Automatically Export Files FAST in Adobe Illustrator • Stop Burning Time • How to Record an Action

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  • @blackdevil5100
    @blackdevil5100 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you very much . I am online fitness trainer working with many nutrition plans that are designed in adobe illustrator. This saves lots of time for me . Thank you very much again 💙

  • @perceptionsystems2116
    @perceptionsystems2116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh my! This was so helpful. I have lot's of documents to export in different formats.

  • @whimsipop4308
    @whimsipop4308 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thank you, thank you and thank you again. This have saved me SO MUCH TIME. You're incredible

  • @JDGraphicDesignLLC
    @JDGraphicDesignLLC 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is a great video on actions and nice of you to share, but when you want to save multiple file types wouldn't it be easier to utilize export for screens panel and save a preset with all of the file types you want?

    • @beckysgraphicdesign
      @beckysgraphicdesign  26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I did consider that idea-I can't recall why it wasn't working for my case specifically. Perhaps because I needed to export bitmaps?

  • @lilencarvajal7242
    @lilencarvajal7242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Super helpful, thanks a lot!

  • @aiman1776
    @aiman1776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It help a lot thank you

  • @Retro_80s_Guy
    @Retro_80s_Guy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for this.

  • @subinoyd1150
    @subinoyd1150 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why tou had saved PNG at 360 dpi, by the way very detailed one. Love it.

    • @beckysgraphicdesign
      @beckysgraphicdesign  ปีที่แล้ว

      We had a recurring job that required PNGs at that resolution, but I'm not sure what they used it for!

  • @shamshamshamhee
    @shamshamshamhee ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Becky, have you try to use the batch action for multiple files without opening the AI file? Can we use the same action for batch processing? Hope you can understand, this is very great video!

    • @beckysgraphicdesign
      @beckysgraphicdesign  ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh, you mean like the way we can batch in Photoshop? Yes, there is. Scroll down on this page until you see stuff about "Batching."
      helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/automation-actions.html

  • @ErikRodriguez-s1s
    @ErikRodriguez-s1s หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm trying to get running a script into an action. Do you know how to do that? When I record: FILE > Scripts > (choose my script file) and run it, it doesn't record that in Actions for some reason.

    • @beckysgraphicdesign
      @beckysgraphicdesign  หลายเดือนก่อน

      When you complete the recording, is it giving you a pop-up that allows you to Save the name of said recorded action? You have to be careful to not simply click "Stop," which cancels the recording.

    • @ErikRodriguez-s1s
      @ErikRodriguez-s1s หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@beckysgraphicdesign I figured it out, apparently you have to drop the .scpt file in the Adobe illustrator directory under Presets > en_US > Scripts. Then you can add it to the Actions panel by selecting INSERT MENU ITEM > selecting the script which should show up now ( Might have to restart Illustrator). Hope this helps anyone with similar issues.

  • @lizzieclark9848
    @lizzieclark9848 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was great! Thanks! A couple of questions, if you're open. 1)how do you get the saved file to have the same name as the source file +.jpg (for example?) and 2) Can you run this Action using the Batch function? And does the Action need to include an >Open step at the beginning? TIA

    • @beckysgraphicdesign
      @beckysgraphicdesign  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Although I have done research on it, I am not aware of a way to run a whole folder through a "Batch" like in Photoshop. I just open every file I need into Illustrator and keep hitting the "Run Action" button over and over.
      As far as the file names, if you're exporting a PNG or a JPG and telling the program to save the artboard, not just the artwork, it always adds that -01 or -02 or whatever on the end of the file name to indicate which artboard it was.

    • @lizzieclark9848
      @lizzieclark9848 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@beckysgraphicdesign Thanks!

  • @eyecapturephotos
    @eyecapturephotos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is super helpful and saves lots of time indeed! I am grateful for this. Unfortuantely the issue i ran into is that if you're working on multiple pages of a book production, i noticed that you can't save as a different file name. It doesn't give you that option and it overwrites the previous file you had worked on. Is there any way that you can change the file name as it automates? For example: The first or last file you saved as .....would be the same file name as the next one you planned to export to and that overwrites the previously named file which then causes you to loose the first file you had already worked on. Let me know if this doesn't make sense. Any ideas how to go about this? 🤔

    • @beckysgraphicdesign
      @beckysgraphicdesign  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe use "Save as Copy" instead of "Save" or "Save As"?

    • @eyecapturephotos
      @eyecapturephotos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@beckysgraphicdesign Hi Becky, thanks for the quick response. I appreciate it. I tried that and it doesn't work. It simply just overwrites the original files because whatever file name you initially name it as will always be that file name. At least that's what i come to conclude. Maybe it's something that i can reach out to Adobe about? Will they listen?

    • @beckysgraphicdesign
      @beckysgraphicdesign  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oftentimes, there are Adobe forums concerning similar topics, and, even if Adobe doesn't reach out personally, other users will have found workarounds which they post there! That would be my next advice! ☺

    • @beckysgraphicdesign
      @beckysgraphicdesign  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or, perhaps just duplicate the corresponding files into a secondary folder before running the automations?

  • @KDuBgFX
    @KDuBgFX 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you super helpful

  • @ginnidorka
    @ginnidorka 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice. Thank you!

  • @krishnagawde81
    @krishnagawde81 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you 🥰

  • @youssefelkamshushi4929
    @youssefelkamshushi4929 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you so much

  • @justspaztik
    @justspaztik ปีที่แล้ว

    Any way to have the file always save in the same location as the Illustrator file?

    • @beckysgraphicdesign
      @beckysgraphicdesign  ปีที่แล้ว

      I wish!! If someone knows a work-around for this, please let us know!

  • @avkcreativestudio3874
    @avkcreativestudio3874 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi I want to know how set action for dash line and stork line

  • @001reacts
    @001reacts 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you.

  • @oidris
    @oidris 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How can we run an action on a group of files "all together at the same time" like a Script .. Lets say I have a 1000 PDF files to be exported as PNGs !?

    • @beckysgraphicdesign
      @beckysgraphicdesign  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would recommend running those PDFs through a Batch Automation in Photoshop instead of Illustrator. That way, you can just select the folder they're contained in and have them exported into a new generated folder.

  • @franktielemans6624
    @franktielemans6624 ปีที่แล้ว

    collect for export?! Works for jpg, png, pdf and svg.
    Not for eps though

    • @beckysgraphicdesign
      @beckysgraphicdesign  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep! I wish it included that. Would make things simpler when exporting vectors.

    • @silverdolla101
      @silverdolla101 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd suggest start with your file as an EPS before your start the automated file versions.
      Works like a charm*

  • @llKamelianll
    @llKamelianll ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you know how to set up an action to save every 10 minutes?

    • @beckysgraphicdesign
      @beckysgraphicdesign  ปีที่แล้ว

      I think you can set up autosave preferences in the Illustrator settings.

  • @Akoalawithshades
    @Akoalawithshades ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to convert hundreds of AI files to png pictures of a certain height or width, with the ratio kept. This gives no option to change height or width nor keep the ratio, so it's a bit useless for me

    • @beckysgraphicdesign
      @beckysgraphicdesign  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hm, I wonder if there's a way to lock the contents to the artboard and then make it resize?

  • @猿も木から落ちる-z7v
    @猿も木から落ちる-z7v ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah. What Adobe Dev Illstr team get money for? Over 35 years they can't do simple command "save to CURRENT folder"