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Batch processing in Photoshop takes the edge off repetitive tasks. It's a simple process but one that way too many users have yet to discover.
For those of you familiar with Photoshop's batch processing capabilities, you couldn't imagine doing it any other way. For those of you unfamiliar with batch processing, you're about to find out why.
1 Open a file.
2 In the Actions palette, click a set or an item within a set.
3 In the Actions palette, click the New Action button () or choose New Action from the pop-up menu on the palette.
4 Name the action, assign it to any combination of the Ctrl key (Windows) or Command key (Mac OS), the Shift key, and the Function keys (for example, Ctrl+Shift+F3), and choose a color for its display in the Actions palette.
5 Click Record. The Record button in the Actions palette turns red.
6 To guard against mistakes, record the Save a Copy command at the beginning of the action.
As an option, if your action requires a file to be in a particular mode, choose File > Automate > Conditional Mode Change to change the mode of the image based on its original mode.
7 Choose commands as you want them recorded.
If the command you choose opens a dialog box, clicking OK records the command, clicking Cancel does not record it. If a chosen command is not recorded, it must be inserted in the action. See the section, “Inserting nonrecordable commands.”
Important: When recording the Save As or Save a Copy commands, do not enter a filename. If you enter a filename, Photoshop records the filename and uses that filename each time you run the action. Before saving, however, if you go to a different folder, you can specify a different location without having to specify a filename.
8 Stop recording by clicking the Stop button.
9 If you want to keep the action for use in future work sessions, save the action
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