Hi there .
I am trying to automate - image processor. From open files i am just trying to save theese pdf's as jpg's. Should be straight forward but I get this error...
"There were no source files that could be opened by Photoshop."
Anyone know why? I saw one google someone suggesting to reset the preferences or someting but I so not know how to do this or if it will help...
thanks.
Here's how to reset your prefs: http://bit.ly/19TCM64
For your error, I think since you've had to convert the pdf's just to open in Photoshop, the files you see displayed do not actually exist anywhere yet. Maybe try making an action that will open the pdf's and then convert (not using image processor)?
I always use Bridge. Highlight images, click on Tools/photoshop/image processor. Set your jpeg quality and directory and go.
I am trying to do this because I have 120 pdf's that I want to change to jpg....I had to manually open them all in photoshop because I am using the option to 'crop to bounding box' on each......I cant figure a way to batch this...that is ok but like you said maybe once I crop them they are not really existing as files yet when they are open in photoshop?
So unfortunatly Curt your idea will not work because I need to crop each to bounding box...
It look like both the Image Processor script and the Image Processor Pro script will not process open document that have no associated backing file. When you open a PDF file and use options for Photoshop to use opening the PDF the documents that open are new document the source PDF files have been processes into a new documents that have not been saved so the open document has no associated backing file.
I mad a simple test. Opened a PDF. Tried the two scripts they failed. Then I saved the open document and the ran the Image processor on the still open document that had been saved as a tif. The image processor worked and saved a jpg.
It may be possible to write a small script to save open Document as jpeg files and close the open documents or loop around the open document ring and just save document that have no backing file.
You could also try using Paul Riggott PDF Processor script to do it all....
Thanks JJMack....hmmm ya I have no idea how I would go about writing a script to save those open docs as jpg's . 
You do not have to if you download Paul's script.
Just got this script....I run this from within Photoshop?
Yes copy the .jsx file into Photoshop's folder \presets\scripts\ Then start Photoshop use menu File>Scripts>Pdf Processor
I just notice I have two make sure you download the latest.
JJMack for president! You got it! thnaks so much...that worked ...
The only problem is that it adds some 'start sequence number' to the file names.....I cant seem to diable this option.
Try blanking out the start sequence number don't think that will work. You can also edit the script and see where the name is set and remove the sequence.
It looks like he set it with this statement:
var saveFile = outputFolder + "/" + Name + zeroPad(fileCount,seqLength);
After that statement you could add the following statement to reset the var saveFile without the sequence:.
var saveFile = outputFolder + "/" + Name;
If the output file exists I think from what I see in the script he will add a datestamp to the name and save it that way.
I am having this same issue. My company just installed CS6 yesterday. I use image processor all the time in CS5, for batch processing 1000s of jpgs. Now I get the same error as the OP, "There were no source files that could be opened by Photoshop" when selecting a folder full of jpgs?
I've reset the settings file. I can manually open the files in that folder without error.
any thoughts?
Hi there .
I am trying to automate - image processor. From open files i am just trying to save theese pdf's as jpg's. Should be straight forward but I get this error...
"There were no source files that could be opened by Photoshop."
Anyone know why? I saw one google someone suggesting to reset the preferences or someting but I so not know how to do this or if it will help...
thanks.
Here's how to reset your prefs: http://bit.ly/19TCM64
For your error, I think since you've had to convert the pdf's just to open in Photoshop, the files you see displayed do not actually exist anywhere yet. Maybe try making an action that will open the pdf's and then convert (not using image processor)?
I always use Bridge. Highlight images, click on Tools/photoshop/image processor. Set your jpeg quality and directory and go.
I am trying to do this because I have 120 pdf's that I want to change to jpg....I had to manually open them all in photoshop because I am using the option to 'crop to bounding box' on each......I cant figure a way to batch this...that is ok but like you said maybe once I crop them they are not really existing as files yet when they are open in photoshop?
So unfortunatly Curt your idea will not work because I need to crop each to bounding box...
It look like both the Image Processor script and the Image Processor Pro script will not process open document that have no associated backing file. When you open a PDF file and use options for Photoshop to use opening the PDF the documents that open are new document the source PDF files have been processes into a new documents that have not been saved so the open document has no associated backing file.
I mad a simple test. Opened a PDF. Tried the two scripts they failed. Then I saved the open document and the ran the Image processor on the still open document that had been saved as a tif. The image processor worked and saved a jpg.
It may be possible to write a small script to save open Document as jpeg files and close the open documents or loop around the open document ring and just save document that have no backing file.
You could also try using Paul Riggott PDF Processor script to do it all....
Thanks JJMack....hmmm ya I have no idea how I would go about writing a script to save those open docs as jpg's .
You do not have to if you download Paul's script.
Just got this script....I run this from within Photoshop?