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APRIL 02, 2002 Batch Processing in Adobe Photoshop
4. Now we're done creating our Action, so we'll apply it to a bunch of images that need to be resized and rotated. So go to the File menu, and select Automate > Batch from the list. 
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5. This will call up the Batch dialog box. By default, the most recent Action that you have created will be active. So all you need to do now is choose a source folder (the folder containing the original images), a destination folder (the folder where the processed images will wind up) and a new file name for the processed files, assuming you want to rename them. Photoshop provides you with a wide range of options for renaming files. You can, for example, use a serial number + the original document name + the file extension (such as .psd) + the date + etc. Or you can just leave the original file names alone. (But understand that this will overwrite the original files if you save the new files into the same folder.)
Voila! That's it. Hit the OK button, and go get some coffee. You're work is done. If you have Photoshop questions or tips to share with your colleagues, be sure to visit us in the Photoshop User Forum at http://www.wwug.com/forums/adobe_photoshop/index.htm. Dave Nagel is the producer of Creative Mac and Digital Media Designer; host of several World Wide User Groups, including Synthetik Studio Artist, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe LiveMotion, Creative Mac and Digital Media Designer; and executive producer of the Digital Media Net family of publications. You can reach him at dnagel@digitalmedianet.com. Prev 1 2 Related sites: • Creative Mac • Digital Media Designer • Digital Producer • Presentation Master • The WWUG Related forums: [an error occurred while processing this directive] 
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