Quick question using DPP

Hi guys, I'm not at the level of using a more advanced PP program so I use DPP for everything. My one question is if there is a feature to do a bulk resizing. For instance, lets say I have 150 photos that I've converted from RAW to jpg. How can i resize all of them in one shot?

If it helps, i'm on a mac.

thanks much.

Under the "File" pulldown there is "Batch process". Select all the pictures you want to convert, click batch process, and in the middle of the form check the "Resize setting" box, enter the size of the pic and let it rip.

gjl711 wrote in post #12318266
Under the "File" pulldown there is "Batch process". Select all the pictures you want to convert, click batch process, and in the middle of the form check the "Resize setting" box, enter the size of the pic and let it rip.

man, that sounds easy.

After converting to jpg, I normally go to a separate folder where the jpg is saved and resize from there. What you are saying is to stay in DPP and do the conversion/resize all in one shot correct? sorry for the elementary question, but this is about to save me hrs of my life . Seems like I've been doing things completely out of what thus far.

kekoa wrote in post #12318342
.. What you are saying is to stay in DPP and do the conversion/resize all in one shot correct? ...

yes

kekoa wrote in post #12318342
man, that sounds easy.

After converting to jpg, I normally go to a separate folder where the jpg is saved and resize from there. What you are saying is to stay in DPP and do the conversion/resize all in one shot correct? sorry for the elementary question, but this is about to save me hrs of my life . Seems like I've been doing things completely out of what thus far.

Or not to do it at all until you really need those jpgs. For instance, today I want to post small jpgs on a photo sharing site - I convert and resize, then upload them and then delete them. I don't need them hanging around on my computer. Tomorrow I decide I want to print 8x10s. I crop the RAWs, convert and resize to medium (2400x3000 pixels) jpgs, upload to the print lab, delete the jpgs and cancel the crops from the RAWs. Next week I want a 20x30 to put on the wall - convert without resize and send it off. As long as you have the RAW with its saved edits you don't need anything else.

That is very interesting. What do you about sharpening? There is input and output. I have my camera on 3 for input. When I got into this I learned the last step in PP is sharpening.

I know I am doing this the hard way. When I am doing multiple images (300) and I'm done editing I do a batch and convert to TIFF. Then in PS I test sharpen several images for full size output and then run one my actions in batch. Then I test sharpen after resizing for web view (typically 800 on the long side). Once I find one of my actions that works best I again run a batch in PS. I then delete the TIFF file.

The reason I do this is being it is a hobby, I have worked in "local" rather than "global" application for years. Several images at at time. Once in a while I do multiple images and as you can imagine it takes forever. Sometimes the batch process in PS acts up and does not get along with my action. Needless to say I have had a beard grow down to my knees before I have left my computer I'm so used to my workflow for individual images I'm having trouble giving it up doing multiple shots. I can get sharper images in PS playing around with a TIFF then converting to Jpeg. Mind you I have never past 3 in DPP.

Any help would be great. I am testing Lightroom but it has the same issue.

tzalman wrote in post #12321153
Or not to do it at all until you really need those jpgs. For instance, today I want to post small jpgs on a photo sharing site - I convert and resize, then upload them and then delete them. I don't need them hanging around on my computer. Tomorrow I decide I want to print 8x10s. I crop the RAWs, convert and resize to medium (2400x3000 pixels) jpgs, upload to the print lab, delete the jpgs and cancel the crops from the RAWs. Next week I want a 20x30 to put on the wall - convert without resize and send it off. As long as you have the RAW with its saved edits you don't need anything else.

Can you please explain the part about crop the RAWs and cancel the crops.

digital paradise wrote in post #12322435
Can you please explain the part about crop the RAWs and cancel the crops.

When you dial in a crop in DPP's Trim tool it is non-destructive, just like all the rest of the edits. The crop is only applied when you make a tif or jpg, so you can go back to the Trim tool at any time and cancel the crop with either "Clear" or "Reset" if you want to output another file with the full image.

digital paradise wrote in post #12322171
That is very interesting. What do you about sharpening? There is input and output. I have my camera on 3 for input. When I got into this I learned the last step in PP is sharpening.

I know I am doing this the hard way. When I am doing multiple images (300) and I'm done editing I do a batch and convert to TIFF. Then in PS I test sharpen several images for full size output and then run one my actions in batch. Then I test sharpen after resizing for web view (typically 800 on the long side). Once I find one of my actions that works best I again run a batch in PS. I then delete the TIFF file.

The reason I do this is being it is a hobby, I have worked in "local" rather than "global" application for years. Several images at at time. Once in a while I do multiple images and as you can imagine it takes forever. Sometimes the batch process in PS acts up and does not get along with my action. Needless to say I have had a beard grow down to my knees before I have left my computer I'm so used to my workflow for individual images I'm having trouble giving it up doing multiple shots. I can get sharper images in PS playing around with a TIFF then converting to Jpeg. Mind you I have never past 3 in DPP.

Any help would be great. I am testing Lightroom but it has the same issue.

Lightroom has something that DPP lacks (well, a lot of things actually), Output Sharpening. If you get the Develop sharpening right, it does the additional sharpening after resizing and automatically adjusted for the amount of resizing. Usually it does a good job, but because you can't preview it you may have to experiment to see which of the three levels you prefer.

Canon has a set of tutorials for DPP. Some are quite informative.
http://www.learn.usa.c​anon.com …rials/dpp_tutor​ials.shtml

tzalman wrote in post #12322537
Lightroom has something that DPP lacks (well, a lot of things actually), Output Sharpening. If you get the Develop sharpening right, it does the additional sharpening after resizing and automatically adjusted for the amount of resizing. Usually it does a good job, but because you can't preview it you may have to experiment to see which of the three levels you prefer.

Yes Adobe has come a long way handling mass downsampling. When I got into this about 6 years there all these methods to resize for web viewing and maintain clarity. In the last few years I have noticed using PS the image size alone does a pretty good job. I'll have to experiment with the output sharpening in LR.

Here is one from Deviant Art that is one of my actions

http://news.deviantart​.com/article/20250/

There used to be a page that showed the Marc Adamus method at the Pacific Northwest Nature Photographers Tips, Tricks, Techniques & Tutorials website. He likes or used to like to resize in stages. It is no longer there.

gjl711 wrote in post #12322620
Canon has a set of tutorials for DPP. Some are quite informative.
http://www.learn.usa.c​anon.com …rials/dpp_tutor​ials.shtml

Thanks. That is much newer than the version I have.

digital paradise wrote in post #12322926
Thanks. That is much newer than the version I have.

Download the latest then. It's way better.

Where can I find it?

https://photography-on-the.net …029691&highligh​t=dpp+3.10