: Add file prefix in Photoshop droplet I'm trying to setup a Photoshop droplet that will: Resize to fit 2500x2500px Save for Web (or Save as JPG) in a specific folder Resize to fit 600x600px Save

@Phylliss782

From a bit more experimenting, I've found a way that works!

Record the following as an action:


Fit image to 2500x2500px
Save for Web as JPG in destination folder
Fit image to 600x600px
Save As some new name (can be anything) in destination folder
Close image


Then, create a droplet, choosing Destination as the same folder as above. Check the Override Action "Save As" Commands option, and under File Naming, enter the prefix, then document name, then extension.

Doing it this way, the droplet's Override Action "Save As" Commands bit overrides the filename created in step 4, but leaves step 2 as it is – so you end up with one larger image with the original filename, and a smaller one with a prefix.

Hope that makes sense to anyone else who hits this problem!

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@Kaufman565

I’m a few versions behind in my Photoshop and I do this kind of stuff with AppleScript, but try this:


Resize to fit 2500x2500px
Save for Web (or Save as JPG) in a specific folder
Resize to fit 600x600px
Rename the current document with a prefix of “T_”
Save for Web (or Save as JPG) in the same folder
Close image (without saving)


If that doesn’t work and there is no way to do what you want with Actions, then you might want to script it because what you have here is a classic template for export scripts: open a document, do some kind of modification, export a copy to this folder with this particular name, close the document without saving, repeat. You just have to essentially translate it into AppleScript or JavaScript.

There is documentation from Adobe:

Adobe Photoshop Scripting

With AppleScript at least, you can also create droplets, but you can involve other apps so that your exported files get pushed to a Web server or whatever else you might want to include in that workflow.

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