Batch Processing

The File > Run Batch Process option can be used to perform the same image adjustments on all pictures in a selected folder and then export the processed images in a selected file format. Batch processing options are shown below.

Source folder

Click Browse to choose a source folder. To include all images in sub-folders under the selected folder, select Include subfolders.

Adjustments

Select Apply current adjustments to process the images using the adjustments for the current image. To apply adjustments previously saved from the adjustment manager, choose Adjustments to apply and click Browse to choose an adjustments file. To export the images in the selected folder in another format without changing the settings currently selected for each image, choose Apply adjustments already in files.

File format

Select the format in which the processed files will be saved. Choose from JPEG, TIFF 8 bit, and TIFF 16 bit.

Quality (JPEG only)

Use the slider or pull-down menu to choose a value. The higher the value, the lower the compression ratio and the higher the image quality; the lower the value, the higher the compression ratio and the smaller the file size.

Use LZW compression (TIFF only)

Compress TIFF files using “lossless” LZW compression.

LZW compression may sometimes increase file size when applied to 16-bit images.

Resolution

Select this option to choose the output resolution.

Embed ICC profile

Select this option to embed the current color profile in each image.

Specify size

Select this option to resize pictures saved in the new format. The new size can be entered in pixels, centimeters, or inches. When you enter a value for either Long edge or Short edge, the remaining value will automatically be adjusted to maintain the original aspect ratio.

Destination

Select Use source folder to save the processed files to the current folder. To choose a different folder, remove the check from this option and click Browse. To save the processed files under the same names as the originals, select Use source file name (if a file with the same name and extension already exists in the current folder, the processed file will be renamed by adding a number to the file name); to choose different names, remove the check from this option and click Edit.

Clicking Start starts processing and displays a progress dialog. Progress can be viewed in the Queued and Finished tabs.

Source

A list of the files that are awaiting processing or have been processed.

Automatically Show/Hide

Removing the check from this option hides the progress dialog. The progress dialog can be displayed by clicking the button in the toolbar.

Delete

Click to remove the file selected in the Queued tab from the queue, or to delete the log for the file selected in the Finished tab.

View folder

Open the destination folder in the operating system file browser.