Batch And Droplet Processing Options - Adobe Photoshop CS6 User Manual

Actions are the basis for creating droplets—you must create the desired action in the Actions panel before creating a droplet. (See Creating
actions.)
1. Choose File > Automate > Create Droplet.
2. Specify where to save the droplet. Click Choose in the Save Droplet In section of the dialog box and navigate to the location.
3. Select the Action Set, and then designate which action you intend to use within the Set and Action menus. (Select the action in the Actions
panel before you open the dialog box to preselect these menus.)
4. Set processing, saving, and file naming options. For descriptions of the Batch dialog box settings see Batch and droplet processing options.
Tips for cross-platform droplets
When creating droplets for both Windows and Mac OS, keep the following compatibility issues in mind:
After moving a droplet created in Windows to Mac OS, you must drag the droplet onto the Photoshop icon on your desktop. Photoshop
updates the droplet for use in Mac OS.
When creating a droplet in Mac OS, use the .exe extension to make droplets compatible with both Windows and Mac OS.
References to file names are not supported between operating systems. If an action step references a file or folder name (such as an Open
command, Save As command, or adjustment command that loads its settings from a file), execution pauses and the user is prompted for a
file name.
Process a file with a droplet
Drag a file or folder onto the droplet icon. Photoshop starts if it is not already running.

Batch and droplet processing options

Specify these options in the Batch and Droplet dialog boxes.
Override Action "Open" Commands Ensures that the files you selected in the Batch command are processed, without opening the file you may
have specified in the action's Open command. If the action contains an Open command that opens a saved file and you don't select this option,
the Batch command opens and processes only the file you used to record the Open command (This occurs because the Batch command opens
the file specified by the action after each of the files in the Batch source folder is opened. Because the most recently opened file is the one named
in the action, the Batch command performs the action on that file, and none of the files in the Batch source folder are processed.)
To use this option, the action must contain an Open command. Otherwise, the Batch command won't open the files you've selected for batch-
processing. Selecting this option doesn't disregard everything in an Open command—only the choice of files to open.
Deselect this option if the action was recorded to operate on an open file, or if the action contains Open commands for specific files that are
required by the action.
Include All Subfolders Processes files in subdirectories of the specified folder.
Suppress Color Profile Warnings Turns off display of color policy messages.
Suppress File Open Options Dialogs Hides File Open Options dialog boxes. This is useful when batching actions on camera raw image files.
The default or previously specified settings will be used.
Destination menu Sets where to save the processed files
None Leaves the files open without saving changes (unless the action includes a Save command).
Save And Close Saves the files in their current location, overwriting the original files.
Folder Saves the processed files to another location. Click Choose to specify the destination folder.
Override Action "Save As" Commands Ensures that processed files are saved to the destination folder specified in the Batch command (or to
their original folder if you chose Save and Close), with their original names or the names you specified in the File Naming section of the Batch
dialog box.
If you don't select this option and your action includes a Save Ascommand, your files will be saved into the folder specified by theSave As
command in the action, instead of the folder specified in the Batch command. In addition, if you don't select this option and the Save As command
in the action specifies a filename, the Batch command overwrites the same file (the file specified in the action) each time it processes an image.
If you want the Batch command to process files using the original filenames in the folder you specified in the Batch command, save your image
in the action. Then, when you create the batch, select Override Action "Save As" Command and specify a destination folder. If you rename the
images in the Batch command and don't select Override Action "Save As" Command, Photoshop saves your processed images twice: once with
the new name in the specified folder, and once with the original name in the folder specified by the Save As command in the action.
To use this option, the action must contain a Save As command. Otherwise, the Batch command won't save the processed files. Selecting this
option doesn't skip everything in the Save As command—only the specified filename and folder.
Note: Some Save options aren't available in the Batch or Create Droplet commands (such as JPEG compression or TIFF options). To use these
options, record a Save As step in the action that contains the desired options, and then use the Override Action "Save As" Commands option to
make sure that your files are saved where you specify in the Batch orCreate Droplet command. Photoshop disregards the specified filename and
path in the Action's Save As command, and retains the Save options using the new path and filename you specify in the Batch dialog.
File Naming Specifies file naming conventions if writing files to a new folder. Select elements from the pop-up menus or enter text into the fields to
be combined into the default names for all files. The fields let you change the order and formatting of the components of the filename. You must
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