Photoshop Automator Actions v5.0.4
If you routinely find yourself slogging through tedious, repetitive chores in Photoshop, then you should try using Automator to streamline your batch processing chores. Built-in to Mac OS X 10.4 and later, Automator makes it simple to create sophisticated, complex automations. Out-of-the-box, Automator can't control Adobe Photoshop, but with the addition of this collection, you get everything necessary to drive Photoshop using Automator.
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Movie: Using Pass Saved File for Multi-App Workflows
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One of the great advantages of using an Automator workflow over Photoshop’s built-in actions is that an Automator workflow can drive multiple applications. To facilitate this, you might need to make use of the Pass Saved File checkbox in the Render action. |
Photoshop Automator Actions now Lion compatible
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The latest version of the Photoshop Automator Actions collection, version 5.0.3 is now Lion-compatible. This upgrade required a substantial re-write of many parts of the collection, and along the way numerous bugs were squished. The update is available for free to current owners of the CS5 and CS4 packages. For new users, there’s still a free version, and a $20 pro option. Coming soon: CS6! |
Photoshop/Automator Tutorial Movies
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While the Photoshop Automator Actions ship with a lengthy, detailed, can’t-put-it-down user manual, there are times when an old-fashioned screencast is still an easier way to learn a new piece of software. Assuming that this is one of those times, I have put together the first in a series of movies that detail how to use Automator to drive Photoshop. |
Movie: Intro to Photoshop & Automator
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To help you get started with the Photoshop for Automator collection of Automator actions, here’s the first in a series of tutorial movies. Using Automator is not hard, and getting oriented is easy enough, as you’ll see in this video. |
If you already have some experience with Automator then this video might not have much to offer, so you’ll probably want to move on to this movie.
Movie: Resizing Images With Photoshop and Automator
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Performing image resizing in a batch process can be tricky. How do you tell Photoshop to resize when you might have a batch of images of varying orientations and aspect ratios? Because batch resizing requires special consideration, version 5 of the Photoshop Automator Actions, contains four different resizing actions. |
Movie: Diptychs, Triptychs, and Contact Sheets
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With version 5 of the Photoshop Automator Actions, creating diptychs, triptychs, and contact sheets is a snap. And combining contact sheet creation with the flexibility of Automator makes really cool automated workflows possible. |
For example, you can define workflows that automatically create contact sheets and upload them to clients. All of the details of these three new actions are covered in this tutorial movie.
Movie: Triggering Automator Workflows
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The Photoshop Automator Actions, let you create extremely complex workflows for automating your most complex Photoshop workflow headaches. Once you’ve built a workflow that handles your Photoshop chores, you’ll want to think about what the best way is to launch that workflow. |
Automator provides a number of different ways to launch workflows. In this video, you’ll learn the various options that Snow Leopard provides for launching Automator workflows, from Services to Folder Actions, to stand-alone applications.
Movie: Using Open and Render
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If you’re driving Photoshop with the Photoshop Automator Actions, then it’s essential that you understand how the Open and Render actions work. |
Open and Render not only allow Automator to work more efficiently when driving Photoshop, they also provide powerful saving options, and the ability to create more complex workflows.
Movie: Intro to Photoshop & Automator
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To help you get started with the Photoshop for Automator collection of Automator actions, here’s the first in a series of tutorial movies. Using Automator is not hard, and getting oriented is easy enough, as you’ll see in this video. |
If you already have some experience with Automator then this video might not have much to offer, so you’ll probably want to move on to this movie.
The Opening of Robot Photoshop
Welcome to the new home for my Photoshop Automator Action collections. There’s still a lot to do to get the site up and running, but the action pack is available for sale right now. Over the next few days, I’ll be moving more Photoshop automation content from completedigitalphotography.com onto this site, and getting more functionality installed and wired up. In the meantime, thanks for stopping by.
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