Crop and Place Question :o)

Hi all,
I've been looking for an answer to this for weeks so fingers crossed someone will be able to help me. I create textures using PS and when a pack is finished I create a 'cover' picture to use to sell the texture packs. They look something like this:
Usually I crop each texture individually and place them manually onto a template, my question is: is there anyway, by an action or whatnot, to get PS to crop a batch of textures automatically and then distribute them nicely/place them into a new image?
Any help I can get would be appreciated as I am sure there has to be an easier way than the manual way I've been doing it!
Thanks!

Hi, Amira.
One method:
Below are 5 swatches pasted into a PSD.
Set Rulers to per cent.
Action:
1.Set selection as below. Right border should be 20%
2. Crop image. Menu>Image>Crop
3. Crop the resulting image to 500%.
4. Select Layer 4. Move right 20%.
5. Select Layer 3. Move right 40%.
6. Select Layer 2. Move right 60%
7. Select Layer 1. Move right 80%.
A screenshot of the action.
Note: The "Subtract From Selection" step is really the creation of the first selection at 20%. The action palette seems to have its own lingo for some things. Same with the "Set Selection" step. You're actually deleting the selection left over from the previous step.
At this point you can add a step for your logo or whatever else you'd like. It looks like you might have a little drop shadow going in your example. You could apply layer styles in the action. If you want the swatches to overlap a little, adjust the percentages accordingly. And since we're working with percentages, it should work for any size document.
Caveats: The action must be recorded with the Ruler set to per cent. This action won't Place anything. You have to add the content to the layers manually. The layers must be named consistently. In your case I would create 5 layers, then apply your textures to each layer in the desired order. Then run the action.
I fiddled around with the distribute function, but it wouldn't play nice.
Btw, those are sweet textures.
Peace,
Lee

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