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I’ve been successfully writing and using Photoshop actions for a while, so I’m not new to the process. But I’ve come across a very unusual and frustrating problem.
Today, I wrote a new action — a VERY SIMPLE one with only two steps. First, I used a Levels adjustment, and then a Shadow/Highlight adjustment. I recorded both into a single action.
When I tried to play it back (I was trying to batch process about six similar files), a warning came up saying, "The Levels command is not currently available." And it gave me the option to either "Stop" or "Continue." Either way I went, no work was done on the file.
I thought this was odd, so I created another action, but this time, I used the Curves command to perform my first adjustment on the file (instead of the Levels command). When I tried it on another file, it worked! So far, so good (though I was still wondering why in the world the Levels command was "not available".
OK, now I attempted to use this command on multiple files. Now I get "The Curves command is not currently available." When I press "Continue" I then get "The Shadow/Highlight command is not currently available."
OK, maybe it doesn’t want to do multiple files (I’m looking for any measure of success here), so I try to play the action on just one file. Nope; same result.
I quit Photoshop and restart the computer. Nope; same thing. I’m mystified!
FWIW, I’m using PS CS on a G5 Dual 1.8. This is the first trouble I’ve had playing a Photoshop action.
Please help if you can!
Robert
Today, I wrote a new action — a VERY SIMPLE one with only two steps. First, I used a Levels adjustment, and then a Shadow/Highlight adjustment. I recorded both into a single action.
When I tried to play it back (I was trying to batch process about six similar files), a warning came up saying, "The Levels command is not currently available." And it gave me the option to either "Stop" or "Continue." Either way I went, no work was done on the file.
I thought this was odd, so I created another action, but this time, I used the Curves command to perform my first adjustment on the file (instead of the Levels command). When I tried it on another file, it worked! So far, so good (though I was still wondering why in the world the Levels command was "not available".
OK, now I attempted to use this command on multiple files. Now I get "The Curves command is not currently available." When I press "Continue" I then get "The Shadow/Highlight command is not currently available."
OK, maybe it doesn’t want to do multiple files (I’m looking for any measure of success here), so I try to play the action on just one file. Nope; same result.
I quit Photoshop and restart the computer. Nope; same thing. I’m mystified!
FWIW, I’m using PS CS on a G5 Dual 1.8. This is the first trouble I’ve had playing a Photoshop action.
Please help if you can!
Robert
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