Auto action or batch processing 50%opacity and merge 2 seperate picture into 1.

[paint194679122]

URL:FAQ 2nd alternative Auto action or batch processing 50%opacity and merge 2 seperate picture into 1. ...

URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oANLDOb1xzk

1st

Go to next canvas and make the 2nd+n(第二） picture set opacity to 50%.

2nd

Select all>Copy the image and paste it to 1st+n（第一） picture（previous canvas）

3rd Export the 1st canvas as png or jpeg.

4th

Repeat 1st -3rd but this time n=n+1

So I want to make above actions as auto-action/automate so I did not need to manual input.

I also can use ibis paint/clipstudio.

Hi.I am newbie I currently want to learn how to make an animation.

I want to learn how to make the animation frame longer and more fluid movement.

If there is any tips on how to make animation feel free to comment.

The source is from persona.

[JJMack]

To use logic like that in Photoshop automation you need to use Photoshop Scripting Actions can not use logic to do processing like that. Actions are Photoshop step, step, step,.... All steps have fixed constant settings. no looping  I few conditions can be tested  inserting conditional steps  not the conditions you are interested in.

[Bojan Živković]

If I can understand what you exactly want to do (I am not sure that I do) then there is a hope that you can automate process using actions and Image Processor Pro, for example.

So, you have one image which is always the same and at the bottom of Layer's stack, right?

You can run batch process in this way:

Open image which is constant and always the same then run batch process. Action for batch should set opacity to 50% of the layer in open image in batch process then to switch to previous document, copy content > switch to the next document > Paste copied content > move pasted content to the bottom of layers stack then to save in some format of your choice.

There are some things to check before recording action and running batch process. Do your files for batch always have only one layer or not. Is that layer  Background layer or not? This is important because you can not set Opacity for background layer and cannot move layer below Background layer before converting it to normal layer.

[paint194679122]

Thanks for reply

Action ... content > switch to the next document > Paste copied content > ...

That is the problem I cannot record the action of switch to the next document.

Can you teach or show the guide of record action switch to next document

If can I can (easily blend 50% opacity 2nd+n image to 100%opacity 1st+n image.and you set back the 2nd image to 100%opacity now you make 3rd image 50% and merge with 2nd.)

so on

where n=n+1

[JJMack]

An action can not use logic,  to find out how many documents are open. So it knows if there is a next document or previous document. A  script can,   If you the user knows there are multiple documents open you can use actions the select next and previous documents.  A action can also open a document thus add in a new document which will be switch to automatically.  The action can switch back to the previous document or close the new document and be switched back to the previous document.   So an action can change what is the next and previous document by opening additional documents.  Action that use next and previous document must be carefully designed and recorded and edited

[Bojan Živković]

That is the problem I cannot record the action of switch to the next document.

Can you teach or show the guide of record action switch to next document

Where is the problem when recording? You must have two documents open to switch to the previous/next document. I am trying right now and it works just by clicking on previous/next tab it is recording step: Select previous/next document. You can also use keyboard shortcuts while recording switch document step(s): Ctrl/Cmd + Tab and Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Tab.

[paint194679122]

Sorry for the late reply. Thanks I did not use the keyboard shortcut and did not know the shortcut key. I have sucessfully record the previous/next document thanks to you.