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Yuliascript
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April 5, 2018
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Spot color creation in Photoshop CS6, javascript

  • April 5, 2018
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Hi,

I need to create spot channel value: CMYK: 50:0:0:0, at 50% solidity, named 'hpWhite' in Photoshop CS6, javascript.

How can I do it?

Thank you.

Yulia

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Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

Record the creation with ScriptingListener.plugin and use the resulting code.

If you prefer to use DOM code

#target photoshop

var myDoc = activeDocument;

var theColor = new SolidColor();

theColor.cmyk.cyan = 50;

theColor.cmyk.magenta = 0;

theColor.cmyk.yellow = 0;

theColor.cmyk.black = 0;

var theCh = myDoc.channels.add();

theCh.kind = ChannelType.SPOTCOLOR;

theCh.name = "test";

theCh.opacity = 50;

theCh.color = theColor;

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Tom Winkelmann
Tom Winkelmann
Inspiring
April 5, 2018

And here the AM-Code from ScriptListener...

var idMk = charIDToTypeID( "Mk  " );
    var desc66 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idNw = charIDToTypeID( "Nw  " );
        var desc67 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var idNm = charIDToTypeID( "Nm  " );
        desc67.putString( idNm, """hpWhite""" );
        var idClr = charIDToTypeID( "Clr " );
            var desc68 = new ActionDescriptor();
            var idCyn = charIDToTypeID( "Cyn " );
            desc68.putDouble( idCyn, 50.000000 );
            var idMgnt = charIDToTypeID( "Mgnt" );
            desc68.putDouble( idMgnt, 0.000000 );
            var idYlw = charIDToTypeID( "Ylw " );
            desc68.putDouble( idYlw, 0.000000 );
            var idBlck = charIDToTypeID( "Blck" );
            desc68.putDouble( idBlck, 0.000000 );
        var idCMYC = charIDToTypeID( "CMYC" );
        desc67.putObject( idClr, idCMYC, desc68 );
        var idOpct = charIDToTypeID( "Opct" );
        desc67.putInteger( idOpct, 50 );
    var idSCch = charIDToTypeID( "SCch" );
    desc66.putObject( idNw, idSCch, desc67 );
executeAction( idMk, desc66, DialogModes.NO );
c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 5, 2018

Record the creation with ScriptingListener.plugin and use the resulting code.

If you prefer to use DOM code

#target photoshop

var myDoc = activeDocument;

var theColor = new SolidColor();

theColor.cmyk.cyan = 50;

theColor.cmyk.magenta = 0;

theColor.cmyk.yellow = 0;

theColor.cmyk.black = 0;

var theCh = myDoc.channels.add();

theCh.kind = ChannelType.SPOTCOLOR;

theCh.name = "test";

theCh.opacity = 50;

theCh.color = theColor;

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YuliascriptAuthor
Inspiring
April 6, 2018

Thank you, the js works, the only thing about it, it fills the surface with the color. Could it not do it. I only need to have spot channel.

Tom Winkelmann
Tom Winkelmann
Inspiring
April 6, 2018

Don't know what you expect, but you can invert the channel layer...

DOM-code:

app.activeDocument.activeLayer.invert();

AM-Code:

var idInvr = charIDToTypeID( "Invr" );
executeAction( idInvr, undefined, DialogModes.NO );


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