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fredl11600511
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May 31, 2019
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Batch won't perform convert mode action

  • May 31, 2019
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Using PS 20.0.4 on Windows 10 Pro

Issue: Batch won't perform convert mode action

I've created an action which opens PDFs as Grayscale, converts them from  Grayscale to Bitmap and saves them as TIFFs. The action works as intended when used on individual PDFs.

When used as a batch command, it opens the PDFs fine but stops at converting them to Grayscale. (I've tried looking at the log file but it's in Chinese.Why is that--the prefs language is set to Englis) It will open all the files in the designated folder as Grayscale but does not then convert them to Bitmap--it simply leaves them open. If I set the batch to Stop for Errors, it doesn't stop. So that means there's a step missing, but if the action works on its own, how can that be?

I've attached a screen shot of the Batch Settings; it makes no difference if the Save As override is on or off.

First image is a screen shot of the action. The second is of the batch settings. The third is of error log.

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Correct answer Stephen Marsh

I would try Image Processor or Image Processor Pro scripts:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ps-scripts/files/Image%20Processor%20Pro/v3_2%20betas/

You could also try Paul Riggot's PDF Processor 2 script:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/master/PDF%20ProcessorII.jsx

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Stephen Marsh
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Stephen MarshCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
May 31, 2019

I would try Image Processor or Image Processor Pro scripts:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ps-scripts/files/Image%20Processor%20Pro/v3_2%20betas/

You could also try Paul Riggot's PDF Processor 2 script:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/master/PDF%20ProcessorII.jsx

fredl11600511
Inspiring
June 10, 2019

From what I'm reading it looks like the Image Processor Pro script is for the Mac environment, not Windows.

Paul Roggot's script is a bit more than I can handle--I would need something that has an installer--not fluent in scripting.

Thanks anyway.

Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 10, 2019

No, IPP is cross platform.

Paul’s script simply needs to be saved as a plain text file with a .jsx filename extension. It can be run or installed.

Jeff Arola
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 31, 2019

In the Batch dialog check Override Action "Save As" Commands and see if that makes a difference.

fredl11600511
Inspiring
May 31, 2019

Actually, I have tried that--the batch stops whether the override is checked or not.

Jeff Arola
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 31, 2019

You state that you have an action that converts the pdfs to grayscale upon open.

Does that action reference you second action that converts the grayscale to bitmap?