To record a batch job and save it

[EasyAffinity]

I want to create a batch job as a macro, means I can restart it anytime without creating the batch job each time. Example. I put some photos in a folder A. Two macros I have created apply the action AutoColor and then AutoContrast. Then, the photos are saved to the folder B. I know how to do this with a batch job, but I don´t want to create each time a new batch job, because I have to repeat this sequence of actions or macros each day. How can I do it? I mean I just want to select somewhere a batch job named "AutoColor and AutoContrast" and then the macros are executed as described. That's something I used to do in Photoshop before.

[walt.farrell]

1 hour ago, EasyAffinity said:

How can I do it?

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums.

You can't do that. Affinity Photo does not allow batch jobs to be saved.

[EasyAffinity]

Thank you very much for the fast response. But that´s a pity. I believe this a basic function for a professional photo editing software most photo studies need. That means this software is useless for us;-( Anybody knows an another alternative to Photoshop?

 

[fde101]

There are lots of "alternatives" to Photoshop...

 

If you are looking for batch processing specifically, there are (free) plugins to do this with GIMP, and Corel Photo-Paint evidently has this feature built-in.  

Capture One Pro has fairly strong AppleScript support on the Mac.

There should be others around.

 

Note that I have no experience using this functionality in these programs, you will need to test to see what works for you.

[EasyAffinity]

Thanks a lot. I will check them out.

I hope, that Affinity will offer this capability in a future version as well. It would be very easy to implement - just include "Save as" in the Macro Recorder, like Photoshop does.