch batch action on psd files

[paulgodard]

In the export dialog, there is the post-processing section that allows to run a photoshop action on the recently exported files.

Now let's say I want to run the same action on a group of selected images, directly on the original files. I mean, open each original files from LR (dng or psd files), run the PSD action, close the original files.

Is this possible? How do I do this?

 

[Victoria Bampton]

You'll be wanting my droplet instructions: http://www.victoriabampton.com/lightroom/droplets.htm

 

[paulgodard]

This is already what I am doing. But I do not want to export any files. I just want the original files to open successively and the PSD action to run for each of them.

Do you understand what I mean?

 

[Victoria Bampton]

You'll have to export files to run a Photoshop action on them. DNG's can't have an action run on them anyway as they're a raw format.

What kind of things does this action do Paul?

If you just want to basically run the action then overwrite the existing version, I'd run an export with a droplet, and then move those files (outside of LR) to overwrite the originals, although I generally hesitate to overwrite originals.

It sounds like Bridge is better suited to what you're trying to accomplish.

 

[paulgodard]

This action does a selective sharpening, then save an hires full size jpg of the image, then resize to 3 different web sizes, all with optimized sharpening and settings. These new images are stored in 4 different temporary folders. Then I export the list of filenames with metadata with LR/Transporter, read that file into a php script that import the data into my imagebank database as well as moving the files onto the web server at their respective places.

I do not want to complicate the process with Bridge. Now I am exporting PSD files from the dng files into a temporary folder. I was just oping that -- as in automate in psd -- I could only open the dng files and run the action before closing the dng file again.

Anyway, it is not a big deal. Just another click!

 

[Victoria Bampton]

Try this then:

Export to full res jpeg quality 1'' to avoid any artifacts
Action opens full res jpeg, applies sharpening, saves over the top as whatever quality you like
Then it resizes, saves to another folder
Resizes again, saves to another folder
Resizes again, saves to another folder

Would that save the problem?

 

[paulgodard]

It is exactly what I am doing. However I export psd files. After the operation, I delete all the psd files via my php script.

You have quite an impressive set-up with your desktop. Do you also do video editing?

 

[Victoria Bampton]

I think that's as quick as it gets then, sorry! I go for jpegs instead of PSD's personally simply because the PSD's are so much bigger, therefore slower to read/write.

No video, mainly raw processing and retouching. I'm very fond of multi-tasking though....... and very impatient if I have to wait for a computer to catch up!!!