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Re: can you use variables in actions?

desto...@gmaildotcom (Louis des Tombe) — Wed, 25 nov 2009 00:05:21 UT

Troy Piggins <usenet-0...@piggo.com> wrote in news:20091124161813
@usenet.piggo.com:
I've solved it in a cheap way, but it works: I've created special temp
directories, named, say, 'full', '800', and '500', and I let the saves go
in there. After I've done a bunch I put the files where I want them, all

Re: can you use variables in actions?

usenet-0...@piggo.com (Troy Piggins) — Tue, 24 nov 2009 23:59:11 UT

* Mike Russell wrote :
Just thinking about this a little more. How about making the
action pause or wait for me to type in the filename at the save
for web window, then click ok and action continues. Is that
possible and how? Sorry if it's a dumb question.

Re: can you use variables in actions?

group...@movecurvemeister.com (Mike Russell) — Tue, 24 nov 2009 10:15:19 UT

Although it could be done, AFAIK, there is no way to convert from Windows
to Mac, or run a Windows plugin directly on the Mac.
If that plugin is important enough, it is possible to emulate windows on
your Macintosh, run Photoshop for Windows, and access the plugin that way.

Re: can you use variables in actions?

usenet-0...@piggo.com (Troy Piggins) — Tue, 24 nov 2009 08:22:51 UT

* Mike Russell wrote :
Will do, thanks Mike.
PS - to save me making another post. I've come across a plugin
that's supposed to be pretty good for astro image editing -
called starrounder.8bf I think. I read that means it's a Windows
only plugin? Do you know of a way to convert it to Mac?

Re: can you use variables in actions?

group...@movecurvemeister.com (Mike Russell) — Tue, 24 nov 2009 08:13:53 UT

Unfortunately, actions do not support variables, but there is hope. You
probably want to use scripting, which does allow variables in the scripting
language of your choice, typically VB script, or javascript. Check out the
scripting toolkit that is shipped with Photoshop.
Also check out [link] , which is a site that is

can you use variables in actions?

usenet-0...@piggo.com (Troy Piggins) — Tue, 24 nov 2009 06:29:46 UT

I'm trying to create an action that I intend to run after I'm
finished processing a TIF. I want it to save the full sized TIF;
convert to sRGB 8bit JPG; save that; resize down to 800 max
sides; save for web; resize down to 500 max sides; save that for
web.
Think I'm ok for most of it, but running into trouble with the

Re: CS4 14Bit

ja...@uvvm.uvic.ca — Tue, 24 nov 2009 03:55:06 UT

Thank you that is the answer I wanted, I didn't think to look there.
Thanks Again
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:25:58 +0100, nom...@please.invalid (Johan W.

Re: LCD Monitor ...OK for PS?

mytbobnos...@cox.net (Bob Williams) — Mon, 23 nov 2009 22:27:50 UT

Thanks to both of you for your comments.
Maybe I'll treat myself to a 24" LCD Monitor for Xmas.
Bob

Re: CS4 14Bit

nom...@please.invalid (Johan W. Elzenga) — Mon, 23 nov 2009 21:25:58 UT

If you open a NEF image in Photoshop, the CameraRAW dialog is invoked.
At the bottom of that dialog, you'll see something that looks like a
link in a web browser. Click on it to get to the Camera RAW preferences.
There you can set that the resulting image is opened in Photoshop as 8
bits or as 16 bits image.

Re: CS4 14Bit

alan.bro...@freelunchvideotron.ca (Alan Browne) — Mon, 23 nov 2009 21:15:19 UT

You need to shoot raw (or raw+JPG) and open the raw version. In
photoshop, it will initially open in a raw import tool called "Camera Raw".
You can do a substantial amount of "pre-edit" in Camera Raw. Adjusting
for light source, for underexposure, some amount of over exposure,
setting the black point, contrast, brightness, etc. etc., correct for

Re: CS4 14Bit

group...@movecurvemeister.com (Mike Russell) — Mon, 23 nov 2009 20:28:05 UT

jpegs are converted to 8 bit in the camera. If you want 16 bits, set your
camera to RAW format, and use Bridge (or Camera Raw directly in Photoshop)
to access the image in 16 bit mode in Photoshop.

CS4 14Bit

ja...@uvvm.uvic.ca — Mon, 23 nov 2009 18:25:15 UT

I have a Nikon d300 camera that can be set for 12 or 14 bit images.
After I bring a 14 bit image into CS4 I look at :image :mode: and see
16bit channel?

Re: shortcut key to toggle the layermask visibility

group...@movecurvemeister.com (Mike Russell) — Mon, 23 nov 2009 10:33:35 UT

Yep, that's the vanilla channel selection behavior. Adobe moved these keys
around on CS4, something I'm reminded when I reach for ctrl-1, 2, and 3 for
the individual channels.
I wonder if anyone can imagine a use for this? I can't.
Here's something that I found: activating the channels palette, and

Re: Cannot open Jpg or Jpeg

j...@example.invalid (JD) — Sun, 22 nov 2009 21:05:31 UT

Did you reboot Windows?
If that doesn't work, re-associate your .jpg with the picture and fax
viewer and see if that works, then re-associate with CS4. Yeah, I'm
grasping at straws, something windows users are used to. ;-)
If those things don't work, try the image editor:
[link]

Cannot open Jpg or Jpeg

lobs...@yahoo.co.uk (Martin Waddell) — Sat, 21 nov 2009 17:02:30 UT

I have recently uninstalled CS3 and installed CS4. Previously when I double
clicked on an image file it opened in CS3. When I do it now it does not
open in CS4 stating that it is not a valid windows 32 application. Jpg and
Jpeg files are associated with CS4 in the Windows Explorer file option menu.