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Evening all,

I'm doing a batch resize of pictures to 640x480. I created a automated batch routine and selected the source folder and destination folder. Ity also has options to rename the file to a specific filename and ext. When I run the batch routine it stops after every picture with a JPEG options dialog box so I have to hit OK on every picture. This completely defeats the objkect of an automated routine. Anyone know how to bypass this ?

Cheers,
Gary
 
What version of Photoshop are you running? I remember hearing something about this with CS1 (and maybe 2) but don't have those under my hands atm. I can have a look at it on monday as I do this routinely and remember I found a way around that...
 
culpano said:
I'm doing a batch resize of pictures to 640x480. I created a automated batch routine and selected the source folder and destination folder. Ity also has options to rename the file to a specific filename and ext. When I run the batch routine it stops after every picture with a JPEG options dialog box so I have to hit OK on every picture. This completely defeats the objkect of an automated routine. Anyone know how to bypass this ?
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You need IrfanView. It is a free, standalone program that does batch conversions simply and quickly. I use Photoshop extensively but it is very slow and IrfanView works well in the background doing batch conversions while I am editing images in Photoshop:

http://[SIZE=-1]www.irfanview.com/[/SIZE]

I know many fellow professionals who do the same - indeed it was as a result of advice from a professional colleague that I discovered IrfanView, and I have never looked back.
 
culpano said:
I have to resize them to fit them all on a XD card and show them on a digital photo frame.
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This might be a cheeky question, but can I ask what you think of your digital photo frame and what sort of price it was?

I ask because I have been thinking of offering an inexpensive 5" x 7" photo frame with my wedding photography package deals in 2008/09. It needs to be reasonably priced as I don't want to make the packages uncompetitive. But the cheaper ones are often not very good, particularly when viewed from oblique angles.

So I am looking for recommendations for a reasonably priced one that offers good picture quality even when viewed obliquely.

Tony
 
Sounds like a good idea to me.

Tescos had some for £39 at Christmas. My in-laws were given what appears to be the same unit - but branded differently - Currys budget brand IIRC, and it was more than good enough picture quality.

If you put the photos on an SD card (or similar) for the frame, they'll be able to transfer them to a PC and print them. Professional photographers I've encountered - like our wedding photographer - was dead against electonic images for this reason.
 
Bobby Dazzler said:
If you put the photos on an SD card (or similar) for the frame, they'll be able to transfer them to a PC and print them. Professional photographers I've encountered - like our wedding photographer - was dead against electonic images for this reason.
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Will the images on the SD card be high enough resolution to print? What sort of resolution do these digital frames display? I never bought one thinking they were quite low res!

Michele
 
Bobby Dazzler said:
Sounds like a good idea to me.
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Thanks! I like to provide value for money. My business depends on word of mouth recommendations and repeat business from previous clients.

Tescos had some for £39 at Christmas. My in-laws were given what appears to be the same unit - but branded differently - Currys budget brand IIRC, and it was more than good enough picture quality.

If you put the photos on an SD card (or similar) for the frame, they'll be able to transfer them to a PC and print them. Professional photographers I've encountered - like our wedding photographer - was dead against electonic images for this reason.
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I think that attitude is changing now, thanks to digital. Some photographers will sell a CD-ROM with some or all of the images for a price. I include one with every wedding package. I don't charge extra because it only costs me a few pennies.

If people want to come back to me for some top quality large prints, that's fine, but if they just want to run off a few 6" x 4" prints at ASDA for their Australian Aunt, that's OK too, and I wouldn't really want *that* sort of repeat business in any case.

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll take a look in Tesco and Currys.

Tony
 
Spinal said:
Will the images on the SD card be high enough resolution to print? What sort of resolution do these digital frames display? I never bought one thinking they were quite low res!
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640x480 I think for the dinky ones. Fine for dinky printed photos though - the very cheapest from Bonusprint.
 
TonyE300D said:
This might be a cheeky question, but can I ask what you think of your digital photo frame and what sort of price it was?

I ask because I have been thinking of offering an inexpensive 5" x 7" photo frame with my wedding photography package deals in 2008/09. It needs to be reasonably priced as I don't want to make the packages uncompetitive. But the cheaper ones are often not very good, particularly when viewed from oblique angles.

So I am looking for recommendations for a reasonably priced one that offers good picture quality even when viewed obliquely.

Tony
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Tony Ive got a £30 one from ebuyer and its not good. You would definitely lose that "wow" factor as people view thier cherished moment.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125778

HOwever for others as long as you know youre paying that amount... its quite good!
 
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TonyE300D said:
This might be a cheeky question, but can I ask what you think of your digital photo frame and what sort of price it was?

I ask because I have been thinking of offering an inexpensive 5" x 7" photo frame with my wedding photography package deals in 2008/09. It needs to be reasonably priced as I don't want to make the packages uncompetitive. But the cheaper ones are often not very good, particularly when viewed from oblique angles.

So I am looking for recommendations for a reasonably priced one that offers good picture quality even when viewed obliquely.

Tony
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Tony,

It's a DigiView 10" one that I bought from Argos for £109. It is 640x480 and is a large 10" frame. Always go for a frame that has the same aspect ratio as your camera which should be 4:3. Otherwise you will get a border at the sides of the picture which looks naff. I am very pleased with my frame.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5701249/Trail/searchtext>DIGITAL+PHOTO+FRAME.htm
 
Bobby Dazzler said:
Sounds like a good idea to me.

Tescos had some for £39 at Christmas. My in-laws were given what appears to be the same unit - but branded differently - Currys budget brand IIRC, and it was more than good enough picture quality.

If you put the photos on an SD card (or similar) for the frame, they'll be able to transfer them to a PC and print them. Professional photographers I've encountered - like our wedding photographer - was dead against electonic images for this reason.
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But only at the resolution on the frame - so if that's 640*480 that limits the size of prints people will be able to get so still gives the photographer scope for making money out of larger prints.
 
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