Lack of Batch Processing Capabilties

Does anyone else find the lack of batch processing for most functions significantly reduces this tool’s capabilities? Why should I have to click on 50 files to provide the same noise reduction to each, for example? This is especially annoying when working with Captivate, for example. For me a suite of tools means that they have useful integration. So far it looks like the e-learning suite is a suite in name only. Anyone else share this view or am I asking too much from this very expensive tool set?

At this point in time, you may be asking too much. Soundbooth is only in its second generation.
Granted, it comes from Audition, and before that Cool Edit(?) but the predecessors served as a basis for the software and the development continues.
Honestly though, as a Toast user who was using CDSpinDoctor prior to SB, I can tell you that it's a world of difference. Things go a lot faster with Adobe products than they do with Roxio. CDSpinDoctor only works with AIFFs, so every last mp3 or wav has to be converted both BEFORE and AFTER editing. On top of that, CDSpin Doctor had compatibility issues with OS 10.5.4, 10.5.6, 10.5.7, 10.5.9, 10.5.10, 10.6.0, and10.6.1. I only keep it installed because the Roxio updater gives me trouble if it doesn't find it in the Toast folder.
I've used Audacity, CDSpinDoctor, CoolEdit, Audition, and Soundbooth in Windows and Mac. I have yet to find a program that will batch process a bunch of audio files with the same preset effects.
You can save your rack presets and apply them individually to the tracks with just a click, but then you already know that. I guess for now, that's as good as it gets.

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Dear Adobe,
I'm grinding through thousands of display and template images for an online retailer. Photoshop layering and masks came in quite handy when I was making the templates
but now that it's got down to reusing those templates, I have to look elsewhere.
1 Why does every other piece of software on the market have a batch processing section, and yet you hide yours?
2. Why does Image Processor refuse to resize both horizontal and vertical, although it claims to? It actually refuses to distort the image to resize, which I actually want it to do. I had
to download GIMP to get this capability, as well as to specify the output file and change the dpi. These are all included in GIMP but not Pshop. Thanks for that. And don't tell
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Charge extra for that perhaps?
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of code bested easily by jquery, but maybe you've impoved that end. My last experience with web gallery was so dysfunctional that I'll just stick to fixing what's
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I don't know why 'output' might include other options for the batch processing of files, since batch rename does actually work, but you guys are the deciders.
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5. Thanks for forcing me to discover GIMP, who dont ask a thing. I dont really like being in there yet, but we'll see if that changes with time. They actually have some
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Antinet wrote:
Thanks for both of you proving both that the function doesnt exist.
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Here's a revolutionary business lesson for Adobe, put more money into R&D and testing, develop a working product, and you will sell more product, and your profits increase !.

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I hope someone will know how to do this and tell me where I am going wrong.
Objective 1
I have a large number of images that all have the exact same number of frames (4) and are all exactly the same size that I want to get resized, cropped and water marked (when I say 'watermarked I mean have my websites logo pasted in a specificlocation on each frame, I have my websites logo as a seperate .png file which I copy from).
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I have seperated all the images into their seperate folders for each style of picture package required.
I can create an action for the picture package required and then do a batch process on the particular folder, but this leaves all the picture packages open on the desktop - as when you chose the close and save in the batch process - this only closes and saves the original image - the picture package has been created as a new document and is on the desktop still open - named Picture Package 1, Picture Package 2 - etc etc.
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We're using wa-a-ay too much disk space for a growing photo collection. My daughter is a camera freak with four kids -- need I say more?
In my current test folder the sizes of the original photos range from 2.3 MB to 4.2 MB. I picked one photo at random and printed the original and then three more, saved by PSE9 as .jpg files at maximum, middle, and minimum quality settings on plain letter-size paper, and again on 4x6 photo paper. It takes a magnifying glass and a calibrated eyeball to detect a difference on the plain paper, and it's even more difficult on the photo paper. I think I should relieve the pressure on the hard drive's capacity by reducing everything to a more reasonable size; after all, the minimum-quality print takes up less than one percent of the disk space as does the maximum-quality print.
I have a hunch that I can accomplish this in a batch process with Organizer, but that's all I have is the hunch -- not the know-how. I would like someone to step me through the process.
I also expect a lecture on why I shouldn't do this. Go for it; I'll listen.
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Bud,
BudV a écrit:
I also expect a lecture on why I shouldn't do this. Go for it; I'll listen.
You are the one to judge... Will you regret it if you want to use some pictures with the original size and resolution at a later time?
Yes, you can use either the organizer or the 'process multiple files' command of the editor. But first you should think about two questions:
- Are you ready to backup the full resolution and size files before the 'shrinking'? External USB drives with big capacities are available and affordable.
- From what you are saying, the optimal size would be for files resized for 4" x 6" format at 300 ppi in jpeg quality 8 to 10.
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Another solution with a third party software such as Faststone photo resizer:
- Absolutely do a full backup before
- run the resizing options in the external software so that the files are resized without being moved. That replaces the originals.
- If you are using the organizer, your organization will be kept, but the file sizes in the catalog and thumbnail databases will be wrong. You can regenerate the thumbnail cache by deleting the thumbs.5.cache file in your catalog folder; it will be automatically rebuilt.
That has worked for me in the past... no guarantee for you!

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