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[martyr]

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on request, how to automatically convert one format to another, in this case .bmp/.tga to jpeg:

[05:55] <PSU-martyr|report> so what you want to do is open up the actions pane (from the window menu)
[06:00] <PSU-martyr|report> now hit the new (notepad aka square-in-square) button
[06:01] <PSU-martyr|report> name that 'export to jpg' or something similar
[05:56] <PSU-martyr|report> then ctrl+o to open, pick the first file you want to convert
[05:57] <PSU-martyr|report> do you want to resize the images when you convert them to jpg? (if so, do it now with "resize image")
[05:57] <Dharkbayne_> like, dimensions?
[05:57] <Dharkbayne_> Or file size
[05:57] <PSU-martyr|report> dimensions
[05:57] <Dharkbayne_> no
[05:57] <PSU-martyr|report> ok
[05:57] <martyr|work> perhaps
[05:57] <Dharkbayne_> wtf
[05:57] <Dharkbayne_> haha
[05:57] <PSU-martyr|report> hehe
[05:58] <PSU-martyr|report> ok, there's a little circle on the bottom of the actions pane
[05:58] <PSU-martyr|report> maybe it's greyed out now?
[05:58] <Dharkbayne_> no circle
[05:58] <Dharkbayne_> a square
[05:58] <Dharkbayne_> a triangle
[05:58] <Dharkbayne_> oh wait
[05:58] <Dharkbayne_> yeah
[05:58] <Dharkbayne_> greyed out circle
[06:01] <Dharkbayne_> ok
[06:01] <oddfish> omg.. this is great.. i've got so many files that i want to be JPGs it's not even funny.
[06:02] <PSU-martyr|report> haha, this is the way to do it
[06:02] <PSU-martyr|report> now click on the item 'export to jpg' (or whatever you named it)
[06:02] <PSU-martyr|report> and hit the record (circle) button
[06:02] <Dharkbayne_> ok
[06:02] <Dharkbayne_> done
[06:02] <PSU-martyr|report> hit ctrl+o
[06:02] <PSU-martyr|report> open the first bitmap you want to convert
[06:03] <Dharkbayne_> ok
[06:03] <PSU-martyr|report> then ctrl+alt+shift+s
[06:03] <PSU-martyr|report> leave the filename alone, and save it in the folder you want it to save them all in.
[06:03] <oddfish> that just saved hours of tedium for me, right there.
[06:04] <Dharkbayne_> ok
[06:04] <PSU-martyr|report> (making sure you pick the right jpg format and compression rate, of course)
[06:04] <PSU-martyr|report> ok, now hit stop on the actions pane
[06:04] <Dharkbayne_> ok
[06:04] <PSU-martyr|report> make sure you've got some new entries there
[06:04] <PSU-martyr|report> should have 'open file' and 'export file'
[06:04] <Dharkbayne_> yeah
[06:04] <PSU-martyr|report> word. click on the triangle to expand export file, make sure it's goin to the right directoryght path
[06:06] <Dharkbayne_> yep
[06:06] <PSU-martyr|report> ok, good that's all you need to check
[06:06] <PSU-martyr|report> close your pictar, don't save
[06:06] <PSU-martyr|report> now for the fun part. file > automate > batch
[06:07] <PSU-martyr|report> pick "export-to-jpg" from the actions
[06:07] <PSU-martyr|report> under 'source' pick folder, and choose yer bitmaps folder
[06:07] <PSU-martyr|report> under 'destination' choose folder, none (the export command handles this)
[06:08] <PSU-martyr|report> adjust the file naming here if you want... then hit go
[06:08] <Dharkbayne_> ok
[06:09] <PSU-martyr|report> if everything goes as planned, photoshop will use 100% of your processor for the next many minutes