Using CS5 actions in LR3

My apologies in advance if I ask this question with the wrong terminology. I am a fairly recent adopter of LR3 and CS5 for my workflow, with a goal of using LR3 for the in-bulk, batched sorting/selecting, adjusting/processing and conversion/output of images, with CS5 as the editor for those special images that require additional processing not available in LR3. My question is, if I develop an automated action in CS5 (say with several adjustment layers, etc.) and want to use it for batched processing in LR3, is there a way to do that? I'd like to preserve LR3 as the "final writer" of output files since that is where the best tool (I have found) for writing watermarks with my signature and copyright seems to reside.

Here's how you create a droplet in Photoshop.
Once you've created a droplet, in Lightroom you have 2 choices - define the droplet file (through Preferences) as an External Editor and then launch it via the Edit With right click command, or put it in your Export Actions Folder and then activate it via the Post Processing step in the Export dialog.
It's not too complicated, but best to walk before trying to run!
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"When I try to record a new action set and use an action from this group, "
You don't record a new action set you create one and when you do you name it and its empty ther is nothing in it to play. Once created you can record or copy or move actions into it.
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Use what action what is the group your writting about?
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Thanks for the answer: I tried different ways (after I read your suggestion) but it always changes back right away ... I can't change it.
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Re: Using CS5.5 Master Collection for MAC, I can't use "Replace with After Effects composition"
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Thanks for the answer: I tried different ways (after I read your suggestion) but it always changes back right away ... I can't change it.
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Maybe try associating AE project files with 5.5 instead of 6.
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How to use same actions for differ pop-up buttons

Hi gurus,
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<b>Points will be sured.</b>
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