Batches allow you to perform a similar action to many Versions. You can use Batches to convert your Bibble Versions to new image files, allowing you to view Versions in other applications or share with others though email or on the web. Or, you can use a Batch to copy images off of a memory card onto your computer, creating folder structures or renaming as you like. Or you can use Batches to print your Versions on the printer attached to your computer.
There are many features that all the various Batch options have in common. Those include how to add images to Batches, how to configure and manage the batches.
There are several ways to send Versions to a Batch:
| 2. | Press the Hotkey associated with the Batch you want to use. The Hotkey for each batch is shown to the right of each Batch's name in the 'Batch List' window, shown below. For example, press F to send the selected versions to the JPEG Full Size batch. |
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| 2. | Open the Output Tab from the Browse Panel. |
| 3. | Drag the thumbnails to the heading of the Batch you want to use. |
You can also add whole Folders or other containers of Versions to a Batch:
| 1. | From the Catalog Tab in the Browse Panel or the File System tab, right-click the folder you want to batch |
| 2. | Select Send to batch from the Context Menu, then the select name of the Batch you want to use |
Pausing a Batch temporarily stops the processing of the Batch. It will stop after the current Versions finish processing, and will not start working on the next image until you Resume the Batch.
You can toggle the Pause / Resume state of any Batch by simply clicking the pause button on the progress bar next to the batch you'd like to pause. In the example below, the Preview batch is paused, while the JPEG Proof batch continues to run. Bibble processes several images at a time, so pausing will not stop the images that are currently in process, so a couple more images will complete before the Batch is fully paused.
Stopping a batch will halt its progress, and will not convert any of the files waiting to be converted. Click the Stop icon next to the progress bar to stop that Batch. Bibble processes several images at a time, so stopping a batch will not stop the images that are currently in process, so a couple more images will complete before the Batch is fully stopped.