Ahah! Thanks Jaquan, you are right. The CROP command does indeed behave as a modal tool. I was using the MARQEE tool (because it allows the crop to be set with constrained proportions which the crop toll does not). I wanted to use a constrained proportion because the final output of the files...
Thanks ElEye. Opening a slew of files, processing these with an action that includes a stop for crop, then going back to explorer to move these processed files into another folder before opening a slew more files is what I had planned as an ineficient work around. Since the files are 1.5-3Meg...
Sorry Jaquan but the crop command is not "modal" so there is no dialog box and, therefore, no grey box to check/uncheck. That was the first thing I looked for.
My Microsoft vs Others comment was based on software in general (e.g. Outlook security, & Front Page)not just the automation...
Yeh, good idea but it still does not work. If I write over a file it still retains the same filename and nothing in the open file list indicates which files have been processed so I still have to search through the file list to identify the next file by name and then open it. I could rename...
I am running PS Ver 6.01 and have tired exactly what you suggest but this does not solve the problem.
If I write an action to open a file I still have to follow the manual process of remembering what the filename is for the next file I want to process (they are all numerical but not...
I need to perform the following sequence on multiple files in a folder (up to 1,000).
Open file
Set levels
Select crop area (different for each image)
Crop
Save
Automating this is no problem except for the steps allowing the batch process to be paused while the crop area is selcted. Inserting...
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