Using Photoshop Actions – Part 2
Using Photoshop Actions Part 2
Using Photoshop Actions Part 2
Edit an Action
After stopping an Action, edit it in a variety of ways:
With the help of Reorder Commands change the order in which a recorded Command plays, grab it with the cursor in the Action palette and drag it up or down. Click on the small triangle next to the Action's name.
Delete a Command. Select it and press the Delete key.
Reset a Command's settings. Double-click on the Command in the Action. Be sure to do this with an image opened that you can discard because it will apply the step to that image.
For adding a Command in mid-stream, simply select the Command just before the place you want to add, click the record button on the Actions palette, and do whatever it is you want to do. The Action will record from there.
Inserting a stop gives you a chance to apply settings to a step. For example, with a Levels Action, you may want the Levels to come up and give you a chance to determine the settings appropriate for the file on which you are working. Normally, a Levels Command in an Action will after for a Command. If you have a Command that needs tweaking, double-click it. It will act as if it is playing, and you can set the setting the way you need them.
Recording Again. Let us say you have an Action that has a bunch of settings. You like the sequence of Commands, but the settings are just...off. No problem. Select Record Again from the side menu on the Actions palette. Photoshop will play the Action, but it will stop at each Command and allow you to reset the settings.
Troubleshoot it. The little checkmark I dissuaded you from examining earlier allows you to make an Action skip a Command. This is a useful diagnostic tool to see whether that Command is causing trouble.
Play an Action
After creating it, you will want to play your Action. You have few options:
Play it from the palette by setting your file up and click the Play button on the bottom of the palette.
Use function keys, when you create a new action, the dialog box allow you to set one. If you press the f-key you have assigned to the action, it will start playing.
Use Button mode that makes the palette look like a button panel. The New Action dialog box allows you select a color for your button. Group Actions by coloring them. Play an Action simply clicking it as a button.
So, now that you know what an Action is, let us make a simple one that you can use as-is or add to others. That way, you will get a little practice at the art. Moreover, you will have a good building block for future actions.
First, let's create a new set to use for these examples:
1. At the bottom of the Actions palette, click the Create a New Set button.
2. Name the set Samples.
Now, let us start recording an Action:
1. Open up a file. It doesn't matter what the file is because we are using it only as a base for building the Action.
2. Select the Create a New Action button at the bottom of the Actions palette.
3. Name the action and Save As.
4. Choose the Sample as your set.
5. Fix the function key to F12.
6. Choose any color from the pull-down list
7. Hit the Record button.
Now, let's actually record something:
1. Choose Image Size from the Image menu.
2. In the Image Size dialog box, fix the resolution to 72 pixels/inch, select constrain proportions, select resample image: Bicubic, and leave the other settings as they are.
3. Click on Save As from the File menu. Choose a name you like, save it to the desktop (so it will be easy to find), and set the File Type to Photoshop. Leave everything else as it is and click Save.
4. Stop the recording by clicking the Stop Playing/Recording button on the Actions palette.
You now have an Action!
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