Can I use these actions on web-sized photos? 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?" How can I get a preview of what frame or mat an action will produce? How can I remove a frame or mat and try another? Will these actions work with Photoshop? The textured actions aren't producing textured mats. Why? The action is behaving strangely, and none of these questions and answers help. What now? Can I use these actions on web-sized photos??The frames and mats will be too large for web-sized images, and in the case of very small images, the Big Frame and Big Mat actions will generate error messages. You can, however, run a "Big" action on a high-resolution image and then resize the framed image for the web. We recommend that you do most of the sharpening of the image before adding the frame, although you can do a small amount of sharpening after framing and resizing. Bear in mind, though, it takes Photoshop Elements longer to frame a large image than a small image. If you want to frame images that are already web-sized, check out AC's Web Frames for Photoshop Elements or AC's Web Mats for Photoshop Elements.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 actions. Examples of incompatible modes are indexed color and multi-channel. Convert your image to one of the other modes, such as RGB or Grayscale before running the actions.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 actions. Examples of incompatible modes are indexed color and multi-channel. Convert your image to one of the other modes, such as RGB or Grayscale before running the actions.Back to Top How can I get a preview of what frame or mat an action will produce?The thumbnails in the Effects Palette give an indication of what the actions will produce.In addition, you can see sample images showing most frames and mats, either separately or in combination on our frame action webpage or our mat action webpage. Back to Top How can I remove a frame or mat and try another?If you want to go back to the last version you saved on disk, you can use "File/Revert" or "Edit/Revert to Saved." This is one reason why it's always a good idea to save your file before adding frames :)If you are sure that you like your mat, but you want to experiment with frames, you can do a "File/Save As," so you can use" File/Revert" or "Edit/Revert to Saved" after adding the frame. Back to Top Will these actions work with Photoshop?Well, kind-of, but the installation instructions are completely wrong, and each action is in a separate action set. You will be happier with actions designed for Photoshop.Back to Top The textured actions aren't producing textured mats. Why?If you're running a textured action, but it's not producing textured mats, one of these steps should fix it:
Back to Top The action is behaving strangely, and none of these questions and answers help. What now?Some suggestions:
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