by Grey video2brain | Publisher: Peachpit Press | Release Date: August 2011 | ISBN: 9780132868952

This innovative product uses interactive video to show you how automating some aspects of image editing with Adobe Photoshop can speed up your process without sacrificing image quality. Learn how to process multiple RAW captures efficiently; how to quickly rename, resize, and even apply changes in appearance to a group of images; and how to process multiple images for quick sharing. You'll also explores actions, an incredibly flexible and powerful tool in Photoshop for processing one or more images in a consistent way.You'll learn how actions can streamline a complex workflow, apply creative effects consistently, or prepare images for sharing.

1. Automation Concepts
   • What Is Automation? 00:02:09
   • To Automate or Not to Automate? 00:02:12
   • Methods of Automation 00:01:50
2. Batch Processing Tools
   • Adding Metadata at Download 00:05:15
   • Batch Renaming 00:05:04
   • Using Metadata Presets 00:06:30
   • Batch RAW Processing 00:09:31
   • Using the Image Processor 00:10:20
3. Getting Started with Actions
   • The Actions Panel 00:02:49
   • Sets vs. Actions 00:03:52
   • Action Panel Options 00:04:39
   • Reading an Action 00:05:36
   • Standard Default Actions 00:02:57
   • Adding More Default Actions 00:04:08
   • Moving Actions Between Sets 00:01:59
   • Deleting Actions and Sets 00:02:07
4. Creating and Modifying Actions
   • Recording a Simple Action 00:07:18
   • Changing Action and Action Set Options 00:03:17
   • Record Again 00:03:09
   • Modifying an Action 00:06:15
   • Using Action Stops 00:04:46
   • Triggering a Dialog Box 00:06:52
   • Creating an Action for the Image Processor 00:04:11
   • Creating an Action for Batch Processing 00:03:59
5. Using Actions
   • Playing an Action 00:02:53
   • Batch Processing 00:09:14
   • Creating and Using a Droplet 00:04:49
   • Saving and Loading Actions 00:02:54
6. Actions Projects
   • The Workflow Action 00:04:10
   • Adding Copyright Text 00:05:42
   • Automation as Memory Aid 00:03:56