Batch photo-sizing

I have a whole bunch of photos which I need to resize and want to know if there is any way I can do it in a batch in PS. I have a demo copy of ibatch but would rather do it all in PS. Any help appreciated.

You can write an action to resize to the size you want it, then run batch. Lori

You dont actualy have to write anything, just start a new action, hit the record button, make your changes, stop the action, save it, then aplly that to your batch.

Thanks for the help, but I'm not quite with you. In the File-Automate-batch commands, the action drop down has nothing about resize, record or anything like that. Am I missing something?

Select record from the action palette drop down menu, record the action, and when you are done recording, go to the Batch command and you will see your newly recorded action there

Ingmar:

To summarize, you need to:
* Create an action that resizes a test image to the size you want * Once the action is created, - Put the images you want resized in a (what's called) source folder - Create a destination folder where the resized images will be placed * Invoke the action above via File > Automate > Batch

CREATING THE ACTION
Assumptions:
* All images are the same size
* All images are the same orientation, e.g., portrait or landscape, but not mixed.

* Open any test image
* From the Actions Palette dropdown menu, choose New Set. This will create a folder for the action you're about to create. Name it something appropriate like "Resize actions"
* From the menu again, choose New Action. - Give it a name, e.g., "Resize to 5 x 7" (or whatever makes sense)
* Click the button labeled "Record" (you are now in 'record mode') * Image > Image Size: Enter settings as needed. When you click OK, this command will be recorded in your action.
* Click the SQUARE button at the bottom of the actions palette. This will STOP (terminate) recording.

Action done. Close resized test image.

Create your destination folder, e.g., \processed images

INVOKE THE ACTION VIA FILE > AUTOMATE > BATCH
* File > Automate > Batch
* Your action should be selected in the boxes near the top of the dialog box * Source: Folder. Choose (browse to source folder)
* Destination: Folder. Choose (browse to destination folder)

Click OK... and away you'll go.

Note: The reason you specify a new destination folder is in case things go completely sideways, your original images in the source folder remain unchanged.

Hope this gets you moving.

~Danny~

BTW: you might check out the actions tutorial available for download at <http://www.AtnCentral.com>

insted of useing the images sizing, i like to use the fit image better (fit size is in the auto group under file) that way it will resize any pic and keep its shape. (you have to crate an action with the "fit image" first) say you have 2 images that you want to resize, one is 600x800 and the other is 700x300, if you set the "fit size" to 200x300 then it will make everthing tall no taller then then 200 and everything wide no wider then 300. its great, i use it resizeing my web pics.

a droplet is also cool to use. you can make an exe file that will do any action just by droping an image on the exe file.