Separate JPEGs Automator Action

February 1, 2006 by Ben Long
Filed under: Automator Actions 

If you regularly shoot in Raw + JPEG, and you use Apple’s Automator, then you might have already discovered that when importing raw and JPEG files that have the same name, Aperture ignores the JPEG files. This Automator Action provides a simple, speedy workaround to this problem.


Separate JPEGs takes any folder that you pass to it and automatically creates a sub-folder inside of it called JPEGs. It then moves any JPEG images in the source folder to the new sub-folder.

To install, place the Separate JPEGs action inside your Home > Library > Automator folder (if a folder doesn’t exist at that location, then create one). Launch Automator and drag any folders you want to process into the workflow window. Then add the Separate JPEGs action to the workflow and run it. Separate JPEGs can be found in the Finder category.

For more efficient use, consider implementing the action as a Finder plug-in or Droplet.

Download the Separate JPEGs Automator Action.

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If you’d like to know more about Automator, check out Apple’s Automator pages. For more information on using Automator with the Photoshop Action Pack, have a look at this article at CreativePro.com, and this Macworld Magazine feature.

Related Links:
Photoshop Automator Actions
Other photo-related Automator Actions

Taking Action with Photoshop Actions
Adobe Illustrator Automator Action


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5 Comments on Separate JPEGs Automator Action

  1. macanudo on Thu, 2nd Mar 2006 8:22 am

    2. Is it possible to moddify it in order to do exactly the same but with .tiff? It could be very useful in my work as a desktop publisher

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    4. does there exist an automator action that will take only jjpgs from a cf card leaving the raws alone, add them to a folder, then eject the card? or can you put one together for us? thought it wouldn’t hurt to ask.

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