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Hello everyone,
I'm having hard time getting Photoshop Droplets to work with Automator in OS Ventura 13.0.
I have a droplet that adds a watermark and a QR code to my photos. The droplet works when i drop an image in, but as soon as I make an automated task the Automator just opens the droplet as an app and will not run the action on the photos.
The Automator is set up like this:
Folder action receives files from my specified folder that I save the photos to
Open Finder Items is set to the Photoshop droplet that has a file extension ".app".
I have already discovered that in default the droplets are recognised as "damaged" by the Finder but I've already made the "right-click-and-open" workaround for that.
What am I missing here? Am I not using the Automator correctly or is it the Ventura?
I appreciate your help,
Tanel
This is a mac issue.
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This is a mac issue.
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Have you ever had success in such a workflow, before using Ventura?
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All the time. This is a Ventura noted specific issue.
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Thanks Kevin, although I have used Automator and played with the new Shortcut feature in Monterey, I don't recall trying to pass files/folders to a Droplet with the expectation that it would work the same as when done manually. Nice to know!
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We'd be sunk without it - we use folder listeners/"hot folders" to drop files for processing all the time.
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The trick is how you access the droplet from the Automator.
The command has to be Open Finder Items, then choose your application (other) and select the droplet.
Your droplet/action needs to be setup to save/close properly of course.
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Thank you, good to know as there are multiple ways to feed files into Automator.
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@tanelm52350406 Automator should run fine after you complete the Ventura specific work around and specify the application under Open Finder Items - after you have resolved the droplet issue first.
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Thank you so much, it saves me a ton of headaches! 🙂