We’ve mentioned previously how wonderful the new Automator is and have decided that to feature a weekly workflow that may make some of your tasks easier.
The Automator Tip of the Week is Picture File Conversion.
It is amazing the number of different picture file formats for the modern computer. Many people use jpegs but at the same time tiffs are still common amongst Mac users.
Additionally, web picture formats include gif, png, and many others. But amongst all these different file formats you may find yourself in need of a way to quickly convert pictures from one format to another. Opening each picture and saving it as a different format can be very time consuming. Unless, of course, you setup an automator task to do the work for you.
Change Picture File Type With Automator
The following Automator steps will help you batch convert the file extension of your pictures. For a point of reference I’ll reference this as if you were changing png images to jpeg:
- Find Finder Items – Do a search to select all the .png images you want to transfer to jpeg
- Get Selected Finder Items
- Copy Finder Items – This will make sure you keep an original copy of all your .png images should anything go wrong.
- Change Type of Images – select the image type you’d like to change to.
Run this automator process and you’ll be set with a backup copy of your images and the new images in your desired file format. The process that use to take you forever was completed in seconds.
If you need any help with an Automator process please let us know by leaving a comment.
