Batch processing photo credits in CS3
j...@unspameljefe.net
want in Bridge, but I can't seem to figure out how to *easily* batch
tag them with a visible photo credit using CS3.
I'm sure someone has figured out how to do that. All the Help files
I've tried so far only refer to general "actions." Any advice or Help
files you know of that are specific to the idea?
Thanks.
JJ
Mike Russell
The "Shaun's Add Signature" script at the following location probably does
what you want:
http://photos.ivory.org/psscripts/
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Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com
j...@unspameljefe.net
Not so sure. There seems to be something missing in the instructions.
The download opens a .jsx file, but once installed how do you access
it?
I created a photo credit image and put it in a signature.psd file on
my desktop. But how does that get from my desktop to Bridge or
Photoshop?
Also, what happens when I try to super-impose a .psd file on top of an
existing .jpg? Seems like that would create a conflict, or at the very
least I'd have to go back into every .jpg and tweak it.
JJ
Mike Russell
> On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:35:00 -0800, Mike Russell
> <grou...@MOVEcurvemeister.com> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:33:26 -0800, j...@unspameljefe.net wrote:
>>
>>> I've got over 1000 jpeg images in a folder. I can meta-tag them all I
>>> want in Bridge, but I can't seem to figure out how to *easily* batch
>>> tag them with a visible photo credit using CS3.
>>>
>>> I'm sure someone has figured out how to do that. All the Help files
>>> I've tried so far only refer to general "actions." Any advice or Help
>>> files you know of that are specific to the idea?
>>
>>The "Shaun's Add Signature" script at the following location probably does
>>what you want:
>>http://photos.ivory.org/psscripts/
>
> Not so sure. There seems to be something missing in the instructions.
>
> The download opens a .jsx file, but once installed how do you access
> it?
The commands for this are in in File>Scripts. More info here:
www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/jennifer.html
> I created a photo credit image and put it in a signature.psd file on
> my desktop. But how does that get from my desktop to Bridge or
> Photoshop?
I haven't looked in detail, but I imagine you need to modify the script to
refer to, or otherwise locate the credit image file.
It may be that scripts are overkill - do a search for photoshop watermark
action and you'll find examples of actions that superimpose a fixed image
on a group of images. Then use Photoshop's Batch command to run the action
on your images - a folder at a time.
> Also, what happens when I try to super-impose a .psd file on top of an
> existing .jpg? Seems like that would create a conflict, or at the very
> least I'd have to go back into every .jpg and tweak it.
The script or action would flatten the file and save. Be sure to save your
originals off to one side during this process.
JD
I don't know anything about scripts but I'm reading along because I'd
like to learn more about them.
Go to the folder that contains your Adobe Photoshop CS3 files and open
the Scripting Guide folder. Mine contains the Photoshop CS3 Scripting
Guide.pdf. See if that helps.
From what I have read so far, take your .jsx file and put it here:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Startup Scripts CS3\Adobe Photoshop
To run the script, in CS3, click on File, Scripts. And maybe you can
figure it out from there. That's as far as I got in my reading, sorry.
I don't know about the .psd file the script as for. You can probably
open your .jsx file with Notepad and take a look at what's in there.
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JD..
Alex
>I created a photo credit image and put it in a signature.psd file on
>my desktop. But how does that get from my desktop to Bridge or
>Photoshop?
>
>Also, what happens when I try to super-impose a .psd file on top of an
>existing .jpg? Seems like that would create a conflict, or at the very
>least I'd have to go back into every .jpg and tweak it.
I put the jsx file in the "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop
CS3\Presets\Scripts\" folder. It then appeared in the "File - Scripts" submenu.
With a text editor I changed line 15 to reflect a path that I liked more than
the one proposed.
To have the thing working on all the images in a folder, I made an action that
executed the script on an image present on PS's workspace.
Finally I used "File - Automate - Batch" to get it all done, choosing as the
Action the one I made, as Source "Folder" and as Destination "None".
In the end I discovered that all files treated thus had to be flattened, so the
action should be modified to do this.
None too easy I must say, but once you have the right action and right jsx, it
is not much work.!
Greetings, Alex
JD
Thanks for the information.
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JD..
John Stafford
One entirely quick and dirty way to do it - use the option to make a web
page. Specify nothing on the file resize option. Under 'security'
specify the text, text color, and location. Let 'er rip. A folder will
be created. In there is the Images folder of all your pictures with the
text line inserted.