What is a PhotoShop Action?

Actions are, in their most basic form, simply text files. It's as simple as that.

Adobe Photoshop allows you to record your designs that you use over and over again.

When you record an Action and save an Action Set, Photoshop takes that text file
(a list of all the commands executed in the action), and gives it a .atn file extension.

When an Action Set is then loaded and an action from the set played, Photoshop reads the text file and re-applies all the commands in that file or action to create what you recorded.

Why is this so useful?

If you repeat the same action again and again, like creating an ecover, you will save time by just playing the action (pre recorded steps) to complete a project in minutes rather than hours.

Ready Made Templates

Most people are completely unaware of how easy it is to edit ready made templates. Graphics can be hard to master. But once you have
a starting point like a ready made graphic template, the work involved is much easier. And it saves you time.

Many Graphics Artist work with templates just like the ones you see below. They then edit them with the words and colors of their choice and can charge customers large sums of  money for the simple edits.

Save yourself the cash and edit these templates yourself in just minutes.

Take a look at the Template Package included with this awesome Photoshop Software Cover Action Script -

PhotoShop eCovers are great looking covers

Sample Covers Created

Great Looking Graphics

If you have at least medium graphic skills and Adobe Photoshop version 6.0 or higher installed on your computer you might be interested to find out more about the product I'm using to create these software box covers.

Once you have the Photoshop Action loaded into PhotoShop, just press the play button and a basic template is made for you, edit the colors and add the titles of your choice from the product or services you provide. Press play again and out pops the cover complete and ready for your website.