{"id":21,"date":"2013-08-08T21:14:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T21:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnmd.dev\/wp\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2015-03-01T17:33:27","modified_gmt":"2015-03-01T17:33:27","slug":"autoloader-manual","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshoptools.ca\/support\/autoloader-manual\/","title":{"rendered":"AutoLoader Manual"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AutoLoader User Manual<\/h2>\n

AutoLoader is an efficient way to edit many files sequentially inside Photoshop. It handles all the tedious file management tasks required to move between images, allowing you to focus on the work at hand.<\/p>\n

Once you have set your options using the efficient graphical interface, AutoLoader will open the files you specify into Photoshop, one after the other, with a single keystroke. It can load either an entire folder of files, or only those you select in Bridge. It is both workflow efficient and resource efficient, and will save you hours of time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Installing AutoLoader<\/h3>\n

Refer to the Installation Manual<\/a> for steps on how to install AutoLoader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Using AutoLoader<\/h3>\n

The files that AutoLoader loads are determined either by supplying it with a folder (which will load all files in that folder) or using Bridge to select the files you want to load.<\/p>\n

In both cases, using AutoLoader is a two-step process. The first step is to configure AutoLoader and the second is to actually start using it.<\/p>\n

But before we get to that, let’s assign a keyboard shortcut for AutoLoader Next.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Assign a Keyboard Shortcut<\/h3>\n

The core purpose of AutoLoader is to speed up your workflow, and you don’t want to have to hunt through your menu system every time you’re ready to move to the next image. So let’s assign a keyboard shortcut and give AutoLoader some real legs.<\/p>\n

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  1. Open Photoshop and click Edit, Keyboard shortcuts<\/span> to open the keyboard shortcuts window.<\/li>\n
  2. In the dropdown beside Shortcuts For<\/span> select Application Menus<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. In the assignment area, click the small triangle beside File<\/span> to expand the options.<\/li>\n
  4. Scroll down in the list until you find AutoLoader Next<\/span>. Click on it and a small entry area will appear beside it. This is where you enter the keyboard shortcut. I use F5<\/span>, so in the little entry box I would hit the F5<\/span>\u00a0key. You can use whatever you want, but in the interest of speed I suggest a single key rather a combination of keys.<\/li>\n
  5. Click Accept<\/span>\u00a0to save your keyboard shortcut, and OK<\/span>\u00a0to close the window.<\/li>\n
  6. Done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Load Files from within Photoshop<\/h3>\n

    When you have a folder containing a bunch of files you want to process through Photoshop one by one, the easiest way is to set up AutoLoader within Photoshop (not Bridge). Here\u2019s what to do.<\/p>\n

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      1. Launch AutoLoader Set by selecting *File, Automate, AutoLoader Set*<\/span> in the Photoshop menu system. This will load up the configuration window shown below:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

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        \nThere are three sections that need to be set up: The File Loading Options<\/span>, the File Saving Options<\/span> and the General Options<\/span>. A lot of this is self evident and each one has a tooltip with help if you hover over the label, but here are some tips anyway.<\/p>\n

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