Photoshop CS6 Actions help

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Hi guys
I'm struggling with actions.
I have 150 images.
I want to resize them down to 1600x1200 (I manage to do this one action on it's own selecting each open photo & pressing 'play')
But I also want to add a logo layer on each photo, flatten it and save - I just can't seem to do this bit. I record clicking on the logo layer, drag it to a second photo, flatten, save. Hit stop record and try to play that action on other photos.
Has anyone got time to take me though the steps needed as I'm obviously doing it very wrong.

Thanks :)
 
I don't know if it'll work but you could try the Place command (File>Place), something like this:
  1. Create two folders on the desktop - call them A and B (or something suitable)
  2. Batch resize all 150 images in CS6 (File>Scripts>Image Processor should do it) and save them to folder A
  3. Open the logo file and click File>Place (name it 'Logo' and choose Desktop as the destination)
  4. Create an action:
    1. Open one of the 150 images in folder A (image 1 for instance)
    2. Start recording action
    3. Click File>Place
    4. In the Place dialog box, navigate to Logo file on the desktop & highlight it
    5. Click Place button to close dialog box
    6. Click Commit transform button (the tick icon at the top of CS6's interface)
    7. Flatten image
    8. Save it (name file as '1-Logo' - or something suitable - and send it to folder B)
    9. Stop recording action
    10. Save action as 'Add Logo' (or something suitable)
  5. Close all files, close CS6, empty folder B
  6. Launch CS6 again and open image 1 in folder A
  7. Run File>Automate>Batch
  8. In Batch dialog box, choose the 'Add Logo' action
  9. Set folder A as the source and run the batch

NB. I haven't tested this so it may not work! A dummy run with say 5 source files would find out. I might have missed some steps out or just plain got them wrong (e.g. 'Start recording action' may be in the wrong place at 4.2 above - and step 4.8 might need to be set in the Batch dialog box instead of being part of the action).
 
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There's a panel/script that you can download and install into Photoshop that automates all this watermarking stuff.

Pop along to Russell Brown's scripts page, half way down the page is his "Adobe Watermark Panel 2.2.2" for CS5/CS6/CC. From there you can download the file, and watch a video tutorial.

I installed and played with it a couple years ago for CS5, and IIRC it does what you need (I actually use other software for watermarking), it was versatile and simple.

FYI there's no need to make and run an action to resize images in Photoshop, you can use the 'Image Processor...' found under 'File' > 'Scripts'.

If I've misunderstood what you're actually trying to do, please forgive me, but it may be useful for others.

Cheers,
Tony
 
TonyHall said:
There's a panel/script that you can download and install into Photoshop that automates all this watermarking stuff.

Pop along to Russell Brown's scripts page, half way down the page is his "Adobe Watermark Panel 2.2.2" for CS5/CS6/CC. From there you can download the file, and watch a video tutorial.

I installed and played with it a couple years ago for CS5, and IIRC it does what you need (I actually use other software for watermarking), it was versatile and simple.
Click to expand...

As far as I can tell, Adobe Watermark will only produce watermarked JPEGs - I don't think it'll output the watermarked files as TIFFs. :cautious: If the OP wants TIFFs he'll have to create an action to add the logo (something like post 2) - or find another watermark plugin that produces TIFFs.

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TonyHall said:
....... there's no need to make and run an action to resize images in Photoshop, you can use the 'Image Processor...' found under 'File' > 'Scripts'.
Click to expand...

Good thinking Tony, I've added this to step 2 in post 2 above.
 
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Hi Guys
Thanks very much for helping me - I have been using that first method, I did struggle a bit as I only use Photoshop for simple stuff, but I did get there in the end.
I had to do all my landscape shots separate from my portrait photos (something you guys probably wouldn't have any trouble with :)) but everything is done now, thanks to you.
Tony I have downloaded that script for future use so I'm sure it will come in handy once I'm more adept at Photoshop.

Can one of you guys just remind me, My Photoshop CS6 was recently bought, I've registered with Adobe. It is okay to install on a second machine (miles away) and use it on one PC at a time only?
I just don't want Adobe locking the program or banning my account.

Thanks again for helping
 
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Bletch said:
....I had to do all my landscape shots separate from my portrait photos...
Click to expand...

The only way I can think of doing portrait & landscape together in one run is to have the logo smack in the centre (horizontally and vertically) - but it'll almost certainly be the wrong place for both layouts.
 
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It can be done as an action, check out Russells site well down on the page is a tutorial for digital branding (i think thats what it;s called) it too complicated to explain here.
 
Ive got some droplets for a lot of standard sizes (from my pre lightroom days)

Just drag a folder on and it will resize to 6 x 4, 5 x 8 8 x 12 etc....I even got it so automatically know the difference between landscape and portrait mode so they have no probs with mixed batches, if anyone ones them just drop me a PM

A not used them for ages and I think they were written for cs3/cs4 and i am assuming they still work now?

**droplets run in photoshop..not sure about elements
 
swanseamale47 said:
It can be done as an action, check out Russells site well down on the page is a tutorial for digital branding (i think thats what it;s called) it too complicated to explain here.
Click to expand...

It's on a different page - this one - under the heading 'Digital Watermark Branding'. The video is 21m 45s and contains far too much waffle for me (I fell asleep half way through :sorry:), although there's a summary sheet at 21m 45s.

Here's a typed one without any waffle - link - scroll down to the shaded box headed 'Batch Watermarks with Photoshop: Step-by-Step'. Basically, he's created an action using File>Place (as I did in post 2), followed by two Layer>Align steps (e.g. to put the logo/watermark in the bottom right corner: Layer>Align>Bottom Edges then Layer>Align>Right Edges).
 
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Is Photoshop required for this? Is resize and add watermark possible in Lightroom on a batch of pictures?
 
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