batch image resize preserving subfolders...help please

How do I change a bunch of 600x600 tiffs in many folders to 400x400 jpgs preserving the folder structure? I have used batch process before and see where to check to get it to look in sub folders but how can I get it to preserve sub folders?

Thanks!

What programs are you using?

DognBone wrote in post #5967828
What programs are you using?

CS2. Sorry, that would have been good info to include!

edit: I'm up for buying a batch processing utility or whatever is needed. I have about 40gb to do.

so if I understand this correctly, you just want to convert your tiffs into jpgs and keep the jpgs in the original folders the tiffs are converted from?

DognBone wrote in post #5967889
so if I understand this correctly, you just want to convert your tiffs into jpgs and keep the jpgs in the original folders the tiffs are converted from?

Basically, yes. When I try it, It throws everything from all the sub folders into one big out put folder. What I'm wondering is if there is a way to make an exact copy of the structure except converted, without having to copy it and then convert it.

Feel free to tell me I'm being an idiot and missing something obvious, wouldn't be the first time.

ok, sounds like I need to take a look at my CS3, I use DPP for batching and conversions.
first thing that comes to mind though, that if you just pick one folder with tiffs, convert to jpg and save back to that same folder(should not change the folder structure)

DognBone wrote in post #5967975
ok, sounds like I need to take a look at my CS3, I use DPP for batching and conversions.
first thing that comes to mind though, that if you just pick one folder with tiffs, convert to jpg and save back to that same folder(should not change the folder structure)

Yep, I was hoping to avoid that due to sheer volume.

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I can understand that! IMHO, I don't think there is going to be any way you can batch process anything to multiple folders at the same time. Anybody else have any ideas?

If not, then can somebody invent something soon to do it, so people like me and others, who get far behind on their PP, can have a lazy-mans way out? hahaha

DognBone wrote in post #5968064
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I can understand that! IMHO, I don't think there is going to be any way you can batch process anything to multiple folders at the same time. Anybody else have any ideas?

If not, then can somebody invent something soon to do it, so people like me and others, who get far behind on their PP, can have a lazy-mans way out? hahaha

Exactly!!

Bridge > Tools > Photoshop> Image Processor.

Or better yet: Dr Browns 1-2-3-Process.

You'll have to work on one folder at a time though.


Edit: Another option: Create an action that resizes and saves the file as a jpg.
Then go File > Automate > Batch.

Source is the "master folder" (including all subfolders)

Tick "include all subfolders"

Then, in "destination", select "save and close" and tick "override save as".

René to the rescue That's awesome, even though I don't have the problem the OP had.
I'm sure I can use this in the near future though!

I'm going to try it, thanks!

Let us know whether it worked...
I did a very Q&D try, so test before use

crashed photoshop...

I think the volume I'm trying to do is too much.

Volume shouldn't be an issue. Try on one folder first, then try on multiple folders. I batch convert 400 RAWs to JPG regularly. Very occasionally it crashes half way thru, I just move the ones done already to another folder and start it again and it usually starts where it left off.