1. Adobe Photoshop CS Design Professional AUTOMATING AN IMAGE ANNOTATING AND

2. Chapter O2Annotating and Automating an Image Add annotations to an image Create an action Modify an action Use a default action and create a droplet Chapter Lessons

3. Chapter O3Annotating and Automating an Image Communicating Communicate with the person viewing an image by: –Creating written notes A comment that appears in the imageA comment that appears in the image –Creating audio annotations: A sound file saved within the imageA sound file saved within the image

4. Chapter O4Annotating and Automating an Image Use the Actions feature to automate commonly performed tasks: –Record all the steps required for an action –Play the action An action is a series of tasks that are recorded and saved for future use Using Automation

5. Chapter O5Annotating and Automating an Image Ensuring Consistency Create actions for frequently used tasks to: –Use them in other Photoshop images –Ensure consistency between related images

6. Chapter O6Annotating and Automating an Image Add Annotations to an Image Creating Written Annotations Use the Notes Tool to create written annotations –Similar to yellow sticky notes Click the Notes Tool on the toolbox Click where the note should appear in the image Type the contents of the note

7. Chapter O7Annotating and Automating an Image Working with Notes Each note has an icon displayed on the image –This icon is not printed Open the note by double-clicking the icon

8. Chapter O8Annotating and Automating an Image Viewing a Note Note text

9. Chapter O9Annotating and Automating an Image Personalizing a Note Change the color of the note’s title bar –Click the Annotation color color box on the options bar Change the author of the note –Select the contents of the Name of author for annotations text box, then enter a new name and press [Enter] (Win) or [return] (Mac)

10. Chapter O10Annotating and Automating an Image Creating Audio Annotations Click the Audio Annotation Tool on the toolbox Click where the annotation should appear Click the Start button Record the message Double-click the audio icon to play the message

11. Chapter O11Annotating and Automating an Image Create an Action Understanding Actions Most Photoshop actions that can be performed using a button or menu command can be recorded as an action Each action can contain: –One or more steps –A stop that allows completion of a command that can’t be recorded

12. Chapter O12Annotating and Automating an Image Saving and Storing Actions Actions are stored in sets Each set is saved as an.atn file typically named by the category or actions they contain –Example: A multiple type-related action could be stored in a set named Type Actions

13. Chapter O13Annotating and Automating an Image Accessing Actions Access actions from the Actions palette –Grouped with the History palette View actions in List mode or in Button mode on the Actions palette

14. Chapter O14Annotating and Automating an Image Modes List Mode –Default setting –Displays the details within each action Button Mode –Displays each action without details

15. Chapter O15Annotating and Automating an Image Operating Actions Use VCR-like buttons to operate an action Buttons include: –Play –Record –Stop –Move Forward –Move Backward

16. Chapter O16Annotating and Automating an Image Creating Actions When recording takes place, the red Recording button appears on the Actions palette Use the Playback Options dialog box to modify how actions are played back

17. Chapter O17Annotating and Automating an Image Playback Options Dialog Box

18. Chapter O18Annotating and Automating an Image Action Playback Options

19. Chapter O19Annotating and Automating an Image Creating an Action Take a snapshot of the image Click the Actions palette tab Click the Create a new action button on the Actions palette Type the name of the action in the Name text box Assign a color to the action –The action is displayed in this color in Button mode

20. Chapter O20Annotating and Automating an Image Actions Palette Create new action button

21. Chapter O21Annotating and Automating an Image New Action Dialog box

22. Chapter O22Annotating and Automating an Image Recording an Action Perform the steps required for the action Click the Stop playing/recording button on the Actions palette

23. Chapter O23Annotating and Automating an Image Playing an Action Click the action in the Actions palette Click the History palette tab and click the snapshot taken of the image before performing the action –The image is restored to its original state Click the Actions palette tab Click the Play selection button on the Actions palette

24. Chapter O24Annotating and Automating an Image Modifying an Action Click the step that will come after or before the new steps to add Click the Begin recording button on the Actions palette Record the steps Click the Stop playing/recording button

25. Chapter O25Annotating and Automating an Image Switching Modes Toggle between List mode and Button mode: –Click the Actions palette list arrow –Click Button Mode (or List Mode)

26. Chapter O26Annotating and Automating an Image Actions Palette Modes Button Mode List Mode

27. Chapter O27Annotating and Automating an Image Modifications for Actions

28. Chapter O28Annotating and Automating an Image Understanding a Stop Command that interrupts playback to allow performance of another operation To insert a stop: –Click the step just above where the pause should take place –Click the Actions palette list arrow, then click Insert Stop –Enter a text message in the Record Stop dialog box –Select the Allow Continue check box

29. Chapter O29Annotating and Automating an Image Record Stop Dialog box

30. Chapter O30Annotating and Automating an Image Use a Default Action and Create a Droplet Using Default Actions Add a default action to any action already created Default actions are actions included with Photoshop

31. Chapter O31Annotating and Automating an Image Default Actions Vignette Frame Channel Wood Frame Cast Shadow Water Reflection Custom RGB to Grayscale Molten Lead Make Clip Path (selection) Sepia Toning (layer) Quadrant Colors Save as Photoshop PDF Gradient Map

32. Chapter O32Annotating and Automating an Image Using Default Actions Select the step in a new action that is above where the default action should occur Click the Begin recording button Scroll through the actions palette to find the required default action Click the action, then click the Play selection button –All the steps in the default action are performed when the new action is played

33. Chapter O33Annotating and Automating an Image Default Action Sets Commands Frames Image Effects Production Text Effects Textures

34. Chapter O34Annotating and Automating an Image Loading a Default Action Set Click the Actions palette list arrow Click the name of the set to load

35. Chapter O35Annotating and Automating an Image Understanding a Droplet Stand-alone action in the form of an icon Drag one or more Photoshop files onto the droplet icon to perform the action on the file Accessing droplets: –Store on the hard drive –Place on the desktop –Distribute to other users

36. Chapter O36Annotating and Automating an Image Droplet on the Desktop Droplet

37. Chapter O37Annotating and Automating an Image Creating a Droplet Click File on the menu bar Point to Automate, then click Create Droplet Click Choose Enter the name of the droplet Identify the location in which to save the droplet, then click Save

38. Chapter O38Annotating and Automating an Image Chapter O Tasks Add written and audio annotations to an image Understand actions Record and play an action Modify an action Use default actions and action sets Create and use a droplet