Actions in CS

While you are at it on this issue, can someone tell me how to install actions into CS that are available for download from the Adobe site? For some odd reason, I cannot find out anywhere how I might install the actions I have downloaded. Thanks.

There is nothing to install. Just load them in the actions palette.

Lawrence – all actions from previous versions will load in CS, and 99% of them should work just fine.

Wilson…

To expand on what Chris suggested, press F9 to show the Actions Palette and from the Actions Palette Menu (click black triangle, top right of palette), choose Load Actions…, navigate to the .atn file you downloaded. Click the file name to select it and OK to copy it into the Actions Palette.

I found the PS help topics on actions to be very informative. If you haven’t had a chance to read them, search on "automation tasks" or "actions."

Danny

Thanks guys. I can’t believe what this software does. I’ll not begin to learn 10% of this software.

Wilson, hang out here long and pretty soon you’ll be up to 12% or 13%! 🙂

So simply moving the Actions folder from a saved PS6 Actions folder to the PSCS Actions folder suffices?

PS, milbut; I think I am going to trash the Partition Magic stuff. How it(I) managed to demolish the images in the work in progress partition mystifies me, and I no longer want to go with mystery so far as my own work is concerned. I’ll leave mystery for the Pearly Gates, not Bill Gates!

I’m around for the long haul Dave. If you think I’m gong to get to 12%, you are an optimistic person. I don’t think you know how low functioning I am!

PS, milbut; I think I am going to trash the Partition Magic stuff.

Wise choice. Not bad for an emergency, but I’ve never trusted anything short of a fdisk/reformat for serious work. It’s a good tool, but like any good tool, use only in it’s proper place! 🙂

If you think I’m gong to get to 12%, you are an optimistic person.

Aw, easy! I’ve been here over a year and I bet I’m up to 15% already! 🙂

Do you have any good sources for actions that put a nice edge around pictures?

Wilson, try the Adobe Studio Exchange. Lots of free actions and borders and stuff. Best is, get an action, then follow along and learn how to do it yourself!

<http://share.studio.adobe.com/axBrowseProduct.asp?p=2>

You may need to reregister (it’s adobe.com, not adobeforums.com, so the user name doesn’t carry over) but it’s free. Great stuff!

Wilson…

Here are a few more sites from which actions can be downloaded; the first three have some pretty good frame / edge actions. The rest are all over the board.

As Dave noted, a good way to learn how is to study the works of others.

Have fun…

Danny

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Edge effects which are compatible with Photoshop 5.0 and above: www.liknes.no/photoshop

Bill Richardson’s Actions:
www.outdooreyes.com/photosection20.php3

Bud Guinn frame and matte actions:
users.adelphia.net/~window/Actions.htm

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The DPReview Retouching Form Action Collection, an exceptional collection (if I may say so myself) of photo-art, digital frame and general purpose actions.
www.geocities.com/kafuensis/
Adobe’s site. Everything from soup to nuts (free, but registration required): <http://share.studio.adobe.com/Default.asp>
Mathias Vejerslev’s site. General purpose and all very good: www.2morrow.dk/75ppi/coolpix/actions/
Trevor Morris’s site. Some real good ones here:
www.user.fundy.net/morris/photoshop20.shtml

Mike Finn – some of the best photo-art actions on the planet, mostly free: www.homepages.slingshot.co.nz/~mikefinn/action.html

Retouch PRO: Miscellaneous, including some photo-art:
www.retouchpro.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=276 7 Retouch PRO: Mostly Photo-art, frames, edges, etc.: www.retouchpro.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=265 3
Fred Miranda. General purpose, but not free anymore. www.fredmiranda.com/actions/ Adobe Evangelists
www.adobeevangelists.com/photoshop/actions.html

Chainstyle.com. Mostly textures.
< http://www.chainstyle.com/photoshop/webhelp/cd_content/downl oads/free_downloads.htm>

Photoshop Café; mostly text effects:
www.photoshopcafe.com/actions.htm

Several action collections:
www.elated.com/actionkits/

Al Ward’s site. Click the button labeled Downloads. Mostly text effects. www.actionfx.com/

Text, art, texture assortment:
www.actions.8m.com/actions_all.htm

Mostly text effects; mostly for sale:
www.actionaddiction.com

Text, textures, image effects:
www.teamphotoshop.com/forum/vbforum/forumdisplay.php?s=& forumid=33

Scott Higdon actions. An interesting assortment:
www.cshigdon.net

Johny Akerlund actions. Some great black and white and toning effects: www.jakerlund.net

Marc Jutras actions. Navigate to the Pseudo Lith link:
www.marcjutras.com

Bud Guinn frame and matte actions:
users.adelphia.net/~window/Actions.htm

Paul Larson’s site. The Matt Hardy actions are very good. Check the action forum, too, where you may find additional downloads:
< http://bytephoto.com/modules.php?s=&name=Downloads&d _op=viewdownload&cid=1>

Black and White effects (DianeR):
<http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~grie2362/Trix/>

Shouchen’s site. Lots of interesting stuff here:
<http://www.photozo.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=2>

Links to other action sites or forums:
www.Websitetips.com/graphics/#actions
www.shutterfreaks.com/Actions/Actions.html
www.digitalfocus.net/downloads.htm
<http://actions.8m.com/actions_image.htm>

After the fun runs out at the above sites, do a search at www.Google.com (or using your favorite Internet search method) and use “Photoshop actions” as a search argument. The results will keep you busy for weeks. Honest.

Wow. You have put in some time on this stuff!