RAWs in a Batch?

Dear Debbie,

I have a bunch of RAW files that I want to e-mail as small JPEGs. Normally I’d make an Action and batch process the images, but I can’t do that with RAW files. Help!

Thanks for your help,
Impatient in Little Rock, AK

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Dear Impatient,

I know how you feel! Opening and converting every image is a big pain in the neck. Lucky for you, Bridge has a great tool that can help: Image Processor. In Bridge, select the pics (RAW or otherwise) that you want to resave. Then go to Tools > Photoshop > Image Processor. Pick the folder where your new files will land, and choose the type or types to save as, resize, and (while you’re at it) convert to a web-friendly sRGB color profile. One thing to note: Your RAW files will be converted according to your default settings, or, if you’ve converted before, to the settings you’ve applied most recently. 

Comments

[Cindy]

What is this Bridge you speak of?

[Chris]

Adobe Bridge, it comes with the Adobe Creative Suite and I believe Photoshop.

I use Picasa as a photo browsing tool and it's good for emailing pictures, especially if you're not super concerned about quality. You can make easy adjustments to tone, color balance, contrast and a few other things before emailing them.

[Jon]

iView Media Pro does an amazing job of stuff like this...

I couldn't live without it.

[James]

You CAN do this via an action in PS2. Start recording BEFORE you open the first file in the folder of RAW images you want to convert to JPEGs. Open the image, change the image parameters to something smaller using the Image>Image Size menu item. The do a save as, set to JPEG with whatever level of compression you want, and put it into a new folder. CLOSE THE FILE. Then stop recording the action and delete the JPEG you just created. When you go to run the action, set the "override action open commands" checkbox along with your usual settings. This works for me!

[vernon brown]

dear debbie,

I've been trying unsuccessfully to remove the glare from eye glasses in some of my pictures. I'm using photoshop cs2. Is there something I'm missing? Do have any recommendations? I welcome any help from any source.
thanks,

vernon