Action not working

[Guest Chip]

Hi Damien,

I have recently switched from PC to Mac and have installed the latest PS and Bridge.  I am therefore wanting to install your actions starting with B&W.  I have clicked the link and it is showing in my action list however I cannot run it.  I am also going to embark on all your courses again as a refresher as I am hitting a few walls with the difference between Mac and Windows within Adobe. Please can you help me run the action (and point me to any links re switching from Windows to Mac within your site).  Thanks

[Damien Symonds]

Hi @NikkiD2,

3 minutes ago, Guest Chip said:

I have recently switched from PC to Mac

I'm sorry to hear that.

3 minutes ago, Guest Chip said:

it is showing in my action list however I cannot run it.

This usually happens because you're clicking on the name of the action set.  You have to open the set and select the name of the action inside it, then it'll play.

Of course, I'll be able to help you further if you show me a screenshot.

[NikkiD2]

best way of doing a screenshot on a MAC is?

 

[Damien Symonds]

Cmd Shift 3, I think?  Just 3, not F3.

But you'd better google it, in case I'm giving you false info.

[NikkiD2]

cmd Shift 3 it was - thanks

Screenshot uploading showing my action panel

 

cmd shift 4 gives you the option of a section of your screen...

[Damien Symonds]

Oh crap!  https://www.damiensymonds.net/art_tscs000.html

[Damien Symonds]

1 minute ago, NikkiD2 said:

Screenshot uploading showing my action panel

You have the right thing selected.  I see no reason why this shouldn't work.  What happens when you press the Play button?

[NikkiD2]

I click on the one below 'Damiens BW method'  also called the same- press play and it jumps down to 'make fill layer' and I get this pop up...

previously in windows it would just roll out the toggle options in my layer list...

 

[Damien Symonds]

Oh!  Right, I see.  Ok, remove the action from that action list entirely, then load it again from your hard drive.  You must have accidentally hit the box.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/195567190503489/permalink/636835643043306/

[NikkiD2]

Thank you  - I've just read the fb link but how do you re load from the hard drive? ....soz 

 

[Damien Symonds]

The same way you loaded the first time, of course.

Usually just double-clicking.

[NikkiD2]

on what and where?

[NikkiD2]

I can't remember ...ok I'll have to I guess

I am also reading your link above re colour space, and selling Digital files etc...I use Adobe and Bridge and the blue link you refer to at the bottom of bridge doesn't exist on my Mac?

[NikkiD2]

Found the action finally - yay!! 

Just stick with changing my colour profile in bridge & ps - I'll tackle bridge first :

 

 

So in Bridge I can select an individual image like above and click on this white link, and choose

Is that right?  Is there a way I can permanently apply this colour space to all images all of the time?  and finally...once moved into PS then what?  Do I have to do it per each image there also or can I set a perm colour space for all images?

[Damien Symonds]

Once you change it once, it should stick. Always remember to glance down at that link, though, in case it switches itself back.