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PeterJB7358309
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January 10, 2025
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Make Initial Adjustment Layer on One Image, How to Apply to 100+ Similar Files?

  • January 10, 2025
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Hi! I photographed ~140 book pages for a client, all have white margins visible, but they all have a slightly magenta color cast visible in the white of the pages. Ordinarily for one or two images I use the Levels highlight eyedropper to set the white point value so the entire image is color corrected. Is there a way to create a mask or Action so that I can apply it to the remaining 139 files? I'd rather not do them all one by one if there are smarter people out there than me who know how to do this. Thank you!

 

Correct answer Stephen Marsh

In addition to using a preset as suggested by @ExUSA - you can also record making an adjustment layer with the desired values into an action and run that via automate/batch.

 

Another option would be a custom script that would batch dupe the adjustment layer from the first file to the other files.

 

Another alternative is the Library feature.

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Stephen Marsh
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Community Expert
January 10, 2025

In addition to using a preset as suggested by @ExUSA - you can also record making an adjustment layer with the desired values into an action and run that via automate/batch.

 

Another option would be a custom script that would batch dupe the adjustment layer from the first file to the other files.

 

Another alternative is the Library feature.

PeterJB7358309
Known Participant
January 11, 2025

Stephen--thank you for responding with your method, I look forward to using it tomorrow. I'm so glad to have your suggestion. Where would we be without the help of each other!--PeterJB

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January 10, 2025

Save your adjustment as a Preset (in the above dialog) then record an action that applies it. From there you can either run it as a batch from Bridge or use File->Automate->Batch

PeterJB7358309
Known Participant
January 11, 2025

Thank you--I'll tackle your suggestion tomorrow. I appreciate your idea very much. Have a good evening. PeterJB