Re: [APML] O.T.: batch conversion of Tiff to JPG

["Michael Stecker" <mstecker@dslextreme.com>]

Hi Jerry:

Thanks for all your help regarding batch conversion of TIFF to JPG using
Adobe Photoshop.  I used the Photoshop 6 Help and tried to follow their
instructions, but was unable to make an "Action".  Adobe has a knack for
making simple things difficult.  So I downloaded the freeware program called
Unidream PowerBatch at:

http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/gmm/fwimgprocess.html

It was quite easy to use and seems to do the job.  However, it has two TIFF
to JPEG conversions modes --JPEG and JPEG2000.  For JPEG there are two
settings (Quality: from 1- 100 and "Smooth Factor": also 1- 100).  For Tiff
to JEPG2000 conversion it has one setting -- Compression (from 1- 100).
Which type of JPEG is preferable?  I tried the Tiff to JPEG conversion one
and used their default settings of: quality factor of 90 and Smooth Factor
of zero.  It converted a 19.1 MB Tiff file into a 2.7 MB JPG file.  Can you
explain what a "Smooth Factor" is and whether to use JPEG or JPEG 2000?

Thanks.


Michael Stecker
mstecker@dslextreme.com

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Lodriguss" <jerryapml@astropix.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] O.T.: batch conversion of Tiff to JPG


> Hi Mike,
>
> If you can do batch in PS6, then you can just make your own action to
> convert from TIFF to JPG. Just record the conversion as an action.
>
> In fact, you can pretty much automate anything you can do in Photoshop
with
> a combination of actions and droplets.
>
> Try searching for droplets in the help file.
>
> You can store action-based batch processes as "droplets". Once created,
all
> you need to do is drop a file or folder onto the droplet EXE and the
images
> will automatically be processed.
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> At 12:27 PM 6/11/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hello Jerry:
> >
> >I looked in the help section of Photoshop 6 and they had instructions for
> >batch processing.  They had 12 actions listed, but none regarding
conversion
> >of TIFF to JPG.  Do you know if the CS version of Adobe Photoshop offers
> >this function?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >
> >Michael Stecker
> >mstecker@dslextreme.com
> >
> >My Web Site:
> >http://www.homestead.com/mstecker/index.html (INDEX)
> >http://www.homestead.com/mstecker/astrogallery.html (Astroimage Index)
> >http://www.homestead.com/mstecker/placesindex.html (Places Index)
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jerry Lodriguss" <jerryapml@astropix.com>
> >To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 7:06 PM
> >Subject: Re: [APML] O.T.: batch conversion of Tiff to JPG
> >
> >
> > > Hi Michael,
> > >
> > > You can do it in Photoshop 7, it's under Automate > Batch.
> > >
> > > I'm not sure about Photoshop 6 as I don't have it on my machine
anymore.
> > >
> > > Just check the help files for batch or automate.
> > >
> > > Jerry
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > At 04:36 PM 6/10/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> > > >Hello APML members:
> > > >
> > > >I am currently archiving my Tiff images to DVD's and have about 70 GB
of
> > > >data (my images are in multiple folders and sub-folders).  I would
like
> >to
> > > >make a secondary back-up to them in a high JPG.  Is there any way to
do
> >this
> > > >as a batch instead of the usual one file at a time I use in Adobe
> >Photoshop
> > > >6?  Would I need some other software to do this batch processing?
> > > >
> > > >Thanks.
> > > >
> > > >Michael Stecker
> > > >mstecker@dslextreme.com
> > > >
> > > >My Web Site:
> > > >http://www.homestead.com/mstecker/index.html (INDEX)
> > > >http://www.homestead.com/mstecker/astrogallery.html (Astroimage
Index)
> > > >http://www.homestead.com/mstecker/placesindex.html (Places Index)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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