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How Do I Locate An Action I Created In CS5?

Jun 14, 2012 4:42 PM

Hello Folks,

 

How do I locate and action that I created in CS5, so I can load it into CS6?

I am running CS5 and 6 using Mac OSX Snow Leopard

 

I crearted two actions, but am now not sure where they reside, to load them into CS6

 

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Jim

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  • station_two
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    1. station_two,
    Jun 14, 2012 4:56 PM   in reply to jasdelta
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    Did you actually SAVE your actions as an action file set (.atn)?

     

    If so, they are wherever you chose to save them. 

     

    If you did not save them but you still have your CS5 install intact, launch CS5 and save them as an ACTION SET right now.  Otherwise they're just hidden somewhere inside the general Photoshop preferences file where you can't  normally retrieve them.

     
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  • Trevor.Dennis
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    2. Trevor.Dennis,
    Jun 14, 2012 4:57 PM   in reply to jasdelta
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    It's all in this list.  Actions near the top.

     

    http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/preference-file-functions-names-lo cations.html

     
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  • Noel Carboni
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    3. Noel Carboni,
    Jun 14, 2012 5:00 PM   in reply to Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor, is the Actions panel.psp file compatible between the versions?  I don't doubt that it could be, but I have not read that it is.

     

    -Noel

     
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    4. jasdelta,
    Jun 14, 2012 5:19 PM   in reply to station_two
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    Thanks for the helpful reply.

     

    Yes, I do still have CS5 installed an intact. I have launched it and I can find my actions within the action pane, and run them on a loaded image.

    When I click on either of my two actions, they attempt to run, without and image loaded and run with an image loaded. When I click on the fly out menu

    to try and save either of them, "save action" is greyed out.

     

    I've looked in every Adobe/Photoshop folder I can think of but can't seem to find either of them. I've also tried to use a spotlight search to locate them, but no luck.

     

    JIm

     
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    5. station_two,
    Jun 14, 2012 5:28 PM   in reply to jasdelta
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    You can't save individual actions, you save them as part of an ACTION SET.

     
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  • Noel Carboni
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    Jun 14, 2012 5:44 PM   in reply to jasdelta
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    Make sure you have Button Mode turned off.  Then you'll be able to see the set names to save them.

     

    -Noel

     
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    7. jasdelta,
    Jun 14, 2012 6:04 PM   in reply to Noel Carboni
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    Noel,

     

    Many thanks. I had button mode on. When I turned it off, I could then see what was needed. created a new set, then moved my actions into it. Then started CS6 and loaded the set in.

     

    Again thanks to all of you for your helpfulness!!

     

    Jim

     
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