I need to figure out how to take a folder with about 200 JPGs, and record a macro in Photoshop that will do a "save for web -> GIF 256" on all of them...I cant seem to find info on how to do this (plus I've never done it before), anyone who can let me know gets a green rep
I don't have a specific action tutorial on how to do this, but here's something that should get you started (the basics anyway): http://mintyferret.com/photoshop/reflection-action-automate-photoshop/ Basically what you need to do is set up the actions palette, and start recording. Save your jpg as a gif 256, then close it. Stop recording, then go to automate-->Batch and apply the action to everything in your folder. I suggest practising it on a different folder first, in case you mess up all your images!
Actually I just took a look, this is more similar to what you're looking for: http://www.uberpages.com/tutorials/photoshop_tutorials/batch_actions/photoshop_batch_actions.php Good luck!
You can also save the action as a droplet and run it in whichever folder the images are in. http://www.photoshoplab.com/droplets-for-the-lazy.html http://foliovision.com/2008/01/10/photoshop-cs3-droplet-save-as-gif/
thanks guys, I'll try this out! I had to put this task off for awhile. I guess I'll make a copy of the folder and do a test run. I'm using CS1, by the way.