Using Batch Export

The batch export tool allows you to save files to a variety of outputs quickly and easily.

You can export one or more files to a number of specified:

  • folders
  • file names
  • formats
  • dimensions

To Export a Batch of Images:

  1. In Manage mode, select the images that you want to export.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Click File | Export (also available in View, Develop and Edit mode).
    • Right-click to display the context menu and select Batch | Export (also available in View mode).
    • Click Batch | Export.
    • Use the keyboard shortcut keys Ctrl + Alt + E.

  3. Refer to the table below to make your selections from the Export dialog box.

    Export Options

    Destination folder

    Same as source folder

    Select this option to use the same folder where the source images currently reside.

    Check the Create a new subfolder for the files checkbox to place the images within a subfolder of the source folder.

    Specific folder

    Select this option to change the output folder to a specific location.

    File names

    Use Template to rename files

    Using a template gives you control over the output file name. If you choose not use a template, the file name is unchanged. Duplicate files are given an underscore and number suffix.

    Template

    Check the Use Template to rename files checkbox to create a renaming template. You can specify a numerical or alphabetical sequence for the new file names, and use the original file names, new names, or names based on image metadata.

    Template field

    Displays the template to use to rename the files.

    Type an asterisk (*) to insert the original file name into the template. Use one or more number signs (#) to insert numeric or alphabetic characters, depending on which options you selected.

    Click the arrow on the drop-down list to select a recently-used template.

    Insert | Metadata field

    Inserts file-specific information into the file name template.

    Position the cursor in the Template field, and then click Insert. Choose Metadata field from the Insert drop-down menu to open the Choose Property dialog box. Select the metadata you want to insert, and then click OK.

    Insert | Sequence number

     

    Replaces any number signs (#) in the template with sequential numeric characters or alphabetic characters. Select numeric or alphabetic preference in Sequence number options below.

    Insert | Original filename

    Replaces any asterisk signs (*) in the template name with the original filename.

    Insert | Sequence number options

    Specifies the first letter or number of the sequence.

    Start at

    Start at the number or letter you type

    Format

    File Format

    Select the file format in which you would like to save the exported images.

    Format Settings

    Click this button to change the settings for the format you have selected.

    Pixel format

    Specify the color depth for your format settings.

    Color space

    Check the color space checkbox to choose a color space option from the drop-down list.

    Output size

    Resize image

    Select this option to specify how to scale the images.

    Resampling method

    Use this option to determine the method used to resize (resample) the image:

    • Bell: smoothes the image.
    • Bicubic: produces good results with photo-realistic images and with images that are irregular or complex. Uses interpolation to minimize the raggedness normally associated with image expansion.
    • Box: displays considerable tiling or jaggies (jagged edges) when you resize an image.
    • B-spline: produces smooth transitions, but may cause excessive blurring.
    • ClearIQZ: slower than Bicubic and Lanczos, but produces the best results when enlarging photos, especially those of people.
    • Lanczos: produces the sharpest images, but may also introduce some ringing artifacts.
    • Mitchell: produces smooth transitions when enlarging photo-realistic images. This filter is good compromise between the ringing effect of Lanczos and the blurring effect of other filters.
    • Triangle: produces good results for image reduction and enlargement, but displays sharp transition lines.

    Dimensions

    Select this option to force the exported images to fit the set dimensions independent of landscape or portrait orientation. Enter the dimensions in pixels, inches, or centimeters

    Width and height

    Select this option to resize the exported image to fit within the values entered in the two boxes.

    Long edge

    Select this option to resize the image to the long edge only. Enter the dimensions in pixels, inches, or centimeters

    Short edge

    Select this option to resize the image to the short edge only. Enter the dimensions in pixels, inches, or centimeters

    Percentage

    Select this option to resize the image to a percentage of their original size. Enter the percentage dimensions in the Width and Height fields.

    Resolution

    Enter a resolution to set the number of pixels per inch or centimeter.

    Enlarge only

    Enlarge only resizes only those images that are smaller than the specified height and width.

    Reduce only

    Resizes only those images that are larger than the specified height and width.

    Enlarge or reduce

    Resizes all images to the specified height and width.

    Preserve original aspect ratio

    Select this option to maintain original image proportions. Note: images resized to long or short edge maintain original image proportion.

    Metadata

    Metadata

    Select a develop preset from the drop-down menu to apply it to the exported images.

    Processing

     

    Develop Presets

    Select a develop preset from the drop-down menu to apply it to the exported images.

    ACDSee Actions

    Select a recording from the drop-down menu to apply it to the exported images.

    File output types specified in the ACDSee Actions Output Options dialog will be superseded by the output file type selected in the Format section of the Export dialog, described above.

    While exporting images, recordings that included images with multiple layers at the time the recording was initiated cannot be applied.

    4. Option: you can save your settings as a preset by clicking the new export preset button and entering a name for your preset. Select one or more presets in the list to apply.

  4. Click Export.

    5. To edit a preset, click the preset in the list, make your edits, and click the Save current export preset button .

See also:

  1. Using Presets in Develop Mode
  2. Using Batch Develop