Color Correction in photoshop through scripting

Dear Sir
I am sathya Murthy
Again i have some problem which should answered by scripting experts like you.
1. I have lots of images to be colour corrected.
2. Each image requires different type of corrections manually.
I need a scripting which does following things to me
1. As i run the script it should ask where photos or images are there.
2. As I show the folder it should create a sub folder in the images folder where photos are there
    for colour corrected photos to move there. only uncorrected photos should be there in the images folder
    colour corrected photos should move to new sub folder created with the name Colour Correction Finished.
3. First I want to Apply
     1. Auto Colour
    After Applying Auto Colour
   I Want to Apply
      2. Levels
where I will manually adjust the levels after i Finish off with levels
      I want to apply
      3. Curves
   Here also i manually adjust the curves
   Last I want to apply
      4. Brightness Contrast
    Here also i manually adjust the brightness and contrast
Note: Again I say
         The order for photo correction should be same the steps in correcting photos should not be interchanged.
           1. Auto Colour
           2. Levels
           3. Curves
           4. Brightness Contrast
After I finish with all these the photo should be saved and moved to new sub folder named Colour Correction Finished
and start with the next image.
Some times the image is corrected with auto colour and brightness contrast this time i must be able to cancel levels and curves
some times brightness contrast also.
If i cancel all the four opening of the next image in folder should be stopped and the opened image should not be saved or moved to
Colour Correction Finished Folder and i must be able to start from where i have stopped correcting the images. if Colour Correction Finished folder
is created don't ask to create the folder again.
If there is a same file existing in the Colour Correction Finished Folder Prompt me by saying file exists save it with another name.
Scripting for this will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Sathya Murthy

Dear Sathya Murthy
You wrote that your a Newbie to scripting. Are you also a Newbie to Photoshop? Are you a Programmer? If your not a Programmer I think you should look at Photoshop Action feature. Actions are easy to record and edit. Adobe also supplies a Image Processor Script to help you process your images without having to get into scripting. This Script will process your image files you point it at and save output images files where you point it to. You can have it include Actions you create during the process. There is also a Free Image Processor Pro script you can download from Rusell Brown's web site the has more function. It is a simple mater to record action that will do Photoshop steps like Auto Colour, Levels, Curves, Brightness Contrast etc. These steps can be made interactive or use recorded setting for these adjustments. No programming knowledge is needed.
Please reply with more information about your Photoshop useage in knowledge.

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