> Check the "override action 'save as' commands" checkbox in the destination
> section of the "create droplet" dialog. This lets you specify the
> destination at the time you create the droplet. Until Photoshop CS, there's
> no way to do a "save as" in a batched or dropleted action and have it save
> the files back to the same folder they came from -- you have to either:
>
> 1. Save 'em to the folder specified in the action (what you're doing now).
> 2. Save 'em to the folder specified when you create the droplet or run the
> batch (the "override" option).
> 3. Save 'em back over the originals (destination=save and close).
>
> CS lets you have a "save as" in the action and have that folder replaced by
> the folder from which the files originally came. This is particularly handy
> when you are processing nested folders of images ("include all subfolders"
> option in the source part of the batch or create droplet dialog). With this,
> you can have a batch or droplet run through nested groups of folders and,
> say, save JPEGs next to original camera raw input images.
>
> BTW, the way you enable this is to pick destination="save and close" and
> check "override action 'save as' commands". In PS 7 and previous, that
> checkbox isn't enabled when you've picked "save and close" for destination.
Thanks for that, Russell, I'm going to print it out immediately and stick it
on my wall.
Kind regards
Richard Lewisohn
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