13 Answered Questions for the topic automation

07/30/19

How to batch process hundreds of videos?

I have hundreds of videos in storage I need to distribute online. I'd like to do the following for each clip:1. Add a pre-roll video2. Process the audio (audio leveling, generic hiss/noise... more

07/26/19

Software for video cut automation / scripting?

I am very new to a/v editing and need to automate a simple process. Basically what I need is a way for my mom to capture video from her camera and input a series of numbers like 1:02 1:30 ... more

07/15/19

Where are Adobe InDesign (OLE) COM Automation interfaces documented?

I am developing a .NET application (using C#) that needs to massage some Adobe InDesign files and output their content as PDFs. I could use InDesign's scripting but the COM interfaces seem a bit... more

06/25/19

How to create an outlined drawing of a map or easily turn a Google Maps screenshot into one?

I could probably figure out how to do one, but I have to do like, 30 of these and I want to learn how to make it quick and painless. My first thought was using Live Trace in Illustrator, but I'm... more

Illustrator : automatically export multiple different-sized images from project?

I have an `.ai` project open in Illustrator, that I need to export to multiple PNGs with different resolutions.Is there a way to write a script or automate these exports in some way?

06/17/19

How to automate exporting multiple PNGs with different sizes from Photoshop?

I have a PSD file with a 96 px × 96 px resolution. Now I want to save this as four PNG files with different resolutions such as 36 px × 36 px, 48 px × 48 px, 72 px... more

How to remove every second frame from an animated gif?

I have a folder full of videos that I want to convert to an animated gifs. ffmpeg/avconv does a bad job of doing it directly, so I instead convert the video to a gif by first outputting each frame... more

04/28/19

Adobe Automation: Dynamic Text in Template?

I'm developing a template for my team's daily production needs, and every product must have certain consistent marginalia on it, such as date, product ID, title, subtitle, etc. Currently, this... more

How to batch generate preview for multiple versions of filters/layers applied for the same image in Photoshop?

Recently I'm experimenting a lot with postproduction, to look for some new style. I find it very tedious to check out various combinations of adjustment layers (also with various opacity), blending... more

03/27/19

Is there an autosave feature in Adobe Illustrator?

Is there a way to retrieve your work after a crash, if you haven't saved for a while?

03/27/19

Loop through all threadded text frames in JavaScript InDesign script?

I'm trying to create an InDesign script that functions exactly like SplitStory.jsx, only that it won't require first selecting a threaded text frame but instead loops through *everything* that is... more

How to batch watermark JPG files?

I have around 15,000 JPG files that need to be watermarked. Is there any way to process these images *en masse* and add a watermark?The images may be different sizes, I want the watermark placed in... more

What program offers automated image resizing?

I have a blog. Before I upload images from my computer (these images are really big), I want to resize them (make them smaller) and save them in a different folder. After that, I can upload... more

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