Latest Photoshop Windows: "File - export – export as" not recorded as action

[my cc]

Hi,

first time I want to use/record 

File - export - export as

in an action to create JPGs instead of using the "old" option »save for web«. (*)

However, this step is not  recorded in the action.

I can't imagine that this important feature is a bug.  → Where is the hidden option 😉 to get my action?

Thanks, mycc

(*) By using "save for web (legacy)", the action does not save the file with his own file name, it uses the one of the file used during creating/recording the action – and overwrites the JPG file when I use this action in "Datei – Automatisieren – Stapelverarbeitung". Only in the latest (?) version of Photoshop! Hopefully no another bug 😞

[my cc]

Former versions of Photoshop doesn't create the attribute "Benutzerdefininierter Dateiname" ("user defeined file name"?):

How can I get rid of it? I just installied the latest Beta. But it has the same bugs/features! 😞

[Stephen Marsh]

@my cc 

Apologies for the delay in my reply.

Actions generally record absolute values, so whether using Save As or Save for Web (Legacy) – be careful not to change the filename when recording the action:

[Stephen Marsh]

@my cc 

It's a design limitation that Adobe are aware of, however, Export As has never been updated to fully support actions and scripting.

Using Save a Copy and Save for Web (Legacy) are fully supported by actions and scripts.

[my cc]

Thank you (for this bad news...).

But please see my own answer. This "new behaviour" makes me crazy – using such an action with "save for web" since decades, to export images as JPGs with specific settings as batch process.

[Stephen Marsh]

I'm going to look into it when I have time.

Use Save– not Export > Save for Web (Legacy)... Automate > Batch has an "override action save command" checkbox option allowing the recorded file path and name to be ignored.

[my cc]

Yes, it has – but in my case (for decades...) my action saves the image in a specific location with specific settings.

I can't understand why there was I change in this behavior in one of the (very) last updates of PS. 

But now: time to sleep. 😞

 

[Stephen Marsh]

Batch requires an action save step, not export, if you intend to override the save step:

[Bojan Živković]

Download Image Processor Pro, which is available for free. It allows you to save files in various formats, with or without a suffix and prefix, and eliminates the need for a Save or Export step recorder in action. You'll appreciate it later.

ps-scripts - Browse /Image Processor Pro/v3_2 betas at SourceForge.net

[Lumigraphics]

SfW recorded in an action will use the correct filename and will not overwrite previous files.