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Primary Tab

The Primary tab contains the destination, file naming, size and type options for the first set of files to be processed.

Destination:

In the destination section you define where to put the files that are batch processed. It is similar to the source tab and has two options. The first is save and close. When this option is selected each file that is processed will be saved with the same name and file type as the original. If your source files are camera raw files they will be saved as PSD files. If you use the folder option you can create new child documents from your original files. You can control the names and file types in the File Names and File Types tabs. Use the Choose... button to select the folder where you would like the new files to live.

Like the source tab there is also an option to create matching subfolders if the source folder has subfolders. For example iif your source folder has subfolders named ceremony, formals and reception the Genuine Fractals will create matching subfolders in the destination folder and place the new files in the matching folder structure as the originals.

File Naming:

The file naming section allows you to determine the name of new files created through batch processing. You are allowed to add up to three naming articles, or segments, consisting of the original file name, the date, serial number or custom text.

Article	What is It?
Current Name	The original filename without the extension. Genuine Fractals will always add the proper extension to the end of the filename. Example: DSC007
Current Name and Extension	The original filename and extension. Genuine Fractals will always add the proper extension to the end of the filename. Use this option if would like to add the original extension to the file name as well as the current extension. Example: DSC007.jpg
Text	A line of text of your choice up to 32 characters long. This could be a job or client name or anything you like. Example: whateverIwant
Serial Number	A numerical serial number. It may be up to eight digits long and supports leading zeros. You can specify any number to start with. Each file will be numbered sequentially starting with your first number. Example: 0001
Date	Todays date in YYMMDD format. Example: 070926

Here are some examples of batch names you could create.

Articles	Example
Text+Serial Number	myfile_001.jpg
Original Name+Text+Serial Number	DSC007_Johnson_001.jpg
Text+Date+Serial Number	myfile_070926_001.jpg
Original Name with Extension+Text	DSC007.CR2_Converted.jpg

File Type:

The File Type tab allows you to determine the file type of the new files to be created as well as their size, resolution and color profile. You can also have Genuine Fractals create an additional JPEG as well as the new files.

The first option is File Type. You can select from Same as Source, PSD (Photoshop native file), TIFF or JPEG. If you use the same as source option, Genuine Fractals will save the new files in the same format as the original file. For camera raw files, this option will create PSD files instead. Selecting one of the other formats will create that type of file.

For each format selected there may be additional options to select. For example if you select JPEG you can determine the Quality (compression ratio) of the file. For TIFF and PSD files you have the option of flattening layers and for TIFF you can also enable LZW compression.

You can also select to resize the new files. Simply turn on the resize to fit option and enter the maximum width and height. These dimensions can be in pixels, inches, centimeters or percentage. The proportions of the image will always be maintained. The image will be resized to fit within the dimensions entered. You can also adjust the resolution of your files as well. If you enter no resolution, the current files resolution will be used.

You can also convert the new files to a destination color space. From the Convert to Profile pop-up select the ICC profile you wish to use. In most cases be sure to select embed profile option as well to embed the profile so that others that open the new files will be able to view them properly color managed.