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Eric Bungay
Eric Bungay
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December 20, 2021
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"Save A Copy" as .PNG Action or Script with titling customization Photoshop CC 2022

  • December 20, 2021
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Want to be able to use an Action or a Script to save imagery (particularly .PNG w/Alpha) to a folder I predetermine but to title each file independently.

 

I'm a rookie on Actions and Scripts, but I'll try anything. Do a LOT of manual saving and "Save A Copy", and it's incredibly time-consuming to have to do this manually every time. Working in Windows environment.

 

Thanks so much!

Correct answer Kukurykus

Create new document, start recording, save as png without changing default name, stop recording.

4 replies

Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 20, 2021

Do you mean with transparency? In Photoshop there is a checkbox for transparency, it does not directly come from an alpha channel being present in the file.

Eric Bungay
Eric BungayAuthor
Participant
January 4, 2022

I mis-typed with "Alpha" - my concentration was just on a simple way to save .PNG files and be able to tilte them uniquely every time. I have a solution. Thanks.

JJMack
Community Expert
JJMackCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 20, 2021

Download, install  and checkout the free Plug-in  "Image Processor Pro..." Batch you png with it. You can Incliude an action to add your titling to the png.  If you want the retrieve your title from meta data the Action would need to use a script to retrieve the metadat and create the text title layer in the PNG document.

JJMack
    JJMack
    Community Expert
    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 20, 2021

    Can PNG files have saved Alpha Channels?  On my Windows 10 PC I can not check save Alpha channels using " Save As" saving a png file the check box is grayed out and when I open the saved PNG there are no Alpha channels.  In Photoshop Scripting Save AS png has no option to save Alpha channels. You need to save a Layerd file like ]PSD, PSB, Tiff.

     

    A PNG File layer can contain transparent area.  You can load the layer transparency as a selection like it had an alpha channel layer mask.

     

    JJMack
    Eric Bungay
    Eric BungayAuthor
    Participant
    January 4, 2022

    I mis-typed with "Alpha" - my concentration was just on a simple way to save .PNG files and be able to tilte them uniquely every time. I have a solution. Thanks.

    Kukurykus
    KukurykusCorrect answer
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    December 20, 2021

    Create new document, start recording, save as png without changing default name, stop recording.

      Eric Bungay
      Eric BungayAuthor
      Participant
      January 4, 2022

      This was the fastest solution. Ther's much more I wat to be able to do with this 'save' action, but right now, it's helping a lot. Thanks!

       

      Kukurykus
      Kukurykus
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      January 4, 2022

      If my answer is a correct solution you may meantime mark it so 😉

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