Image processor always on top?

When I use image processor (launched by Photoshop or Bridge) Photoshop go in front (top window) each new picture processed, means every seconds.
It's pretty annoying cause I can't even keep a browser in front...
Does anybody have the same problem?
It comes with CS4 and CS5, on 2 different machines.
How can I fix that?

The Image Processor resize is a fit image type resize not an Image Size dialog type resize. Let say you have a 3:2 aspect ratio camera. Landscale image have 3:2 aspect ratio and portrait have 2:3 aspect ratio. You want the resize your large camera images for the web. You want the longest side to be 600 px. You would set the width and height values 600 px. Your image would be resize constraine to retain their aspect ratios. So landscape images would resize to 600px by 400 px and Portraits would resize to 400 px by 600 px. You can also resize Image fot a device like your 4:3 UXGA display set 1600 in for the width and 1200 for the height Portrait would still be 2:3 with a 1200 px height and Landscape will still be 3:2 with a 1600 px width. When displayed on you 4:3 display the whole images would fit on your display and fil the width or hight depending in the images orientation ther woul be a border on two sides.
Photoshop also shipts with a FitImage Plug-in so you can record using the plug-in in as action. When you do the values you set in the fitimage dialog while recording the action are recorded into the action step. When the action plays back the values are passed to fitimage and the dialog for the step is not diaplayed. Unless you thurn on that steps dialog. If you do you will see the recorded values are set into the dialog. So you don't need to write a script to handle resize for different orientations. It just so happens to be that since CS3 FitImage is a script. So if you want to pass some values to a script. Write the script as a plugin and record as action to pass recorded values. Plug-in scripting support was added in CS3. The script needs to record its dialog setting into the action step and also not display it dialog if it being run from a recorded action step. To learn more read FitImage.jsx in Photoshop's Presets\Scripts folder.

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Jeff

Thanks for replying! I'm running CS 5.1. Oh, now I see...I've never run Image Processor from within Photoshop, just from Bridge. You're right, it does offer different options than Bridge.
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This is what the line says:
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Change to:
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Back to work!

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Thanks for replying! I'm running CS 5.1. Oh, now I see...I've never run Image Processor from within Photoshop, just from Bridge. You're right, it does offer different options than Bridge.
Anyway, I found it what I was looking for.
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Hi.
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Hi,
I am playing around with the WhiteBoardCustomShapes source and I noticed that images that are drawn on the WBcanvas are always above all the other elements after you reload the whiteboard.
At first everything is fine. The images stay in the order they are being placed on the whiteboard. But if you close and reopen the whiteboard. All the images are always above the other elements (arrows, strokes,text and so on).
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Okay so I found the solution and answer. If I am wrong, please correct me.
First the reason of the problem:
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WBTriangle.mxml LINE 62:93
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Hey guys:
Long time photoshop and lightroom user (long time user of all things Adobe). First post here in the forums. I did a search for my question but I think it was too specific, so it returned zero results.
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However, when I use Photoshop's image processor (I launch it through Bridge, easier that way for me) and process the RAW images that way, my JPEGs are roughly 5-10mb in size. Settings in Image Processor are quality 10 and thats it. No actions being run or anything.
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DrMilesBennell wrote:
Can anyone shed some light as to why Lightroom exports JPEGs that are roughly 2-4 times the size of Photoshop's JPEGs? My initial thoughts are that the 100 quality setting in Lightroom is more like Photoshop's quality 12 (that always makes me think of Spinal Tap - "Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?" "These go to eleven.") Ideally, exporting out of Lightroom would be much easier for my workflow.
You are correct: LR Quality 100 = PS Quality 12
Despite LR having 101 Quality settings (0 to 100) it actually only has 12 Quality settings the same as PS 'Baseline Standard':
JPEG Quality Setting Comparison
PS
LR
LR Range
Typical Reduction
0
0
0-7%
11%
1
10
8-15%
23%
2
20
16-23%
14%
3
30
24-30%
14%
4
35
31-38%
16%
5
40
39-46%
24%
6
50
47-53%
4%
7
55
54-61%
27%
8
65
62-69%
25%
9
70
70-76%
31%
10
80
77-84%
35%
11
90
85-92%
41%
12
100
93-100%
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http://forums.adobe.com/message/5641903#5641903

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from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then take one of the actions that you're having trouble with. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
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I have become accustomed to running some Sharpening Actions from Bridge using the Photoshop Image Processor feature. Is anything like this possible through Lightroom?
Thanks,
Nick

[email protected] wrote:
> John,
> Thanks for the pointer. Some quick followup questions if I may:
>
> My workflow is to shoot RAW, color correct in ACR, and then from Bridge, use Image Processor. I have always assumed that when Image Processor runs my sharpening actions, Photoshop processes a temporary PSD format file (in its original size) before it converts it to a JPG.
>
> The way the Lightroom/Droplet approach sounds is that the actions/droplets are run after the JPEG conversion process (and resizing) is complete.
>
> My questions: Is my understanding of the different sequences correct? And, does it impact the final quality in any way?
>
> Thanks.
> Nick
2 alternatives for you...
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file. (Test it!)
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www.photoshopservices.co.uk

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But all the
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Mardi Carter wrote:
I shut down using "Shut Down" under the Apple menu.....always…
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mrdior wrote:
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