Adobe PHOTOSHOP 5.0 User Manual page 361

To play a single command in an action:
Select the command you want to play.
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Specify a speed:
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Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
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(Mac OS) the Play button in the Actions palette.
Hold down Control/Command, and double-
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click the command.
Choose Play from the Actions palette menu.
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Slowing actions during playback
Sometimes a long, complicated action does not
play properly, but it is difficult to tell where the
problem occurs. The Playback Options command
gives you three speeds at which to play actions,
so that you can watch each command as it is
carried out.
To specify how fast actions should play:
Choose Playback Options from the pop-
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up menu.
Specify a speed:
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Select Accelerated to play the action at normal
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speed (the default).
Select Step by Step to complete each command
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and redraw the image before going on to the next
command in the action.
Select Pause and enter the amount of time
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Photoshop should pause between carrying out
each command in the action.
Click OK.
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Batch processing
The Batch command lets you play an action on a
folder of files and subfolders. If you have a digital
camera or a scanner with a document feeder, you
can also import and process multiple images with
a single action. Your scanner or digital camera may
need an acquire plug-in module that supports
actions. (If the third-party plug-in wasn't written
to import multiple documents at a time, it may not
work during batch-processing or if used as part of
an action. Contact plug-in's manufacturer for
further information.)
When batch-processing files, you can leave all the
files open, close and save the changes to the
original files, or save modified versions of the files
to a new location (leaving the originals
unchanged). If you are batch-processing a folder
of files, copy all the desired files to the same level of
a folder before starting the batch. If you are saving
the processed files to a new location, you may want
to create a new folder for the processed files before
starting the batch.
For better batch performance, reduce the
number of saved history states and deselect
the Automatically Create First Snapshot option
in the History palette.
To batch-process files:
Choose File > Automate > Batch.
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2 For Set, choose the desired set.
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