Yes appreciated, however I'm finding processing a bit tiring and some of my flow is identical, hence Actions might cut down some of the tedium.Purely a general comment ~ post processing is a little like cookery.
Not everyone's recipe produces a dish that all folk will like........so just "do your own thing ....to your taste....." but expect universal acceptance.
Yes appreciated, however I'm finding processing a bit tiring and some of my flow is identical, hence Actions mat cut down some of the tedium.
I hear you but though my editing is mainly KISS method I do adjust as needed to suit the image as very few are so close (so to speak) to be the exact same settings.
I stand corrected.....this is what I like about TP, all the wide spread of knowledge and sharingAre you aware that part of an action can stop/pause whilst you make an adjustment suited that that particular image and then move on to the next setting?
For example my Basic action (initiated with a keyboard shortcut) does an Auto levels adjustment then pauses so I can make adjustments (or not) to the levels settings
... then when I press ENTER it brings up and pauses at the "Shadows and Highlights" dialogue box (where I have set some basic default settings) which I can then change to suit the image
... then when I press ENTER again it brings up the "Brightness & Contrast" dialogue box where I can make changes for that particular image
... then when I press ENTER it brings up the "Unsharp Mask" dialogue box where I can make changes to my default settings to suit that particular image.
If I need to make other changes (eg local adjustments) I will do that before or after sharpening depend on what it is.
Then I have another shortcut to an action that saves the image to a particular location.
I have a number of basic processing actions - each with their own shortcut that utilise the pause-and-adjust feature of actions.
So you can most definitely have an action to speed up basic processing WITHOUT every image getting exactly the same settings/treatment.
How much can be included in a Photoshop 'Action'?
For example can I include a Nik Filter or a Topaz Filter process (using a standard preset)?