TIFF or JPG to PNG or RAW (Automator) Utility?

I am coming from PC and see that I am still having issues with somewhat reflexively exporting images from Aperture (for upload to an ftp site or for other reasons for instance) - and I see that I now have images both on my desktop and in my Documents folder that I need to import into Aperture.
I'd like to convert all these to PNG just to clean things up.
Does this make sense?
Thanks,
Jon

First of all, it is not really necessary to convert your images to an uniform format, if your only purpose is to import them into Aperture. Aperture can manage with a variety of formats.
And with each format conversion you might loose image quality, and even increase the amount storage needed, e.g. converting jpg to raw will gain you nothing, but will only increase the image size.
Thus said, an Automator script (very bsic) to convert images might look like this:
Open Automator and select "New -> Workflow"
From the Library select: "Ask for Finder items", drag it to the Workflow panel
Drag "Copy Finder Items" to the workflow panel
From the Library Photos Section select: "Change Type of Images",  drag it to the Workflow panel and select the coding you want: jpg, tiff, ...
Save the workflow, and run it
I have posted a copy of the workflow here: http://dreschler-fischer.de/scripts/convertImages.workflow.zip, but right now kabelhosting.net does not seem to be working ...
Regards
Leonie

Similar Messages

  • Tiff to JPG or PNG converter

    Is there a program that can convert a group of TIFF formatted images to something else, like JPG or PNG? Right now what I'm doing is opening up Preview and then having to save each image one by one, which is time consuming. Is there a command line utility that I could do this with, or is there anything in OS X that does it?
    Thanks.

    If you're talking about screenshots - you can set what format they get saved to using the "defaults" command in a Terminal window (Terminal.app is located in the /Applications/Utilities folder). For example to set the type to jpg (or png or tiff or pdf or not sure what others are possible - perhaps someone knows all the types that can be used):
         defaults write com.apple.screencapture type "jpg"
    If you want to change the location the screencaptures get saved to:
         defaults write com.apple.screencapture location "~/Desktop/Screenshots"
    then you need to
         killall SystemUIServer
    good luck..........

  • How to convert pdf , psd files to jpg or png

    Hi All,
    how to  convert PDF, Ai, EPS, CDR, PSD,BMP, GIF, TIF, TIFF to jpg or png image format

    Acrobat or any otehr tool does not have any automatic translation. You will have to convert your PDF to an editable formatz like a Word document and translate and clean it up there, then export it back as a PDF.
    Mylenium

  • In CS5, saving a tiff, the jpg compression is greyed out, why? No layers. It's RGB, 8 bit file.

    in CS5, saving a tiff, the jpg compression is greyed out, why? No layers. It's RGB, 8 bit file.

    Due to the current unavailability of clairvoyants and mind-readers in the forum, we respectfully request you supply sensible, complete details.
    BOILERPLATE TEXT:
    Note that this is boilerplate text.
    If you give complete and detailed information about your setup and the issue at hand,
    such as your platform (Mac or Win),
    exact versions of your OS, of Photoshop (not just "CS6", but something like CS6v.13.0.6) and of Bridge,
    your settings in Photoshop > Preference > Performance
    the type of file you were working on,
    machine specs, such as total installed RAM, scratch file HDs, total available HD space, video card specs, including total VRAM installed,
    what troubleshooting steps you have taken so far,
    what error message(s) you receive,
    if having issues opening raw files also the exact camera make and model that generated them,
    if you're having printing issues, indicate the exact make and model of your printer, paper size, image dimensions in pixels (so many pixels wide by so many pixels high). if going through a RIP, specify that too.
    etc.,
    someone may be able to help you (not necessarily this poster, who is not a Windows user).
    a screen shot of your settings or of the image could be very helpful too.
    Please read this FAQ for advice on how to ask your questions correctly for quicker and better answers:
    http://forums.adobe.com/thread/419981?tstart=0
    Thanks!

  • How do I stop iWeb turning my .jpgs into PNG's ??

    Hi
    No one on a PC can print out my iWeb pages because when I drag a pic into iWeb it auto makes it a PNG. (unreadable from some PC's) How can I stop this from happening so that people can print ok from my site?
    Thank you
    Jim Rhodes
    http://web.mac.com/jimpsky/iWeb/Craiganor/Craiganor.html

    Thnx Mark
    I figured iWeb might be doing this and it seems impossible to fix. Here, as always I optimize all my pics in PS for the web as jpg,s. I've noticed iWeb actually makes some of my pics bigger! after optimizing if I resize the pic in iWeb. It shouldn't do this anti optimization.
    I have another site on a different .mac account that, after growing past a point, now converts all the text to jpg so no text can be copied. http://web.mac.com/hueynrolf/iWeb/BWA/Home.html
    but still here no PNG file conversions.
    The "Craiganor" site in question, was added to an existing iWeb project (Domain) ;
    http://www.rospalmerinteriors.com/RosPalmerInteriors/news.html
    Rospalmerinteriors, published to a .com and mirror on .mac, works well. With a little tweaking i managed to prevent it from converting text to jpeg and no auto jpg to PNG conversions. The Craiganor site does convert the jpgs to PNG!
    1. Is this occurring because Craiganor is the second site ? I suspect so.
    2. Will rebuilding the site (would rather not) in its own iWeb Domain Solve this?
    2. If so and I rebuild the site with it's own Domain, separately publishing Rospalmerinteriors and Craiganor to the same .mac, will I encounter functionality problems with the .mac specific aspect ?
    Many thanks
    Jim

  • How do I batch convert .ai to .jpg or .png in Bridge CC 2014?

    I have found where you could "Export" them out in older versions of Bridge but no "Export" function exist in CC 2014.

    You could do it like this: http://www.santoshgs.com/blog/189/how-to-batch-convert-png-to-jpeg-using-photoshop-cs2/
    But can I be honest? I'd do that with a more efficient and far faster conversion utility like IrfanView. Photoshop is incredibly slow for this type of work. For example, I did a quick test to demonstrate the difference in performance:
    folder with 10 images in jpg format, 5600px by 5600px. Simple jpg to png batch.
    Photoshop: over six minutes.
    IrfanView: one minute and 40 seconds.
    That's a rather big difference - and with large numbers of images I just do not have the time to wait for Photoshop to finish the job. It's too slow.
    Another issue is that during the conversion process Photoshop cannot be used - while with a simple conversion utility you can leave it running in the background, and continue to use PS for other work if required. This matters if you have hundreds of images to convert.
    Btw, Irfanview (windows only) is free to download @ http://www.irfanview.com/
    The batch processing you can find under File-->Batch Conversion <b>
    ImageMagick is also free and open source. It is a command line tool, and easy to use for conversions.Will also work on a mac. But it is much slower than IrfanView, a tad faster than PS.
    http://www.imagemagick.org/script/convert.php
    http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/batch-convert-image-formats-imagemagick/

  • How to save or export a multichannel PSD or TIFF to JPG?

    I have a file that has one layer  and 9 channels each channel is a diffrent color in the design.
    the  design looks great on the scream but there are no options to save the  file as a jpg or png or to export for web.
    to get this  file to jpg this is the steps I have to do.
    1. File Print  and select Microsoft XPS Document Writer as the Printer
        which  gives me an "*.xps" file.
    2. Open the *.xps file in the  XPS Viewer then do File Print then select the Adobe PDF as the Printer.
        which gives me a *.pdf
    3. Open the *.pdf in Photoshop and  I will be about to save it to what every format I want.
    Note  when I try to print directly to Adobe PDF the print becomes small, i  have adjusted settings and same result aways.

    NM
    -Noel

  • Stop tiff's from opening in camera raw?

    I am using CS4 and I have processed some raw files with capture one and I have saved them as .tif's. When I double click on them, in the finder, they open up in camera raw. If I open the files up through PS I have to firs change the format to .tiff, it is set to camera raw. I figured all I need to do is change that once and it would rember that but it doesn't. I have gone into prefs and unchecked "Prefer Adobe Camera Raw.....", but they still open up in camera raw. So how can I get my tif's to open up in PS instead of CR with out having to open them up through PS then changing the format to tiff?
    Thanks,
    Steve

    Not sure what CS6.5 Extended is.  There is CS6 and CS5.
    If you try to launch Bridge from the parent program, and still get message, it is highly likely you have an expired Adobe trial on you computer.  Find and destroy and Bridge will work.  Bridge is looking for permission from the trial.

  • Why can I no longer save tiff and jpg files?

    Don't know if I inadvertantly changed some setting but all of a sudden every time that I try to save a tiff or jpg file photoshop saves it as just a "file."  I've been using CS5 for about a year now and have never had this problem. Any suggestions?

    If you click on Save As and select an option what does it do?
    My suggestion if this does not work properly is to reset the preferences.  Hold down the Crtl + Alt + Shift keys and start Photoshop.  You should get a reset window.  It is a little tricky so keep trying until you get it.

  • How do I keep the same file size, going from tiff to jpg?

    Going from tiff to jpg, how do I keep the same file size? Seems like I am not able to save the jpg´s in 16-bits... Thanks!

    file size? you mean dimensions or file bytes ?
    Jpg is compressed so it won't be the same
    Tiff is losless / lossy format to get the better quality
    as for 16bit jpg the format doesnt support it

  • Converting a pdf to jpg or png

    Hi all
    I need to convert pdf file page into an image of either jpg or png format.
    Thought pdf-tools.com is offering some java API to do that (which i have tried with trial version, working fine).
    is there any free API either from ADOBE itself or some other open source projects?
    please do let let me know
    Take care
    mahanare

    Hi,
    I've already used iText to produce nice PDF's via a WEb Application using Java Servlets.
    You can import images (jpg, png) into the Pdf you are creating.
    But I'm doubt that you can convert the PDF files created to image files ?
    I would be interested about the functions to use within iText in order to achieve that.
    Thanks
    Philippe

  • Some photos on my iPod are substituted JPG or PNG. I can't make them appear again. What do I do?

    Some photos on my iPod are substituted JPG or PNG. I can't make them appear again. What do I do?

    What does "Some photos on my iPod are substituted JPG or PNG" mean?
    How did they get on the iPod?
    Substituted how?

  • Does Anyone know how to transfer JPG to PNG file?

    I want transfer image file JPG to PNG in Java code for MIDP using..
    Dose anyone know how to do it?
    Plz help me..Thanx...

    Use the JAI for limited PNG support. Or simply search the web for "PNG Java"...

  • Photos changed from jpg to png?

    I just bought a new iphone 4 from the Apple store because my old iphone 4 had a broken power button that could not be replaced. This iphone was working fine- it updated to iOS 7 and all of my contacts and apps synched onto it fine. Now I'm having a problem with my pictures. When it uploaded the pictures I had on my previous backup, it uploaded them in png format, not as a jpg. Now every picture I take on the iphone 4 is in png format which will not upload onto my iphoto on my MacBook Pro (which is from 2009). Ang suggestions on what to do?

    Since an iTunes upgrade in May 2011, iTunes converts jpg to png if the artwork is added to multiple tracks using the get info window.  Artwork added to individual tracks in the get info window, or artwork added to multiple tracks in the artwork box on the browser (the lower left corner where it says "Drag Artwork Here" if there is no artwork).
    Now, to add jpg artwork to multiple tracks, the artwork has to be added via the artwork box on the browser.  If there is existing artwork, this must be deleted first or the new artwork will not replace it bet will be added as a second file (this can be seen on individual track in the get info window).
    The problem with conversion to png format is that the size is increased (doubled or more).
    There are two problems with adding to the artwork box for multiple tracks.  First is the issue that previous artwork must be deleted since adding to the artwork box does not replace existing artwork.  Second is an issue which occurs if you are also playing tracks while adding artwork.  This is due to another problem with iTunes; that the artwork box changes automatically from "Selected Item" to "Now Playing".  If it is set to "Now Playing", the artwork is added to that track, and not the selected tracks.  Also, it takes a short time to add the artwork, and if iTunes switches to the next track in the middle, it stops adding artwork to the selected tracks..
    So, to add jpg artwork to iTunes, you need to do the following:
    1. Delete existing artwork from the tracks.
    2. Make sure the artwork box title is "Selected Item" and not "Now Playing"
    3. Drag new artwork to the artwork box
    4. Make sure the artwork box does not switch to "Now Playing" while artwork is being updated.
    I recommend not playing tracks while adding artwork, to avoid problems with either updating the wrong tracks or not completely updating the selected tracks.
    And I wish iTunes was changed back to the way it was.  Using the get info window did not have these issues.

  • JPG to PNG?

    Hi,
    My designer just sent me some background texture files in jpg format but they actually need to be in png. Am I able to convert these jpg to png without losing quality, or do I need to ask her to generate the png from the original file?
    Thanks,
    KiSS

    Yes, in general.
    The only hurdle would be transparency. JPGs do not support transparency. So if you need transparency, and the originals have transparency, you would be served by going back to original images.

Maybe you are looking for