File -> Export ... I can't create a *resolution* preset? Export Persona presets are NOT a usable option.

[David 123456]

I am trying to come from Photoshop to Affinity Photo, and if it works for me we may be getting a volume license setup for the whole shop.  This one issue is killing my (our) workflow currently.

Each photographer processes a few thousand images a year.  Open, crop, a couple of keystrokes to perform actions (macros), and "save for web", and it's done.  The "save for web" dialog can be configured to set a fixed output resolution, which we do (1000 pixels wide).  Thousands of pictures a year per photographer, the "save for web" dialog never needs anything done to it, after initial setup.  ctrl-alt-shift-S, Enter, type a filename, Enter, and on to the next image.

I have been looking for a couple of hours how to do this in Affinity Photo.  I have seen others who have this same question but not been able to find an answer to how to do this.

The keyboard shortcut for File -> Export (the same keystrokes, which is good for those us us with muscle memory!) brings up a dialog that is almost equivalent, but lacks the ability to SAVE the resolution.  We can set a preset for .jpeg quality, but it seems the image resolution must be entered manually, for every separate file separately.  This is poor.

We can save a preset for resolution for slices in Export Persona, I know.  This is a multi-click operation and crushes efficiency, even after the preset is set up!  We have zero use for exporting slices, as we only save one image once and never edit them afterward.  Yes, saving a whole image can be done through the Persona.  We should not have to do it.

Edited June 21, 2024 by David 123456

[DWright]

Hi @David 123456,

Welcome to the forum

You can use the Batch Job tool to select the photos to be processed and select the output file type and image quality and you can also apply nay custom macros that you may have created and then when the tool is run the photos will be processed without the need to open each photo individually.