adobe photoshop - Editing photo dimensions in large batches

If I had the time, I would go through each and every photo to make sure that the dimensions and quality are pixel perfect. However, I'm in a time crunch, and need to make the couple hundred photos that are 4320 x 3240 into 950x630.

now I could- 1. Upload them into WordPress, uses native image reducing components and J query go from there. 2. Go through each and every photo, reduce file size, and proportion and bring it to Yahoo's PNG processing script.

However, maybe I'm missing a choice or alternative workflow that would allow for processing all of these photos in a clear manner without losing quality or perspectives. Any workflow suggestions?

Answer

You can use a Photoshop Batch to re-size the images.

This is how you do it:

Step 1: Create an action for the re-sizing

Actions are a great way of saving time when you need to do repetitive tasks in Photoshop. You can record a process, and then 'play' it to repeat it, and you can add as many steps in that process as you like.

In your case, the first thing you need to do is record an action that resizes an image to 950x630 px. You can do this by using the Actions panel (Windows > Actions, or Ctrl + F9):

1. Go to Window > Actions to bring up the Actions palette.


2. Click Create new action and give it a name like "Resize"


3. Click Record.


4. In the main Photoshop menu bar, go to Image > Image Size.


5. Select "Pixels" from the drop-down menu next to Width.


6. Type in "950" and click OK.



7. Go to the Actions palette and click on the Stop button to stop recording.

You should see your new action in your palette.

Step 2: Apply the action to a folder of images using a Batch

Once you have recorded the action, you can tell Photoshop to (instead of just applying it inside the same file) use it in a folder.

1. Go to File > Automate > Batch to bring up the Batch dialog.


2. Find the "Resize" action you just recorded in the Actions drop-down list.


3. Under the Source header, select "Folder" in the drop-down list and click Choose. Navigate to the folder where you keep your images.


4. Check the boxes to suppress warnings and options dialogs.



5. Under the Destination header, select "Folder" in the drop-down list and click Choose. Navigate to the folder.


6. If you want to change the names of your files, you can do so here under the File Naming sub-header.


7. Make sure you have the "Compatibility" boxes checked.


8. Click OK.