Join Julieanne Kost for an overview of the Actions panel, including loading and playing actions on images.
- [Voiceover] One of the best ways…to automate tasks in Photoshop is by creating actions.…Actions can be a single command…or a series of commands…that are recorded and can then be played back at other times…or on other images.…Now, your actions are recorded and stored…on the Actions panel.…So under the Window menu,…I'll chose Actions,…and then I'll click on the chevrons here…in order to expand that panel.…Photoshop automatically loads a default set of actions.…
Now, a set of actions is just a folder of actions.…We can use the disclosure triangle…in order to see all of the individual actions…within that set.…You can make as many actions as you want,…as well as as many sets as you want,…but you just need to know that all actions need to be…inside of a set or inside of a folder.…You can't have them just loose on the Actions panel.…Now, along with this default set of actions,…Photoshop has a number of additional actions…that you can load by using the fly-out menu here…and then selecting them from the list.…
So let's take a look at a few of these actions.…
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Released
6/30/2017- Quickly saving images as different file types
- Creating single and multi-step actions
- Saving and loading actions
- Inserting stops, menu items, and conditionals
- Tips for working with layers
- Using the Batch command
- Creating droplets
- Automatically creating graphics from layers using generators
- Working with variables and scripts
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 44s
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Exercise files15s
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1. Quickly Saving Images as Different File Types
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2. Action Essentials
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Single-click button mode2m 53s
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Recording multistep actions4m 54s
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Saving actions4m 7s
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3. Tips and Tricks for Recording Actions
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Preparing files for actions9m 15s
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Tips for working with layers6m 51s
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Recording painting tool options10m 27s
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4. Using the Batch Command
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Batch processing6m 30s
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Conditional actions8m 14s
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5. Droplets, Variables, and Scripts
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Creating droplets7m 38s
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Working with variables7m 39s
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Working with scripts5m 19s
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Conclusion
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Next steps23s
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Video: Demystifying the Actions panel