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How To Use “Actions” In Photoshop!

Posted By: BioTecK on Friday 10 July 2009 with 16 Comments

Imagine the following situation: You have 500+ photos which you want to resize to a maximum height of 480px, save the picture in PSD format, save the picture for web, use the same image to resize it to 50px, canvas the image to 29px, save it again for web and close the picture without saving. Well, do you find your self repeating those steps again and again? :shock: Well, to be honest… I don’t! :wink:

As I’m working on the new webshop of JoicoEurope I needed to resize 500+ pictures twice, as mentioned above… One to get a larger picture which should have a maximum height of 480 px and the other one, 50×29 px, was meant to be used as a thumbnail.

So this is when the Action part in Photoshop comes in…. :wink: Actions can save you a lot of time and can increase productivity by automating repetitive tasks, yeah exactly like resizing images. :wink:   Action can also be used for reproducing techniques and creating special effects.  The only thing you have to do is “record” an action and “play” it the next time if you want to get the same results as the first time.

Want to know who you can record your own Actions in Photoshop, watch the video! :wink:

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  • PJ said:
    10 July 2009 at 08:11

    thank you for that tutorial, it was short and informative. i love video tuts.

  • UPrinting said:
    10 July 2009 at 08:52

    Ah, this is one of the reasons why I love Photoshop! I’ve had this experience before, had to resize like 2,000+ photos for a yearbook. That was very tedious, but with Actions, it made the task a whole lot easier! Excellent video tut on a very useful technique. Thanks so much!

  • william said:
    10 July 2009 at 12:00

    Mate, nothing is more easy than showing the tutorial by using Youtube. It’s so far the best and effective way to teach people how to use some stuff!

    By the way, I loved the tutorial.

  • Lyndi said:
    10 July 2009 at 12:56

    I wasn’t even aware of these ‘actions. It is like recording a macro and then using it over and over again. Very handy, thanks for this.

  • Twitted by lyndiWP said:
    10 July 2009 at 13:20

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  • Metz said:
    10 July 2009 at 17:10

    Dropping by to catch up on my reading here and to greet yah a restful weekend ahead :) xoxo

  • BioTecK (Author) said:
    10 July 2009 at 21:07

    Yeah, I love video tutorials too PJ! I’m glad you liked the information..

    Absolutely right UPrinting. I mean repeating the same steps over and over again will make you crazy! :wink:

    You’re welcome William. I’m glad you liked it!

    Yep, exactly Lyndi! It’s very useful and it makes life with Photoshop much easier!
    PS: Thanks for Tweeting the post! :wink:

    Hi Metz! It’s been a while, how’s life!?
    Thanks for dropping by and have a lovely weekend too!

  • laane said:
    10 July 2009 at 23:44

    Bedankt voor het meedenken.
    CZ vergoed tot 40 euro per jaar.
    Het hele teststripgebeuren is per jaar zo’n 150 tot 200 euro.

    Als niet insuline gebruikende diabeticus tel je gewoon niet mee.

    Preventie? Tja.

    Fijn weekend!

  • Leon said:
    11 July 2009 at 06:10

    I’d only use actions for the simple stuff. But it is a pretty cool feature.

  • BioTecK (Author) said:
    11 July 2009 at 07:34

    Hoi Laane..
    Ow, Dat wist ik niet!
    Dat is wel heel erg vervelend, jammer dat het hier altijd zo moet! :(

    You can use the actions to do some “heavy” stuff too Leon.. It’s very easy to use!

  • Jake said:
    20 July 2009 at 07:39

    Thanks for the great tutorial! I’m pretty new to using Photoshop so this tutorial is just what I needed to learn how to use Actions.

  • Simon Wilby said:
    27 July 2009 at 07:10

    Great share Mr. Bioteck. I also find the “actions” menu of photoshop useful in terms of watermarking my photos.

  • maue said:
    24 August 2009 at 03:15

    I like your tutorial keep it up mate, your really good at it…God bless.

    Anyway

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  • BioTecK (Author) said:
    18 September 2009 at 09:41

    Photoshop is something I can’t live without Jake. In the Tips& Tricks: Design section you can find more valuable tips! :wink:

    Yeah, that’s another reason why I use the actions Simon Wilby!

    Thanks a lot Maue. Will send you an email in a sec…

  • fietsen online said:
    19 October 2009 at 23:56

    It’s one of the last thing i learned in Photoshop. The actions option saved me lots of time. Also in combination with the batch and image processor. Just brilliant.

  • BioTecK (Author) said:
    1 November 2009 at 12:40

    You’re welcome Fietsen Online.

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