Can i run photoshop action more faster for batch editing?

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May 20, 2023
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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.

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jefbr

Inspiring

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 Marsh

Community Expert

@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?

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jefbr

Inspiring

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 Marsh

Community Expert

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.