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oruvisu
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November 28, 2018
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Photoshop Actions not Working Properly, MANY commands missing

  • November 28, 2018
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Photoshop version: CC 2018

Action: https://graphicriver.net/item/rise-photoshop-action/10695658 

Issue: I haven't used actions very much, but whenever I try to play this action I got off GraphicDrivers, most of my commands played are "Unavailable", therefore my image does not look like it is supposed to by the end of the action. I tried checking these boxes to see if that "enables" them but it doesn't check or anything. Am I missing any plug-ins or files for my photoshop?

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    Correct answer D Fosse

    That column is for toggling the dialog off/on - if there is one for that action step. If there isn't, that box is empty. Things like "reset swatches" or "select layer" don't have dialogs - they're just events that either happen or don't.

    You disable an action step by clicking the checkmark at the very left.

    Troubleshooting actions step by step is not unexpected, especially not if you get them from somewhere else. Often it can be enough that you change some preference, and suddenly an action step that relies on that preference won't work as expected.

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    russellk68680847
    Participating Frequently
    April 8, 2021

    Photoshop actions are always a gamble, some work as described and some will never work. This is why they are cheap.

    JJMack
    Community Expert
    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 28, 2018

    Command not available or not supported in this version of Photoshop is a common error massage action see when an action is played on documents that does not have something the action depend on.   Most actions have some dependencies. Most actions will not work on any document. A document need to have what is required for the action steps execution.   For example an action can not save a selection as an alpha channel if there is no active selection.    A prior step may have been Select Color Range red.   If there is no red in the document no selection will be made. So the Save Selection command will not be available and the Save selection step will fail with Command is not available.  The action depends on the documents having some red pixels.

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    santhosh kuma29044642fy0p
    Participant
    July 24, 2023

    I have the same command missing issue:

    while performing the above action, it does not resize..that command jumped and file saved to the destination folder without resize?

     

     

    D Fosse
    Community Expert
    D FosseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 24, 2023

    Expand the step so we can see what it's supposed to be doing. Then explain what actually happens.

    D Fosse
    Community Expert
    D FosseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    November 28, 2018

    That column is for toggling the dialog off/on - if there is one for that action step. If there isn't, that box is empty. Things like "reset swatches" or "select layer" don't have dialogs - they're just events that either happen or don't.

    You disable an action step by clicking the checkmark at the very left.

    Troubleshooting actions step by step is not unexpected, especially not if you get them from somewhere else. Often it can be enough that you change some preference, and suddenly an action step that relies on that preference won't work as expected.

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