The quick answer
Making many pictures the same size is easy to plan. Asking AI to change what is in every picture needs more checking. Make sure your tool supports the task for a group of files.
Test a small group first. Include difficult pictures too. Open the saved results before starting the whole set.
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Keep these in mind
- Save new pictures separately from your originals.
- Test different photos, including difficult ones.
- Note whether each image is ready, unusable, or failed.
What should happen to every picture?
Write down the shared task: remove a background, reduce noise, or save finished photos at one size. What differs between the images? Look at lighting, crop, text, and faces. One setting may not suit every photo.
Photoshop’s Image Processor can convert or resize a folder of files. That does not mean it can run every AI edit automatically. Read the help for your AI tool. Can it do this task for several pictures? How does it name and save the results?
Read more: Adobe: Convert files with Image Processor
Test a varied group
Choose photos in different sizes and formats. Does your set include dark pictures, hair, lettering, or people? Include those in your test. Five easy pictures that look alike tell you little about the difficult cases.
Work on copies. Choose a separate folder for results and use clear names. Photoshop Batch can overwrite originals with Save and Close. Recorded actions may also contain their own Open and Save As steps. Check which files and folders they use before starting.
- Put copies in a separate test folder.
- Check every step, including saving.
- Run the small test and note each result.
- Open the new files and compare them with the originals.
Read more: Adobe: Batch and droplet processing options
Allow time to check
Count useful pictures, unusable pictures, and errors separately. A saved file is not yet a finished client image. Check faces, text, shapes, edges, and colors. Check the picture size too.
Use the time from your test to plan. If it takes 30 minutes to check ten results, allow that time for the rest too. This is a planning example. It is not a speed claim about any tool.
Start small groups and check them as they finish. Too many jobs at once may reach a service limit. If you see a repeated mistake, such as wrong labels, solve it before starting the next group.
Find the problem before restarting
Keep a simple list: original filename, status, new filename, model, and settings. Add a job number if there is one. If work stops, find the first affected file. Check which jobs finished so you do not start them twice.
Test a failing file alone. Compare it with one that worked. Check format, size, color mode, and layers. Does it work alone but fail in a group? Note the group size, affected file, and message for support. Do not guess which app is at fault.
At the end, count the finished files and check any exceptions. Put only approved pictures in the delivery folder. Working through a group saves clicks. You still decide whether the images are ready.
Sources & further reading
Product features can change. Check the linked documentation for the version and service you use.