Nik Software Complete Collection Lightroom Edition NIK-1402 User Guide
Product codes
NIK-1402
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Dfine
®
2.0
User Guide
Creating Actions and Batch Processes
(Adobe Photoshop Only)
Dfine 2.0 supports Actions and Batch Processing, as well as
Droplets.
Droplets.
All of the settings that were used when the filter was saved in the
action will be applied when the Action, Batch Process, or Droplet is
used.
action will be applied when the Action, Batch Process, or Droplet is
used.
To begin, create an Action with the filter that you wish to apply in the
Action, Batch Process, or Droplet. To create an Action, follow these
steps below:
Action, Batch Process, or Droplet. To create an Action, follow these
steps below:
1. Open an existing file.
2. Open the
Actions palette within Photoshop. If the actions
palette is not visible within Photoshop, navigate to the
Window menu and select Actions.
Window menu and select Actions.
3. Click on the
Create New Action button located in the bottom
row of buttons of the Actions Palette.
4. Name the Action according to the filter that you wish to apply
as an Action, Batch Process, or Droplet, and click
Record.
5. Navigate to the
Filters menu of Photoshop, and select the
filter.
6. Adjust the sliders and controls within the filter, and click
OK.
7. Stop the action by clicking on the square button located in the
bottom row of buttons of the Actions Palette.
To start a Batch Process of a folder of images, navigate to the
File
> Automate menu and select Batch. Before beginning this process,
it is recommended that you create a new folder on your desktop
labeled with the action name and the word “Processed.” For
Example: “Dfine 2.0 Processed.” This folder will contain all of the
images once the action has been applied to them.
labeled with the action name and the word “Processed.” For
Example: “Dfine 2.0 Processed.” This folder will contain all of the
images once the action has been applied to them.
To start the Batch Process, follow these steps:
1. Ensure that the action that was created earlier is indicated
in the Action pull-down menu. If the correct action is not
indicated, click on the pull-down menu and select the correct
action.
indicated, click on the pull-down menu and select the correct
action.
2. Under source, indicate folder, and then click
Choose. Navigate
to the folder that contains all of the images that you want to
apply the Batch Process to.
apply the Batch Process to.
3. Under Destination, select
Folder. Click Choose and navigate
to the folder that was created on your desktop earlier. For
example, navigate to the “Dfine 2.0 Processed” folder.
example, navigate to the “Dfine 2.0 Processed” folder.
4. Click
OK.
The Batch Process will now begin and apply the filter from the Action
to all of the images in the folder, and save a new copy of the image
with the filter applied to the folder that was created on the desktop.
to all of the images in the folder, and save a new copy of the image
with the filter applied to the folder that was created on the desktop.
Chapter 4: Workflow