"Batch" or "Mass" photo resizing

[BikerFox]

Hi,

I have like 150 photos I need to resize and add my "(c)" signature to. Is there a way I can do without having to iterate each and every one?? I'm using PhotoShop CS 8.0

Thanks

[drisley]

It would be easy to make an action if they are all the same hxw ratio.
Actually you would have to make 2 actions. One for portrait, and one for landscape (ie, vertical and horizontal)

[photoguynorth]

Irfanview is a very good (free) ustility that will do batch resizing. It wall also do other things (sharpen etc.) while processing (very useful - I always sharpen a bit if downsizing for web pages).
www.irfanview.com

[mzondeki]

I use ImageMagick Convert often.

for i in `ls *.jpg`; do
convert $i -resize 50% resized/$i
done

[Damo77]

It would be easy to make an action if they are all the same hxw ratio.
Actually you would have to make 2 actions. One for portrait, and one for landscape (ie, vertical and horizontal)
No, you can do even better than that. Use File > Automate > Fit Image in your action, and it will resize both portrait and landscape pics the same.

[René Damkot]

I think "Fit image" was added in CS2, not CS? (but I'm not sure).
Further: FAQ: Batch conversion (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=522961).

And have a look at http://russellbrown.com/tips_tech.html. There is an action called "Digital Watermark Branding" for CS2, which could be adapted for use in CS. (or maybe used "as is", depending on "fit image" existing in CS)

[cdifoto]

Fit Image is in PS7. I'm not sure if it's in any earlier versions.

[René Damkot]

Ah. Thanks.
I went from PS6 to PSCS2 ;)