1. OV 4 - 1 Copyright © 2012 Logical Operations, Inc. All rights reserved. Automating Tasks  Create and Use Actions  Batch Process Files with Photoshop and Adobe Bridge

2. OV 4 - 1 Copyright © 2012 Logical Operations, Inc. All rights reserved. The Actions Panel, Default Mode vs. Button Mode Action Sets Action Commands Action buttons Default ModeButton Mode Commands Action Tree menu expand/collapse arrows

3. OV 4 - 1 Copyright © 2012 Logical Operations, Inc. All rights reserved. The Actions Panel Panel menu display Action libraries Action library controls Actions panel Delete Panel controls Create New Action Create New Set Play Selection Stop Playing/Recording Modal Dialog Action controls Begin Recording Exclude/include toggle Command controls Options Action Sets Action Commands Excluded command Included command Button Mode Action panel menu

4. OV 4 - 1 Copyright © 2012 Logical Operations, Inc. All rights reserved. The Batch Dialog Box Set Action Source Choose Destination Choose File naming Errors Override Action “Open” Commands Suppress File Open Options Dialogs Include All Subfolders Suppress Color Profile Warnings Override Action “Save As” Commands

5. OV 4 - 1 Copyright © 2012 Logical Operations, Inc. All rights reserved. Reflective Questions 1.Consider the types of image editing tasks you do on a daily basis. What are those tasks and how would you apply actions or batch processing to streamline your workflow? 2.Why would you choose Photoshop actions over batch processing?