Configure batch operation

The Configure Batch Operation window can be accessed by double-clicking on an operation on the Batch page or selecting an operation and clicking the Configure button.

Configuring a batch operation

The upper part of the window shows the basic properties of the batch operation - its name, icon, and description (the description is displayed as a tooltip on the Batch page). Multi-language format can be used for operation names and descriptions.

The most important part of the configuration is the Operation field under the Description field. In almost all cases, it should be set to the Sequence operation, because usually two actions are needed:

1. Applying a filter - Watermark operation is used on the screenshot.
2. Saving the result - the standard Save Result operation function is used for saving.

Configuring destination path

The Save Result operation in RealWorld Photos is able to save the processed files in locations defined by the user via a template. The template can contain actual path and filename parts and also placeholders (defined here).

By default, the output path is set to:

%BATCH%\%NAME%.%EXT%

This puts the files into the default folder with default name and extension.

To put files into your own fixed folder, use:

C:\MyCustomFolder\%NAME%.%EXT%

To use custom file names, type:

%BATCH%\MyFileName-%INDEX%.%EXT%

The %INDEX% is used, because otherwise, all the processed files will share the same name and hence they will overwrite each other.

To maintain a folder structure, use:

%BATCH%\%PATH%\%NAME%.%EXT%

If you batch-process folders with subfolders, this command will replicate the folder structure in the default destination folder.

Duplicate \ characters will be automatically eliminated.

More than two steps in the sequence

The Sequence operation can perform any number of steps and the result can be saved multiple times under different names. It is for example possible to apply filter to pictures, save the picture, then generate a thumbnail and save it.