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roisenp
roisenp
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September 28, 2020
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Actions and Sets--Copy from old CS5 to PS 2020

  • September 28, 2020
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I was assured several months ago by some "higher up" Adobe Chat person that if I moved from the standalone PS in CS from way back to PS 2020 for Mac.   I have not been able get confirmation or help in finding any further information on whether this can be done or how to to accomplish this.   Would appreciate any help someone could provide me with related to this.  God Bless.

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Bojan Živković11378569
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Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
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September 28, 2020

Just load actions and start using them, if you see any error message capture your screen with action expanded and problematic step highlighted so we can inspect what is the problem. Photoshop keeps existing capabilities while adding new options in each new version. There aren't many spots where you can have problem although it is not excluded that you will see some when playing old actions.

    c.pfaffenbichler
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    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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    September 28, 2020

    True that; even a change in the Layers or Adjustments Panels’ settings can mean that layer copies get named differently or that Adjustment Layers get created without default Layer Mask and such differences might trip up an Action. 

      Stephen Marsh
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      Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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      September 28, 2020

      More here:

       

      https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/01/photoshop-custom-action-file-backup.html?m=1

        c.pfaffenbichler
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        c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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        September 28, 2020

        What »Sets« ate you talking about? 

        Have you installed Photoshop CC and started the fre 7-day-trial already? 

         

        One can copy the atn-files into the user library presets-folder or load the atn-files manually. 

        And the same goes for other presets (pat, abr, …). 

         

        But be aware that some of the Presets have received Panels of their own now and can contain Groups which might seem confusing at first. 

        roisenp
        roisenpAuthor
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        September 28, 2020

        I have created some Actions and Set of my own for batch saving to jpeg and
        tiff to the folder they came from. Will these import and work properly in
        the PS 2020 for Mac version?

        I also have some sharpening Actions. And one that allows me to work on
        Level, Vibrance, Brightness/Contrast, and Exposure. I have named them and
        they are saved as .atn files. I have figured out how to copy them and am
        going to try to load them into my Photography package and see how it all
        works. The newer version may have enough improvements that I will not
        need some of these Sets or Action.

        Thank you. I will likely have more questions as I am still struggling
        with the very different new version and all the extra bells and whistles
        that come with the package. I pretty much use PS exclusively as of now.

        God Bless. Be Safe and Stay Safe for yourself and others.

        *Paul O. Roisen*

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        Paul O. Roisen
        c.pfaffenbichler
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        c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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        September 28, 2020

        I see no reason why the Actions should not work in Photoshop 2020. 

        Just copy the atn-files to th eproper folder and they should become available in the Actions Panel’s pop-up menu: 

        • (Windows) C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop <version>\Presets\…
        • (macOS) <Username>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop <version>/Presets/…

        https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preset-migration.html

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