Photoshop CS2 Actions and Automation

Recording actions and automating common tasks saves time and makes performing repetitive tasks more efficient. In Photoshop CS2 Actions and Automation, Certified Adobe instructor Deke McClelland teaches users how to build actions more efficiently and reliably, identifies places where automation functions can be improved, and provides an understanding of JavaScript commands to dramatically expand automation possibilities. Better still, he discusses how to troubleshoot when things go wrong. The instructor also explores the power of workspaces and batch processing, and describes Droplets inside out. The training shows how to turn Photoshop into an industrious, image-crunching, timesaving tool - and the instructor shares his top insights and techniques. This training title offers expert guidance and instruction to prepare users to automate common (and occasionally complex) tasks.

Topics Include:

• Recording, testing, saving, sharing, and backing up actions
• Troubleshooting actions during recording and playback
• Playing sequential actions and referencing one action inside another
• Creating advanced actions with stops, messages, actlets, and subroutines
• Using Batch and Image Processor commands to process a folder of images
• Saving Batch settings as Standalone Droplets
• Editing Batch settings, History States, and conditional Droplets in ImageReady
• Scripting with the ExtendScript Toolkit
• Using the Script Events Manager and the ScriptingListener plug-in

Duration: 18.5 hours
On 1 DVD-ROM