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We just had a webinar covering the Problem Reporter. Hopefully it helped clarify some questions you all had.I'm going to talk about problems that can occur after this step.
There are two ways to export your printable files from Photojunction. You can do it through Photojunction Direct (if you just need JPGs) or you can use Photoshop (required if you need layered PSDs). If you choose to use Photoshop, the process is no longer completely controlled by Photojunction and this means that, unfortunately, we can't control everything that happens.
Last year Danny posted some tips to avoid these problems on the forum. It seemed like a good time to revisit these tips and maybe add a few more. Even if you aren't receiving script errors in Photoshop, some of these tips might help you save a bit of time too!
#1 - Keep It Simple
Just because the computer will allow you to name your folders anything you want, doesn't mean you should. Resist the urge to use characters you couldn't use 10 years ago. I'm looking at you, question mark, comma, apostrophe, slash, and colon! And any of your little friends too! Following this rule will save you headache all over the place.
#2 - Open Photoshop First
This is especially helpful for a slower computer or if you have more than one version of Photoshop installed on your machine. Make sure you don't have any files open in Photoshop though! Just the application itself. If you receive an error when exporting and you had Photoshop open first, try closing it and letting Photojunction launch it.
#3 - Close Other Programs
The scripting (communication) that is happening between Photojunction and Photoshop is pretty hefty. On top of that your computer is opening all those High Res files, cropping, moving, resizing, etc. This can be very memory intensive. A restart before an export can never hurt your speed either. This will help clear up the memory so it is really only worrying about the export.
#4 - Step Away
Set up your export to go BEFORE your next coffee break. Or just use it as a good excuse for a break. Photoshop likes to be a shining star. It is not a fan of running in the background. If you are trying to do other things on the computer at the same time, this could cause some communication issues between Photoshop and Photojunction and one of them may get confused. It is sort of like trying to have a conversation while someone in standing between you and your mate reciting poetry. Completely distracting, how could you deal with that?
And since you can't do anything at the same time as the export anyway, did you follow tip #3?
#5 - Replace the Image
Sometimes things look right in Photojunction, but the tiniest thing might be funky. If your export seems to go to a certain point and ALWAYS has a problem at the same spot of the album, try replacing those images on the layout and going to the export again. To save yourself a bit of headache, try to only export the layout that you just replaced the images on. As odd as it sounds, this has fixed 95% of the times I have received an error in Photoshop.
Still having issues? We can certainly try to help. Please take a screenshot of the error message you receive so we can try and decipher exactly what is going on.
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Ian Baugh
on
December 10, 2010, 6:15 am
said:
Dmitri I understand you've been working through this with Chetan. If you have ongoing problems I'd email info@photojunction.com so that your problem is logged.
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Erika
on
March 3, 2012, 6:58 am
said:
I am trying to export and keep getting this error along with a confirmation that the export worked although when I navigate to the folder created it is empty. Please help!!
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Nik Pekridis
on
November 5, 2012, 1:58 am
said:
and if i want to export the album with small sizes images?
I mean i am trying to export just to share my ideas but photojuction dont allow me.Ask for the big files.Can i overrun this and continue export?
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Dimitri Visser
on
December 10, 2010, 8:42 am
said:
I have a problem exporting psd files. When choosing export it says it cannot find Photoshop.exe. Photoshop.exe is in C:Program Files (x86)AdobeAdobe Photoshop CS5Photoshop.exe
I copied Photoshop.exe to C:Photoshop.exe and than it can find Photoshop. But it starts to complain about missing Photoshop files.
Do I have to reinstall Photoshop for Photojunction to work ? I didn't choose that path myself, it is a default Photoshop install...
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Kira_keam
on
January 18, 2011, 7:35 am
said:
hi my computer keeps asking me to selet a valid photoshop executable file in preferences. what does this mean thanks
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Adam Hourigan
on
December 7, 2010, 9:33 am
said:
The thing I'd like to get changed is to have the exporter remember the last directory you were in. Time after time after time I export the double page spreads of a layout to a specific directory - click ok after it's done - change to export my single page layouts (inside covers) - and it runs back to the default directory. Frustrating x 1000
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Uploading Problems? | The Junction
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October 20, 2010, 2:09 am
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Ian Baugh
on
December 10, 2010, 6:16 am
said:
That sounds like a sensible idea. We've set up a new feedback page here: http://www.facebook.com/photojunction?v=app_46468144668
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