photoshop action workflow actions

[Rustyhands]

hi everyone,

i want to utilize my photoshop actions more and am looking for some really good workflow actions that are already set up that i can buy to make the process alot easier.

does anybody know of any good ones that make this easier??

cheers rustyhands

[Gidders]

There are a lot of free ones out there as well ... but I'm not clear what you are trying to do with them?

Have a look at www.atncentral.com and www.thelightsright.com

[Rustyhands]

im looking to streamline my workflow using raw images to make it easier basically. i have some acions that i like but would like to get my workflow down pat instead of messing around for ages with photoshop .

russty

[Gidders]

Well if you are looking to do something like: -

Open a RAW file as a Smart Object (so you can re edit it)
Add some pre determined layers eg contrast & sharpening
Save the file as a PSD

and then batch process a bunch of RAW files from Bridge ...?

then you are probably going to have to write your own as every one#'s requirements are different.

The sort of off the shelf actions you'll find are more commonly for B&W conversion, sharpening techniques, framing, specialised treatments such as pastel, water colour etc

Have you had a look at the links I provided?

[GHK]

I recommend that you follow above advice and learn to write your own.
You'll make mistakes at first but its worth the effort.