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Author Topic: Photoshop batch re-sizing Nate Lehrke Master Film Handler Posts: 396 From: Denver, CO Registered: Oct 2002 posted 06-11-2003 03:38 AM                     I use Photoshop 7.0 on a MAC with OS 9.2 I have about 90 images that I need to change the size to. I want to do a "batch re-sizing". Meaning, getting all the images resized VERY quickly with next to no effort from me. How do I do this?? (Assume that I am a novice at using the software.) [ 06-11-2003, 07:27 PM: Message edited by: Nate Lehrke ]  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-11-2003 04:16 AM                        I know next to nothing about Photoshop, but is it really the right tool for this? You might want to look into a command-line tool like 'convert,' which comes with the 'Imagemagick' tools, along with a scripting language. It's designed to run on Unix, but could probably be made to run on Win32 with Cygwin. There might be a native Win32 verion, too. Anyway, a few lines of shell script along with a command-line tool with a resizing function would do what you want in a few seconds.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-11-2003 07:23 AM                     I haven't found anything as good as resizing pictures as Photoshop and I do know it can do batch processing, but I've never done it on Windows. Joe does it frequently on his Mac system. Anyone have specific instructions for doing this?  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-11-2003 09:29 AM                     Photoshop for Mac and Windoze is substantially the same anymore. Almost the same commands run both. Things are just moved around a bit between the versions. I've been using GIMP for a while, now. If I remember Photoshop right, you take all the images you want to resize and put them into the same folder. Then you go under the FILE menu and choose the Auutomate > Batch... command. From there, it's all a matter of answering the questions. Do you want the output to overwrite the input files? Do you want to sequentially name/number the output files? What height, width and resolution do you want the output files to be? Fill in the boxes and check the check marks you want and hit "OK". The rest should be automagic! I don't remember but you might have to have your imput files sequentially numbered. (eg: MyFile1.jpg, MyFile2.jpg... MyFileX.jpg)  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 06-11-2003 02:16 PM                     The only problem I have with Photoshop on Windows is that when you resize (reduce) photos, you're likely to get a blurry mess that you have to sharpen up. I hear this is not so much a problem on a Mac. Why is this?  |  IP: Logged Christopher Duvall Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 500 From: Denver, CO Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-12-2003 01:20 AM                     Paint Shop Pro can do that for you. You can download a demo for free at http://www.jasc.com/ It uses Photoshop plugins and it is pretty damn good for the $99 price tag.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 06-12-2003 01:38 AM                        Nate already has Photoshop, so it isn't in his interest to buy another program. Today I made a trek to Nate's apartment (unannounced) to personally show him how to do batch resizing with Photoshop on the Mac. After all of the half-naked women finally left (much to Nate's dismay) I got to show him how to to the batch thing.  |  IP: Logged

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