Doing a batch export in LR CC doesn't keep me in same attributes screen
I just installed LR CC, and I've noticed that there seems to be a quirky little bug when exporting images. I normally like to go through my images, and narrow down to my selects with the star ratings. I'll then have my attributes show only the 3-starred images, for instance. I select just those 3-starred images that I'm now seeing and do a batch export to PSD files. However, once the export starts and once that first PSD file is created, I am automatically kicked back to the library view of ALL of my images, not just the 3-starred rating ones. I just find this to be an inconvenience as I can no longer make attribute selections stick during an export since I'm constantly kicked back to the view of ALL of my images. This happens in any kind of export situation.
**4/28/15 Edit: it appears as though it's a bug with the "add to this catalog" option that you can check in the export settings. I've been able to export things fine when this is not checked. When it's checked, the export is extremely sluggish to start and then just dumps me back into the view with all my images visible, not just my selected ones.**
Is there a setting I need to adjust here or is this a LR CC bug?
Hoping there's some way to fix this.
Thanks,
-Kristine
First: Send Apple a Feedback. This has been an issue since the first days of X and is still not corrected in Tiger, from the posts I see there. Apple needs to know it matters to you. Click on "Discussions" at the top of this page and then look at the bottom left of the list of forums that comes up
Second: You did send that Feedback, didn't you. In the same corner is the link to the Users' Tips Library. In it—you'll have to do a search—is the tip from Scott Radloff "Making Finder Views Persistant" [title may not be exact] that you want.
Briefly, Apple's overlay of X onto UNIX broke down here. The 'ownership' of the problem windows belongs to one of those greyed out users like "eppp" and "mysql" that you see under your shortname when you look at Details in a Get Info… window on a file. UNIX needs them, so you need them, but you don't need to defer to their idea of what a perfect window looks like. Not if you're willing to become "root" the superuser and tell them how-to. That's Scott's tip, and do be warned: Rootness is all-powerful, and you must use those powers only for good and immediately renounce them when your task is done.
Now, what were you going to do first? Good luck.
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var uc = new Object;
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Rlt")] = "px"; // unitDistance
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Prc")] = "%"; // unitPercent
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Pxl")] = "px"; // unitPixels
var ut = d.getUnitDoubleType(k);
var uv = d.getUnitDoubleValue(k);
o[strk] = new UnitValue( uv, uc[ut] );
break;
case DescValueType.INTEGERTYPE:
case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE:
case DescValueType.CLASSTYPE:
case DescValueType.ENUMERATEDTYPE:
case DescValueType.LISTTYPE:
case DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE:
case DescValueType.RAWTYPE:
case DescValueType.REFERENCETYPE:
default:
throw( new Error("Unsupported type in descriptorToObject " + t ) );
if (undefined != f) {
o = f(o);
// Function: preProcessExportInfo
// Usage: convert Photoshop enums to strings for storage
// Input: JavaScript Object of my params for this script
// Return: JavaScript Object with objects converted for storage
function preProcessExportInfo(o) {
o.tiffCompression = o.tiffCompression.toString();
o.pdfEncoding = o.pdfEncoding.toString();
o.targaDepth = o.targaDepth.toString();
o.bmpDepth = o.bmpDepth.toString();
return o;
// Function: postProcessExportInfo
// Usage: convert strings from storage to Photoshop enums
// Input: JavaScript Object of my params in string form
// Return: JavaScript Object with objects in enum form
function postProcessExportInfo(o) {
o.tiffCompression = eval(o.tiffCompression);
o.pdfEncoding = eval(o.pdfEncoding);
o.targaDepth = eval(o.targaDepth);
o.bmpDepth = eval(o.bmpDepth);
return o;
// Function: StrToIntWithDefault
// Usage: convert a string to a number, first stripping all characters
// Input: string and a default number
// Return: a number
function StrToIntWithDefault( s, n ) {
var onlyNumbers = /[^0-9]/g;
var t = s.replace( onlyNumbers, "" );
t = parseInt( t );
if ( ! isNaN( t ) ) {
n = t;
return n;
// End X2L.jsxI have put the like var exportPath = "~/Desktop/Backdrops/png/"; and have removed the exportPath = exportPath + '/layers';
but when i run the script it still comes up with the error
could not complete action since the destination folder does not exist
if you are using the extendedscript toolkit would be able to run the script and see if you know were the problem is coming from i cant seem to understand why its not seeing the destination.
thanks for all your help
// enable double clicking from the Macintosh Finder or the Windows Explorer
#target photoshop
//=================================================================
// Globals
//=================================================================
var exportPath = "~/Desktop/Backdrops/png/";
// UI strings to be localized
var strTitle = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Title=X2L");
var strButtonRun = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Run=Run");
var strButtonCancel = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Cancel=Cancel");
var strHelpText = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Help=Please specify the format and location for saving each layer as a file.");
var strLabelDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Destination=Destination:");
var strButtonBrowse = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Browse=&Browse...");
var strLabelFileNamePrefix = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/FileNamePrefix=File Name Prefix:");
var strCheckboxVisibleOnly = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/VisibleOnly=&Visible Layers Only");
var strLabelFileType = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/FileType=File Type:");
var strCheckboxIncludeICCProfile = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/IncludeICC=&Include ICC Profile");
var strJPEGOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/JPEGOptions=JPEG Options:");
var strLabelQuality = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Quality=Quality:");
var strCheckboxMaximizeCompatibility = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Maximize=&Maximize Compatibility");
var strTIFFOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/TIFFOptions=TIFF Options:");
var strLabelImageCompression = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/ImageCompression=Image Compression:");
var strNone = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/None=None");
var strPDFOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/PDFOptions=PDF Options:");
var strLabelEncoding = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Encoding=Encoding:");
var strTargaOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/TargaOptions=Targa Options:");
var strLabelDepth = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Depth=Depth:");
var strRadiobutton16bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Bit16=16bit");
var strRadiobutton24bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Bit24=24bit");
var strRadiobutton32bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Bit32=32bit");
var strBMPOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/BMPOptions=BMP Options:");
var strAlertSpecifyDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/SpecifyDestination=Please specify destination.");
var strAlertDestinationNotExist = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/DestionationDoesNotExist=Destination does not exist.");
var strTitleSelectDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/SelectDestination=Select Destination");
var strAlertDocumentMustBeOpened = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/OneDocument=You must have a document open to export!");
var strAlertNeedMultipleLayers = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/NoLayers=You need a document with multiple layers to export!");
var strAlertWasSuccessful = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Success= was successful.");
var strUnexpectedError = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Unexpected=Unexpected error");
var strMessage = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Message=X2L");
var stretQuality = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/ETQualityLength=30" );
var stretDestination = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/ETDestinationLength=160" );
var strddFileType = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/DDFileType=100" );
var strpnlOptions = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/PNLOptions=100" );
var strPNG8Options = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/PNG8Options=PNG-8 Options:");
var strCheckboxPNGTransparency = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Transparency=Transparency");
var strCheckboxPNGInterlaced = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Interlaced=Interlaced");
var strCheckboxPNGTrm = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Trim=Trim Layers");
var strPNG24Options = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/PNG24Options=PNG-24 Options:");
// the drop down list indexes for file type
var png24Index = 7;
main();
// Functions
// Function: main
// Usage: the core routine for this script
// Input: <none>
// Return: <none>
function main() {
if ( app.documents.length <= 0 ) {
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert( strAlertDocumentMustBeOpened );
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
var exportInfo = new Object();
initExportInfo(exportInfo);
// look for last used params via Photoshop registry, getCustomOptions will throw if none exist
try {
catch(e) {
// it's ok if we don't have any options, continue with defaults
try {
var docName = app.activeDocument.name; // save the app.activeDocument name before duplicate.
var layerCount = app.documents[docName].layers.length;
var layerSetsCount = app.documents[docName].layerSets.length;
if ((layerCount <= 1)&&(layerSetsCount <= 0)) {
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert( strAlertNeedMultipleLayers );
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
} else {
var rememberMaximize;
var needMaximize = exportInfo.psdMaxComp ? QueryStateType.ALWAYS : QueryStateType.NEVER;
app.activeDocument = app.documents[docName];
var duppedDocument = app.activeDocument.duplicate();
duppedDocument.activeLayer = duppedDocument.layers[duppedDocument.layers.length-1]; // for removing
setInvisibleAllArtLayers(duppedDocument);
exportChildren(duppedDocument, app.documents[docName], exportInfo, duppedDocument, exportInfo.fileNamePrefix);
duppedDocument.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );
if ( rememberMaximize != undefined ) {
app.preferences.maximizeCompatibility = rememberMaximize;
if ( DialogModes.ALL == app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
//alert(strTitle + strAlertWasSuccessful);
app.playbackDisplayDialogs = DialogModes.ALL;
} catch (e) {
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert(e);
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
// Function: settingDialog
// Usage: pop the ui and get user settings
// Input: exportInfo object containing our parameters
// Return: on ok, the dialog info is set to the exportInfo object
function settingDialog(exportInfo) {
return;
// Function: hideAllFileTypePanel
// Usage: hide all the panels in the common actions
// Input: <none>, dlgMain is a global for this script
// Return: <none>, all panels are now hidden
function hideAllFileTypePanel() {
// Function: initExportInfo
// Usage: create our default parameters
// Input: a new Object
// Return: a new object with params set to default
function initExportInfo(exportInfo) {
//exportInfo.destination = new String(exportPath);
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = new String("untitled_");
exportInfo.visibleOnly = false;
exportInfo.fileType = png24Index;
exportInfo.icc = true;
exportInfo.png24Transparency = true;
exportInfo.png24Interlaced = false;
exportInfo.png24Trim = true;
try {
exportInfo.destination = Folder(new String(exportPath)).fsName; // destination folder
var tmp = app.activeDocument.fullName.name;
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = decodeURI(tmp.substring(0, tmp.indexOf("."))); // filename body part
} catch(someError) {
exportInfo.destination = new String(exportPath);
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = app.activeDocument.name; // filename body part
// Function: saveFile
// Usage: the worker routine, take our params and save the file accordingly
// Input: reference to the document, the name of the output file,
// export info object containing more information
// Return: <none>, a file on disk
function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo) {
saveFile(docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, false, true);
function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, interlacedValue, transparencyValue) {
var id6 = charIDToTypeID( "Expr" );
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id7 = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id8 = charIDToTypeID( "Op " );
var id9 = charIDToTypeID( "SWOp" );
var id10 = charIDToTypeID( "OpSa" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id8, id9, id10 );
var id11 = charIDToTypeID( "Fmt " );
var id12 = charIDToTypeID( "IRFm" );
var id13 = charIDToTypeID( "PN24" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id11, id12, id13 );
var id14 = charIDToTypeID( "Intr" );
desc4.putBoolean( id14, interlacedValue );
var id15 = charIDToTypeID( "Trns" );
desc4.putBoolean( id15, transparencyValue );
var id16 = charIDToTypeID( "Mtt " );
desc4.putBoolean( id16, true );
var id17 = charIDToTypeID( "MttR" );
desc4.putInteger( id17, 255 );
var id18 = charIDToTypeID( "MttG" );
desc4.putInteger( id18, 255 );
var id19 = charIDToTypeID( "MttB" );
desc4.putInteger( id19, 255 );
var id20 = charIDToTypeID( "SHTM" );
desc4.putBoolean( id20, false );
var id21 = charIDToTypeID( "SImg" );
desc4.putBoolean( id21, true );
var id22 = charIDToTypeID( "SSSO" );
desc4.putBoolean( id22, false );
var id23 = charIDToTypeID( "SSLt" );
var list1 = new ActionList();
desc4.putList( id23, list1 );
var id24 = charIDToTypeID( "DIDr" );
desc4.putBoolean( id24, false );
var id25 = charIDToTypeID( "In " );
desc4.putPath( id25, new File( exportPath + "C:/Users/Tim/Desktop/Backdrops/png/" + fileNameBody + ".png") );
var id26 = stringIDToTypeID( "SaveForWeb" );
desc3.putObject( id7, id26, desc4 );
executeAction( id6, desc3, DialogModes.NO );
// Function: zeroSuppress
// Usage: return a string padded to digit(s)
// Input: num to convert, digit count needed
// Return: string padded to digit length
function zeroSuppress (num, digit) {
var tmp = num.toString();
while (tmp.length < digit) {
tmp = "0" + tmp;
return tmp;
// Function: setInvisibleAllArtLayers
// Usage: unlock and make invisible all art layers, recursively
// Input: document or layerset
// Return: all art layers are unlocked and invisible
function setInvisibleAllArtLayers(obj) {
for( var i = 0; i < obj.artLayers.length; i++) {
obj.artLayers[i].allLocked = false;
obj.artLayers[i].visible = false;
for( var i = 0; i < obj.layerSets.length; i++) {
setInvisibleAllArtLayers(obj.layerSets[i]);
// Function: removeAllInvisibleArtLayers
// Usage: remove all the invisible art layers, recursively
// Input: document or layer set
// Return: <none>, all layers that were invisible are now gone
function removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(obj) {
for( var i = obj.artLayers.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
try {
if(!obj.artLayers[i].visible) {
obj.artLayers[i].remove();
catch (e) {
for( var i = obj.layerSets.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(obj.layerSets[i]);
// Function: removeAllEmptyLayerSets
// Usage: find all empty layer sets and remove them, recursively
// Input: document or layer set
// Return: empty layer sets are now gone
function removeAllEmptyLayerSets(obj) {
var foundEmpty = true;
for( var i = obj.layerSets.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
if( removeAllEmptyLayerSets(obj.layerSets[i])) {
obj.layerSets[i].remove();
} else {
foundEmpty = false;
if (obj.artLayers.length > 0) {
foundEmpty = false;
return foundEmpty;
// Function: zeroSuppress
// Usage: return a string padded to digit(s)
// Input: num to convert, digit count needed
// Return: string padded to digit length
function removeAllInvisible(docRef) {
removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(docRef);
removeAllEmptyLayerSets(docRef);
// Function: exportChildren
// Usage: find all the children in this document to save
// Input: duplicate document, original document, export info,
// reference to document, starting file name
// Return: <none>, documents are saved accordingly
function exportChildren(dupObj, orgObj, exportInfo, dupDocRef, fileNamePrefix) {
for( var i = 0; i < dupObj.artLayers.length; i++) {
if (exportInfo.visibleOnly) { // visible layer only
if (!orgObj.artLayers[i].visible) {
continue;
dupObj.artLayers[i].visible = true;
var layerName = dupObj.artLayers[i].name; // store layer name before change doc
var duppedDocumentTmp = dupDocRef.duplicate();
if ((png24Index == exportInfo.fileType)||(png8Index == exportInfo.fileType)) { // PSD: Keep transparency
removeAllInvisible(duppedDocumentTmp);
//PNGFileOptions
if (activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer == false) { //is it anything but a background layer?
app.activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT);
} else { // just flatten
duppedDocumentTmp.flatten();
// Edit
var docName = app.activeDocument.name;
// For some reason indexOf fails if we include the '-', so we use 'copy' and decrement the index by 1.
docName = docName.slice(0, docName.indexOf('copy')-1);
var fileNameBody = (docName+'_'+layerName).toLowerCase();
fileNameBody = fileNameBody.replace(/[:\/\\*\?\"\<\>\|]/g, "_"); // '/\:*?"<>|' -> '_'
if (fileNameBody.length > 120) {
fileNameBody = fileNameBody.substring(0,120);
saveFile(duppedDocumentTmp, fileNameBody, exportInfo);
duppedDocumentTmp.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
dupObj.artLayers[i].visible = false;
for( var i = 0; i < dupObj.layerSets.length; i++) {
if (exportInfo.visibleOnly) { // visible layer only
if (!orgObj.layerSets[i].visible) {
continue;
var fileNameBody = fileNamePrefix;
fileNameBody += "_" + zeroSuppress(i, 4) + "s";
exportChildren(dupObj.layerSets[i], orgObj.layerSets[i], exportInfo, dupDocRef, fileNameBody); // recursive call
// Function: objectToDescriptor
// Usage: create an ActionDescriptor from a JavaScript Object
// Input: JavaScript Object (o)
// object unique string (s)
// Pre process converter (f)
// Return: ActionDescriptor
// NOTE: Only boolean, string, number and UnitValue are supported, use a pre processor
// to convert (f) other types to one of these forms.
// REUSE: This routine is used in other scripts. Please update those if you
// modify. I am not using include or eval statements as I want these
// scripts self contained.
function objectToDescriptor (o, s, f) {
o = {};
var d = new ActionDescriptor;
var l = o.reflect.properties.length;
d.putString( app.charIDToTypeID( 'Msge' ), s );
for (var i = 0; i < l; i++ ) {
var k = o.reflect.properties[i].toString();
if (k == "__proto__" || k == "__count__" || k == "__class__" || k == "reflect")
continue;
var v = o[ k ];
k = app.stringIDToTypeID(k);
switch ( typeof(v) ) {
case "boolean":
d.putBoolean(k, v);
break;
case "string":
d.putString(k, v);
break;
case "number":
d.putDouble(k, v);
break;
default:
if ( v instanceof UnitValue ) {
var uc = new Object;
uc["px"] = charIDToTypeID("#Rlt"); // unitDistance
uc["%"] = charIDToTypeID("#Prc"); // unitPercent
d.putUnitDouble(k, uc[v.type], v.value);
} else {
throw( new Error("Unsupported type in objectToDescriptor " + typeof(v) ) );
return d;
// Function: descriptorToObject
// Usage: update a JavaScript Object from an ActionDescriptor
// Input: JavaScript Object (o), current object to update (output)
// Photoshop ActionDescriptor (d), descriptor to pull new params for object from
// object unique string (s)
// JavaScript Function (f), post process converter utility to convert
// Return: Nothing, update is applied to passed in JavaScript Object (o)
// NOTE: Only boolean, string, number and UnitValue are supported, use a post processor
// to convert (f) other types to one of these forms.
// REUSE: This routine is used in other scripts. Please update those if you
// modify. I am not using include or eval statements as I want these
// scripts self contained.
function descriptorToObject (o, d, s, f) {
var l = d.count;
if (l) {
var keyMessage = app.charIDToTypeID( 'Msge' );
if ( d.hasKey(keyMessage) && ( s != d.getString(keyMessage) )) return;
for (var i = 0; i < l; i++ ) {
var k = d.getKey(i); // i + 1 ?
var t = d.getType(k);
strk = app.typeIDToStringID(k);
switch (t) {
case DescValueType.BOOLEANTYPE:
o[strk] = d.getBoolean(k);
break;
case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE:
o[strk] = d.getString(k);
break;
case DescValueType.DOUBLETYPE:
o[strk] = d.getDouble(k);
break;
case DescValueType.UNITDOUBLE:
var uc = new Object;
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Rlt")] = "px"; // unitDistance
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Prc")] = "%"; // unitPercent
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Pxl")] = "px"; // unitPixels
var ut = d.getUnitDoubleType(k);
var uv = d.getUnitDoubleValue(k);
o[strk] = new UnitValue( uv, uc[ut] );
break;
case DescValueType.INTEGERTYPE:
case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE:
case DescValueType.CLASSTYPE:
case DescValueType.ENUMERATEDTYPE:
case DescValueType.LISTTYPE:
case DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE:
case DescValueType.RAWTYPE:
case DescValueType.REFERENCETYPE:
default:
throw( new Error("Unsupported type in descriptorToObject " + t ) );
if (undefined != f) {
o = f(o);
// Function: preProcessExportInfo
// Usage: convert Photoshop enums to strings for storage
// Input: JavaScript Object of my params for this script
// Return: JavaScript Object with objects converted for storage
function preProcessExportInfo(o) {
o.tiffCompression = o.tiffCompression.toString();
o.pdfEncoding = o.pdfEncoding.toString();
o.targaDepth = o.targaDepth.toString();
o.bmpDepth = o.bmpDepth.toString();
return o;
// Function: postProcessExportInfo
// Usage: convert strings from storage to Photoshop enums
// Input: JavaScript Object of my params in string form
// Return: JavaScript Object with objects in enum form
function postProcessExportInfo(o) {
o.tiffCompression = eval(o.tiffCompression);
o.pdfEncoding = eval(o.pdfEncoding);
o.targaDepth = eval(o.targaDepth);
o.bmpDepth = eval(o.bmpDepth);
return o;
// Function: StrToIntWithDefault
// Usage: convert a string to a number, first stripping all characters
// Input: string and a default number
// Return: a number
function StrToIntWithDefault( s, n ) {
var onlyNumbers = /[^0-9]/g;
var t = s.replace( onlyNumbers, "" );
t = parseInt( t );
if ( ! isNaN( t ) ) {
n = t;
return n;
// End X2L.jsx -
NO AUDIO ON BATCH EXPORT. First 2 times i posted this it never showed up....
Why do I randomly get audio from batch export using AME. Usually it doesn't work at all as in NO audio but other times several of the files in a batch will have audio. And other times none.
What gives?
running Mavericks on G5 with 12GB of RAM and Quadro FX4800 video card.
RobFirst of all, could you tell me what version of AME you are using?
Did you import files directly into AME or queue jobs from Premiere Pro or other Adobe apps?
Could you clear the following cache folders while no Adobe app is running and try again?
/Users/<user name>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Media Cache
/Users/<user name>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Media Cache Files
How many files did you encode at one time? If you encode one at a time, does it encode fine? -
Batch Export Slideshows? Automator?
I have about 15 lengthy slideshows to export to .mov files, this takes a while for each one. Is there anyway I can make it batch export so I don't have to keep hopping back to my computer to set the next one to export? Automator looks like a promising tool for this, but I'm not sure how to make it select a different slideshow each time and give it a different name? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
No you can't batch them all at once because Quicktime is used for rendering the slideshow and it's a one at a time operation. It might be done with Applescript but you'd have to ask over in the Applescript forum for help with that.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard. -
Automator / Applescript Batch export
Is it possible to create automator actions or applescript that will batch export a folder of keynote documents to .mov files?
No you can't batch them all at once because Quicktime is used for rendering the slideshow and it's a one at a time operation. It might be done with Applescript but you'd have to ask over in the Applescript forum for help with that.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard. -
No Method of Batch Export for Clips with Alpha Channels?
Good morning,
As many a flustered editor has eventually discovered, in order for FCP to export sequences with alpha channels to a 32-bit format, the timeline has to be un-rendered at the time of export, or else the transparent parts will appear black in the outputted file. This sort-of makes sense if you know how FCP and render files work, but in a perfect world I think I'd have designed the export interface a bit differently. Now that I think about it, I'm actually working in an Animation (Millions of Colors +) sequence, so converting transparent areas to black makes no logical sense at all.
Anyway, I have several sequences that I would like to export as 32-bit TGA QuickTime files, preserving their transparency. If I Export Using Compressor, the process results in pre-rendering of the sequence, turning the transparent areas black. The same problem occurs if I export QuickTime reference movies from FCP and open them directly with Compressor.
Does anyone know of a way to avoid this silly phenomenon or am I stuck individually exporting each sequence from FCP, one...at.......a................time?
Thanks,
ZapThanks, Andy, "Batch Export" eventually did the trick!
I forgot about that tool because I've never actually had to use it before! After playing around with it for a while, I found that as long as the sequence settings for each sequence in the batch are set to a codec with an activated alpha channel, it works just fine.
Thanks again,
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Action batch export issue with image trace
So, currently I'm working on batch processing jpeg sequences using illustrator's image trace and distortion effects. I have batch exported the image traces of the sequences via Adobe bridge. Now I'm trying to create an action which opens the .ai files containing those image traces, apply a graphic style to the trace, and export a png from that. I'm banging my head against the wall trying to get this to work right now. If I do the steps (step by step... not using a recorded action) I want on a single file, it works great, but the moment I batch export using the action I've created, it puts the original .png image that the image trace was linked to, on top of the image. The result is a bunch of .png exports that look exactly like my original image sequence. If I add a "save" function to the action and open the resulting .ai files, I can see that the image trace vectors are in the file. The "linked png" however visible on the layer above those vectors. Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong? How do I get rid of that pesky linked image.
Also, for anyone who might be thinking that it has something to do with expanding the image trace before applying effects, this issue I'm running into, I've determined, is happening higher up in the hierarchy of the actions... If I simply make an action to open the image trace illustrator file and save it back out, the same issue occurs... placing the .png "linked file" on top of the vector image.
While I'm at it, I might as well ask if anyone knows how to change the illustrator default image trace preset.... Without being able to change it, or much less specify in the action sequence that I'd like to use a user created image trace preset rather than the default setting, it's greatly overcomplicating my workflow. Makes what could easily be one-step batch processing into two. Seems pretty silly if you ask me.
Please, if you guys have any insights on this, let me know. It's super frustrating... By the way, if you're wondering what type of effect I'm going for, the idea (as well as some explanation into their own process) starts at 12:44 of this video (http://vimeo.com/77427470).
THANKS!Just wanted to let you guys know, for anyone who might be having my same issue... My home computer, even after a fresh install of Illustrator, was still placing the linked jpeg over the traced vector shapes when batch exporting... I did however find a workaround. Rather than using Bridge CS6 for the batch image tracing, I used Bridge CS5 to trace in Illustrator CS5. Then, I used Illustrator CS6 to batch export an action that imported and applied an effect to those image traced sequences. When you do this, it forces you to expand the tracing on import (because of the difference in Illustrator versions I'm assuming). This way, when you batch run the action, it's already working with expanded vector shapes. Not sure why this works, but it does.
Also, I was having some issues getting Illustrator to apply the graphic style when batch exporting. I got it to work by copying an object with that particular graphic style to the clipboard, then adding in the action I was running a "paste" command, followed by a "clear" command. I can only assume that Illustrator was having issues loading custom graphics styles while batch exporting. The paste/delete technique is annoying, but gets it done.
Anyways. Just wanted to check in on this one. I'm happy I was able to muscle my way through it all. -
Using BATCH-EXPORT on subclips vs MM to create independent media files
I've been capturing full HDV tapes with the DV Start/Stop Detection turned on and everything has worked just fine - until now. I'm now encountering a problem w FCP "Searching for Media" on roughly 25% of my clips DURING capture, and in the process, losing about 5 seconds at the start of the clip. I've been having lots of problems w my G5 over the last couple months and it's been acting quite slow and I imagine this is related to that.
So... after a full 2 days trying to get Media Manager to create independent media files from my subclips (after capturing a twenty minute chunk whole, then breaking it down), following the FCP manual volume II pg 42 to a tee... I concur w many others on this site that Media Manager *****! No matter what I did, it would not produce new files out of my subclips and instead kept giving me the same error: "Reconnect Media Failed. The clip such-and-such was unable to be reconnected to the trimmed file due to a mismatch of the media present in the file... yada yada." Yes, I shortened the end of the first subclip by a couple frames, and I also had another subclip to delete, and I tried going straight from the bin, then from the timeline, then after making all clips independent in the timeline... nothing!
Then I discovered BATCH EXPORT.
Using it, I exported my HDV subclips using Quicktime Movie, Self-Contained, HDV 30, audio and video. It processed 20 minutes of subclips in just a few minutes so I'm fairly confident that no real 'processing' occurred.
Can someone verify for me though that this is a safe procedure and that I am not re-processing HDV files with more HDV nonsense? Before continuing, I would just like to know for sure that Batch Export produces exactly the same result with subclips then if I were to simply capture one clip at a time.
Thanks a bunch,
ChrisI can confirm that it does not merge audio tracks. Track 1 and 2 remain the same. In fact everything appears as it would if I were to capture direct, I just want someone who knows better to validate this!
Also, has anyone else experienced the slowdown during log & capture that I described, with the intermittent message "searching for media"?
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