i keep going back to photoshop for actions

[yosemite]

have tried many different ways to try to replicate the action i have in photoshop but it does not seem like AP can do it. i have to get out batches of photos to clients for review and PS actions make it so easy i keep going back. any one see a way to do this in AP? PS just runs through this action and i can stop and change easily

[smadell]

Maybe this is a solution for you. I created a macro, which I named "My Action-like Macro" and saved it into my "testing" folder in the Library. It contains all the steps you've put into your PS action. The step "document properties" does a document resize. Affinity macros will save this into a macro, but the size is fixed (number of pixels) rather than relative (e.g., 25% of original). You could also omit this step in the macro, and set the size in the Batch window. I then saved a Curves adjustment, a Brightness and Contrast adjustment, and a Vibrance adjustment. I applied an Unsharp Mask filter.

When it comes time to create files for your clients to look at, run a Batch (from the File menu, choose "New Batch...") and I set it up as shown below. I chose all the files to process, saved them into a folder called "Client Output Folder" and saved them as full-sized JPEG's (the resizing was embedded in the macro - you could do the resizing in the Batch window and omit the resizing step in the macro). I then told the Batch process to apply the "My Action-like Macro" to each of the pictures.

The end result is a folder filled with processed files. Each of the files closes without saving, so none of the processes within the macro alter the original files. Does this help?