Opening images at 50%

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July 29, 2022
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I wonder if it is possible to set the default for images opening to 50%. Photoshop 2022, Windows 10.

Many thanks in anticipation.

Windows

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Correct answer Stephen Marsh

50% what?

I'm guessing view zoom size of 50% – 1:2...

An action set to view 100%, then zoom out twice (insert menu item command, not record):

The action would be automatically run from the Script Events Manager whenever an image the open event is triggered:

https://prepression.blogspot.com/2021/10/photoshop-script-events-manager.html

Here it is in a scripted form:

/* https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/image-view/m-p/10650951 */

setZoom(50); // as percent

function setZoom(zoom) { 
   cTID = function (s) {
      return app.charIDToTypeID(s);
   }; // from xbytor
   var docRes = activeDocument.resolution;
   activeDocument.resizeImage(undefined, undefined, 72 / (zoom / 100), ResampleMethod.NONE);
   var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
   var ref = new ActionReference();
   ref.putEnumerated(cTID("Mn  "), cTID("MnIt"), cTID('PrnS'));
   desc.putReference(cTID("null"), ref);
   executeAction(cTID("slct"), desc, DialogModes.NO);
   activeDocument.resizeImage(undefined, undefined, docRes, ResampleMethod.NONE);
}

Stephen Marsh

Correct answer

Community Expert

50% what?

I'm guessing view zoom size of 50% – 1:2...

An action set to view 100%, then zoom out twice (insert menu item command, not record):

The action would be automatically run from the Script Events Manager whenever an image the open event is triggered:

https://prepression.blogspot.com/2021/10/photoshop-script-events-manager.html

Here it is in a scripted form:

/* https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/image-view/m-p/10650951 */

setZoom(50); // as percent

function setZoom(zoom) { 
   cTID = function (s) {
      return app.charIDToTypeID(s);
   }; // from xbytor
   var docRes = activeDocument.resolution;
   activeDocument.resizeImage(undefined, undefined, 72 / (zoom / 100), ResampleMethod.NONE);
   var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
   var ref = new ActionReference();
   ref.putEnumerated(cTID("Mn  "), cTID("MnIt"), cTID('PrnS'));
   desc.putReference(cTID("null"), ref);
   executeAction(cTID("slct"), desc, DialogModes.NO);
   activeDocument.resizeImage(undefined, undefined, docRes, ResampleMethod.NONE);
}

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ivork49482256Author

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Many thanks for the reply. Yes, it's the zoom size. At the moment, opening from Bridge, the images seem to come up at a default 33%. I will give this a go later but when it comes to scripting it's an alien land for me.

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

@ivork49482256 wrote:

I will give this a go later but when it comes to scripting it's an alien land for me.

As shown, it can be done with a three-step action if you are more comfortable with actions than scripts.

I provided the script code above, so all you need to do is:

Copy the code text to the clipboard
Open a new blank file in a plain-text editor (not in a word processor)
Paste the code in
Save the text file as .txt
Rename the file extension from .txt to .jsx
Install the .jsx file to run (see below)

https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/11/downloading-and-installing-adobe-scripts.html#Photoshop

Finally, setup the Script Events Manager as per my previous post to use the action or script on the open event.

There are numerous posts on this in the forum, it is common for some users to wish all files to open with fit on screen, or 100% or another view option as default.