Resume Batch Process After Action Stop

Perhaps the following will help somebody:

 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/how-to-stop-action-to-use-healing-brush-in-image-processor/m-p/12352301

Mike:

As you now know, this workflow cannot be automated due to the embedded STOPS:
* Open an image fle
* STOP
- Levels
- Mask
* STOP
- Tweak background
* Save as .psd
* Flatten
* Save as .jpg
* Close
* [repeat until all image files processe]

...but consider this possibility:

Open all (or some) candidate image files via Bridge, File > Open, Drag/Drop into PS Window. Then on each:
* Levels
* Mask
* Tweak background
* Minimize window when done
* Go onto the next open file

When all image windows minimized (signfying completion of tweaking), play a new action (e.g., "Save files") that would consist of two Automate > Batch steps:
* Batch step 1: play [new] action "Save as .psd"
Source: open images
- save files in .psd format in a folder of choice
* Batch step 2: play [new] action "Open .psd, flatten and save as .jpg"
Source: folder of just saved .psd files
- flatten each and save in .jpg format in a folder of choice

Kind of a bass ackwards approach, but once setup was complete it would offer a 1-click solution to batch saving the files in the format and folders desired.

Thanks for the replies.

The action includes two stops. The first is to allow the user (me) to adjust levels and use the airbrush to complete a mask. Since the portion of the photo that is being masked changes with each individual image, I don't think I can automate this.

The second stop is to allow the user to airbrush the background for a more realistic end result. This again cannot be automated as far as I know.

The action then finishes by saving once as a psd (to maintain layers), flattening the image, and saving again as jpg in a different folder.

I think the script Danny is referring to is this one http://ps-scripts.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=290.

Also as Danny points out you may be able to let the user make adjustments without using the stop command (or Andrew's script) by turning on the 'toggle dialog on/off' icon in the action panel next to the step that needs user interaction.

Mike

Once a batch process is interrupted by a STOP commaand, there is no way ## with native Photoshop or Bridge to resume the batch process with the next image.

What are you stopping to do? Depending on what it is, there may be a workaround.

## A few years ago Andrew Hall crafted a script based workaround for this limitation, but I don't know if it is still available at www.ps-scripts.com.