Cassie is Amazing!!!!

[JALong]

I just read Cassie's tutorial on actions. You can find it here: Reel Time Tips Episode No. 02: Custom Photoshop Actions. Then I set up an action to resize and lighten my pages so I can upload them to Shutterfly. Then I contacted Cassie and she was nice enough to explain how to run them as a batch. She explained it perfectly and I set it to run as a batch. Then I went and took a bath. After getting dressed I checked on my pages and they were all done!!! You can't beat that. Thanks, Cassie, for making my day!

Oh, and thanks, also, to Bailey (Starlite9711) for suggesting that I run it as a batch. You DD ladies are amazing!

[Julie DeGuia]

Don't you love finding time-saving tips! I know that this is available but have never really put it to use... I guess I just like the torture of doing the same thing over and over. Hmmmm... sounds like dishes and laundry. Now if Cassie could only figure out how to make an action for that!!! :-)

[Starlite9711]

you are so welcome Janet, actually, Im kinda mad at myself for not thinking of it before last night, LOL. So thanks for asking, or I might have never thought of doing it that way I am really glad to hear it worked out!!!!

[anke]

Hmmm, I would love to know how to do a batch myself. I know how to make the action, and I have Cassie's tutorial, but the batch thing I wouldn't know either!

[Amy L]

Running actions in a batch is just TOO awesome. What a time saver!

And yes, Cassie is amazing and awesome.

[justmp]

Cassie is the best at teaching, isn't she?!!

[shellb]

I am so with you on that Janet.That tutorial has been by far THE BEST. I still smile (no joke) ever time I press F3 and viola a new blank LO ready to go. Or F2 and viola LO saved for DD sharing...with one button! I also have an F key for sticker making and drop shadows. It just doesn't get any better than that!

[Cassie Jones (1gr8muggle)]

Janet, you're too sweet. Thanks for the kind words.

For any of you who want to do batch processing, it's an option for Photoshop users. Photoshop Elements does have a "Process Multiple Files" option, but it is more limiting. It will let you resize though, and that's handy. :0

If you use Photoshop, you can create an action for whatever it is you want to do. I would create the action of the steps without including the "open" or "save/close" steps in it. Then you can run that action on a whole folder of files at once. Just go to File > Automate > Batch, and you'll see the window below. Once you have that up, you can select the Action set and Action to run on the images in the "PLAY" section. Then in the "Source" section, click Choose and direct it to the desired folder. Then under "Destination," click Choose and then select either "Save and Close" to overwrite the existing files (not really recommended) or "Folder" to create a new folder of the images that have had the action run on them. You can even tell it how you want to name the files as they're processed.

I hope this makes sense.

[Chris]

I thought I knew all about actions, but Michele is tempting me to let go of some of my moola, and I was so wanting that nice new big camera and lens and tripod and.........

[Mary Rogers]

woo hoo!
yep she is amazing...

thanks for sharing that information with us....

[beehive50]

Originally Posted by shellb

...I press F3 and viola a new blank LO ready to go. Or F2 and viola LO saved for DD sharing...with one button! I also have an F key for sticker making and drop shadows...

Well, now I am totally jealous that I don't have PS... oh, my that is SO cool!

Originally Posted by 1gr8muggle

...Photoshop Elements does have a "Process Multiple Files" option, but it is more limiting. It will let you resize though, and that's handy...

So, us PSE peeps can at least do something, eh?

And, yep... Cassie is the bestest there is!

[laura grimes]

Cassie, thank you so much! I was just about to ask, but here it is al explained!! I run my actions one at a time, but not for long! YOU ROCK!!

[echogirl]

What a huge timesaver! Gosh add me to the list of Cassie worshipers!

[iUma]

Is there a way to add a F key to an already existing action? Or do i have to recreate it to enable the use of the F key??

Thanks.

[Cassie Jones (1gr8muggle)]

Originally Posted by iUma

Is there a way to add a F key to an already existing action? Or do i have to recreate it to enable the use of the F key??

Thanks.

You sure can. Just highlight the action. Then in the upper right corner of the Actions palette, click the little menu flyout button and select "Action Options." That will bring up a dialog box that lets you assign an F key or a color.

[maureenreynolds]

This is kinda tempting me to go over to PS Cassie. What is the earliest version where actions are doable? I have CS (the one that pushed me over the brink as a teach-myself...before DD!)

[DonnaNJ]

I just downloaded PSE 8.0 last week and according to the Adobe Website it can performs actions created by Photoshop CS3... following is copied from the adobe website.. just fyi


Automated Actions Lets you perform a series of tasks on a photo. Photoshop Elements comes with a set of actions. You can also play actions created in Adobe Photoshop CS3. Keep in mind that the custom actions can only perform tasks that use features supported in Photoshop Elements, and may not work on all file types or layers.

Photographic Effects Lets you apply effects to create a line drawing, create an old-fashioned photo look, and make a photo look saturated like slide film images.

Might be interesting to give it a try.. Donna NJ

[Chris]

Originally Posted by maureenreynolds

This is kinda tempting me to go over to PS Cassie. What is the earliest version where actions are doable? I have CS (the one that pushed me over the brink as a teach-myself...before DD!)

Maureen, I just checked my 1996 version of Photoshop 4.0, (not cs4) and see lots of actions that I made on it, including drop shadows, vignettes and other things. I have earlier versions, but they were on long, gone computers.
I don't remember trying to bring them to a new version though since I just made new actions. I bet I have some neat other things in the old Photoshop programs that I can bring over.

[iUma]

Thanks, Cassie. See you Saturday.