Batch crop single file using actions?

[Brecht Corbeel]

I have found how to work with batch actions, but I currently cannot seem to find anything about how I would for example make a whole sequence of crops that use the batch function to save everytime a crop is made and then create the files the way batch works and numbers them. Anyone any idea how to do this?

[Stephen Marsh]

If the images are all the same size and the crop is the same size and position, then one can crop from a selection with the Image > Crop command.

[Brecht Corbeel]

The problem is I need to crop an image upto and sometimes over 100 times, I have been putting off doing multiple at once, but the batch tool overwrites the files and does not numerically add to them

[Stephen Marsh]

If you have recorded a Save As step in the Action including a filename, then the Batch command has to have the Override action save as checkbox ticked so that filenames don't clash.

https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/using/processing-batch-files.html#process_a_batch_of_files

https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/using/processing-batch-files.html#batch_process_files_in_nested...

[Brecht Corbeel]

I have found the ability to do what I want with the layers to file under file>export. The only problem with this solution is 1 how it processes and has no queue and 2 out of all the Photoshop options to save this ofcourse had to be the one that does not save the export folder. I wrote a script to auto rename the files in the folder and move them. but now I need to drag the files to the folder that does the renaming from the original as I cannot change this.

Ofcourse I can write an exception for the Psb, but this does not make my solution scaleable and I doubt that it is the purpose of either photoshop or my software to do this in this way.

It would have been great if I just had a quick export option for layers with jpeg as PNG is taking too long for it to be a quick solution where I can do the cutting as fast as only cutting one file.

I am not at the point where I can do an ai solution for cropping, based on my specifications.

[Stephen Marsh]

All you should need to do is setup the Batch correctly as previously described.

[Brecht Corbeel · Accepted solution]

There is a feature in export settings where you can replace the .png format with . jpg, but when using large file formats the saving can be slow enough that when you open the crop tool to move on to your next crop the previous or ongoing corp or crops are aborted.