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elmarf23253501
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March 22, 2017
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PS CC 2017 different size of the caption in portrait / landscape format - but should remain the same size ???

  • March 22, 2017
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Dear professionals, I hope you can help me. I have the following problem - for 1 year I can find no solution: Situation:

1. I have "tinkered" myself in PS CC 2017 and already before an action - as a batch processing - with which I optimize images, sharpness, frame and among other things put a caption under the picture frame, e.g. Wedding 2017 or similar. This is done with the text tool and a text layer into which I enter the text.

2. Now the problem: Depending on whether the caption is placed under a portrait format or a cross-format image, the text size is different. If I optimized and inserted the optimal text size for a cross-format image (as the output image) in the action, the font is used much less for the portrait format during batch processing.

3. Question: Is there a way to set the text in the same size under the raster, as the path or the like. 

I would be very grateful for any help.

Thank you very much for your advice.

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    Correct answer Trevor.Dennis

    I am not sure that I am fully following your post, but actions involving size often give better results with the rulers set to Percentage when the action is recorded.

    DesignEasy: How to Record Flexible Actions in Photoshop (1)

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    Zaid Al Hilali
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    Zaid Al HilaliCommunity Expert
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    March 22, 2017

    I understood from you that you want to have caption text size different for each vertical and horizontal shots.

    The answer is you may use Conditional Action. See, record two actions, one for Portrait image orientation name it like "Portrait image caption" place your caption text, set font size and location, then stop recording, record a second action and name it something like "Landscape image caption" place your caption text, set font size and location, then stop recording.

    Then create a third action, start recording, go to the Action's Panel fly-out menu and choose "Insert Conditional", from the small dialogue window below choose as shown to apply different text size and location on the photo as specified by both actions.

    elmarf23253501
    elmarf23253501Author
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    March 22, 2017

    Thanks for the reply. Perhaps I have not expressed myself precisely enough. I want the font size of the caption to be the same as the image. In other words, if the picture caption is 60% of the (at a horizontal format picture) image width, then this should be the same for a portrait format (also 60% of the (at a vertical format picture) image width. So the caption should adapt dynamically to the respective width of the image. Is something like that possible?



    Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor.DennisCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    March 22, 2017

    I am not sure that I am fully following your post, but actions involving size often give better results with the rulers set to Percentage when the action is recorded.

    DesignEasy: How to Record Flexible Actions in Photoshop (1)

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