Bulk edits to photos

[NicoleBandes]

I use Adobe Bridge and CS4 and would like a way to quickly edit photos from an entire shoot down to 800x600 (or so) and convert from Raw to jpg to upload to photo sharing sites like flickr. What is the quickest, easiest way to do this using these programs?

Thanks!

Nicole Bandes

[clmonk]

Although I do not have it, they tell me LightRoom is the application that best handles these kinds of requirements. You can download a 30 FREE trial directly from Adobe. Try this link to do so.: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/

[AndyK]

You can create an action in CS4 to automate the process of downsizing a whole folder of images. I hate to give you general advice without going into specifics, but I can't recall how to do it myself. I'll see if I can find a link to a web site with directions.
Best,
AndyK

[BobF]

I don't know if you can do that sort of thing in Bridge or not. Bridge is a POS in my view so I don't use it. LR, as Monk notes, can do what you're looking for. It's terrific for batch edits. Change on one and simply copy the settings and paste into one or several others.

You could write an action to do it in PS as well then batch run the action against a folder of images.

[NicoleBandes]

I think I got it. Here's a great step by step for CS4.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5050521_resi...toshop-cs.html



Edit: Yikes, spoke to soon. It is doing the resize nicely but requiring me to complete each save. Might have to work on that.

[BobF]

If you write the action properly you won't have to save each file manually.

[brinnonbob]

You might take a look at Faststone Image View for converting to jpg's and resizing as a batch process.

bOBf

[b2martin_a]

You can do this by using the image processor available in Photoshop CS4. In the Browser, select the images you want to process. Then in the Browser select Tools > Photoshop > Image Processor. Make the selections you want in the image processor and click the Run button.

[graphics12]

Another option here is IrfanView, free and it handles this type of situation very easily.
http://www.irfanview.com

[LynnP]

I hope that when you do the mass editing that you throw out all the bad and so-so photos. Those will also reflect upon you as a photographer. Besides it saves both time and space.


Lynn