Photoshop Actions

ellepixels

bonjour everyone,

Does anyone use photoshop actions, if so what are your favorite ones?

I have found a few expensive actions, that i have been drooling over but just cant afford them.........:cry

Kevin Kubota is my fav!

jfriend

atncentral.com

ellepixels wrote:

Does anyone use photoshop actions, if so what are your favorite ones?

Check out http://www.atncentral.com/ for all kinds of Photoshop actions.

bham

Many I use actions for repetitive things such as adding both a levels and curves adjustment layers, merging visible, and then doing batch commands of converting files to black and white or saving at 8 quality.

ellepixels

bham wrote:

Many I use actions for repetitive things such as adding both a levels and curves adjustment layers, merging visible, and then doing batch commands of converting files to black and white or saving at 8 quality.

Thank you Jfriend for sharing that link... it helped alot.
I keep seeing these hundreds of dollar actions everywere, and
wonder, if they are worth it...

Mike Lane

I use actions all the time if I've got repetitve tasks going on. I'll just record the repetitive task and then play it each time. I have one that takes care of switching into Lab (the right way), opening up the curves dialog, selecting the lightness layer (with the other layers visible, pulling up the smart sharpen dialog, changing to sRGB with flatten (the right way ... according to Margules anyhow), then to 8 bit, then bringing up the save dialog. That is my most time saving action I think.

saurora

What Workflow???
Repetitive task actions is something I need to read up on and tackle right away. Now that I'm shooting often and in bigger quantities, I need some workflow help!!! I know it's not suppose to be difficult, but somehow I just haven't gotten around to it before now. Sure could have used it the past week working on wedding shots.....:bash

bluffmaster007

most popular action of the days.
My most favourite plugin is Optikvervelabs
it has many variations.find it .and enjoy the environment

Awais Yaqub

created my own actions for name in different fonts

ellepixels

Awais Yaqub wrote:

created my own actions for name in different fonts

Nice that you created your own actions...I visit Kevin Kubota's website, and drool over is 800$ package, and try to figure out, how he did thos actions, to be able to recreate them, myself......
No luck yet, though.........

DanielB

for B&W i use this

http://www.optikvervelabs.com/

fantastic i normally do that and then tweak it with Curves and Levels and such.

ellepixels

DanielB wrote:

for B&W i use this

http://www.optikvervelabs.com/

fantastic i normally do that and then tweak it with Curves and Levels and such.

OooOh Daniel, thats looks great....But im a mac user:cry....

when i convert to black and white, i do

1) add a chanel mixer
2) check monochrome button
3) enter 60.40.0 in the red green blue or i play with
80.20.0 or
45.35.20
picked up this tip on kubato's site.

Awais Yaqub

ellepixels wrote:

Nice that you created your own actions...I visit Kevin Kubota's website, and drool over is 800$ package, and try to figure out, how he did thos actions, to be able to recreate them, myself......
No luck yet, though.........

800$ why not buy something realted to camera or new better camera i never read a tutorial about action
Just hit the record buttun and start your work when finished hit stop :

ellepixels

Awais Yaqub wrote:

800$ why not buy something realted to camera or new better camera i never read a tutorial about action
Just hit the record buttun and start your work when finished hit stop :

Haha , Awais....It's true for that price, I can by a new camera...
Actually I made a mistake, his studion bundle is actually 600$ and not
800$.
I joined his website(Kevin Kubota) a few days ago, in hopes of getting, a trial package of his actions...and i was directed to his 200$ bundle...hehe...
OoooOh well...:cry

USAIR

This should keep you busy for a while
Have fun

Fred

ellepixels

USAIR wrote:

This should keep you busy for a while
Have fun

Fred

Thank you so much Fred! Been there allready!:):

Aard

1 Click Actions are my fave (http://www.1clickactions.com). Great value compared to some of the other available. Not too hot on the OTT effects but all the better for that.
There was a discussion on another forum (DP Review?) regarding the Kubota actions and the 1Click seem to come out pretty well in comparison - you certainly get a lot more for your money. I bought the full 5 volume set and there are very few duds and plenty of incredibly useful ones.