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July 29, 2017
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Positioning a layer by its content upper right corner in an action - possible?

  • July 29, 2017
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Hi,

I've got an background/layer with 1920x1080 px. The layer on top has a photo as content.

Now I'd like tor create an action, which shifts the photo with it's upper right corner as reference to a defined position within the background.

Doing this manually by "transform" is no problem, because I can select which reference-point I like to use. But using "transform" as an action it seems as the reference is always centered on the layer/photo.

(Photoshop CC on Mac)

Thanks for help

Regards Thilo

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    Correct answer

    Try to record it this way:

    First align the photo layer to top and right edge of the background layer.

    Ctrl+A / Layer > Align > ...

    This way the upper right corner of the photo gets the coordinates x=1920 and y=0.

    Then choose the reference point and use the x | y coordinates for positioning the photo.

    Fenja

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    Anonymous
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    July 29, 2017

    Try to record it this way:

    First align the photo layer to top and right edge of the background layer.

    Ctrl+A / Layer > Align > ...

    This way the upper right corner of the photo gets the coordinates x=1920 and y=0.

    Then choose the reference point and use the x | y coordinates for positioning the photo.

    Fenja

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    TVN01Author
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    July 29, 2017

    Wow Fenja! What a smart solution!!

    It works fine and I'm impressed!

    Thanks a lot! Thilo

    Chuck Uebele
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    Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
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    July 29, 2017

    I don't think that's possible with just an action, but it is with scripting.

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    TVN01Author
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    July 29, 2017

    Thanks Chuck,

    I thought so, but I have to learn it from scratch...

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