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Remove excess gray space within an image
I have some large collections of images: columns of 8 to 10 images across with as many as 40 to 60 rows. These are exported from a program called CatDV Pro. Between each row is gray space — my problem is that I need to reduce that gray separator between the rows to make a better visual display and also to get it to fit on the page of the book. I have about 30 to 40 of these image collections to process.
Some things I cannot do: reduce the size of the gray separators in CatDV Pro — not possible. It is only possible to export the entire page of images together. Sure I could export each individual image but that would be a garganuan task — not practical.
I don’t want to cut and paste indivdual images or rows. Sure, it’s possible but not at all practical.
I have tried Content Aware Scaling and it is not uniform enough. Some rows squish before others. I know about protecting some area in Content Aware Scaling but that doesn’t seem practical either, not with 40 rows. Maybe I’m missing something there.
What I start with:
What I want to end up with:
Open to any and all labor saving/time saving suggestions and hoping to expand my understanding of Photoshop CS6. Thanks.
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Are all of your source files uniform? Same number of rows, rows and separators the same height/position every time? Image dimensions constant? If so, you could set up a simple Action to select/copy/paste/move each row into position in a new document, then run a Batch Process to let Photoshop do all the work for you. I did a test run on your small sample image above and it worked out well. Maybe not the most elegant solution, but it’s quick and free.
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Thanks, I’ll give that a try.
I thought of actions, but the problem I saw was that every selection needs to move “X” pixels down the image. I don’t know if I’ll be able to do that consistently. Any ideas?
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Provided everything is consistent, size-wise, you could add a step to your Action to add guides in your newly opened source file, and turn on snapping. I’d also recommend setting the Marquee tool to a fixed size to keep that consistent as well. Then as you’re recording the action, Photoshop should track the moves accurately. Might take a little pre-Action math, but it should work. If you want to post one of your source images, I could try to put together a starter Action for you.
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[Brian McLaren] “Sure I could export each individual image but that would be a garganuan task — not practical.”
Is the exporting the gargantuan task? The set up in Photoshop would be simple with the Automate > Contact Sheet script. It takes a little while to run but requires very little “you” time.
Darby Edelen
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