Photoshop :: Actions Possible Without Opening Raw File?
Oct 26, 2012
Is it possible to record certain actions on a raw file without opening the file in Photoshop?
Let's assume I have 250 files, all needing lens correction (and maybe other common tweaks) as a basic first step. I'd like to be able to record an action that
(1) opens my NEF file in ACR;
(2) makes the lens correction based on the profile for the particular lens I used;
(3) [other tweak--say noise reduction];
(4) [other tweak--say color temperature]; and then
(5) closes the file generating nothing but the .xmp file.
Then when I go to work on each file, all my basic corrections have been made so that when I reopen later in ACR, I only have to make custom changes before finally opening in Photoshop.I've tried a few things, scanned the forums, checked the online help center, gone through a few Adobe TV tutorials, but I can't figure out how to do it.
I'm a commercial photographer using PSCS2. I routinely will shoot small jobs with between 100 and 200 images. I shoot RAW 100% of the time (Canon 10D & 20D). I transfer the images from the CF cards to my computer with a card reader and then use Bridge to open them up. I rename them in Bridge and delete any obvious dogs. The rest (say 140+ images) I open in Camera RAW. I do all of the exposure, white balance, saturation and the like in Camera RAW. The only thing that I like to do in Photoshop proper is to sharpen the images with Smart Sharpen and then save the crw/cr2 files as either psd files, jpegs or both. I'll write an Action to accomplish that.
I take the 140 RAW files and I open them ALL AT ONCE in Photoshop. Once they're open I can use the Automate feature and run the Action on all of the open files. But to open this many files takes about an hour to an hour and a half! My computer I should mention is a 64 bit AMD with 2 gig of memeory so it's no dog.
Can I run the action on the files in a folder WITHOUT OPENING THEM?
like the headline says, I'm looking for a way to change the direction to which the windows in photoshop pop up. To make this clearer, I have illustrated what I want to do
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I downloaded a couple of actions from the web to my actions palette and they worked fine, but then I got greedy and downloaded a few more and thats when things went south. Now none of the actions work - by not working I mean when I mouse over the Play Selection icon at the bottom of the action palette I get that little circle with a line through it. This happens with the PS default actions as well (I also get the circle on the Stop Playing/Recording and Begin Recording icons).
Somewhere in the following is probably what messed things up.
I downloaded actions to my computer in zip files. Copied them over to the actions folder (or somewhere) and unzipped them. I went back to the actions palette and hit load actions and loaded them. On the second set of actions that I downloaded I remember thinking why am I copying and pasting these files - I bet I should cut and paste them, so I did and that may have been the start of the great crumble of 2004. PhotoShop help says: (under Saving and loading actions) Actions are automatically saved the the Actions Palette folder in PS7.0 Settings folder. If this file is lost or removed, the actions you created are lost.
I have searched for the settings folder and couldnt find it, but the actions still show up on the actions palette - they just dont run.
Im a little fuzzy on the details on the above steps. In fact, I probably did something different on each download.
one more thing, I reloaded PhotoShop, but still nothing.
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I can set it using: public void SetAttributes(Hashtable hashTable,String fileOpenPath){ Document Doc = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.Open(fileOpenPath);
Can we create this Object using any other way??
Database Db = Doc.Database; DatabaseSummaryInfoBuilder DbSib = new DatabaseSummaryInfoBuilder(); Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.TransactionManager tm = Db.TransactionManager; using (Transaction aTran = tm.StartTransaction())
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Date/Time: 2012-03-19 21:58:35.446 -0400OS Version: Mac OS X 10.7.3 (11D50d)Report Version: 9
Interval Since Last Report: 7245 secCrashes Since Last Report: 4Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 6379 sec Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 2 Anonymous UUID: DFE4BD23-8BDD-4E6D-8961-56DE2808DF87 Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
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1. Closing the tab
2. File/Close and then exiting Photoshop and starting up again. The file sill loads.
3. Command-Option-Shift on startup to reset Photoshop. The file stil loads.
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