Copy and Paste or 'Batch Convert Photo settings

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May 6, 2023
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Is it possible to copy the settings and adjustments you have done to one photograph and paste those settings into another photo edit?
Can I 'Batch Convert' several photos at the same time with the same settings and adjustments?

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Greg_S.

Community Expert

And just to add to Michel's post, the Apply Previous Settings command is buried in the ACR editor. Here is a screenshot of where to find it.

Greg_S.

Community Expert

@Kimbals, actually it is possible to batch process edit several photos at the same time. However, it depends on what kind of edits you are talking about. In the Organizer, you can select several photos and go to the Instant Fix editor. This allows you to select one or more of your photos and apply the same adjustments to them. The features are very basic, but frankly I probably do at least 50% of my editing using this method.

Another way to batch edit is to open several images in the Camera Raw editor. You can select multiple images in the Editor and apply the same edits to all of the selected images. The images do not have to be raw photos. You can use the File>Open in Camera Raw command to select jpegs or other formats too.

I am going to ping @MichelBParis, another community expert, who I believe has a method to apply a chosen or favorite set of edits to additional images in the Raw Editor. I will let him explain his method, if that is what you are interested in.

K

KimbalsAuthor

New Participant

Hi,

I have a number of photos that want to edit with the same parameters, such as Sharpen, Noise reduce, Remove blur etc. Rather than wrting down each elemnt and density of adjustment, it would be faster and simpler to 'Copy' the parameters I have ajusted to one photograph and 'Paste' those into another. Better still would be to 'Bulk' edit the parameters of a selection of photographs. I hope that all makes sense.

Thanks

Glenn 8675309

Brainiac

Is it possible to copy the settings and adjustments you have done to one photograph and paste those settings into another photo edit? No
Can I 'Batch Convert' several photos at the same time with the same settings and adjustments? Not if you are referencing the stuff described in your first question.

What you are talking about is an "action"-- a series of recorded steps. Photoshop (Elements big brother) can record and playback actions. PSE can play actions, it cannot record them.

Please ignore the bleach image, it's for another question, not this one.

99.99999% of actions are designed for photoshop.

Lots of times with actions that are purchased, or found on line, they will work up to a point, then stop when the action encounters a feature or tool that PSE does not have.

I only pay $10.84 a month for photoshop--- something you might want to give a try.