Moving the image along......

knightndey · Post by **knightndey** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:46 pm

I am a commercial photographer that shoots tethered most the time at events. I import with EOS (Canon software) directly to Photoshop and with a series of actions process the image and then save it and leave CS4 ready for the next image.

But I can only shoot one image at a time and process it. Is there a way I could import from the camera to either Bridge, Lightroom or a folder and then have Photoshop import the next unprocessed image. This way I could shoot as fast as needed, and then the images would pull automatically into Photoshop where I start the action with F2. When finished with that image, then next one is imported and the step repeats again.

Thank for you your answers in advance.

Mike Hale · Post by **Mike Hale** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:52 pm

There really is no need to post the same question in four sections.

knightndey · Post by **knightndey** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:59 pm

Sorry, I thought each section had it's own following of experts to help and that I had a better chance of an answer. Shows I haven't been here long...

Mike Hale · Post by **Mike Hale** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:08 pm

I saw your post in the Adobe Bridge Scripting forum where you said you want to do this on WinXP. That OS doesn't have a bulit-in 'hot folder' feature like Mac does.

You may be able to find some thrid party app that will allow WInXP to have a hot/watched folder. If you can you should be able to set up a droplet that uses your action and have that app run each file through the droplet as you shoot.

Paul MR · Post by **Paul MR** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:25 pm

I wonder if you could modify
BridgePreviewLatestFile.jsx
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/i ... ome&exc=20 ... ome&exc=20
Instead of previewing the file use BridgeTalk to open the file?

knightndey · Post by **knightndey** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:22 pm

Mike Hale wrote:I saw your post in the Adobe Bridge Scripting forum where you said you want to do this on WinXP. That OS doesn't have a bulit-in 'hot folder' feature like Mac does.

You may be able to find some thrid party app that will allow WInXP to have a hot/watched folder. If you can you should be able to set up a droplet that uses your action and have that app run each file through the droplet as you shoot.

I am actually using XP on an IMAC so I do have access to my CS4 also. Can you direct me where to start as I haven't seen that. Once there, I can usually figure it out...

Paul MR · Post by **Paul MR** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:54 pm

FWIW using BridgePreviewLatestFile.jsx and changing...

Code: Select allBrPreviewLatestFile.doc.deselectAll();
BrPreviewLatestFile.doc.select( BrPreviewLatestFile.lastLatest );

to
Code: Select allvar thumb = BrPreviewLatestFile.lastLatest.spec;
var bt = new BridgeTalk();
bt.target = "photoshop";
bt.body = "app.open(File('"+thumb+"'));";
bt.send(8);
bt.pump();

Seems to work and opens the new file in Photoshop.

Mike Hale · Post by **Mike Hale** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:44 am

knightndey wrote:I am actually using XP on an IMAC so I do have access to my CS4 also. Can you direct me where to start as I haven't seen that. Once there, I can usually figure it out...

I use WinXP myself so I don't know the full details on that type of workflow. But as I understand it you can create an applescript and assign it to a folder. Whenever a file is added to that folder when the script is enabled it runs. The script could do something as simple as running a droplet/action or you could replace the action and do everything via the script.

Maybe one of the Mac users like Mark can give more details or examples.

knightndey · Post by **knightndey** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:59 am

Mike Hale wrote:knightndey wrote:I am actually using XP on an IMAC so I do have access to my CS4 also. Can you direct me where to start as I haven't seen that. Once there, I can usually figure it out...

I use WinXP myself so I don't know the full details on that type of workflow. But as I understand it you can create an applescript and assign it to a folder. Whenever a file is added to that folder when the script is enabled it runs. The script could do something as simple as running a droplet/action or you could replace the action and do everything via the script.

Maybe one of the Mac users like Mark can give more details or examples.

Thank you again, I will see if Mark can help a bit.....

Mike Hale · Post by **Mike Hale** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:13 am

Hi Paul,

I am trying to follow your suggestion as it would be a cross platform solution. I have made the changes to BridgePreviewLatestFile.jsx and have it installed. At least it's in the Bridge startup script folder and Bridge asked if I wanted to enable it.

I hate to sound like a noob but I can't find a menu item to turn it on. In Bridge CS5 I looked in the tools menu and in the popup thumb menu.