How to minimise PS CC when running a droplet?

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November 3, 2016
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Using Windows 10 with PS CC 2015.5 I am no longer able to to minimise PS when processing a batch (often up to 200 images) having dropped the images from Bridge onto a droplet.

The droplet will process all images correctly but takes an age to run through a fairly complicated set of actions.

On previous iterations of PS CC (2014?), I was able to minimise the programme and this would reduce the processing time by at least half. This was a considerable time saving when processing as each image takes about 60 seconds minimised and well over two minutes in full screen.

Any thoughts please?

Dave

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arielmartini

Known Participant

Please fix this. Scripts run much faster when photoshop don't need to update the viewport.

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kajzica

Inspiring

Running droplet with PS minimized make process 3-4x faster because PS dont need to render picture on screen.

You need to depress left click mouse on minimize button in right upper corner in PS until is screen is minimized. Sometimes is needed even 10x to press on it.

JJMack

Community Expert

Minimize Photoshop does not record in an action. To be able to do that in an action, in a droplet you would need to use some external tool for your Mac or for your Windows platform to minimize an application's window.

JJMack

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DewcalAuthor

Known Participant

Thanks JJ,

I should have been clearer! I am not trying to minimise PS CC via an action. What I used to be able to do was to drag all the images onto the droplet and when PS had started to process the images, I could then click the minimise button on the main PS programme (not the image) and PS was collapse to the task bar and run a lot faster. I can no longer do this.

I may need to do some more checking but it seems to me that PS runs quicker when the action palette is not in button mode. I do not know if these observations are related in any way.

Dave

JJMack

Community Expert

I wrote I no of no way to automat minimizing Photoshop's window, I know that is want you want to do. What you can automate to decrease the amount of time it the droplet to run is to turn of displaying Photoshop palette windows during execution. Photoshop will run faster for it will not be spending time updating pallets. You can add using a Photoshop script as the first and last step of the action you create the droplet from that will toggle Photoshop pallets off when the action starts then toggle the pallets back on when the action ends. Photoshop Window will still be visible but during the actions execution but pallets will not be visible. The script required is a simple one statement javascript:

app.togglePalettes();

JJMack

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