PHOTOSHOP SCRIPT QUERY...

[supersoul69]

Hi there,

I'm needing to batch convert thousands of files from .tifs to .jpgs.

I've used Actions and batch processing in the past and have used the new droplet feature too.

The problem is the files I want to convert are in loads of different folders and on three different hard-drives here in work.

The question I have is as follows...

Is there any way to write and automate a script that can open the tiffs and re-save them as jpgs in the same folder?

Using actions I've found that the batch processing always saves the different locations of files into the folder I specify in the original action (hope that made sense!).

The solution to this would be to create a separate action for each folder - which although saving time is still not as effective as I think we can achieve.

The only programming experience I have is with ActionScript and I've scoured the internet trying to find a tutorial that I could follow without any luck.

Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Jamie

 

[duncdude]

what o/s?


Kind Regards
Duncan

 

[supersoul69]

I'm using windows XP.

So .js/.jsx would be best.

 

[duncdude]

I would download ghostscript


Kind Regards
Duncan

 

[supersoul69]

Hi Duncan,

I went to their website and had a look/read through the'r FAQ's etc.

I'm not sure if this will do what I need?

 

[duncdude]

sorry dude!

please accept my apologies - i meant Image::Magick

http://www.imagemagick.org/script/install-source.php

you can convert batches of images from the command-line (if this does not frighten you)

damn good stuff!


Kind Regards
Duncan

 

[supersoul69]

That's brilliant man!

I've been too blinkered on finding a solution in photoshop and didn't consider a different app.

I'm looking into this and it looks like it'll do the trick.

Thanks.

 

[duncdude]

nice!

good luck

P.S. convert is the tool you will almost certainly use

off the top of my head:
convert *.tif *.jpg

if you want to get really clever - consider using in conjunction with a scripting langauge like Perl... not too difficult (i & others can help, no prob)


Kind Regards
Duncan

 

[jimoblak]

Also look at xnview.com [also free] as this offers a GUI and the command line utility 'convert'.

- - I hope this helps - -
_{(Complain to someone else if it doesn't)}