teachinglaffs Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 When I say massive, I have about 200 PSD files I am going to print. I need to convert all of them to JPEG. Is there a fast way to do this in PSE 13? I looked for an action in the boutique and couldn't find one. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferZ Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Yikes -- I'm not sure how to do it quickly. You wouldn't be able to open more than a few PSD files at once, unless you have a monster processor and lots of RAM. There are some free web-based converters online that do the work for you, but I cannot vouch for their performance or lack of spyware. (Google: fast way to turn PSD files to JPG and you will see lots of options.) Hopefully, someone will come along with a better answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindarobin Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I have PSE8 so I don't know if this feature is still found in the newer versions. File| Process Multiple Files... This lets you select all the files in a folder and convert them to high res JPG. However, as Jennifer mentions, assuming your PSD files are huge, the number you can open at any one time is limited by your computer's processor and RAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I don't have PSE 13, but version 11 has the File>Process Multiple Files... feature that Linda mentioned. I'm guessing PSE 13 probably has it, but you would need to check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 That's so cool Linda! I never even realized there was such a thing, but that's sure true about opening multiple files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveUK Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 The ladies are right, MariJ. You can do it in Elements using the menu File>Process multiple files option. My advice would be to do them in batches putting each batch into a seperate folder. That way it should ease the burden on your computer. Then merge all the folders into one when finished, should you want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorac Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I use PSE12 and the File>Process Multiple Files is there. I just tried it and it worked fine. Once I figured out where I saved the file to. I have a question: How do you gals save your files? I save my layouts as: 1)PSD layered file, 2)JPEG 72 Res WebSharing, and 3)JPEG 300 Res Printing. If I need to print the file, I use the 300 Res file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Hi Carol, I do as you do except I don't save the 72 dpi because I figure if I needed one I could always make it from the jpeg. Plus, my email program gives me size choices when emailing pics so for me it's wasted space to save that size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becster Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I use PSE12 and the File>Process Multiple Files is there. I just tried it and it worked fine. Once I figured out where I saved the file to. I have a question: How do you gals save your files? I save my layouts as: 1)PSD layered file, 2)JPEG 72 Res WebSharing, and 3)JPEG 300 Res Printing. If I need to print the file, I use the 300 Res file. Carol, I do the same and add "-web" to the name of the 600x600, 72 res version I post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachinglaffs Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Thank you, thank you, thank you. It took all of 20 seconds to process from a PSD to JPEG. You saved me so much time! Now I need to sell my first born child to pay for all of these pages to be printed. Just kidding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraC1977 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 If you haven't already gotten this done... Record an action, saving a PSD as a JPG, setting the quality to high, and then closing it. Put all your PSDs into one folder, with nothing else. Then using the Batch/Automate, select that folder as the source, and same or other folder as destination. Choose the action, and "let her rip." It's fun to watch PS work hard for you--I've done something like this before. I'm at work, or I'd give more details. Maybe tonight. Hope this helps. p.s. This opens, saves and closes one file at a time, so not a "dog" on performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Wow, this is so cool and pretty amaing Barbara, thanks for the info! If you haven't already gotten this done... Record an action, saving a PSD as a JPG, setting the quality to high, and then closing it. Put all your PSDs into one folder, with nothing else. Then using the Batch/Automate, select that folder as the source, and same or other folder as destination. Choose the action, and "let her rip." It's fun to watch PS work hard for you--I've done something like this before. I'm at work, or I'd give more details. Maybe tonight. Hope this helps. p.s. This opens, saves and closes one file at a time, so not a "dog" on performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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