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Originally Posted by Saphire
Can anyone tell me how to create actions in CS. I have read tururals but can't seem to seem to get them to flow, I still have do things in steps. I have tried simple things like making my own frames with not much luck, is there an easy way to do it.
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Actions are a piece of cake and essential for doing many tasks to a series of files. Essentially you are just recording a series of activities so they can be repeated.
This is how I do it, though some people may have their own variation.
- 1. Find the actions palette and in the drop down menu go to create new Action, give it a name etc and OK it. At this point the recorder is working and everything you do now will be recorded into the action.
2. Open a file in the folder you are working on, tbh anyone will do. Do all the things you want to do to get to the finished picture. Then save the file to the desktop, and close the file.
3. Go to the Actions palette and click on the stop button. You are done.
4. To run the action and apply it to a folder of images go to Automate, Batch. In the dialogue that appears, you need to choose your action, specify a source and destination folder.
5. Before you click OK check the boxes for Overide Action 'Open' Commands and 'Close' Commands.
6. If you just want toapply it to one image then Open the picture and just find the action in the Actions palette and press Play.