Elements 12 quirks - open multiple images, open in expert mode, color variations?

Just converted from Elements 12 to 10. Struggling and trying to avoid cursing Adobe for what I'm currently thinking of as "screwing up the interface" for no apparent reason, but we'll see. Maybe I'll get used to it.
Meanwhile, some functional issues that make no sense... Maybe someone knows what I'm doing wrong?
1) In all other Elements versions (which I started using before it was called "elements" so it's a long time) I could select multiple pictures in windows explorer, right click "open", and as many pictures as I had highlighted would open in Elements, all shown in the photo bin. In Elements 12, some apparently random number of photos open. Sometimes 1, sometimes 2, sometimes maybe even 3 (although that's not consistent), but never "all the pictures I selected". I don't know how it picks which pictures I should be allowed to work on and which I shouldn't, but I disagree. How do I get it to do what I want?
and, fyi, please don't tell me about file associations - that has nothing to do with it, Elements 12 KNOWS that it's my default program for this filetype...
2) HOW do I get it to open in Expert mode all the time? I shout "I AM AN EXPERT" at my screen while opening, but it doesn't listen. ALWAYS opens in "quick" mode. Doesn't seem to be a way in the preferences.
3) There used to be a way to make quick adjustments to red green and blue color balance - under Enhance/Adjust Color/Color Variations. And once a particular variation was done, the next time you opened that dialog the same adjustment level was already set. Gosh. I can't imagine why anyone would want a consistent way to apply the same color balance adjustment to a series of pictures that were all shot under the same imperfect lighting conditions. Much better to have to tweak each one separately and individually, reinventing the same set of adjustments over and over again. Or, am I missing it?
4) How do I get the default save to be "10", not "8"?
I know I'm a bit crabby, sorry - I'm just not happy having to re-learn how to do everything I already know how to do, just because someone somewhere thinks a new interface is a good marketing technique. Doesn't anyone learn from Microsoft? NO one appreciated the new Office interface, and NO one buys Windows 8 because they love the interface...
Thanks,
Todd

Try Edit > Preferences > Allow Floating Documents

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Photoshop Elements 7 - error when trying to open multiple images

i have attached a screen shot of the error that i get when i try to open more than 1 image at a time. the program ends up closing and i have to re open the program.
i have xp pro installed on my pc. my pc is part of domain. if i log on to the pc as another domain user i can open up more than one image. i have removed the program by using add/remove programs and re installed, which made no difference,
does anyone have any advice?

Have a look at this Adobe Tech doc titled Photoshop CS3 or Photoshop Elements 6 crashes when you open more than one image (Windows):
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/402/kb402704.html
Cut/Paste from the very bottom of the document:
Additional Information
Application or system error logs may cite ntdll.dll as the faulting module.

How To Place/Open Multiple Images Into Separate Layers For ONE Document?

I've been searching for the answer for a long time so I figured that someone here has to know. I have PS Elements 9.
So I would like to make GIFs and I know how to do so, the problem is placing in those tens of files in layers (it's tedious). Is there a way to select multiple image files to place into a single document? And for them to be place into its own layer? I've tried dragging and selecting from the Open/Place menus (won't allow), SHIFT + Direction Key from the Open/Place menus (won't allow), tried opening them to drag on the Organizer and to drag from the Project Bin (again won't allow), and I've read tutorials where they say to use scripts and actions but I'm not sure what to download them in order for them to work and the links are broken anyway.
An example of what I'd like to do:
Open and place in 15+ screenshots into layers but in just one document.
Each screenshot would be one layer in said document.
...rest of GIF process...
I feel like there's an easier way to get this without placing in each one at a time. I remember being able to do this on a old PS (though not Elements). Thanks for any help.

The quickest method is probably opening all images together from Full Edit:
File >> Open
Then navigate to the folder and use shift+click to select a block of files.
The images will appear in the photo bin. Drag and drop each one into the main editing window and a separate layer will be created for each.

Open multiple images as one layered file

Hi!
I'm doing a gif animation in PS and have five pictures that I need to have as layers on the top of each other. At the moment I'm opening them and copy-pasting them on one of the images to make layers, but this is slow and sometimes confusing with all the images open at the same time.
Is there any way to just tell Photoshop to open all the files so that they are automatically stacked on the top of each other as layers? Please tell me this is possible!
Any help would be highly appreciated! Thanks!

Yes this a CS3 feature, although I remember it being avaiable as a separate download somewhere - it works w/CS2 (and 7 I think). I'll copy it below, save it in Notepad, name it "Load Files into Stack.jsx" (no quotes) and put it in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS2\Presets\Scripts\ // (c) Copyright 2006. Adobe Systems, Incorporated. All rights reserved. /* @@@BUILDINFO@@@ Load Files into Stack.jsx 1.0.0.0 */ // // Load Files into Stack.jsx - does just that. // /* // BEGIN__HARVEST_EXCEPTION_ZSTRING <javascriptresource> <name>$$$/JavaScripts/LoadFilesintoStack/Menu=Load Files into Stack...</name> <about>$$$/JavaScripts/LoadFilesintoStack/About=Load Files into Stack ^r^rCopyright 2006-2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.^r^rLoads multiple files into a stack object.</about> </javascriptresource> // END__HARVEST_EXCEPTION_ZSTRING */ // debug level: 0-2 (0:disable, 1:break on error, 2:break at beginning) //$.level = (Window.version.search("d") != -1) ? 1 : 0; // This chokes bridge $.level = 0; // debugger; // launch debugger on next line // on localized builds we pull the $$$/Strings from a .dat file $.localize = true; // Put header files in a "Stack Scripts Only" folder. The "...Only" tells // PS not to place it in the menu. For that reason, we do -not- localize that // portion of the folder name. var g_StackScriptFolderPath = app.path + "/"+ localize("$$$/ScriptingSupport/InstalledScripts=Presets/Scripts") + "/" + localize("$$$/Private/LoadStack/StackScriptOnly=Stack Scripts Only/"); $.evalFile(g_StackScriptFolderPath + "LatteUI.jsx"); $.evalFile(g_StackScriptFolderPath + "StackSupport.jsx"); $.evalFile(g_StackScriptFolderPath + "CreateImageStack.jsx"); /************************************************************/ // loadLayers routines loadLayers = new ImageStackCreator( localize("$$$/AdobePlugin/Shared/LoadStack/Process/Name=Load Layers"), localize('$$$/AdobePlugin/Shared/LoadStack/Auto/untitled=Untitled' ) ); // LoadLayers is less restrictive than MergeToHDR loadLayers.mustBeSameSize = false; // Images' height & width don't need to match loadLayers.mustBeUnmodifiedRaw = false; // Exposure adjustements in Camera raw are allowed loadLayers.mustNotBe32Bit = false; // 32 bit images loadLayers.createSmartObject = false; // If true, option to create smart object is checked. // Add hooks to read the value of the "Create Smart Object" checkbox loadLayers.customDialogSetup = function( w ) { w.findControl('_createSO').value = loadLayers.createSmartObject; if (! app.featureEnabled( localize( "$$$/private/ExtendedImageStackCreation=ImageStack Creation" ) )) w.findControl('_createSO').hide(); } loadLayers.customDialogFunction = function( w ) { loadLayers.createSmartObject = w.findControl('_createSO').value; } // Override the default to use "Auto" alignment. loadLayers.alignStack = function( stackDoc ) { selectAllLayers(stackDoc, 2); alignLayersByContent( "Auto" ); } loadLayers.stackLayers = function() { var result, i, stackDoc = null; stackDoc = this.loadStackLayers(); if (! stackDoc) return; // Nuke the "destination" layer that got created (M2HDR holdover) stackDoc.layers[this.pluginName].remove(); // Stack 'em up. if (this.createSmartObject) { selectAllLayers( stackDoc ); executeAction( knewPlacedLayerStr, new ActionDescriptor(), DialogModes.NO ); } } // "Main" execution of Merge to HDR loadLayers.doInteractiveLoad = function () { this.getFilesFromBridgeOrDialog( localize("$$$/Private/LoadStack/LoadLayersexv=LoadLayers.exv") ); if (this.stackElements) this.stackLayers(); } loadLayers.intoStack = function(filelist, alignFlag) { if (typeof(alignFlag) == 'boolean') loadLayers.useAlignment = alignFlag; if (filelist.length < 2) { alert(localize("$$$/AdobeScripts/Shared/LoadLayers/AtLeast2=At least two files must be selected to create a stack."), this.pluginName, true ); return; } var j; this.stackElements = new Array(); for (j in filelist) { var f = filelist[j]; this.stackElements.push( new StackElement( (typeof(f) == 'string') ? File(f) : f ) ); } if (this.stackElements.length > 1) this.mergeStackElements(); } if (typeof(loadLayersFromScript) == 'undefined') loadLayers.doInteractiveLoad();

Open multiple images from the project bin

In Elements 9 I can only seem to open 1 image from the project bin at a time! What am I doing wrong?
Bob Dunkerley.

You need to double click on your main image and then drag your second image up from the project bin. That creates separate images on separate layers.

Opening multiple images

Ive converted an Action which opens multiple (about 60) images into photoshop into Java script.
which creates a rather lengthy result as it opens each image separately
here is 1 of 60 parts of a single opened file
// Open
   function step2(enabled, withDialog) {
     if (enabled != undefined && !enabled)
       return;
     var dialogMode = (withDialog ? DialogModes.ALL : DialogModes.NO);
     var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
     desc1.putPath(cTID('null'), new File("/z/ANIMATION/RendersFolders/BatchLevel_0/Folder1/Face_0001.jpg"));
     executeAction(cTID('Opn '), desc1, dialogMode);
Is there a way in which i can code this to utilize the single path structure, while merely appending each jpg to open
as an example, something like this?
// Open
   function step2(enabled, withDialog) {
     if (enabled != undefined && !enabled)
       return;
     var dialogMode = (withDialog ? DialogModes.ALL : DialogModes.NO);
     var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
     desc1.putPath(cTID('null'), new File("/z/ANIMATION/RendersFolders/BatchLevel_0/Folder1/Face_0001.jpg, Face_0002.jpg, Face_0003.jpg, Face_0004.jp"));
     executeAction(cTID('Opn '), desc1, dialogMode);
Can something like this be done?
Thanks for any help

Mike's example is a standalone script and will open all the files in the array.
another example:
This will allow you to select a folder of JPG's, it will then open all of them in Photoshop.
var inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select the input folder");
var fileList = inputFolder.getFiles("*.jpg");
for (var a in fileList){
    open(fileList[a]);

Cannot open multiple images in Photoshop

I recently purchased a new laptop (OS: Windows 7 Enterprise, 32 GB RAM) and installed CS5 on it. All of the applications work well except for Photoshop.
At first Photoshop would load correctly but crash when I tried to Save As. I deleted the preference file upon startup and that fixed the problem.
Now every time I open more than one image in photoshop, my screen goes completely black. It doesn't matter whether I try to open them sequentially or all at once. The most I can have open is 2 images. When trying to open a 3rd, or when selecting more than one file to open all at once, the screen goes completely black. Eventually the screen does come back on, with the error that my AMD driver stopped responding and recovered. But now Photoshop is frozen and I have to close Photoshop through the Task Manager. My video card is AMD FirePro M6100 and has been checked for driver updates.
Do we know what could be the source of this problem? And how can I fix it, I often need >2 images open at once.
Thanks!

All I coul find is this AMD FirePro M5100 / M6100 Graphics Driver Driver Details | Dell US

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I can open an image just fine in Photoshop CS3 by going file-open and clicking on the file, I then want to bring in another image into Photoshop CS3 by using file-open which I can do but then the first image disappears and only the second image is in Photoshop. Any ideas?
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Freeagent- It worked! Thanks for the advice.
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run from a console.
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Things have now become significantly worse!
Now when I try to open anything from Bridge, or try to open PhotoShop at all, I receive a popup that gives me 2 options: 1) License PS CC, or 2) continue with my trial of PS CC.
So far as I know, I have not downloaded any trial of anything from Adobe in many months. In fact, I have no interest in PS CC. I wish simply to use PS CS6.
I have uninstalled my Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design Standard, of which my PS CS is a part, and reinstalled it but I still am blocked from using my properly licensed programs.
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