Can i run photoshop action more faster for batch editing?

[abolfazl29032603daba]

I recorded a photoshop action that i must run by batch editing feature on 1000 or 2000 JPG files located in a folder directory but it takes 1 or 2 hour time. 

are there any way to reduce this time to 15 or 30 min? 
for example i can convert action to photoshop script. maybe there is a way that can run photoshop script by python or any other way to run 3x or 4x faster than usual. 

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

Check your action panel to see if it is in step-by-step or accelerated playback mode.

I'm unsure if converting an action to a JSX file would make it any faster, I haven't tested and don't recall seeing any comparisons. It may be dependent on the steps.

[abolfazl29032603daba]

My action take 1 hour in accelerated playback mode 🫠 
I need other ways to speed up

[Ciccillotto]

no you can't speed up this process, neither with actions nor with scripts.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

no you can't speed up this process, neither with actions nor with scripts.

By @Ciccillotto

What makes you so sure? 

@abolfazl29032603daba , please post the atn-file. 

Did you hide the Panels (by hitting tab) before running the Batch? 

[Ciccillotto]

because i tried many times to speed up batches for editing, but never succeeded, i then looked all over the forum for a solution and i didn't find anything about it.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

because i tried many times to speed up batches for editing, but never succeeded, i then looked all over the forum for a solution and i didn't find anything about it.

By @Ciccillotto

Which operations did the Actions in those Batches include? As @Stephen_A_Marsh indicated it might be possible to streamline the process if not the performace of the operations themselves. 

In Scripts even a »little« thing like hiding the Panels can sometimes make a preformance difference. 

[abolfazl29032603daba]

@abolfazl29032603daba , please post the atn-file. 

Did you hide the Panels (by hitting tab) before running the Batch? 

By @c.pfaffenbichler

no - i didn't 
My sample ATN file is : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xXJoEwRV5nHDqGG0j3867p_UKv9K35fI/view?usp=sharing

[c.pfaffenbichler]

no - i didn't 

Then please do to check if it makes any noticable difference. 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Please also provide a sample file. 

On a flat test image the Action throws a problem. 

Also: Multiple steps have dialog toggled on, so how would you assess performance if you have to give input repeatedly for each image? 

[abolfazl29032603daba]

I enable accelerated playback mode but i don't know why it still use step by step mode!

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I enable accelerated playback mode but i don't know why it still use step by step mode!

By @abolfazl29032603daba

Because you created the Action that way? 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Do you appreciate what the »Toggle dialog on/off«-field is intended for? 

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/actions-actions-panel.html

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

Then look at the steps, can they be optimised?

Otherwise, it comes down to the size or the image and your computer's processing.

If you break down the processing steps, you may find that doing some of them in other faster batch processing software would speed things up, then only do the steps in Photoshop that other software doesn't offer.

[jefbr]

Yes, use actionmanager code:

• For proof that it makes a huge difference, check this thread.
  There, @jazz-y shows you with examples how it makes a HUGE difference in performance.
• To learn how to do it, I suggest to look at "Davide Barranca's book on Professional Photoshop scripting". It has a ton of information on ActionManager code allowing you to learn how to do it. I don't think it's allowed to link to another product for sale, but if you google it using the term above, you'll find it straight away.

Be prepared for a very very steep learning curve, you're going to go into some obscure stuff.

But, I mean, just look at the performance increase jazz-y pulled off in the thread. If you're motivated enough, the reward is big. 😄 

Best of luck!

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

@jefbr 

That topic is comparing DOM to AM equivalent operations isn't it?

But this topic is about an action... We can convert an action to AM code, but will it run faster?

[jefbr]

How I see it is that when converting the action to a script, you should have ± equal performance.

If then you optimize the fresh script code to be "à la jazz-y", you should get your increase performance.

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

How I see it is that when converting the action to a script, you should have ± equal performance.

If then you optimize the fresh script code to be "à la jazz-y", you should get your increase performance.

By @jefbr

That's what my impression was, thanks for confirming!

[abolfazl29032603daba]

Yes, use actionmanager code:

• For proof that it makes a huge difference, check this thread.
  There, @jazz-y shows you with examples how it makes a HUGE difference in performance.
• To learn how to do it, I suggest to look at "Davide Barranca's book on Professional Photoshop scripting". It has a ton of information on ActionManager code allowing you to learn how to do it. I don't think it's allowed to link to another product for sale, but if you google it using the term above, you'll find it straight away.

Be prepared for a very very steep learning curve, you're going to go into some obscure stuff.

But, I mean, just look at the performance increase jazz-y pulled off in the thread. If you're motivated enough, the reward is big. 😄 

Best of luck!

By @jefbr

Do I have to learn professional Photoshop action programming? Can't use ChatGPT for this?

[jefbr]

Short: I don't know.

Long: I suppose you could use chatGPT, but I don't know how long it will take you or how much success you will have. ChatGPT is better with common topics than niche topics. I think that this is a niche topic.

You can use a swiss army knife to cut down a tree, but whether that is the best approach is up to you.