Is there a quick way of batch converting multiple files from JPG to PNG in photoshop?
Is there a quick way of batch converting multiple files from JPG to PNG in photoshop?
Question
I made a rookie error and accidentally saved about 20 images in Photoshop as .jpg files rather than .png files.
Is there a quick way I can convert all these files to a .png format at once rather than individually?
Accepted Answer
You can do this by recording a custom Action of yourself:
- Opening the file
- Saving it as a
.pngfile - Closing the file
Then you can automate this for the entire folder by going File -> Automate -> Batch. Choose the folder containing all the images and run your custom Action.
Popular Answer
Well, you are about to commit another rookie error.
There is absolutely no advantage in converting a JPG file to PNG.
The JPG compression is now applied to your file, there is no way to "undo" that. The only thing you are going to have now is a bigger file size with the exact same quality as the JPG.
The only reason to do this is if you process again your image to add a transparency, or in the remote case your application can only use PNG, for example in the case of a Gaming engine. If that is not the case do not do that.