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françoisc47569210
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January 10, 2023
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Cannot use "quick export as PNG" as an action

  • January 10, 2023
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I am having an issue with the "quick export as PNG" within an action.
The purpose of this action was to quickly resize PNGs at half size and export them quickly.

To make it short, the action went as followed: 
- Image size: 50%
- Quick Export as PNG ( would automatically overwrite the old file )
- Close

 

This action was working just fine this morning, but while testing for another export method using the "export for web legacy" I deleted my action. At the time I thought nothing more of it, I would just re-record it afterwards if I want to go back to this method. But now that I want to go back to it, photoshop won't let me do it. The "quick export as PNG" action just won't record itself.

Did anyone ever experienced this issue? Did I just find a bug or do I need to adjust a setting I am not aware of to make it work again? I am using 23.3.2 btw.

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Correct answer françoisc47569210

Alright, I was certain I was using the "quick export as PNG" command, but it looks like it was probably simply the save command instead. I feel a bit silly now, thank you all for your time!

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françoisc47569210
françoisc47569210AuthorCorrect answer
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January 10, 2023

Alright, I was certain I was using the "quick export as PNG" command, but it looks like it was probably simply the save command instead. I feel a bit silly now, thank you all for your time!

    françoisc47569210
    françoisc47569210Author
    Participant
    January 10, 2023

    Thank you for your answer, I will try to figure out what I did then.

    Stephen Marsh
    Community Expert
    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 10, 2023

    Adobe is aware that Export As/Quick Export can't be recorded into an action or used with scripts, apparently it is on the to do list.

    Bojan Živković11378569
    Community Expert
    Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
    Community Expert
    January 10, 2023

    Quick Export is not recordable from its introduction. I guess you have used some other way to save as PNG. Try using Save for Web or Export > Layers to Files.

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