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Batch processing with filename filter

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December 14, 2012
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Hi guys,

Does anyone have any idea how to run a specific action in batch along with a filename filter?

My problem is I have a folder with subfolders ie... 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004 etc all these folders have approx 100 jpg files with the same filenames in each.

a sample of my images are: landscape-oraange.jpg , landscape-blue.jpg , landscape-red.jpg , portrait-orange.jpg etc etc

I was wonder of a way to just run the specific batch action on filenames containing a certain word, for instance to apply to all files containing the word "landscape" and exclude all other files.

I cannot copy all files under the subfolders to a seperate folder and run this way... as all filenames are the exact same as the other folders.

Does anyone have any advise?

Thanks again guys, Jamie.

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Paul Riggott

Inspiring

That would have to be a custom script.

Alternatives might be...

Select the files in Bridge and run Image Processor / Image Processor Pro

Same again for Picture Processor.

http://www.scriptsrus.talktalk.net/PP.htm

Picture processor also allows you to run one action on portrait and a different action if landscape

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

I think Cloud License version of Photoshop is supposed to allow for conditional clauses in Actions now.

But I don’t use the Cloud License so I can’t test this.

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

I would recommend foregoeing the Batch and doing the operation from a Script with Folder selection.

How complex are the Actions?

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deejayjomoAuthor

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I've not really got a clue about scripting to be honest, I can read it and kind of work out what it means but I can't program this. I would have assumed that there must have been a plugin made for this since I thought it would have been quite a popular request. The actions are simple basically just placing a transparent png ontop of the image then save. Pretty simple really but I've got 70,000+ (approx 100 images per folder) but within each folder there would be approx 10 files to be excluded from this (containing a different filename)

Thanks Jamie.

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

I would have assumed that there must have been a plugin made for this since I thought it would have been quite a popular request.

Why should someone create a plugin for functionality that is already available with Scripting (and now maybe even with Actions)?

Are you on a CS6 Cloud License?

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