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What are your best Actions you use for touching up a photo in regards to: a. speed b. quality c. dramatic d. anything else Please upload the file or give us a step by step run down. Thank you. Jun 10 09 09:11 pm Link Lol I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for but I'm bored. a. speed - Got husband to go out & buy more RAM this week...works great lol b. quality - Ask for RAWs so you don't get 100kb images:) And work in layers so you can always step back! c. dramatic - Clarity & Contrast make all the difference d. anything else - Make it your own...don't over analyze and make it into a chore. Have fun editing images. Jun 10 09 09:27 pm Link Great info! I'm actually looking for the .atn files you use within Photoshop to aide you in editing photos. An action is similar to a macro or better yet it's "actions" that are made automatically so you don't have to manually do them. Here's an example I have of one: Vignette >> Make Snapshot >> From: Current Histor State >> Using: full document Feather >> radius: 5 pixels >> Layer via Copy Show current layer >> With Toggle Others >> Make layer Fill >> Using: white >> Opacity : 100% >> mode: normal Jun 10 09 09:42 pm Link wsciron wrote: Far too many to list. I've been asking Adobe for a better Actions management system for many versions. They're almost all speed-related. Jun 10 09 10:32 pm Link Kevin_Connery wrote: Great stuff! Keep them coming. Also if you have the .atn file for people to try out, please link it. Thank you. Jun 10 09 10:40 pm Link Kevin_Connery wrote: How do you add the name? with a script? Jun 11 09 12:02 am Link I use a combination of actions/scripts in my normal workflow. I keep my actions in button mode and have the first action as a "stepthrough" action to initiate a script. The script checks to see where I am in my workflow and takes me to the next step, setting up all the normal layers, tool presets, swatches, etc. When I finish with that step, I hit that with my pen and it takes me to the next. I'm constantly revising it as I find new methods or a better way to do something. Or even just this morning someone helped me with a script that will activate when I select a layer. Now I just have to code in what to do for each named layer I select. Also, as soon as a document opens if it is a CR2 file that automatically initiates the first step in my workflow to set up initial layers and tools. Jun 11 09 07:46 am Link I set specific keywords in bridge.. BlackVignette, EffectLOTR, EffectBleach, EffectBW, LogoBlack, LogoLeft, SaveForFacebook, SaveForProof, etc etc then select all raw files in bridge and use image processor to run everything through a huge list of scripts and actions PS, doing whatever is required based on each file's keywords. Its great for a 'proof'.. very fast! Jun 11 09 10:43 am Link syd47421 wrote: Which Image processor? Dr Browns? Jun 11 09 11:14 am Link Fun City Photo wrote: nah, just the one within bridge. it just batches whatever you have selected. everything else are my custom scripts/actions Jun 11 09 11:17 am Link Do you write your own scripts? I can write some easy ones. Jun 11 09 11:30 am Link yep. first few PS scripts were in vbscript and even a couple of visual basic interfaces that tied in with photoshop. now I've changed workflows and just use javascript. its fun stuff, just takes alot of 'head vs. wall' to learn  Jun 11 09 11:50 am Link syd47421 wrote:
Jun 11 09 01:49 pm Link Great info! But I have yet to see any samples people could download and test out  Jun 11 09 10:37 pm Link My best action is one that takes my final, retouched images in full size and makes five different sizes of each one with my copyright placed in the lower left corner. Each different size is automatically placed in different folder according to size. I have to produce between 50 - 100 new images (in each of all five sizes) each week for my website. This one action saves me hours of work every week. A former intern of mine worked out all the details and made it work. KM Jun 11 09 10:42 pm Link Ken Marcus Studios wrote: This is a must have! Jun 11 09 11:16 pm Link wsciron wrote: https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thre … ost9701584 Jun 12 09 04:34 am Link |
Ain't that the truth. I prefer javascript because of portability. I can share what I have with others easier or if I ever go to a Mac, I can still use them.
