Using Shortcuts App with Photos
Channel: Take One Tech... with Alec
Date: 2022-02-24

In this video I focus on how you can use the Shortcuts App on Mac to work with images and photos.

We begin by looking at image resizing using shortcuts app.   Next we create a shortcut to add a watermark to an image.   We also then look at how you can automate this further to resize and reposition the watermark and save it out to a specific folder.   Next we look at how you can use the repeat action to loop though multiple files, allowing you to perform batch editing, batch resizing and batch watermark!

Finally, we look at how to share shortcuts using an iCloud link.  Speaking of which here are download links for the shortcuts created in this video:

Resize Image Shortcut:
https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/2f18fd969980435e8b7e7faed3ea98ac

Watermark Image Shortcut:
https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/98f0aebaa4ba4725b130bc84b74d6fc2

Beginners Guid To Shortcuts video series:
1.) Shortcuts App on Mac for Beginners - https://youtu.be/CzoIrVkeaLU
2.) How to use Shortcuts App on Mac - https://youtu.be/scEToLP82Bg
3.) How to Use Variables in Shortcuts App - https://youtu.be/BQQEbr_UaQs
4.) What to Know about Data Types in Shortcuts App - https://youtu.be/DHtHX-Yd4I8
5.) how you can use stream deck with shortcuts app - https://youtu.be/teNtW0PwUmw
6.) using shortcuts app with notes - https://youtu.be/06VmYD835_8

00:00 Introduction
01:00 creating a shortcut to Resizing images
03:10 Assigning Shortcuts to 'Quick Actions' in the Finder
03:45 Received images from input in Shortcuts App
08:25 Resize Image action in Shortcuts App
10:00 Save Image Action in Shortcuts App
14:20 Using Get Name action in Shortcuts App
15:40 Using Set Name Action in Shortcuts App
18:40 Resize Image Shortcut Recap
20:40 Creating a shortcut to add watermark to images
25:40 Using the Overlay Image action in Shortcuts App
27:15 Specifying size and position of Watermark
28:35 Calculations based on properties of image
31:30 Specifying the parameters of the Overlay image action
34:24 Saving to a specific location with Shortcuts app
35:26 Running the Watermark shortcut
37:17 Using the repeat action to create loops for bulk edits in shortcuts
41:00 Sharing Shortcuts using iCloud link

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