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I'm an architectural visualiser who has a lot of actions that I repeat a lot day-to-day.
One of those is once I've finished the final image, I will add a bit of 'punch' by pasting a flattened version of the final image on top of the other layers, applying a 'Camera Raw Filter...' from the filter drop down menu with added clarity and texture, then applying a mask. Then I paint in using this new masked clarity layer where I want extra definition. This is one way I save time avoiding having to bring the image in to Light Room.
This is a process I repeat often and I have tried to create in to an action, however I struggle when it comes to getting the action to apply the 'camera raw action' settings. I always set the clarity slider to 70 and the texture slider to 20.
Is this a job for a script, or am I missing something that makes it possible to carry out as an action?
To add some clarification to the process:
Any help much appreciated!
Hello hello I tried it, and it is possible to do this as an action.
1 layer via copy = ctrl+J
2 rename the layer by doubleclicking the layer and renaming it to temp (or whatever you want)
3 Merge visible = ctrl+alt+shift+e rename to something clear like "clarityLayer"
4 do camera raw filter only setting clarity & texture, don't touch anything else, apply the filter
5 with the black arrow tool (V) selected type "35" to set the opacity
6 alt click the mask icon on the layers panel to add the black mask
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Hello hello I tried it, and it is possible to do this as an action.
1 layer via copy = ctrl+J
2 rename the layer by doubleclicking the layer and renaming it to temp (or whatever you want)
3 Merge visible = ctrl+alt+shift+e rename to something clear like "clarityLayer"
4 do camera raw filter only setting clarity & texture, don't touch anything else, apply the filter
5 with the black arrow tool (V) selected type "35" to set the opacity
6 alt click the mask icon on the layers panel to add the black mask
7 delete temp layer by dragging the layer on the trash can of the layers panel
8 stop recording the action
That should get you there...
Extras:
9 select the mask channel in the layers panel so it's already selected
10 select the brush tool (B) so it's already selected
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That's fantastic, exactly what I needed. Thanks very much.
Separately, is it possible to get this action as a button I can click to on my toolbar instead of using the action menu? Like you would have for a script or addon in other pieces of software.
Thanks again.
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Oh cool, happy you're happy. 🙂
Could you please mark it as a correct solution so future viewers of your post know where to look?
Action as a button... 2 thoughts:
1. set the action panel to button mode (topright hamburger menu of action panel > button mode)
or
2. add a keyboard shortcut to the action (select the action > action burger menu > Action Options)
yw!