Reply To: Batch run using two template

[Damon BellKeymaster]

Also, one IMPORTANT thing to point out……

Sorting the CSV by the TEMPLATE FILE column can save A LOT of processing time.

SPA runs based on the CSV order.  Anytime a row switches from one template to another then SPA has to close that template and open the next template file. Some of the huge template…. for example 3rd Creative ones that are 2+GB may take 20 or 30 seconds ust for Photoshop to open.  So if it is switching templates every row then you will be adding that 20-30 of time to every image.

If you sort the CSV by the TEMPLATE FILE column then it will keep the template open until it has to switch. So if you have 100 rows for each template then it only has to take the time to open the template once and then the next 99 images won’t incur the long time to open the huge template as it will already be open.