Okay, there are several issues here.
1. You can do this very easy in any version of Photoshop, at least as far back as CS2, probably further back than that. You use the Image Processor in the “Files/Scripts” menu, i.e. “Files/Scripts/Image Processor”
a. Step 1, you select the folder that has all the images you want resized.
b. Step 2, you select the folder want the processed images stored in.
c. Step 3, you select “File Type” and check “Resize to Fit”. The File Type can be jpeg, psd, or tiff. Select the File Type you want, and check the box that says “Resize to Fit”. Below this line are two boxes “W” and “H”, here you put the pixel dimensions that you want to resize to, such 200 x 100.
d. Step 4 allows you to include an action in the process.
e. You then click on “Run” at the top right, and wait while processes all of your images. You will now have a set of images at the dimensions you want.
2. This script brings up a point that you mention. You said that you wanted the dimensions to be ‘1.24” x 1.5"’, the problem is that this has no meaning in terms of computer displays. If you are printing the images out it is relevant, but not for computer displays. Computers understand pixels, inches mean nothing. Let’s take a square 1” x 1”, how many pixels are in it?? It depends on the pixel resolution of your display. To keep it simple, let’s give your display a resolution of 80 pixels per inch. This would mean your square would be 80 x 80 pixels square. What if some was viewing this square on their monitor or tablet?? If their resolution is different from yours, which is possible it will be a different size on their display, let us say it is 100 pixels per inch. This means that on their display it will be seen as 4/5 inch, not 1 inch as on yours. Or if their screen is 60 pixels per inch then it will appear 1 1/3 inch square. Because monitors can have different pixel resolutions, telling a program you want a 1” square does not meant anything. The only dimension that means anything is pixels, so when the program wants to resize, it needs pixels as inches do not mean anything.
3. Programs that generate their own thumbnails? Windows Explorer, or 3rd party equivalents, Adobe Bridge, any program that catalogs images.
4. What are you going to use these thumbnails for??
JohnW
From: photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:photoshop-beginners@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of SueK
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Programs generate their own thumbnails? I didn't know any program did that.
But yes, I have a bunch of jpg's and I'd like to automatically turn them all into 1.24 x 1.5" thumbnails. DW used to use a command to open another program and it would turn all the large jogs into small thumbnails. I've been doing it manually but I've got so many, it's a real drag.
On 11/5/2012 5:39 PM, John L Waller wrote:
What do you mean “generate thumbnails”? Most programs generate their own thumbnails, if they use them. Are you simply talking about resizing to thumbnail size??
JohnW
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Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 4:29 PM
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Subject: [photoshop-beginners] automatically make thumbnails?
In PS CS6, does anyone know of a way to generate thumbnails automatically?
I used to use Dreamweaver but they've taken that function out of the new version of DW.
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