Re:Retrobatch – flexible batch image processing for Mac
by danpalmer on Saturday August 29, 2020 @06:04AM
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I have a feeling Retrobatch could export Automator actions if it wanted to. I think they’re distributed as part of an application?
Unfortunately I think Automator is on the way out. I suspect we’ll see Shortcuts for Mac fairly soon, so it may make sense for FM Software the wait for that.
Re:Retrobatch – flexible batch image processing for Mac
by fouc on Saturday August 29, 2020 @01:23AM
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I'm curious if you can make a recommendation for a good image viewer/organizer app. That's the main thing I was hoping for when I saw your Acorn recommendation.
Re:Retrobatch – flexible batch image processing for Mac
by rgovostes on Saturday August 29, 2020 @08:52AM
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I use Apple's Photos app which for me is pretty good: photos I snap on my phone appear automatically on my Mac; I can search by date, location, person, or object; I can share photos with family; the Memories feature is sometimes delightful; touch-ups can be reverted any time in the future.
But if you are asking for recommendations I'm guessing Photos doesn't fit your needs.
Re:Retrobatch – flexible batch image processing for Mac
by refresher on Friday August 28, 2020 @11:23PM
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Does Acorn have a ‘content aware fill’ type feature?
Re:Retrobatch – flexible batch image processing for Mac
by rgovostes on Saturday August 29, 2020 @12:27AM
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I don’t think so. Most effects are done through Apple’s CoreImage filter API, but content-aware fill doesn’t quite fit that mold. I would like to see this as well.
Re:Retrobatch – flexible batch image processing for Mac
by refresher on Saturday August 29, 2020 @01:41AM
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Alright, thanks for the reply. I've not found Affinity Photo or Pixelmator's to be that great, at least compared to the paint.net plugin I was using on Windows, so was hoping for an alternative.
I wonder if Retrobatch could have been made as a series of Automator plugins, allowing integration with more complicated workflows (e.g., upload the processed images or put them in a specific Photos app album or something).