Batch processing glitch - after updating to the latest version Photoshop CC 2018

[meedles]

An action for resizing images and setting the resolution to 72 doesn't work anymore for batches. If I close all images and try to do a batch process, it will tell me that

The command “Image Size” is not currently available.

And whatever other commands I've used aren't available.

If I have an image open while using Automate > Batch, it will only process that one image.

So either way I can't batch process anymore. Help please!

[Francesco Della Peruta]

Message "command [whatever] is not currently available" is displayed when the action attempts to execute a command that is "greyed out" at the moment.

I think that there is no file open on which to apply this command: tha batch command settings and action commands are wrong or in wrong order. Please check the settings and the sequence of commands of the batch and of the action.

[meedles]

I didn't know the sequence was important; I will check on this thanks.

[PECourtejoie]

Hello, could you post a screenshot with the action panel (not in button mode) showing the action set and the action?

[meedles]

Here it is, thanks for taking a look. I've tried with and without the save at the end

[meedles · Accepted solution]

I've figured this out! Because it's batches I'm trying to process, I needed to include 'open' as the first item in the action. So basically I start with nothing selected or open, click record, go to > open and select any image and go from there. Seems so logical now, but when using an action on individual images that's not necessary, that's why I didn't include it in the action. Life can go on, hurray!!

[AmyPurdon]

marmelmar - your solution saved the day for me! Thanks 🙂 

[Disaster Media]

The solution from meedles fixed this issue for me as well. Needed to record the 'open' commend in the automation script for the batch process to run. I was getting the same "Image Size" command not availble error code. Now automation script for 'Open > 300dpi > Image Size > CMYK > Save JPG' is running smoothly. Saving me days of work. Thanks!