This tutorial describes how to make an action. It's for a sepia action, but the steps involved are useful for any photoshop action. http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/008/13675879_wsXFh-Ti.jpg http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/344063_9mk3N/ 2005-01-03T09:33:40Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />By Cletus. Creating actions is really pretty easy. Let's walk through the steps for creating a sepia toning action. Make sure the action palette is visible (it usually shares space with t ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/344063_9mk3N#13675872_7E2di" title="By Cletus. Creating actions is really pretty easy. Let's walk through the steps for creating a sepia toning action. Make sure the action palette is visible (it usually shares space with t ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/001/13675872_7E2di-Th.jpg" width="121" height="150" alt="By Cletus. Creating actions is really pretty easy. Let's walk through the steps for creating a sepia toning action. Make sure the action palette is visible (it usually shares space with t ..." title="By Cletus. Creating actions is really pretty easy. Let's walk through the steps for creating a sepia toning action. Make sure the action palette is visible (it usually shares space with t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-10T12:06:54Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/001/13675872_7E2di-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />In the New Action dialog box, name your action (I used "My Sepia".) You can also choose an action set to place the action in, and/or assign your new action to a function key. When you're rea ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/344063_9mk3N#13675873_c9tp7" title="In the New Action dialog box, name your action (I used "My Sepia".) You can also choose an action set to place the action in, and/or assign your new action to a function key. When you're rea ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/002/13675873_c9tp7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="66" alt="In the New Action dialog box, name your action (I used "My Sepia".) You can also choose an action set to place the action in, and/or assign your new action to a function key. When you're rea ..." title="In the New Action dialog box, name your action (I used "My Sepia".) You can also choose an action set to place the action in, and/or assign your new action to a function key. When you're rea ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T14:31:08Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/002/13675873_c9tp7-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />The New Action dialog closes and Photoshop is now recording our action. Notice in the Actions palette that our new action is highlighted and the record button is active. We're now ready to ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/344063_9mk3N#13675874_qj64j" title="The New Action dialog closes and Photoshop is now recording our action. Notice in the Actions palette that our new action is highlighted and the record button is active. We're now ready to ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/003/13675874_qj64j-Th.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="The New Action dialog closes and Photoshop is now recording our action. Notice in the Actions palette that our new action is highlighted and the record button is active. We're now ready to ..." title="The New Action dialog closes and Photoshop is now recording our action. Notice in the Actions palette that our new action is highlighted and the record button is active. We're now ready to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T14:28:37Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/003/13675874_qj64j-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />The first step in my sepia toning process is desaturating the image. I did this by pressing Ctrl + Shift + U (on a Mac this would be Command + Shift + U). Notice that the image is now black ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/344063_9mk3N#13675875_KJvFS" title="The first step in my sepia toning process is desaturating the image. I did this by pressing Ctrl + Shift + U (on a Mac this would be Command + Shift + U). Notice that the image is now black ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/004/13675875_KJvFS-Th.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="The first step in my sepia toning process is desaturating the image. I did this by pressing Ctrl + Shift + U (on a Mac this would be Command + Shift + U). Notice that the image is now black ..." title="The first step in my sepia toning process is desaturating the image. I did this by pressing Ctrl + Shift + U (on a Mac this would be Command + Shift + U). Notice that the image is now black ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-10T15:46:26Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/004/13675875_KJvFS-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />The next step in the sepia process is adding a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer by clicking on the Create new fill or adjustment layer button in the Layers palette. In the Hue/Saturation dia ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/344063_9mk3N#13675876_RGani" title="The next step in the sepia process is adding a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer by clicking on the Create new fill or adjustment layer button in the Layers palette. In the Hue/Saturation dia ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/005/13675876_RGani-Th.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="The next step in the sepia process is adding a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer by clicking on the Create new fill or adjustment layer button in the Layers palette. In the Hue/Saturation dia ..." title="The next step in the sepia process is adding a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer by clicking on the Create new fill or adjustment layer button in the Layers palette. In the Hue/Saturation dia ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T14:32:38Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/005/13675876_RGani-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />There is now a Make adjustment layer step below the desaturate step. The Sepia process is complete. Clicking the Stop playing/recording button stops recording our action.</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/344063_9mk3N#13675877_oMXTe" title="There is now a Make adjustment layer step below the desaturate step. The Sepia process is complete. Clicking the Stop playing/recording button stops recording our action."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/006/13675877_oMXTe-Th.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="There is now a Make adjustment layer step below the desaturate step. The Sepia process is complete. Clicking the Stop playing/recording button stops recording our action." title="There is now a Make adjustment layer step below the desaturate step. The Sepia process is complete. Clicking the Stop playing/recording button stops recording our action." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T14:31:46Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/006/13675877_oMXTe-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />Our action is done so now we need to try it out! I kept the same file open and used File > Revert to go back to my starting color image. Make sure our new action is highlighted in the Action ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/344063_9mk3N#13675878_C2nuZ" title="Our action is done so now we need to try it out! I kept the same file open and used File > Revert to go back to my starting color image. Make sure our new action is highlighted in the Action ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/007/13675878_C2nuZ-Th.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="Our action is done so now we need to try it out! I kept the same file open and used File > Revert to go back to my starting color image. Make sure our new action is highlighted in the Action ..." title="Our action is done so now we need to try it out! I kept the same file open and used File > Revert to go back to my starting color image. Make sure our new action is highlighted in the Action ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T14:30:57Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/007/13675878_C2nuZ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />Photoshop plays back the steps we recorded and in one click we have a sepia toned picture!</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/344063_9mk3N#13675879_wsXFh" title="Photoshop plays back the steps we recorded and in one click we have a sepia toned picture!"><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/008/13675879_wsXFh-Th.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="Photoshop plays back the steps we recorded and in one click we have a sepia toned picture!" title="Photoshop plays back the steps we recorded and in one click we have a sepia toned picture!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T14:28:55Z Digital Grin http://dgrin.smugmug.com http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photoshop-Start-Here/Creating-an-Action-Sepia/008/13675879_wsXFh-Th.jpg