Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Automated Saving and Resizing
If you have a bunch of images that you need resized, or converted from TIFFs to JPEGs
(or from PSDs to JPEGs, for that matter), then you will love the built-in Image Processor.
It's kind of hidden in a place you might not expect it (under the Scripts menu), but don't let
that throw you—this is a really handy, and really easy-to-use, totally automated tool that
can save you tons of time.
Step One:
Go under the File menu, under Scripts, and choose
Image Processor
. By the way, if you're
working in Adobe Bridge (rather than Photoshop), you can Command-click (PC: Ctrl-
click) on all the photos you want to apply the Image Processor to, then go under the Tools
menu, under Photoshop, and choose Image Processor. That way, when the Image Processor
opens, it already has those photos pegged for processing. Sweet!
Step Two:
When the Image Processor dialog opens, the first thing you have to do is choose the folder
of photos you want it to “do its thing” to by clicking on the Select Folder button, then nav-
igating to the folder you want and clicking Choose (PC: OK). If you already have some
photos open in Photoshop, you can click on the Use Open Images radio button (or if you
chose Image Processor from Bridge, the Select Folder button won't be there at all—instead
