I recently loaded an update. When I run an action, why do I see an error message saying that one of the other actions is not currently available? Why do I see this error: "The command "duplicate" is not currently available?" Why do I see this error: "The command "set" is not currently available?" Can I use these actions on high-resolution photos, for printing? Can I use these actions on websized photos? How can I remove a mat and try another? How can I control the width of the bevel on the beveled mats? What versions of Photoshop will these actions work with? Will these actions work with Photoshop Elements? I recently loaded an update. When I run an action, why do I see an error message saying that one of the other actions is not currently available?If you have more than one version of the same mat action set visible in the Photoshop actions window, Photoshop can get confused when it tries to find an action. Deleting the older version of the action set from the Actions window should solve the problem.Back to Top Why do I see this error: "The command 'duplicate' is not currently available?"Your image mode is probably not compatible with the mat actions. Examples of incompatible modes are indexed color and multi-channel. Convert your image to one of the other modes, such as RGB, CMYK, Lab, or Grayscale before running the mat actions.Also, if you are using Photoshop 6 or 7, make sure your image is in 8-bit mode. 16-bit mode is fine for Photoshop CS. Prior to version 08.03, the actions changed images to RGB and 8-bit automatically. To allow Photoshop CS users to keep their images in 16-bit mode, and to allow more flexibility for everyone, the actions no longer make these changes. Back to Top Why do I see this error: "The command 'set' is not currently available?"Your image mode is probably not compatible with the mat actions. Examples of incompatible modes are indexed color and multi-channel. Convert your image to one of the other modes, such as RGB, CMYK, Lab, or Grayscale before running the mat actions.Also, if you are using Photoshop 6 or 7, make sure your image is in 8-bit mode. 16-bit mode is fine for Photoshop CS. Prior to version 08.03, the actions changed images to RGB and 8-bit automatically. To allow Photoshop CS users to keep their images in 16-bit mode, and to allow more flexibility for everyone, the actions no longer make these changes. Back to Top Can I use these actions on high-resolution photos, for printing?Yes. This action set contains actions for both high-resolution and websized images.Back to Top Can I use these actions on websized photos?Yes. This action set contains actions for both high-resolution and websized images.Back to Top How can I remove a mat and try another?Before a mat action is run, a snapshot is added to the History window. To return to a previous state, you can go to your History window and click the snapshot.If you've run more than one action in a row on an image, the history snapshots will take you back to the state before the last one. If you need to go back farther, your best bet may be to select "Revert" from the Photoshop File menu. This will reload the image from disk, undoing all the changes you made since you opened it. This is one reason why it's always a good idea to save your file before adding mats :) Back to Top How can I control the width of the bevel on the beveled mats?The actions come with two widths of bevels:
Back to Top What versions of Photoshop will these actions work with?These actions will work with Photoshop 6 and later, including CS, CS2, etc.Back to Top Will these actions work with Photoshop Elements?No, these actions will not work with Photoshop Elements. However, we do have actions specifically designed for Photoshop Elements.Back to Top Back to ACs U-Size Mat Actions page |