Sharkey 80 Posted January 26, 2017 Hello all, I use FVR to browse my images, it is fast, reliable and I like it. With that in mind when I have opened a number of images in AF how do I go about using Batch Processes on them? The ADD button opens the 'Finder' but does not show the files already open in AF. I realise I can choose from the finder by using the file names shown in AF but this seems counterintuitive and convoluted when my chosen images are already open IN AF. I regularly want to export jpg (small and basic) for my wife's use on the internet and my own postings and basic batch/macros are all that is needed. This oddity is my only question on this process. Regards. Sharkey 1 pualv reacted to this MacPro (late 2013), 24Gb Ram, D300GPU, Eizo 24",1TB Samsung 850 Archive, 2x2Tb Time Machine,X-t2 plus 50-140mm & 18-55mm. AP, FRV & RawFile Converter (Silkypix). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee D 410 Posted January 26, 2017 Hi Sharkey, Currently you can only select images to batch process when using File > New Batch Job. More features are planned for batch processing as development continues so hopefully being able to batch process already opened files will be possible. 1 hungrydog reacted to this iMac 27" 5k macOS - iPad Pro 12.9" 256GB Affinity Photo Tutorials / Affinity Designer Tutorials / Affinity Photo for iPad / Affinity Designer for iPad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharkey 80 Posted January 26, 2017 Hi Sharkey, Currently you can only select images to batch process when using File > New Batch Job. More features are planned for batch processing as development continues so hopefully being able to batch process already opened files will be possible. Thank you for that. Oddly, I would have thought that selecting open files would have been the first option on the list. Hey Ho! 1 Fixx reacted to this MacPro (late 2013), 24Gb Ram, D300GPU, Eizo 24",1TB Samsung 850 Archive, 2x2Tb Time Machine,X-t2 plus 50-140mm & 18-55mm. AP, FRV & RawFile Converter (Silkypix). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bradbear117 0 Posted February 8, 2017 I am desperately in need of this feature too. It will greatly speed up our workflows. Exporting each photo seperately takes a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fixx 556 Posted February 8, 2017 Naturally "select open files" should be one available option for a source for batch operation. Please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matisso 18 Posted November 12, 2018 So, over a year and a half have passed since this issue had been raised, may I ask how is this rolling? regards, Matt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharkey 80 Posted November 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, matisso said: So, over a year and a half have passed since this issue had been raised, may I ask how is this rolling? regards, Matt Is this going to be part of the (possibly) mythical AF1.7???????? MacPro (late 2013), 24Gb Ram, D300GPU, Eizo 24",1TB Samsung 850 Archive, 2x2Tb Time Machine,X-t2 plus 50-140mm & 18-55mm. AP, FRV & RawFile Converter (Silkypix). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tschens 24 Posted March 6 Exporting each single opened file is really cumbersome. I was searching for a solution for that, thinking that there must be one, and came accross this thread. Come on, developers/support/moderators. Is there really no option for exporting all opened files in a row with a few mouse klicks? What is the export persona good for? When I have several files opened and switch to the export persona in order to define the exact export parameters and switch then to the next file, I am I am bounced back into the another persona and have to repeat everything for the second file. Same is true for the next 23 files. "§$%&/()'#=(/*+&%$§%&/()=?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
walt.farrell 1,675 Posted March 6 2 hours ago, Tschens said: What is the export persona good for? When I have several files opened and switch to the export persona in order to define the exact export parameters and switch then to the next file, Depending on your needs, File > Export might save you some time. The Export Persona is more about slicing an image into pieces to export separately, or exporting multiple sizes of a single image in one operation. -- Walt Windows 10 Home, version 1903 (18362.239), 16GB memory, Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00Gz, GeForce GTX 970 Affinity Photo 1.7.2.471 and 1.7.2.464 Beta / Affinity Designer 1.7.2.471 and 1.7.2.4464 Beta / Affinity Publisher 1.7.2.471 and 1.7.2.458 Beta Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tschens 24 Posted March 6 9 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: Depending on your needs, File > Export might save you some time. The Export Persona is more about slicing an image into pieces to export separately, or exporting multiple sizes of a single image in one operation. That's exactly the way I do it. However, when I open >10 files in order to insert my copyright logo via a macro, it is not relly convenient to click >10 times file, export, etc etc. The saving procedure takes much longer than the real work on the files. The exporting procedure is currently an absolute no-go for me. Is there really no solution for that issue? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Rostron 475 Posted March 6 Some software includes a Fill > Close All facility which is missing from AP (and AD). John Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.7 and Designer 1.7, (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carl123 1,233 Posted March 6 9 minutes ago, Tschens said: when I open >10 files in order to insert my copyright logo via a macro, Depending on what the macro does can you not incorporate it (add it) into the File > New Batch Job screen? Due to the fact that Boris Johnson is now our Prime Minister, punctuation, spelling and grammar will never be worried about ever again. We now have far bigger problems to be concerned about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tschens 24 Posted March 6 3 minutes ago, carl123 said: Depending on what the macro does can you not incorporate it (add it) into the File > New Batch Job screen? Currently, this seems to be the only solution. I will try that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
