Batch process of "Save as Web" in photoshop?

[Galaxy99]

It drives me nuts. I only need a simply process of save as web for a bunch of images to be resized and erased the exif data. However, the batch transfer doesn't allow me to process with the message. "you must specify an extension for the output files". I chose all option but it still shows up. I already have "overide save as...." checked. Oh, the resize I did was on save as web page as well. Can you help me? Thanks.

Happy New Year!

[S.Horton]

File -> Scripts -> Image Processor

Happy New Year!

[Galaxy99]

File -> Scripts -> Image Processor

Happy New Year!

Thanks, Happy New year to you too. However, it doesn't earse exif info with save as... That's the priority...

[S.Horton]

Ah, I see.

Off the top of my head, I don't know why that's happening in your batch --

When I change EXIF on multiple files, I do it in Bridge.

[Galaxy99]

Hmmm... I don't thnk you can change/erase EXIF info in bridge, but only IPTC info... also save as web... set the color space to the best for web (sRGB), I don't know if Save as... does the save.

The tutorials on on batch processing of "save as web..." searched by google doesn't mention the problem I have in original post.. Anyway, can anyone chip in with your own experience... I assume it is a common process for photogs out there.

[Roy Mathers]

Could you not do it with an action?

[Galaxy99]

Absolutely, if there is an alternative way to do so.
All I need to do is batch process of resizing + save as web... (get best web image effect plus no EXIF info)...

[Roy Mathers]

It seems to me, although I have never tried it, that you could do an action of the steps you describe, and then do a batch process using that action.

[Galaxy99]

It comes back to my original question unless I did something wrong before the error message. "However, the batch transfer doesn't allow me to process with the message. "you must specify an extension for the output files". I chose all option but it still shows up. I already have "overide save as...." checked."

[cdifoto]

Create it as an action then go to your batch interface and run it. You want to use "Save for Web" not "Save As" though.

[S.Horton]

SWAG - Check your action, make sure you didn't put a stray dot at the end of a filename when you recorded it. (I know, you have ignore on, but the geek in me thinks something is getting confused about an extension)

You're absolutely right -- When I 'clean' EXIF I'm not impacting shooting NFO. My bad.

So, I played around -- no solution at hand.

If I needed to strip EXIF, I'd grab a standalone utility from http://www.download.com/ like this one:
http://www.download.com/Exif-Tag-Remover/3000-2144_4-10755003.html?tag=lst-1

[Galaxy99]

I should start recording right after open a file correct? Can you review the steps below to see if it is correct?

Open a file
start recording
Resize the image (I have a though if I can resize the image in save as web screen, will it be recorded as well?)
Save as web
save as a same file name as original name but in different location
stop recording
do batch
use the action I just created
choose source folder
choose a destination folder
keep "overide save as...." checked
...

I am not sure about the end of a filename problem since I will keep file name as same as the original sized image...

I can use EXIF strip problem as I am on Vista and Vista sucks but better looking... :)