How to select many raw files resize save as jpg and close ?

Question

Hi,
I wish to simply see a whole load, say 300 , of raw files as thumbnails, select those I wish to resize, adjust exposure etc, indicate the new pixel dimensions then have that happen and close them saving to a new folder.
This seems to have to be a two stage process, open into raw viewer using pshop CS4, adjust images that need it, try and remember those that I want that are not requiring adjustment, then select those I have adjusted and those I also want that are 'good to go' and select open.
Then use actions to resize, adjust canvas, and close as jpg.
Trouble with this is one cannot indicate to raw viewer as one makes ones way through the thumbnails, which pics are to be opened when all have been assessed. I hit delete on those I am not interested in, but this deletes them from the PC !  If there are lets say five subtle variations, and only when seen large can one decide which is best, if no changes are required, there is no way of teling which one is the chosen one when going back down the list using ctl to select those for opening.
I end up doing perhaps 20 at a time, as to open 300 kills pshop.
Whats the best way here ?
I also use BreezeBrowser as its great for viewing a folder full of images as large thumbnails or thumbnails with a large view of the selected image, but it has no way of resizing when converting from raw to jpeg.
Envirographics

Answer 1

Envirographics wrote:
This seems to have to be a two stage process, open into raw viewer using pshop CS4, adjust images that need it, try and remember those that I want that are not requiring adjustment, then select those I have adjusted and those I also want that are 'good to go' and select open.
Then use actions to resize, adjust canvas, and close as jpg.
If you're running through masses of images, perhaps you should consider Lightroom.  It's set up to do things along the lines of what you're doing.
-Noel