Actions and Image Trace?

queezy,

I have experimented with using a Javascript to automate tracing. Any preset can be called in the script. This example still uses "Default" but another preset could be used:

var doc = app.activeDocument; var pItems = doc.pathItems; var sel = doc.selection;  //~ var Selected = doc.selection[0] var Tracing_Preset = '[Default]'; var f =15; //percent of current size app.executeMenuCommand('selectall'); for(var i = 0; i<sel.length; i++){     if(sel.typename == 'RasterItem'){         var pic = sel.trace();          pic.tracing.tracingOptions.loadFromPreset(Tracing_Preset);         pic.tracing.expandTracing().selected = true;         }  }

But the full script has been unreliable, causing AI to crash intermittently.

I've found the most reliable solution is to manually edit the "Vectorizing Presets" preference file found in "~/Preferences/Adobe Illustrator 20 Settings/en_US/Vectorizing Presets" and convert the "Default" preset to the one I want to use in the AI Action. I realize this is not very flexible, but in our environment we use the same preset for all tracing tasks.

I do not see a way to choose a custom setting with an action.

But if the purpose is to batch convert a lot of images with Image Trace, you should have a look at Adobe Bridge which has an Image Trace script in the Tools menu (and lets you choose a custom preset).