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September 1, 2018
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Processing Multiple Raw Files Automatically with Actions & Droplets

  • September 1, 2018
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Hey guys!

I am trying to create a droplet that allows me to drag and drop all of my raw files from a photo shoot and automatically resize and watermark them. The action/droplet works perfectly except for the fact that every time I drop a photo on there I have to manually click the open button for each file. This can get very tedious and I'm really looking for an option that allows me to just drag and drop all of my photos and have them automatically resized and watermarked. If this is possible please let me know! I have tried to make it so that camera raw editor doesn't open automatically but after looking into it, I don't think that's possible as the raw images need to be processed before they can be opened. I also tried adding into the action the ability to just open the photo after the raw dialogue box opens and that doesn't seem to be possible either. (Or at least I wasn't able to figure out how). If anyone has a solution I would be super appreciative!

Thanks everyone!

Ben

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JJMack
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September 1, 2018

Does it have to be done using a Droplet.  It would be very easy to do using Adobe script Image Processor.  All you would need to do is record an action to add you watermark.  The script has a option to let you set ACR settings for the first RAW file and use them for all the  RAW files being batch.  Or you can just let ACR default setting be used or the ACR setting that have been set for your raw files. The Script can resize the image to the size you want and use your action to watermark the image and save the file type you want saved.   The Downloadable Plug-in script Image Processor Pro has even more options.  You cans save multiple sizes of the file types you want.   In that case in you watermark action you may be able to use my PlaceWatermark script to place in you watermark file and so your watermark  will be resized to approbate size for the different size images being saved. You may just net to change one of the four var statements the are used to custom my script for you watermark file.

The Image Processors are also useable from bridge you can select to files to be process in the bridge. or  have the images process the open document in Photoshop or process a folder of files and optionally posses all subfolders.

My PlaceWatermark script customizing var statements smart object are normally resized via interpolation not vector graphic.

var logoFile = "~/Desktop/JJMack.png";     // Watermark or Logo Image file should be large for resize down works better than up

var LogoSize = 10;                                     // percent of document height to resize Watermark to

var LogoMargin = 1;                                  // percent of Document height the Watermark should have as a margin

var BottomLetf = false;                              // false = Bottom Right true Bottom Left

http://www.mouseprints.net/old/dpr/PlaceWatermark.jsx

JJMack