Hi All,

I design my albums using a 22" x 11" PS Files. To get them print I need to provide the LAB with 11" x 11" JPG files.

To do that I have to open each of the 22"11 files, crop the left part, save as 01.jpg, undo, crop the right part, save as 02.jpg, again and again. changing the file name...

Any idea if there is a droplet or some action for PS CS3 than can automate the process? Like selecting the folder where the album design is stored and then the action creates the files "01.jpg","02.jpg","03.jpg",etc...

Thanks....

It sounds like you want something to solve this problem time and time again - not just for one album?

The simple way to do this. Create 3 actions. The first would create the left side. The second would create the right side. The 3rd combines them.

So lets go slow.
Action 1 opens image and changes the canvas size with an anchor on the left side and that is it.

Action 2 opens the image and changes the canvas size with an anchor on the right side and that is it.

Action 3 (your final action) records:

Batch 1 runs action 1, using the destination folder with the file naming adding something like _left to the file name.

Batch 2 runs action 2, using the destination folder with the file naming adding something like _right to the file name.

Yes there is some duplication of file opening and closing but that is the simple 5 minute thought process.

Does this make sense to you at all? If you have questions please feel free to ask.

-bill