Photoshop's Action can be called a "PS recorder". Action can save a series of PS drawing command sequences into a command group - action. By pressing the Action play button, these pre-stored command sequences can be executed automatically, much like batch processing in the DOS era. At the same time, Photoshop Action can also be saved and imported, which is very convenient for transplantation.
After installing PS, there will be photoshop's own action set in the action panel, including rectangular buttons, square buttons, circular buttons and other effects. Interested friends can try them one by one.
Here we introduce Photoshop’s Action Panel (action panel) in detail to make it easier for everyone to learn and use it.
1. Display mode of action control panel
Open Photoshop, select "Windows--Show Action" in the menu command to open the Action control panel (Figure 1).
Figure 1
The default mode of the control panel is list display. You can also choose the button display mode. Select Button Mode in the Action control panel menu to enter button display mode (as shown in Figure 2). Select it again to return to list display.
Figure 2
When the list is displayed, each command will be listed in detail in the action column. Each command in the action can be displayed in each command column, and the value of the command can be displayed in the command.
2. Expand and collapse the action panel
In the Action control panel, each action set is contained in a small package icon. Click the inverted triangle to the left of the small package icon to make it stand to expand and collapse each command. Click the inverted triangle to the left of the action. Expand the action with parameter settings by making it stand so that you can see the default parameter settings.
3. The check mark and box on the left side of the action panel
The check mark on the left side of the action panel is red, which means some commands in the command set are not selected, that is, they are not executed when the action is played. If all the check marks are selected, all commands in the command set will be executed. The box to the right of the check mark indicates that the parameter setting dialog box will pop up when the command is executed. The box is red, indicating that the parameter setting dialog box will not pop up for some commands or all commands during execution, and the default parameter values will be used.
4. Function keys under the action panel
The five buttons are stop, record, play, create new action package, create new action, and delete. When you want to record your own action, it is recommended to create a new action package, and then record your new action in this package.
5. The small triangle on the upper right side of the action panel
Don’t forget to click on the black triangle in the upper right corner of the panel to open the drop-down menu of the action panel.
Figure 3
New Action...(Create a new action)
New Set...(Create a new setting, a new sequence)
Duplicate (referring to copying PS actions)
Delete
Play
Start Recording
Record Again...(Record again, record new action commands in the existing action package)
|Insert Menu Item...(Insert menu items, some commands that cannot be recorded during execution can be inserted manually)
Insert Stop...(Insert Stop)
Insert Path
Action Option (action option, when you select an action file package, here is Set Option, sequence option)
Playback Options (playback options, you can set whether to speed up, step by step, or delay for a few seconds when playing the Action)
Clear Action (clear action, be careful)
Reset Action (reset action, return to the default action during installation, the third option can also copy the current action package)
Load Action (loading action can load Actions you downloaded from the Internet)
Replace Action (replace the current action with other actions, that is, overwrite)
Save Action (Save action, you will use it when making your own action)
Button Mode (button mode, you can change the style in the action panel)
If you download a new Action file, click the "small triangle" in the upper right corner of the action panel, click "Load Action" in the pop-up drop-down menu, and select the action file.