need help writing an action script to crop images, mine isn't working

[sj1122]

Please help! I can’t figure out how to set up a photo action to recrop a ton of images while maintaining the 2000 x 2000 300 dpi ratio.? I need to write 3 versions. Here are samples of what I start with: a 2000x2000 300 dpi image of a full figure and how I need it to end up. I hand cropped all of these...

1. Crop for Chef Coats, starting with the 2000x2000 file  — I need to “zoom in" on just the coat, recropping and keeping the 2000x2000 with 300 dpi intact.

2. Crop for Chef pants, same as above.

3. Crop for Chef hats/scarves same as above, but a much tighter crop

Thank you!!! I am totally in the weeds on this so your help is really appreciated! I've got about 900 of these that need to be done for tomorrow…:(

sue

[c.pfaffenbichler]

If you start with 2000px x 2000px image and crop a detail and want that to be 2000px x 2000px you need to upsample it, resulting in decreased image quality.

Is that really your intention?

How can the details that are to be isolated be determined in the original file (channel, filename, …)?

[sj1122]

the hand cropped image resolution looks fine to me so hoping the automated ones will work also.... Not really sure how to answer that question.... I will put all "like images" in a folder so I can process all at once. They are all saved by product item number so easy to divide once I can get an action script that works...I'll run it on a whole folder of images that need the same sort of cropping.

[Test Screen Name]

It might look fine on screen but it may print terribly. Are these for print use?

The point of the second question is, how will the software know where to find the head/waist etc. in different photographs? The cropping will be similar, and it will be a repetitive task, but is the requirement really identical for every model/garment/photographer?

This seems to be exactly the point of paying a skilled human to examine each shot...

[sj1122]

I am a skilled human and I am trying to do this as quickly as possible because that is smart. I shot all of these on a standard size maniquinn so the cropping would be fast and easy and images would be consistent across the board. In every single shot is positioned exactly the same. The camera was fixed to the floor, the maniquinn mounted on a stand also fixed to the floor. Only the clothing changes from item to item. All are only for ecommerce use.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

If the positions are identical then you can just record one Action for each case (coats, pants, hats) and run them on the respective images (or rather duplicates of the images).

Sorting which image belongs to which group would need to be done manually if I understand your description so far.

[sj1122]

I am going to try this again. I'll repost if I finally get it to work. apologies for the multiple posts. I will only respond here. The other one can get closed out.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

You know how to use the Crop Tool’s »W X H x Resolution«-setting?

Otherwise you could just record a square crop and include a resampling step (Image > Image Size) in the Action.

[sj1122]

did not know the crop tool had added a resolution setting. Will look into that. I'll also try adding the resampling step into the action. Thank you.

[Mike_Gondek]

I agree with other replies concerns about upsampling, adn if all the files are in register of each other.

If the files are not in register of each other, I recommend you  do that manually (jsut paste your approved layer and set to multiple mode then manually scale and reposition, and dlete the layer you pasted)., record an action, then run the action as batch.

Though manually registered your images sounds like a lot of work, your end product will be in register and does not take as long.

Yes you set res here. Sorry should be PX not inches for 2000.

Provide a link to post you wish to delete, do not want to chance deleting wrong one as JMack had some good replies to a similar post but noit exact.

[sj1122]

I don't find this place on my tool bar, do I need to open something different?

[Mike_Gondek]

Slow down, relax. Is very basic and easy.

Click here

Change to w x h x Res

[c.pfaffenbichler]

The simplest approach might be to

• duplicate the bunch images in Bridge

• use Bridge’s Rename-function’s »String Substitution« (or whatever it’s called«) to replace » copy« with »_detail« (or whatever your naming convention is)

• run a Batch on them based on one Action (with manual input for either Crop Tool or Rectangular Marquee Tool) or three Actions (if the position is identical)

[D Fosse]

Don't start multiple threads! Which thread are we supposed to reply to?

Could a moderator please merge this and sj1122s other thread on exactly the same subject?

[Test Screen Name]

Ok, one photographer, manequin, fixed camera: I take it back, you CAN automate this.

[sj1122]

wonderful. Any advice on how best to write my script? So far I don't have something that is working really well. I am VERY NEW to scripts however. thank you.

[sj1122]

I really can't make this work. looks like I'm going to have to hand crop all 900 of these by tomorrow - ugh! Anybody have step by step instructions I'd love to have them. thanks.

[sj1122]

GOT IT, no idea why it worked this time, but it did. thanks for all the suggestions. Totally saved my bacon!

sue