Comments on: Using an Action in Photoshop and Elements http://thedailydigi.com/using-an-action-in-photoshop-and-elements/ Bringing you the best of the digi world each and every day Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:05:39 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: SharonS http://thedailydigi.com/using-an-action-in-photoshop-and-elements/comment-page-1/#comment-8557 SharonS Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:48:57 +0000 http://thedailydigi.com/?p=10068#comment-8557 Omg! I finally got it! After trying and trying and trying! I finally did it! What finally worked was when I deleted the folders I had created to hold the actions. lol I'm not sure I could easily do it again--I'm not sure which folder to drag to my dock. But anyway, after dozens of tries getting the actions loaded and a few more dozen tries getting the first LO completed here are the results: http://www.flickr.com/photos/48115614@N02/4427556956/in/photostream/ Thanks for your help, Wendy! Omg! I finally got it! After trying and trying and trying! I finally did it! What finally worked was when I deleted the folders I had created to hold the actions. lol I’m not sure I could easily do it again–I’m not sure which folder to drag to my dock. But anyway, after dozens of tries getting the actions loaded and a few more dozen tries getting the first LO completed here are the results:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48115614@N02/4427556956/in/photostream/

Thanks for your help, Wendy!

]]> By: Wendy http://thedailydigi.com/using-an-action-in-photoshop-and-elements/comment-page-1/#comment-8552 Wendy Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:20:49 +0000 http://thedailydigi.com/?p=10068#comment-8552 Sharon, With Mac, you don't have to show hidden files. You can see the folders by going directly to them. So, if you found the folders and copied the items in, you have two more steps. Quit PSE. Then, go to your MACINTOSH HD>Library>Application Support>Adobe>Photoshop Elements>6.0 folder. In there is a file called ThumbDatabase.db3. Delete this file. PSE will recreate it when you restart. Then, go to MACINTOSH HD>Library>Application Support>Adobe>Photoshop Elements>6.0>Locale>en_US folder and delete the MediaDatabase.db3. Restart PSE. A tip for Mac Users... Drag these folders onto your dock so you can access them quickly to install your actions. Make sure you've installed the XML file too. Then, when you restart Elements, you'll be able to click on the Photo Effects button (the third icon in on the Effects Palette) and select WZ_ScrapIt from the Drop Down Menu to see just the actions in this collection. Sharon, With Mac, you don’t have to show hidden files. You can see the folders by going directly to them. So, if you found the folders and copied the items in, you have two more steps. Quit PSE. Then, go to your MACINTOSH HD>Library>Application Support>Adobe>Photoshop Elements>6.0 folder. In there is a file called ThumbDatabase.db3. Delete this file. PSE will recreate it when you restart. Then, go to MACINTOSH HD>Library>Application Support>Adobe>Photoshop Elements>6.0>Locale>en_US folder and delete the MediaDatabase.db3. Restart PSE. A tip for Mac Users… Drag these folders onto your dock so you can access them quickly to install your actions. Make sure you’ve installed the XML file too. Then, when you restart Elements, you’ll be able to click on the Photo Effects button (the third icon in on the Effects Palette) and select WZ_ScrapIt from the Drop Down Menu to see just the actions in this collection.

]]> By: SharonS http://thedailydigi.com/using-an-action-in-photoshop-and-elements/comment-page-1/#comment-8548 SharonS Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:21:08 +0000 http://thedailydigi.com/?p=10068#comment-8548 Hi Wendy and Steph, I am having difficulty getting the actions installed. I'm working from a Mac 10.4.11 and have PSE6. To start with, I can't find *anywhere* to "SHOW HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS. Actions should be installed using the Admin Account". I *think* I may have the files installed in the correct folders, but they're not showing up in PSE. Yikes! I'd sure love to try this! Thanks for any help you can provide. SharonS Hi Wendy and Steph, I am having difficulty getting the actions installed. I’m working from a Mac 10.4.11 and have PSE6. To start with, I can’t find *anywhere* to “SHOW HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS. Actions should be installed using the Admin Account”. I *think* I may have the files installed in the correct folders, but they’re not showing up in PSE. Yikes! I’d sure love to try this! Thanks for any help you can provide. SharonS

]]> By: steph http://thedailydigi.com/using-an-action-in-photoshop-and-elements/comment-page-1/#comment-8476 steph Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:09:06 +0000 http://thedailydigi.com/?p=10068#comment-8476 Beautiful flowers!! Thanks for sharing the layout! I love seeing how different all of the layouts are with one action! Beautiful flowers!! Thanks for sharing the layout! I love seeing how different all of the layouts are with one action!

]]> By: steph http://thedailydigi.com/using-an-action-in-photoshop-and-elements/comment-page-1/#comment-8475 steph Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:07:40 +0000 http://thedailydigi.com/?p=10068#comment-8475 THANKS for sharing that GREAT layout with us!! I will send Wendy back to answer this question :) THANKS for sharing that GREAT layout with us!! I will send Wendy back to answer this question :)

]]> By: steph http://thedailydigi.com/using-an-action-in-photoshop-and-elements/comment-page-1/#comment-8474 steph Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:05:52 +0000 http://thedailydigi.com/?p=10068#comment-8474 THANKS so much!! We LOVE hearing that!!! THANKS so much!! We LOVE hearing that!!!

]]> By: Tamara http://thedailydigi.com/using-an-action-in-photoshop-and-elements/comment-page-1/#comment-8472 Tamara Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:26:25 +0000 http://thedailydigi.com/?p=10068#comment-8472 Here's my LO: http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=945075&title=spring&cat=500 I've used photo actions before, but never one that scrapped for me! This made it so easy, although it took me a while to get used to having everything picked out before I started the LO. Thanks for this tutorial, I was confused by the contract selection part. Thanks so much! Here’s my LO:
http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=945075&title=spring&cat=500
I’ve used photo actions before, but never one that scrapped for me! This made it so easy, although it took me a while to get used to having everything picked out before I started the LO. Thanks for this tutorial, I was confused by the contract selection part. Thanks so much!

]]> By: Amy http://thedailydigi.com/using-an-action-in-photoshop-and-elements/comment-page-1/#comment-8469 Amy Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:27:10 +0000 http://thedailydigi.com/?p=10068#comment-8469 I purchased my first digi-file because I saw that Wendy had a contribution in there. I've been wanting to try her actions, and I thought this would be an awesome opportunity to get them and some other great goodies as well. I use PSE8. I am surly NOT disappointed! Here is a layout I did with scrapit10 http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/photopost/studio-wendyzine/p82244-a-new-understanding.html I had to go and get the collection 2 also! Fun stuff! I am hooked! I do have a question though. What am I doing wrong? What does it mean when I run the action and it causes the program to crash? My computer is brand new so it shouldn't be a memory problem right? Thanks again to Wendy! I am very pleased with the products! I purchased my first digi-file because I saw that Wendy had a contribution in there. I’ve been wanting to try her actions, and I thought this would be an awesome opportunity to get them and some other great goodies as well. I use PSE8. I am surly NOT disappointed!
Here is a layout I did with scrapit10 http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/photopost/studio-wendyzine/p82244-a-new-understanding.html
I had to go and get the collection 2 also!
Fun stuff! I am hooked!
I do have a question though. What am I doing wrong? What does it mean when I run the action and it causes the program to crash? My computer is brand new so it shouldn’t be a memory problem right?
Thanks again to Wendy! I am very pleased with the products!

]]> By: Heather http://thedailydigi.com/using-an-action-in-photoshop-and-elements/comment-page-1/#comment-8466 Heather Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:07:39 +0000 http://thedailydigi.com/?p=10068#comment-8466 I just love this blog. You demystify so many things!! I just love this blog. You demystify so many things!!

]]> By: taramichelle http://thedailydigi.com/using-an-action-in-photoshop-and-elements/comment-page-1/#comment-8465 taramichelle Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:32:20 +0000 http://thedailydigi.com/?p=10068#comment-8465 great tutorial!!! i'm sure there was LOTS of prep work and details to go through to get this together...thanks for the work! great tutorial!!! i’m sure there was LOTS of prep work and details to go through to get this together…thanks for the work!

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