Where do batch processing files get saved

rtaliano

I am doing batch processing and have checked the "save modified" box, but the processed images do not appear to be saved. The images get processed appropriately (they are present if I check "display documents" but I cannot find save versions anywhere.  There is no indication in the task manager that they are being saved.

Thanks
Ross Taliano

mbatchelor

Rtaliano --

There is much I have yet to learn about PREMIER so I poked at your question a bit to see if there was an easy answer.

I created two ROUTINES to use with the BATCH PROCESSING FUNCTION.

The first (Rotate90DegClockwise) does not modify the ORIGINAL IMAGE but creates a NEW IMAGE.

The second (MultiplyByPoint5) does modify the ORIGINAL IMAGE.

The first image below is BEFORE running the ROTATE ROUTINE on the IMAGES in the DEMO001 FOLDER.

The second image below is After running the ROTATE ROUTINE on the IMAGES in the DEMO001 FOLDER.

Please note that the NEW IMAGES generated by the ROTATE ROUTINE were not SAVED or CLOSED by the BATCH PROCESSING FUNCTION.

The third image below is BEFORE running the MULTIPLY ROUTINE on the IMAGES in the DEMO001 FOLDER.

The fourth image below is AFTER running the MULTIPLY ROUTINE on the IMAGES in the DEMO001 FOLDER.

Notice in the case of the MULTIPLY ROUTINE that the ORIGINAL IMAGE was MODIFIED by the ROUTINE and that BATCH PROCESSING FUNCTION saved the MODIFIED IMAGE in a NEW FOLDER (named "Batch Processed by macro 'MultiplyByPoint5'" in this case.)

Please see the fifth image below.

If the ROUTINE that you are working with is like the ROTATE ROUTINE and it creates a NEW IMAGE, then your ROUTINE is going going to have to perform a SAVE OPERATION.

You can get the FILE NAME for your ORIGINAL IMAGE using
   
    ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.FileName

You can then use something like

    Public Function mysave() As SimpleScript
        mysave = New SimpleScript
        Dim image1, doc1

        With Application.DocumentCommands.ActiveImage(mysave)
            .Run(image1)
        End With

        With Application.DocumentCommands.SaveAs(mysave)
            .Filename = "C:\Users\Matt\Desktop\fred.jpg"
            .Run(image1)
        End With

        With Application.DocumentCommands.Activate(mysave)
            .Run(image1, doc1)
        End With

    End Function

where you change

            .Filename = "C:\Users\Matt\Desktop\fred.jpg"

in an appropriate way based on the name of the original image.

Please note that there seem to be some issues within PREMIER if the image that you are STARTING with is a JPG IMAGE and then you command PREMIER to save that image as a TIF.

If this is your case, please look at

    http://forums.mediacy.com/discussion/664/calibration-not-being-saved-with-tif-image-in-premier-9-2#latest

I hope this information is helpful.

-- Matt

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    Public Function Rotate90DegClockwise() As SimpleScript
        Rotate90DegClockwise = New SimpleScript
        Dim doc1, image1, doc2

        With Application.RibbonCommands.SelectRibbonTab(Rotate90DegClockwise)
            .TabName = "Adjust"
            .Run()
        End With

        With Application.DocumentCommands.Active(Rotate90DegClockwise)
            .Run(doc1)
        End With

        With Adjust.ImageCommands.Rotate(Rotate90DegClockwise)
            .Orient = Image.OrientType.Rotate270
            .Visible = True
            .Run(doc1, image1)
        End With

        With Application.DocumentCommands.Activate(Rotate90DegClockwise)
            .Run(image1, doc2)
        End With

    End Function


    Public Function MultiplyByPoint5() As SimpleScript
        MultiplyByPoint5 = New SimpleScript
        Dim doc1, image1

        With Application.RibbonCommands.SelectRibbonTab(MultiplyByPoint5)
            .TabName = "Process"
            .Run()
        End With

        With Application.DocumentCommands.Active(MultiplyByPoint5)
            .Run(doc1)
        End With

        With Process.ProcessCommands.Operations(MultiplyByPoint5)
            .Operation = eOperation.Mult
            .NumberValue = 0.5R
            .ResultType = eResultType.Apply
            .Run(doc1, Nothing, image1)
        End With

    End Function

PierreD

Ross,

Matt is right to point out that the batch processing "save documents" only saves image files loaded and modified by the batch, not newly created images.

• Images loaded and modified by the batch are saved in a folder called "Batch Processed by macro ..." which is a subfolder of the directory of which the image is coming from.
• New images resulting from some batch operations have to be saved explicitely using the Save command.

Pierre