I need to batch resize 20 images. I need pngs [PS2017]

[codeBeastAdobe]

I have searched and almost found the answer. File - script - Image processor - Select folder - resize to fit, BUT I can't see the option to save as png (as you can see from my screenshot. (Using photoshop CC 2017)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ny8x5mc83t56h1a/Screenshot%202018-01-22%2018.36.04.png?dl=0 

[melissapiccone]

You can write an action to convert to png. 20 images isn't very many - it will be faster for you do do it manually than sort out an automatic way to do it - unless this is a task you will be repeating often. I would use image processor to open and resize them all, then you can manually save as png.

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

Put your images into a common folder.

Create a new custom Action.

Create actions in Adobe Photoshop

Go to File > Open an image.

1. Hit the Action record/play button.
2. Crop to required size.
3. File > Export > Export As > PNG.
4. Adjust quality slider to reduce file size.
5. Hit OK.
6. Close image.

Hit Stop button on Actions panel.

You can now batch process images with your custom action by going to File > Automate > Batch.  Select your image folder and the Action name.

[Photonerd28]

Never mind I figured it out. Start with the image open then hit record.

[Photonerd28]

I'm making an action verbatim as described here and it's still not saving and resizing as a png...

[cowdesigner]

Unfortunately, Photoshop CC doesn't allow you to record the "Export As" function into an Action. So this answer is now useless. Sad.

[Stephen Marsh]

I'd just use Image Processor Pro:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ps-scripts/files/Image%20Processor%20Pro/v3_2%20betas/

[melissapiccone]

Just save them as PSD and run the image processor in Bridge to convert to PNG.

[Creaktor]

The image processor in Bridge seems to use the image processor of photoshop and therefor there seems to be no such function to use the image processor feature as png in my opinion. I do see an export feature in bridge but only to jpg (where the dropdown is grayed out) See this video https://youtu.be/J4DEik_zPcc

[anhlam]

When recording [Actions], just use [Save As] instead, and choose PNG. With that you can even use [Override Action "Save As" Commands] in [Batch] to add more to the name of your files for example "_thumb".

[katiem20754724]

But you can't slect .png from the "Save As" dropdown.... you have to export. Am I crazy?

[Nancy OShea]

I can SaveAs PNG.  See screenshot.

[zellsbells]

I just had this problem -- it seems you can only "Save As" png if the image is already RGB. Make that the first step in your action and you should be set no matter what color mode the original is! 

[katiem20754724]

Thanks! It also works in Save for Web function. I got there in the end.

[frankspastic]

There's an beta web application from Adobe called Project Aspen that allows you to batch convert from PSD to JPEG, PNG, and TIFF

https://aspen.adobe.com/

[Bojan Živković]

Have you tried Bridge > Export panel which offers resize and PNG format?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXN3N3v_950

[alfredobarros]

Best answer of all! Awesome! Thanks!

[timz67519437]

Would it REALLY be so hard for Adobe to add PNG to the image processor dialog? I tried using Bridge and trying to convert a bunch of AI and EPS filed gives me a list of files at the end that says "Unsupported Format" and it will not convert them, even though they are just AI and EPS files. Creating an action doesn't always give good results either. Instead of adding things like 3D features that the vast majority of graphic designers and artists don't need, they could take 2 weeks out of their coding time to just add this simple feature. I guess that's why software like Graphic Converter will always be valuable. Because it handles Adobe's files better than Adobe's own software.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

@timz67519437 , why don’t you export the pngs from Illustrator itself? 

[timz67519437]

Because the action was making me using the save dialog box every single time and wasn't doing it automatically.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

What about a Script instead of an Action? 

[timz67519437]

There are third party scripts for Photoshop. WhatI'm wondering is why can't Adobe just add this to Photoshop after all these years? We are paying a monthly subscription fee, submitting requests for features that we need built into the software and Adobe never adds them. It would be incredibly simple for them to add a few more formats to their own image processor script. And then their customers don't have to come to their forums, complain, then hunt down some third party thing that solves a problem that Adobe should solve themselves.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Have you tried Image Processor Pro yet? 

If you are terribly annoyed by all of this you should probably delve into Scripting yourself instead on lamenting Adobe not implementing your specific wishes. 

[timz67519437]

Not really just my wishes, considering all the posts I've seen about this over the years.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

How many votes did the Feature Request garner in what time?

How many Photoshop users exist?