Can Photoshop automatically place the next set of photos into a collage template?

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I have a Photoshop action that places three photos into a 3-image collage template and clips them to the correct frames. What I want to do next is automate processing a whole folder so each new collage uses the next three images, then saves the result automatically. Using duplicate templates and running Batch on all open files only repeats the same three source photos in every collage. Is there a way to have Photoshop advance through a folder in groups of three and fill the template automatically?

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If you plan to automate processes in Photoshop often I would suggest looking into writing custom scripts for photoshop [http://www.adobe.com/devnet/photoshop/scripting.html]. I also suggest posting this question in Stack Overflow for programming questions. In addition, if you only need this one task done you could probably go to a freelancing site and get the job hired out.

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Not reliably with a standard Photoshop Action alone. Actions replay the same recorded steps, so if the source file placements were recorded, Batch will tend to reuse those same images rather than advance through a folder in sets of three.

For this kind of workflow, the better solution is a custom Photoshop script. Scripting can loop through a folder, open or place images three at a time into your template, save each collage, and then continue to the next set. If you expect to automate Photoshop tasks regularly, scripting is the right tool for this job.

If you don’t want to write code yourself, you could ask in a programming-focused forum such as Stack Overflow or hire someone to build the script for you.

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