Camera raw, batch rename

Camera raw files - did a batch rename (as I always do). The crw extension went away and the files do not work at all! Help! Using a trial CC but it also doesn't work on CS6.

Check your Photoshop, ACR and Bridge Preferences to make sure you are set to append the file extension.

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Hex core efficiency in Bridge CS5 and Camera Raw 6.0

Conclusion: Batch processing of files in Bridge CS5/Camera Raw 6.0 is limited by an unknown factor which I currently believe to be software design and/or software implementation. While performance on a dual core would be more or less CPU bound, and on a quad core would use the bulk of the available CPU power most of the time, on a hex core machine the CPU is woefully underutilized; i.e. I could be doing the same work in substantially less time.
Suggestion: At the very minimum, allow the option to have Bridge/Camera Raw process N (where we choose N, given that a dual socket motherboard will be able to have 24 cores in the very near future) files simultaneously, so we can tune our own systems for the disk IO vs CPU bottlenecks we each have. At best, automatically keep the CPU(s) running all cores at or near peak all the time, or until you run out of disk IO bandwidth.
Observations taken with the Windows 7 Resource Monitor and the SirReal G15 keyboard applet
Camera Raw Batch actions:
When I select a number of photographs (I typically select scores to hundreds), either fresh RAW files from a Canon 50D or existing DNG's converted with prior versions of Photoshop, and apply some change to all of them (for instance: changing from the 2003 Process with ACR 4.6 camera profile to the 2010 Process with the Camera Neutral camera profile, I see very tiny sections of disk IO (not exceeding 20MB/s on a high end SSD), no hard faults/s in memory, no real network IO, and CPU follows a very distinct pattern, with about .75 to 2 seconds at each of the following CPU levels, in sequence:
18 (one core plus a bit)
70-88 (5ish cores)
18-23% (one core plus a bit)
45-55% (about 3 cores)
repeat
A very important feature for me, Bridge CS5 Preview Extractions on a new folder show 33-45MB/s of disk activity, and a solid, exact 25% (1.5 cores) of CPU with dips to 19% or so. This very clearly indicates that the Preview Extraction feature isn't able to use most of the cores in my processor.
Build: a new build computer (Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H rev1.0, BIOS F6) with an AMD Thuban 1090T 3.2Ghz hex core (running 5% above clock, FSB change to 210Mhz from the 200Mhz default, Prime95 stable for days), with 8GB of DDR3 RAM, and all Bridge, Camera Raw, and Photoshop cache and files running on an OCZ Vertex Turbo SSD. OS is Windows 7 64-bit. OS level page file is completely disabled.

Is it possible you're overwhelming the main memory bandwidth by the fact that you are working on (multiple) large images? Multi-core machines can only work on as much data as they can get from/to memory, and what you're doing is kind of flushing data right through the cache. I'm less familiar with the AMD architecture, but doesn't the concept of 6 cores on one chip mean that they ALL share one main memory buss? This could be a case where given the task, more cores is not better.
It may also very well be that the entirety of Photoshop, which is at its core a relatively old application (architecture-wise), is not programmed to use multi-threading as well as it might be. Getting multi-threading to work right in an application is no picnic. And don't forget, this software is crafted to build and work in two widely different environments (Mac and PC) and so may not be able to use all the fanciest features of any one of those two realms.
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Batch Saving jpg from Camera Raw PSE 6 for Mac

I'm running PSE 6 for Mac. I'm shooting in RAW to retain all data from sensor. My work flow is straight forward.
Review photos on CF card and do initial throw away of bad photos.
Download from CF card to Backup drive to preserve original photos.
I upload photos to Bridge, keyword, grade, and copywrite, etc. then open in Camera Raw and process as necessary; exposure, recovery, sharpen, fill-in, crop, fill-in etc.
Select all and do a save (default is .png) to save my changes. Since Camera Raw will not save to jpg format I open in PSE6
My workflow can change here depending on what my end product will be but usually I'll send some photos out to share which is the subject of another post. I can't make the program resize more than one photo for email even though I have all of the photos I want to email selected in the film strip.
Anyway my process for batch saving to jpg is as follows:
Select all of the photos (I will select only those that have been cropped to the same size such as 4x6) in the film strip.
Open File > Process Multiple Files
Fill out the dialogue box (see attachment) and press OK
The next thing that happens completely negates the automated process, I get the Save As Dialogue box for every photo (see attached)
I delete the "copy" text and save
   6. Some of the photos turn out black under preview in finder
   7. When I try to reopen the jpg in PSE6 I get an error message (see attachment)
Any help is appreciated.

love2kruz wrote:
I'm running PSE 6 for Mac. I'm shooting in RAW to retain all data from sensor. My work flow is straight forward.
Review photos on CF card
Stop right there! That's a very bad idea.   You should not be viewing images that are still on the card. Download them to your local hard drive first. Otherwise you run the risk of the software writing to the card and destroying the format.
This excerpt is from a long-gone post by author Bruce Fraser:
Bruce Fraser - 4:17pm Jun 14, 04 PST (#5 of 21)
Opening files directly from the camera is a bad idea for a variety of reasons*, and it most certainly isn't faster than using a FireWire or USB2 card reader.
         • Drains the camera battery
         • Runs the risk of the software you're using to open the images writing to the card and destroying the format
         • Runs a small but significant risk of USB power frying the camera
         • Slowest method known to mankind of getting images off a CF or SD card

Why is it so difficult to convert a Raw image to a jpeg in Photoshop Elements?! I have version 12. Once i realised to change the tickbox in Camera Raw to 8 instead of 16 i did. Having spent time working on my Raw images i save them as a jpeg and rename t

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Is there a script to change a setting incrementally when batch processing in Camera Raw?

I am editing a batch of about 1000 photos in Camera Raw. There are certain settings like contrast or clarity that will be the same for all of them. But with the Exposure, I would like to have it decrease incrementally from the first picture (set to +1.25) to the last picture (set to -2.00).
So for certain settings that will be the same on all images I have done a simple "select all" and "synchronize." But I am wondering if there is a script that will have Camera Raw (or any other Adobe program) automatically split the difference between an exposure of +1.25 to -2.00 and apply incremental values to the images?
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Copy and paste the script into ExtendScript Toolkit
This gets installed with Photoshop and can be found:-
PC: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Utilities
MAC: <hard drive>/Applications/Utilities/Adobe Utilities
Start Bridge
PC: Edit - Preferences - Startup Scripts
Mac: Adobe Bridge menu - Preferences - Startup Scripts
At the bottom click the "Reveal Button" this will open the folder where the script should be saved.
Close and restart Bridge.
Accept the new script.
To use:-
Navigate to the folder with your Raw files.
Tools - Set Average Exposures
Make sure you do a test first on a temp folder of the raw files!
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var exp = 1.25;
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     file.encoding = "UTF8";
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     file.close();
     if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript == undefined) ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject("lib:AdobeXMPScript");
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     xmp.setProperty( XMPConst.NS_CAMERA_RAW, "Exposure", Number(expose) );
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     file.lineFeed = "unix";
     file.write( xmp.serialize() );
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Custom batch rename files with Aperture 3 in the following format: IMG_0023.cr2 to Smith_YYMMDD_0023.cr2? I cannot find a way to structure the date in Aperture as such, as well as extract only the camera file

Please advise how to custom batch rename files with Aperture 3 in the following format: IMG_0023.cr2 to Smith_120816_0023.cr2? I cannot find a way to structure the date in Aperture as such (YYMMDD), as well as extract only the camera file (0023, for example). Adobe Bridge CS5 can do this, but NONE of the Adobe software is retina optimized, and is terrible to look at.

In Aperture you are limited to renaming files by the entries in the File Naming preset window.
At what point are you looking to rename, import or export? It might be possible to do what you are looking to do external to Aperture either via a script or other software.
regards

No changes appear when batch editing Camera Raw Files and saving as jpegs

When I batch edit my raw files, including saving the file as a jpeg, from bridge or photoshop the resulting file saved never includes any changes I made in the Camera Raw editor. For example if I have lightened the photo by changing the exposure in Camera Raw as a saved jpeg after batching the file is still as dark as when originally shot. Is there some little box I forgot to check or something? Thanks!
andy

I've seen something like this, but have not figured out why yet. In my situation I select a group of images in Bridge and go to Tools / Photoshop / Image Processor.
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Save in Same Location
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No Action selected
Include ICC Profile
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Camera Raw adjustments not applying to batch process

Hey friends,
On a 2008 iMac running 10.5.7, latest version of Camera Raw & Bridge/Photoshop, I opened 650 Canon 5D raw files in Camera Raw, made adjustments to most of those files, then clicked Done.
In Bridge Im batch processing all the files to Jpeg, now in Bridges thumbnails I can see all the adjustments I did in Camera Raw were applied, but yet when I batch process them, no adjustments are being applied, any idea what the issue could be?

Thomas Knoll
1. Jul 28, 2007 5:51 PM in response to: (bp)
Re: Warning serious issue with ACR edits not updating
How did you record the Photoshop batch action? Make sure the "Image Setting" item is checked in the setting flyout menu when recording any actions that open raw image if you want each image's setting to be used.
The preview building process in Bridge has nothing to do whatsoever with the saving of image settings.
Also, if you are using any PhotoKit product, you need to update to the most recent version.

Batch Rename Raw Files After Import?

Can you batch rename raw files after you import, so that the file name changes in Aperture and on the hard drive? I want to be able to edit images, and then rename only the keepers. This has been asked before here, but I could not find an answer.
Thanks!

File -> Export, Kind: Original
When you import a Raw to iPhoto it automatically creates a jepg preview of the file. Why? Because you cannot do anything with a Raw: you cannot print it, use it a slideshow and so on. However, with this preview you can work with the photo immediately.
You can, however, also process the Raw in iPhoto simply by editing it. The Raw processing engine in iPhoto the same one used in Aperture, but with less fine control. (Think of the differences between Word and TextEdit, iMovie and Final Cut). The output from the processing then replaces the preview. You can choose to save your output as either jpeg or tiff in the iPhoto Preferences.
When you are processing Raw in iPhoto you will see the Raw badge on the bottom of the iPhoto Window
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Note: After you have processed a Raw, subsequent edits to the photo are carried out on the processed jpeg (or tiff) not the Raw. If you want to go back to the original then you need to use the Photos -> Reprocess Raw command.
Aperture works in an entirely different way. What are you trying to do, exactly?
Regards
TD

Batch Processing in Photoshop CS5 opens files in Camera Raw

Regarding batch processing straight from Photoshop CS5 (not in Bridge) I am unable to get the .dng files to open up without requiring that I click on 'open image' in Camera Raw. I am trying to run a simple two step sharpen plus save and close action on a batch of 700+ .dng files. There is no open command in the action. Thanks.

You probably need to check Suppress File Open Options Dialogs.
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Camera Raw Edits Not used in Batch

Hey Everyone,
I hope that someone can help me. I made alot of edits to about 100 images in Camera Raw ( ie (de)saturation, exposure adjustments, color adjustments,etc).
I wanted to finish up the images ( sharpening, saving) with an action that i created in Photoshop CS6.
However, when i run the action in photoshop, none of the adjustments that I made in camera raw are visible. In other words, the saved images that were output of photoshop batch were essentially the images right out of the camera. What am I doing wrong?
I appreciate your help in advance.
-Andre

The Action is very simple and does not make much sense to me. The open step is not expanded so I can only guess that its and interactive open step inserted into the action using insert menu item and you selected file>open. Other Since your original question is about RAW files I assume your opening a RAW file that has ACR settings previously set. So ACR should open the RAW file you select with its previously set ACR settings. If this is and interactive ACR step you can use Open as Object or Open Image. Since later on in the action I see select layer "Background" you must be using open image for open object would create a smart object layer not a background layer. You action then dupe the background layer and sharpens the duped layer select the background flattens and save as jpeg. The result would be the same without the dupe and flatten. These are needless steps.
I also don't fully understand your original title "Camera Raw Edits Not used in Batch". Batch actions would normally not have and open step. Photoshop Automate Batch or a Photoshop script like the Image Processor would normally process open document or open files select in the bridge or pointed to in the batch process dialog. If the action has an open step the Batch Dialog has an option that can be used to override open steps. You did not show your bath dialog setting. I have never user that option and don't know exactly that option works. Particularly in this case where you failed to expand the open step. If it is and Open As Camera RAW all image files in the source location will be open through ACR however JPEG and Tiff files may not have ACR settings and other image file formats other the raw may cause errors. I do not know how the open step was recorded or how a open as camera raw steps are overridden. I'm sure Open recent and open file would open raw file through ACR and other image files formats would be open Photoshop where JPEG and Tiff file may be set to open through ACR. Do all image file in you source image location have ACR setting and the file type set to be open via ACR?

Re: Batch function / Preserving Camera Raw edits

Production Premium CS5.5
Windows 7 Pro sp1 64-bit
Hi folks - My problem is Photoshop's Batch (via Bridge), nor Image Processor nor a Droplet will preserve my Camera Raw edits. It's as if the .XMP files don't exist, though I store them in the same directory as the .CR2 files.
Here's my workflow:
Copy images via Bridge to a new directory on HDD (.cr2 files)
Make selects, label, move / delete rejects
Run Global Camera Raw edits
Run any Local Camera Raw edits
Convert .cr2 to .psd
The easiest way to convert a bunch of files is to run a Batch command (or Image Processor or a Droplet) but every time I've tried all the Camera Raw edits disappear. I've read the other posts about this issue but the most recent was a year ago and there was no solution in the thread. Maybe someone has figured it out and can help me.
Consulting Adobe's Help page...
(underlining is mine)
"Here are some tips for automating the processing of camera raw image files:
When you record an action, first select Image Settings from the Camera Raw Settings menu in the Camera Raw dialog box. In this way, the settings particular to each image (from the Camera Raw database or sidecar XMP files) are used to play back the action.
If you plan to use the action with the Batch command, you may want to use the Save As command and choose the file format when saving the camera raw image.
When you use an action to open a camera raw file, the Camera Raw dialog box reflects the settings that were in effect when the action was recorded. You may want to create different actions for opening camera raw image files with different settings."
from http://help.adobe.com/en_US/creativesuite/cs/using/WS91C1E0BD-9600-42b2-8EBE-1E012ED61058. html#WS43B6DFCC-DBBE-4a9a-A985-7871DF914288
I don't understand how both underlined sections can be true. If the first bullet point is correct there'd be no problem, unless I'm misreading it. It says quite clearly the edits will be honored provided you choose "Image Settings" from the (teeny-tiny) drop-down menu. When I do that the resulting action (as seen in the steps) is always recorded as if I chose "Custom Settings." But that should work too; either way, "Image Settings" or "Custom Settings," I'm telling the script to read the .XMP files, which are in the same directory as the raw files.
But then the 3rd bullet point suggests we create different actions for every Camera Raw edit. I can't believe that's the case - a different action for every edit? That would kinda kill the idea of automation wouldn't it? Well hopefully it's my fault - user error - and someone can set me straight.
Any thoughts you can share will be greatly appreciated... Thanks!

You have a fair point about the help document, both lines are very contradicting. And indeed, it is kind of ridicule to create an action for each different setting, not helpful for speeding up workflows at all...
Personally I almost never use the Image Processor but it has a setting to 'open first image to apply settings'. When you select this option the first image opens the ACR window and you only have to hit enter or 'open image' this one time to let the processor do its work automatically on the next files to get the results showing the correct settings made in ACR.
The easiest way to convert a bunch of files is to run a Batch command (or Image Processor or a Droplet) but every time I've tried all the Camera Raw edits disappear. I've read the other posts about this issue but the most recent was a year ago and there was no solution in the thread. Maybe someone has figured it out and can help me.
No, not for me. The easiest way for converting my DNG with settings to a PSD (but also as Tiff and jpeg) is to use the save image button bottom left in the ACR window ( ACR CC has a lot of extra options and ability to create presets with amount of pixels, color profile and bit depth). You can select multiple files in Bridge to open in ACR filmstrip mode and cycle through them with tab, shift and arrow keys to apply settings very quickly. When satisfied with the result select all files in the ACR filmstrip and use the save image button to have them all saved as PSD in one go
I also have a lot of custom created actions and never have been able to create an action for open Raw files (in my case DNG) bypassing the ACR window and have the settings applied. My solutions for this is to use the save as command in ACR and save them as PSD to a dedicated folder. Then I have no problem to run the action in PS itself. Or a droplet for that matter.

I'm trying to do a batch crop in camera raw and there is no dropdown option in the crop tool to select inches or pixels. How can I fix this?

I'm trying to do a batch crop in camera raw and there is no dropdown option in the crop tool to select inches or pixels. How can I fix this?

Create an action to do the crop and user the image processor to batch process your RAW files and have it use your cropping action in the process.

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I'm running Mac OS4.1 and CS2.
Thanks, Suzanne

Suzanne,
Try
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Hi there, I have an
'action' I have been using for months with no issues.
Just a simple resize to 850pixels, and 'file place' watermark'
well this morning I began experimenting with opening jpegs in camera raw to alter them a group at a time.. well the files are still jpegs but now whenever I try to batch process anything in CS4 it seems to try to open Camera Raw.. well it does open Camera Raw and it stops the whole batch process
help

Hi there, I have an
'action' I have been using for months with no issues.
Just a simple resize to 850pixels, and 'file place' watermark'
well this morning I began experimenting with opening jpegs in camera raw to alter them a group at a time.. well the files are still jpegs but now whenever I try to batch process anything in CS4 it seems to try to open Camera Raw.. well it does open Camera Raw and it stops the whole batch process
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