Notes: The download contains only the CS2 version for the CS1 version and other updates, check here. Step 3: Create the Radial Blurĭuplicate the image by selecting Duplicate Layer from the pull-down menu at the top of the layer panel (or use the keyboard shortcut Cmd/Ctrl+J).Function: Extensive Suite of Photoshop CS Actions. You are on your way and you should see a red dot at the bottom of the Actions panel. Call the Action dPS Radial Blur (or whatever makes sense to you) and then press the Record button to start recording the Action. You will then see the panel above.įor this Action, we are creating a motion effect using a radial blur. At the top right corner, there is a small wing menu. If the list in the Actions panel is grey staggered boxes, you are in the right mode. Once the Actions panel is open, you need to make sure you are not in button mode (button mode has colorful boxes). If yours is not visible, go to Window > Actions from the top menu. First, you need to open the Actions panel. If you already have an Action that you want to run, you can skip the process of recording a new one, but for this example, we are creating a new Action. Step 1: Open an imageĭialogue box for creating a new Action in Photoshop. To show how to use a Droplet, let’s create a simple action and then set it up as a Droplet. So how do you set up a Droplet?įirst, you need to either decide on an Action or sequence of Actions (you can use more than one) and decide where you want to put the edited files when they are done. Any event photographer or any photographer that has to take and process a lot of images needs to find a way to simplify their process to get images finalized. But some Actions are too complex for Lightroom and Actions for Photoshop don’t work in Lightroom unless they are specifically built for Lightroom. Why not do all of this with batch processing in Lightroom? Lightroom allows for batch processing of images with Presets. Just drop the folder on the Droplet and walk away to allow your computer to do all the work while you do something more fun, like make a sandwich or watch a Netflix show. It allows you to perform a long series of repetitive steps on images simply and cleanly. Sound confusing? Here it is in a nutshell: a Droplet is a small executable file that allows you to drop a folder full of images onto a file on your desktop that will run an action set and create final image results that are stored in another folder.īy using a Droplet, you can take a folder full of images and process them without having to open each one individually. There are other ways to do batch processing, but Droplets are a neat and simple way to allow actions to be performed on multiple images. Droplets are similar to Actions but can be used on many files and activated from outside of Photoshop. Dropletsĭroplets are a great way to automate the use of Actions with Photoshop. Regardless, Actions automate repetitive steps in Photoshop. Anyone purchasing Actions should know that they are just pre-recorded sequences that anyone can do within Photoshop to achieve the same look (they do take time to set up though). Many photographers try to engage their followers by selling Actions to achieve particular looks. In addition, there are many Photoshop Actions available either for free or for purchase on the internet. Using Actions will help automate these procedural edits.īeyond your own types of global edits, Photoshop comes with a small set of pre-configured Actions that are included in the installation of Photoshop. Actions are really intended for global edits and not for image specific local edits.Ĭonceptually, as you develop your editing skills as a photographer, regardless of whether you are using Lightroom or Photoshop, you will eventually develop a style or procedure that you like to do when you process your images. By recording the repetitive individual steps as a group, the entire sequence can be repeated. What is a Photoshop Action? An Action is a powerful tool in Photoshop which is essentially is a recorded sequence of steps. Created using an Action and the Droplet we’ll make below.
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