Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
GEM IN THE ROUGH: ADJUSTMENT LAYERS FOR BATCH PROCESSING
Applying Quick Fix Commands
shows you how to perform
batch
commands—that is, simultan-
eously applying adjustments to groups of photos using the Process Multiple Files command. The
drawback to that command is that it gives you access to only some of Elements' Auto commands,
so your editing options are really limited.
So what do you do if you're a fussy photographer who's got 17 shots that are all pretty much the
same and you'd like to apply the same fixes to all of them—do you have to edit each one from
scratch? Nope. Simply open the photos you want to fix, and then drag the Adjustment layer you
used on the first photo onto each of the other photos. (
Moving Objects Between Images
shows
you how to drag layers between images.) That way, each photo gets the same adjustments at the
same settings. It's not as fast as true batch processing, but it takes a lot less time than editing each
photo from scratch.
Adding Fill and Adjustment Layers
Creating an Adjustment or Fill layer is easy: In the Layers panel, click the half-blue/half-
white circle to display the menu shown in
Figure 6-21
. The menu includes all your Adjust-
ment and Fill layer options (the first three items are Fill layers; the rest are Adjustment lay-
ers).
