A common request, so a fairly quick edit to a previous script delivered the following script. I have added an _Masked to the filename to avoid accidentally overwriting existing files. If this is unwanted, it should be easy to remove with the example in lines 80-81.
/*
Mask JPG files using PNG files from 2 input folders.jsx
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/png-and-jpeg-clipping-mask/m-p/12730278#M621037
Stephen Marsh, v1.0 - 5th February 2022
*/
#target photoshop
(function () {
if (app.documents.length === 0) {
try {
// JPG image input folder
var folder1 = Folder.selectDialog("Select the JPG image folder:");
if (folder1 === null) {
alert('Script cancelled!');
return;
}
// PNG image input folder
var folder2 = Folder.selectDialog("Select the PNG mask folder to layer:");
if (folder2 === null) {
alert('Script cancelled!');
return;
}
// Validate input folder selection
var validateInputDir = (folder1.fsName === folder2.fsName);
if (validateInputDir === true) {
alert("Script cancelled as both the input folders are the same!");
return;
}
// Limit the file input formats
var list1 = folder1.getFiles(/\.(jpg|jpeg)$/i);
var list2 = folder2.getFiles(/\.(png)$/i);
// Alpha-numeric sort
list1.sort();
list2.sort();
// Validate that folder 1 & 2 lists are not empty
var validateEmptyList = (list1.length > 0 && list2.length > 0);
if (validateEmptyList === false) {
alert("Script cancelled as one of the input folders is empty!");
return;
}
// Validate that the item count in folder 1 & 2 matches
var validateListLength = (list1.length === list2.length);
if (validateListLength === false) {
alert("Script cancelled as the input folders don't have equal quantities of images!");
return;
}
// Output folder
var saveFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select the folder to save to...");
// Save and set the dialog display settings
var savedDisplayDialogs = app.displayDialogs;
app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO;
// JPEG save options
var jpgOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
jpgOptions.formatOptions = FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE;
jpgOptions.embedColorProfile = true;
jpgOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE;
jpgOptions.quality = 11;
// Perform the stacking and saving
for (var i = 0; i < list1.length; i++) {
var doc = open(list1[i]);
var docName = doc.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
placeFile(list2[i], 100);
channelSelection();
app.activeDocument.activeLayer.remove();
maskSelection("revealSelection");
doc.saveAs(new File(saveFolder + '/' + docName + '_Masked' + '.jpg'), jpgOptions);
//doc.saveAs(new File(saveFolder + '/' + docName + '.jpg'), jpgOptions);
doc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
// End of script
app.displayDialogs = savedDisplayDialogs;
app.beep();
var listCount = list1.length;
alert('Script completed!' + '\r' + listCount + ' JPEG files saved to:' + '\r' + saveFolder.fsName);
} catch (err) {
while (app.documents.length > 0) {
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
alert("An unexpected error has occurred!");
}
} else {
alert('Please close all open documents before running this script!');
}
///// FUNCTIONS /////
function placeFile(file, scale) {
try {
var idPlc = charIDToTypeID("Plc ");
var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idnull = charIDToTypeID("null");
desc2.putPath(idnull, new File(file));
var idFTcs = charIDToTypeID("FTcs");
var idQCSt = charIDToTypeID("QCSt");
var idQcsa = charIDToTypeID("Qcsa");
desc2.putEnumerated(idFTcs, idQCSt, idQcsa);
var idOfst = charIDToTypeID("Ofst");
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idHrzn = charIDToTypeID("Hrzn");
var idPxl = charIDToTypeID("#Pxl");
desc3.putUnitDouble(idHrzn, idPxl, 0.000000);
var idVrtc = charIDToTypeID("Vrtc");
var idPxl = charIDToTypeID("#Pxl");
desc3.putUnitDouble(idVrtc, idPxl, 0.000000);
var idOfst = charIDToTypeID("Ofst");
desc2.putObject(idOfst, idOfst, desc3);
var idWdth = charIDToTypeID("Wdth");
var idPrc = charIDToTypeID("#Prc");
desc2.putUnitDouble(idWdth, idPrc, scale);
var idHght = charIDToTypeID("Hght");
var idPrc = charIDToTypeID("#Prc");
desc2.putUnitDouble(idHght, idPrc, scale);
var idAntA = charIDToTypeID("AntA");
desc2.putBoolean(idAntA, true);
executeAction(idPlc, desc2, DialogModes.NO);
} catch (e) {}
}
function channelSelection() {
var s2t = function (s) {
return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
};
var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor();
var reference = new ActionReference();
var reference2 = new ActionReference();
reference.putProperty(s2t("channel"), s2t("selection"));
descriptor.putReference(s2t("null"), reference);
reference2.putEnumerated(s2t("channel"), s2t("channel"), s2t("grain"));
descriptor.putReference(s2t("to"), reference2);
executeAction(s2t("set"), descriptor, DialogModes.NO);
}
function maskSelection(maskParameter) {
// Parameter = "revealSelection" or "hideSelection"
var s2t = function (s) {
return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
};
var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor();
var reference = new ActionReference();
descriptor.putClass(s2t("new"), s2t("channel"));
reference.putEnumerated(s2t("channel"), s2t("channel"), s2t("mask"));
descriptor.putReference(s2t("at"), reference);
descriptor.putEnumerated(s2t("using"), s2t("userMaskEnabled"), s2t(maskParameter));
executeAction(s2t("make"), descriptor, DialogModes.NO);
}
}());
https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/11/downloading-and-installing-adobe-scripts.html
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