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Help please: Action for arbitrary image rotation: 300 different files, each at a different angle

Apr 17, 2012 8:00 PM

Tags: #action #image_rotation

Hi everyone,

 

I have some 300 images, all handheld shots done in an on-location studio set. They all need varying amounts of image rotation since they're handheld. There's a beaded curtain in the background, so manually I use the ruler tool, draw a line along a strand of beads, and then image/rotate/arbitrary.

 

I need to create an action that will (1) do the arbitrary rotation and then (2) save and close the file.

 

However, when I record this, the value of the rotation of the sample file I'm working is what gets recorded (not surprising). In other words, if image A needs 0.28 degrees of rotation, that's not what I want for image B which might need -0.15 degrees instead.  The action recorded 0.28.

 

Is there a way to create an action that will simply rotate according to the ruler once I've drawn it?

 

Thanks!

Jerry

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  • Toasted Spider
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    1. Toasted Spider,
    Apr 17, 2012 8:36 PM   in reply to Toasted Spider
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    To clafify: I realize I need to draw a new line for each image of course, just trying to automate the remainder of the work needed to finish this off…

     
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  • Trevor.Dennis
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    2. Trevor.Dennis,
    Apr 17, 2012 8:45 PM   in reply to Toasted Spider
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    You have not said what version of photoshop you are using, but it sounds like it is earlier than CS5 that has a Straighten button in the Options bar when you use the Ruler tool.  What you could do as a temporary measure, is to DL and install the public beta of CS6 which has the same function.   There's about 30 days left before the beta times out.

     

    BTW  I just tried it in CS6 and, unlike CS5, the Straighten tool does not do crop the image as part of the same function.   I can't see anything in the Options bar, so can someone check and see if there's something I am missing please?

     
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    3. Toasted Spider,
    Apr 17, 2012 8:52 PM   in reply to Trevor.Dennis
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    Hi Trevor - thanks for weighing in.

     

    I'm using CS5, Extended...

     
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    Apr 17, 2012 9:01 PM   in reply to Toasted Spider
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    So you'll have the Straighten button in the Options bar.   The only other thing you do would be to make an action to operate the Straighten button and close the image.

     
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    5. Toasted Spider,
    Apr 17, 2012 9:12 PM   in reply to Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor - I think you gave me the answer...

     

    After drawing the line needed by the ruler, I use the straigten option (which I'd forgotten existed).  In CS5, this also crops - but that's something I can take care of via the history.

     

    While recording, I  "straighten", and then unclick the crop state in the history.  The action caught this.  I'll add save and close to it, but thus far - it seems to be working...

     

    Thanks!!!

    Jerry

     
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    Apr 17, 2012 9:58 PM   in reply to Toasted Spider
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    If you are a keyboard shortcut kind of a guy, Ctrl Alt z  (Cmd Opt z)  takes the history back one level).  That would also work well in an Action.

     
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    Apr 17, 2012 10:16 PM   in reply to Trevor.Dennis
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    True - and I am a keyboard shortcut dude.  But got it working (I was impressed that using the mouse to unclick the last step in the history worked...), and things are doing what I needed.

     

    And I'm hoping that my suggestion of the last-step undo will make CS5 on par with CS6 in this one small aspect, and perhaps help someone else...

     

    Many thanks to you!!! 

     

    BTW - all in the FWIW - you can see what our work as photographers looks like here:

     

    http://www.jerryandloisphotography.com.

     

    If you are at all into music/rock 'n roll, you'll probably have fun on our music/stage gallery.  Groups like YES, Heart, Thomas Dolby, etc. use a bit of our work - just a bit of fun...

     

    Again - thanks and best wishes,

    Jerry

     
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  • Trevor.Dennis
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    8. Trevor.Dennis,
    Apr 18, 2012 2:53 AM   in reply to Toasted Spider
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    That's coming up as a bad link, and yes I would be interested.  We are not encouraged to showcase our work on these forums, but It is apparently OK to put links in our Profiles.  I think that should be compulsory rather than an option, so we can see the kind of work people are into, and if they can walk the walk as wel as they they talk the talk.  And while I am in cliche overload mode...   SHOW US THE MONEY!

     

    Now I am off to check my profile to make sure I actually have a link there!

     

    BTW. This posted from my iPad because my fairly new i7 3930K system with 32Gb RAM just died on me.  I think the PSU is dead.  Bummer.

     

    [EDIT]  Looks like I lied about the Profile.  There is no provision to put a URL in it that I can see.

     
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    9. Toasted Spider,
    Apr 18, 2012 10:18 AM   in reply to Trevor.Dennis
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    Hi Trevor - the link has a period '.' at the end that's messing this up.

     

    Here's the correct link:

     

    http://www.jerryandloisphotography.com

     

    Good luck with the i7 box!!!  Thanks again for your help!

    Jerry

     

    Message was edited by: Toasted Spider Actually - there is a place where you can add your URL to your profile, but I don't know how to make it show up in the signature...

     
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