4 Replies Latest reply: Apr 6, 2010 7:53 AM by bonalymac999 RSS

    Copy and paste query in CS3 Action

    bonalymac999 Community Member

      Hi

       

      Some help for an inexperienced user please.

       

      My plan is to open a main image, plus 4 additional images, then record an action to be used with 5 images open. I have a "Stop" inserted at the beginning reminding me to have 5 images open before proceeding.

       

      It will initially copy each of the 4 additional images and paste the content as a new layer in the main image, then close the additional image. This stage will end with only 1 image open with the 4 new layers, ready for the next stage.

       

      In essence I have it working, but it is causing some problems.

       

      Sometimes the Action script says "Select document +4", other times "Select Document -4", and other times "Select Previous document".

       

      I'm kinda assuming the the problem comes from the "referencing" of the docs, but unlike layers, I presume I cannot give trhem specific names for use in the action.

       

      Does it matter in what order I open the 5 images? Since the action is being written using the "main" image, it is always on top and selected when I start.

       

      It also seems to matter in what order I do things. Am I right in assuming I should wait till all 4 layers are pasted before I close any images, as this seems to be causing an issue as once I close 1 image there are only 4 left, so the "referencing" is corrupted.

       

      It should be simple, but when I try it with different images it does not work.

       

      Any commnets welcome.

       

      Thanks

       

       

       

      Colin

        • 1. Re: Copy and paste query in CS3 Action
          bonalymac999 Community Member

          Just spotted that some of the images have a copyright symbol in the file name at the top line and along the status bar of the document window. This symbol is NOT in the file name. The images are all taken by myself and my wife, so I know they are ours. Not sure if Lightroom is "adding this" or where it comes from, or more importantly what effect it has.

           

          Could this be anything to do with my problem?

           

          06-04-2010 13-46-22.jpg

           

           

           

          Colin

          • 2. Re: Copy and paste query in CS3 Action
            bonalymac999 Community Member

            I have worked out that CS3 uses numbering of 1 to 5 if 5 docs are open. So If my main doc is doc 1, then +4 takes me to the 5th Doc. Likewise -4 takes me back to the first.

             

            For some reason they do not use +1 & -1, but next and previous. So it does matter what order I open the images in, The logical way is that I must open the "main" doc as the first doc every time.

             

            No idea what the little "C" symbol refers to tho

             

            Colin

            • 3. Re: Copy and paste query in CS3 Action
              Zeno Bokor CommunityMVP

              Go to File->File Info. If in the Description tab the Copyright Status dropdown is set to Copyrighted then you get the © symbol.

              • 4. Re: Copy and paste query in CS3 Action
                bonalymac999 Community Member

                Thanks.

                 

                I spose I let myself be distracted by that. It was never going to be relevant. But thanks for explaining it. I've been setting it in Lightroom for most, bUt I noticed one that didn't have it, so I was wondering if it related to my problem.

                Ta

                 

                Colin