P: Export As does not support Actions or scripting

I'd have to agree - it's really strange that the Export module seems to just have been left hanging in an unfinished state. It's not just actions. They once promised that Save For Web would not be removed until all relevant functions had been included in Export As. I still use Save For Web.

PS 2025 - 10 YEARS LATER - STILL NOTHING - RIDICULOUS

And I just got it to work again ... When it didn't work I had the action looking for a folder I had deleted off of my Windows desktop. I just updated the action to look on a networked drive and it worked! 🙂 Fingers crossed! Haven't tested on a local drive, I assume that system mapped folders like the desktop are what break this solution.

It worked once, and now it doesn't work, tried to delete my posted solution until I really figure it out but can't see where that option might be. Sorry!

To save an image as a jpeg or png from an action, and have it save to your current folder

• Create an action, add any image prep steps 
• File > Save As (specify type and all details)
• Create a Folder and put your image in it
• Close image (if you don't to have to do it later)
• End/Save action

Now make sure the dialog box is checked in the Save As part of the Action and go and delete the folder that the action points to. The action will now save to the current folder.

Backstory ... So that I don't accidentally overwrite the image I am working on, I copy the image for output (my shortcut for duplicating the image is Control++(plus key). From there I crop for my output and if saving to jpeg I hit F12. The action added copyright info, flattens if needed, converts to 8 bit and sRGB, then Saves As to the current folder which gives me the opportunity to rename as needed. This has worked perfectly for years and then a few weeks back, the action started saving to the original folder that was chosen when creating the action. I had previously figured out how to create the action so it worked as intended, and now it was broke. Spent two solid days looking for and testing workarounds and just discovered if I delete the destination folder in the action, now it works. 🙂

This is a big deal for my workflow, so just wanted to share somewhere where it might be a help.

Save as, does not include .jpg anymore!

By @idimtsas 

JPEG is a rather restrictive format, requiring: A flattened image (no floating layers), 8 bpc, no alpha channels. If the current file doesn’t meet this criteria, then one has to Save a Copy, or enable Legacy Save As in your File Handling Preferences/Settings.

If your file is in 32 bpc mode, then it needs to first be converted to 16 or 8 bpc before Save a Copy/Legacy Save As can list JPEG.

Note that Export As silently performs background conversions so that JPEG is always available without having to take extra steps.

Save as, does not include .jpg anymore!

I think they just gave up on it, @Stephen Marsh. There's no other possible reason. Even though the panel is being regularly updated, they don't seem to give a toot about anything workflow related. It's sad to see, but this is what i've come to expect these days. Deliver a MVP and then wait 10 years to make it useful. We're at year 8. Just a few years to go!

Bump, here it is with Photoshop 2024 released - but still no ability to use Export As in actions or scripting.

Even the most basic feature of actions "Insert Menu Item" which doesn't record any parameters, is still a no-go:

Even this simple thing would be an improvement, let alone being able to record action or script parameters for more meaningful automation than simply running a menu command.

More than 7 years now and Export As is still not Actionable, nor are there any presets for optimizing our workflows. 
Will EA ever leave beta? Will it ever reach feature parity with SFW?

Has Adobe given up on this tool? Have they given up on the professional community who need this tool for getting their jobs done? Is this what we should expect moving forward?