P: Canvas size doesn't save relative dimensions on recording an action

This worked for me. Thanks

Same problem with 27.5. Original report was made in creative cloud forum with recommendation to post here. Height/width for Canvas Size cannot be set in action, not being recognized, and cannot use edit to create a value.

Not sure if related, but the Dialog box for Canvas Size has been changed in PS 27.5

​@Medley 

For others who come across this, the post in the Photoshop forum is here:

https://community.adobe.com/bug-reports-711/can-no-longer-set-canvas-size-as-part-of-an-action-in-photoshop-1557420?postid=1557420#post1557420

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Jane

I have been trying to record an action in in Photoshop (version 27.5 on desktop) that includes setting the canvas size to a specific height and width (3600 x 3600 pixels). I have created similar actions in the past so I know that this should work, but for some reason now it doesn’t. The Canvas Size function is still working, it just isn’t recording the new canvas dimensions I’m inputting as part of the action, and so when I play back the action on an image whose canvas I want to resize the action does nothing.

I’ve tried this several times now, and each time I record the action it shows up in the Actions menu, and it shows that the set Canvas Size function is a part of the action, but when I expand that step to show its details it lists a blank space besides Width and Height rather than the 3600 px I set for the width and 3600 px I set for the height when recording the action (see screenshot below). Though it wouldn’t serve the purpose of what I’m trying to do with this action, I tried recording the action with a percentage-based and then an inch-based new Canvas Size, but in each case the saved recordings produced the same results, with nothing listed for the Width and Height for the actions in the Action menu and the action itself not changing the canvas size when they’re played.

Again, creating an action that set the Canvas Size to a specific height and width (in pixels) worked for me in the past, so I don’t know why it doesn’t work now. It’s an action that saves me a lot of time so I hope this bug can be fixed and I can get that functionality back into my workflow.

Same problem - Photoshop 27.5 Desktop

Existing Action setting canvas size no longer works. Creating a new action to set a canvas size does not save height/width values. Cannot edit the height/width canvas size settings in an action. Width and height are blank and will not accept a value.

I don’t know if this is related, but Adobe changed how the Canvas Size Dialog Box appears.

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I have been trying to record an action that includes setting the canvas size to a specific height and width (3600 x 3600 pixels). I have created similar actions in the past so I know that this should work, but for some reason now it doesn’t. The Canvas Size function is still working, it just isn’t recording the new canvas dimensions I’m inputting as part of the action, and so when I play back the action on an image whose canvas I want to resize the action does nothing.

I’ve tried this several times now, and each time I record the action it shows up in the Actions menu, and it shows that the set Canvas Size function is a part of the action, but when I expand that step to show its details it lists a blank space besides Width and Height rather than the 3600 px I set for the width and 3600 px I set for the height when recording the action (see attached screenshot). Though it wouldn’t serve the purpose of what I’m trying to do with this action, I tried recording the action with a percentage-based and then an inch-based new Canvas Size, but in each case the saved recordings produced the same results, with nothing listed for the Width and Height for the actions in the Action menu and the action itself not changing the canvas size when they’re played.

Again, creating an action that set the Canvas Size to a specific height and width (in pixels) worked for me in the past, so I don’t know why it doesn’t work now. It’s an action that saves me a lot of time so I hope this bug can be fixed and I can get that functionality back into my workflow.

Moderators, @Mohit Goyal,  please merge this with the following existing post:

P: Canvas size doesn't save relative dimensions on recording an action | Adobe DME

​@K24470592b963 disable this option in the preferences and restart Photoshop

When recording a new action that includes the “Canvas Size” tool, the parameters for width and/or height are not captured during the action recording process, thus no changes to canvas size are made when replaying the action or including it in a batch process

Expected Functionality: (view of the entry in the actions panel)

Current Functionality: (view of the entry in the actions panel)

This bug is present in both Photoshop v27.4 and the beta.

To reproduce this issue:

Open an image, record an action, while the action is recording open the “Canvas Size” tool. Adjust the height or width (or both) fields. View the action panel and view the height and/or width information taking note that it is empty/blank.

You can further confirm the information not being capture, by playing the action or selecting the action for batch processing, and note that no canvas-size changes are made to the resulting images

Following up with further experimentation:

Installed photoshop 26.11.3 and the “Canvas Size” tool parameters are captured as expected.