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About the Batch Tool

The Batch tool allows you to efficiently modify multiple files at once and ensures your actions are applied consistently. You can create your own batch workflow with a set of actions in the order that you want to apply them, and then save them as a preset. Create a custom batch workflow to automate tasks that you frequently do, such as renaming files with your last name or converting the images to another file format. When creating a custom batch operation, you need to first select from a list of Actions and then save it as a Preset.

What Are Actions?

An Action is a single operation that can be applied to multiple files. You can run an Action for one time use, or save it as a preset before you apply them to a batch of files.

ACDSee Photo Studio 5 Has the Following Actions:

Adjust Time Stamp: Adjusts time and date of multiple files.
Change Format: Converts the file into a new file format.
Copy: Copies files to a specified destination folder.
Develop: Applies specified Develop presets you have created.
Move: Moves files to a specified destination folder.
Rename: Renames files with the specified format.
Resize: Resizes files according to percentage, pixels, or print size.
Set Information: Changes metadata information of files.
Custom: Combines selected actions to apply multiple operations at once.

What Are Presets?

Presets are a sequence of actions, set in advance for ACDSee Photo Studio 5 to perform on selected files. For example you can create a custom Preset called "Copy_Rename" that contains the Actions Copy and Rename. The "Copy_Rename" Action will create a copy of your files and rename only the copied files. You can also create a Preset with only a single Action, such as "Move". Presets can be modified and deleted at any time.

Using the Batch Tool

To Create a Custom Batch Workflow:

Select images you want to apply actions to.
Open the Batch tool:
- In Manage mode, click the Batch button on the top left corner and select Custom. Or, control-click in the File List pane and select Batch | Custom.
- In View mode, click Edit | Batch | Custom. Or, control-click an image in the Filmstrip and select Batch | Custom.
In the Batch Workflow dialog box, select one or more actions from the left pane, and drag and drop them into the right pane.
Customize the settings for Adjust Time Stamp, Change Format, Copy, Move, Develop, Rename, Resize, and Set Information actions.
Do one of the following:
- Click Save Preset to save your actions as a preset for future use. Enter a name for your preset and click Save. Next time you click the Batch button you will see this saved preset listed as an option.
- Click Run Batch to run your customized batch tool.

You can speed up the batch editing workflow by tagging your files. For example, you can quickly tag the files you want to change, then click Tagged in the Organize pane to display all the tagged files in the File List pane. Then you can select the files and use the batch tool.