How do add a B&W image to a layer mask using Photoshop JS Script?
I am trying to generate a Photoshop script that automatically crops a black and white image. Then I want to take that cropped image and put it into a layer mask. The goal is to generate an opacity mask I can us in my application.
I have code to crop the image and I have found code to add a layer mask (though I don't quite understand what the code is doing). But I am failing to find code to edit the layer mask.
Here are the steps in the Photoshop UI I am trying to replicate
- Crop image to desired dimensions
- Copy the cropped image
- Start a new document without a background layer
- Add layer mask to the only layer
- Alt-Click the layer mask to edit it
- Paste the copy from step 2 into the layer mask
- Export as PNG
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here is the code I have so far
var dir = new Folder('Some Directory')
var files = dir.getFiles("*.psd");
for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
var doc = app.open(files[i]);
doc.flatten();
var bounds = [96, 155, 722, 613];
doc.crop(bounds);
doc.selection.selectAll();
doc.selection.copy();
var blankLayer = doc.artLayers.add();
doc.activeLayer = blankLayer;
newColor = new SolidColor;
newColor.rgb.red = 255;
newColor.rgb.green = 255;
newColor.rgb.blue = 255;
doc.selection.selectAll();
doc.selection.fill(newColor);
doc.selection.deselect();
makeMask();
//Open Layer Mask for Edit
doc.paste();
savePng(doc);
doc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
function savePng(doc) {
var file = new File(doc.path + '/' + doc.name + '.png')
var opts = new PNGSaveOptions();
doc.saveAs(file, opts, true);
}
// FUNCTION MAKE MASK ()
function makeMask()
{
// =======================================================
var id4556 = charIDToTypeID( "setd" );
var desc983 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id4557 = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
var ref657 = new ActionReference();
var id4558 = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
var id4559 = charIDToTypeID( "fsel" );
ref657.putProperty( id4558, id4559 );
desc983.putReference( id4557, ref657 );
var id4560 = charIDToTypeID( "T " );
var ref658 = new ActionReference();
var id4561 = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
var id4562 = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
var id4563 = charIDToTypeID( "Trsp" );
ref658.putEnumerated( id4561, id4562, id4563 );
desc983.putReference( id4560, ref658 );
executeAction( id4556, desc983, DialogModes.NO );
// =======================================================
var id4564 = charIDToTypeID( "Mk " );
var desc984 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id4565 = charIDToTypeID( "Nw " );
var id4566 = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
desc984.putClass( id4565, id4566 );
var id4567 = charIDToTypeID( "At " );
var ref659 = new ActionReference();
var id4568 = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
var id4569 = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
var id4570 = charIDToTypeID( "Msk " );
ref659.putEnumerated( id4568, id4569, id4570 );
desc984.putReference( id4567, ref659 );
var id4571 = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
var id4572 = charIDToTypeID( "UsrM" );
var id4573 = charIDToTypeID( "RvlS" );
desc984.putEnumerated( id4571, id4572, id4573 );
executeAction( id4564, desc984, DialogModes.NO );
}
// FUNCTION APPLY LAYER MASK()
function applyLayerMask()
{
// =======================================================
var id1949 = charIDToTypeID( "Dlt " );
var desc398 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id1950 = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
var ref291 = new ActionReference();
var id1951 = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
var id1952 = charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" );
var id1953 = charIDToTypeID( "Msk " );
ref291.putEnumerated( id1951, id1952, id1953 );
desc398.putReference( id1950, ref291 );
var id1954 = charIDToTypeID( "Aply" );
desc398.putBoolean( id1954, true );
executeAction( id1949, desc398, DialogModes.NO );
}

