Forum: Photoshop


Subject: batching scripts?

mpm7 opened this issue on Jun 27, 2000 ยท 4 posts


mpm7 posted Tue, 27 June 2000 at 10:02 PM

if anyone can help me I will be forever in gratitude I have 200+ render 3D images (character animation) that I want to convert into sprites for a videogame.Each image is saved as an RGB windows bmp at about 2"X2". I know a little about batch scripting in PS but not enough.I need to find a less timeconsuming way of indexing each image, changing the first color in the table, and sizing down the image and saving as is (windows bmp).Is there a way to do this in photoshop.I've been told no and yes , but the yes said I had to import as many images into one document, index that, export and than run an action .....I'm confusing myself now, well something to ponder over anyways


Spanfarkle posted Wed, 28 June 2000 at 9:24 AM

Yes you can. Depending which version of Photoshop you have, there are different ways to do a script.In 5.0 go to your actions palette, press the record button and then run through what you want to do with your particulaar images. When you are done press stop. Photoshop will have recorded every action that you did. After you have recorded the procedure go to "automate" under the file menu. Then pick "batch" and pick a action, a folder from, and then a folder to and let it go. Make sure you make a back up set of files "just in case" . It took myself a few times of trial and error's to get it down. Good Luck


mpm7 posted Wed, 28 June 2000 at 1:43 PM

thanx Spanfarkle


Spanfarkle posted Wed, 28 June 2000 at 3:19 PM

You are very welcome. (;0>