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Using actions to copy a selection and save to new file

New Here ,
Sep 16, 2022 Sep 16, 2022

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Hi,

 

I'm trying to create an action to cut a selection out of a number of files, then paste the selection into a new file and name it with a unique name and save it as a png file into a new directoty.

 

Things are working until the save and rename section.

 

I'm getting the original file renamed as per the batch naming conventions i've selected, and the new files created aren't being saved.

 

attached are images of my action, plus the batch run screen. 

 

Can someone help me with my logic.

 

thanks!

Screen Shot 2022-09-17 at 10.26.37.pngScreen Shot 2022-09-17 at 10.24.48.png

 

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Sep 16, 2022 Sep 16, 2022

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@0xZoom – You need to tick the "Override action save as commands" checkbox, as the action contains an explicitly recorded filename. If you don't change the filename when recording the action, it will not record a filename and will only include the path.

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/using/processing-batch-files.html#batch_process_files_in_nested...

 

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HI Stephen,

 

Thanks. I did have a version that didn't have an explicit filename, just a path, and I still had the same issue but maybe i was doing something wrong. I've tried so many different things I've forgotten what i've done lol. cheers

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Let me know how it goes with the save as overriding...

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Record again Save step but do not touch filename while saving. Have you tried with Image Processor Pro which offers advanced options like renaming, prefix, suffix, serial number...

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