A combination of Extendscript, Action Manager, and Actions usually.
This is the script I use to implement the above image, starting with no text overlay and ending with a finished, saved PSD and JPEG. Weight saved to dc:description and vendor part number (second line) saved to Photoshop:transmissionReference. The actions align the text layer, save a PSD, and Save for Web. Please feel free to laugh at how bad this code is LOL
#target photoshop
testText();
function testText(){
if(documents.length > 0){
var originalDialogMode = app.displayDialogs;
app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.ERROR;
var originalRulerUnits = preferences.rulerUnits;
preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
var docRef = app.activeDocument;
var fileNameNoExtension = docRef.name;
//text formatting
var size1 = 96;
var size2 = 60;
var size3 = 54;
var size4 = 42;
var font1 = 'Calibri';
var font2 = 'Calibri';
var style1 = 'Bold';
var style2 = 'Regular';
var texth = 220;
var textw = 660;
try{
var vendorItem = '';
var itemWeight = '';
var newText = '';
var LayerRef = null;
var TextRef = null;
if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript == undefined) ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject('lib:AdobeXMPScript');
var xmp = new XMPMeta(docRef.xmpMetadata.rawData);
for(var x = 0; x < documents.length; x++){
activeDocument = documents[x];
docRef = documents[x];
fileNameNoExtension = docRef.name;
vendorItem = '';
itemWeight = '';
newText = '';
LayerRef = null;
TextRef = null;
xmp = new XMPMeta(docRef.xmpMetadata.rawData);
if(xmp.doesPropertyExist(XMPConst.NS_DC, 'description')){
itemWeight = xmp.getLocalizedText(XMPConst.NS_DC, 'description', null, 'x-default');
docRef.info.headline = itemWeight.toString();
}
if(xmp.doesPropertyExist(XMPConst.NS_PHOTOSHOP, 'TransmissionReference')){
vendorItem = xmp.getProperty(XMPConst.NS_PHOTOSHOP, 'TransmissionReference').toString();
}
if(itemWeight == null){
preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
app.displayDialogs = originalDialogMode;
return;
}
vendorItem = vendorItem.toUpperCase();
preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
for(var i = 0; i < docRef.artLayers.length; i++){
if(docRef.artLayers[i].kind == LayerKind.TEXT){
docRef.artLayers[i].remove();
}
}
fileNameNoExtension = docRef.name;
fileNameNoExtension = fileNameNoExtension.split('-');
if(fileNameNoExtension.length > 1){
fileNameNoExtension.length--;
}
fileNameNoExtension = fileNameNoExtension.join('-');
fileNameNoExtension = fileNameNoExtension.split('.');
if(fileNameNoExtension.length > 1){
fileNameNoExtension.length--;
}
fileNameNoExtension = fileNameNoExtension.join('.');
if(vendorItem == ''){
newText = fileNameNoExtension;
}
else{
newText = fileNameNoExtension + '\r(' + vendorItem + ')';
}
if((docRef.name.search('-front') != -1) || (docRef.name.search('-back') != -1)){
if(fileNameNoExtension.length > 6){
app.doAction('2000','EGP');
}
else{
app.doAction('1800','EGP');
}
}
LayerRef = docRef.artLayers.add();
LayerRef.kind = LayerKind.TEXT;
TextRef = LayerRef.textItem;
TextRef.kind = TextType.PARAGRAPHTEXT;
TextRef.contents = newText + '\rShipping Weight: ' + itemWeight;
TextRef.position = new Array(425, 425);
preferences.rulerUnits = Units.POINTS;
TextRef.size = size1;
TextRef.useAutoLeading = false;
TextRef.leading = size4;
TextRef.font = font1;
TextRef.style = style1;
TextRef.justification = Justification.CENTER;
TextRef.autoKerning = AutoKernType.METRICS;
layerUpdate();
function setFormatting(start, end, fontName, fontStyle, fontSize){ //format text per input
var idsetd = app.charIDToTypeID('setd');
var action = new ActionDescriptor();
var idnull = app.charIDToTypeID('null');
var reference = new ActionReference();
var idTxLr = app.charIDToTypeID('TxLr');
var idOrdn = app.charIDToTypeID('Ordn');
var idTrgt = app.charIDToTypeID('Trgt');
reference.putEnumerated(idTxLr, idOrdn, idTrgt);
action.putReference(idnull, reference);
var idT = app.charIDToTypeID('T ');
var textAction = new ActionDescriptor();
var idTxtt = app.charIDToTypeID('Txtt');
var actionList = new ActionList();
var textRange = new ActionDescriptor();
var idFrom = app.charIDToTypeID('From');
textRange.putInteger(idFrom, start);
textRange.putInteger(idT, end);
var idTxtS = app.charIDToTypeID('TxtS');
var formatting = new ActionDescriptor();
var idFntN = app.charIDToTypeID('FntN');
formatting.putString(idFntN, fontName);
var idFntS = app.charIDToTypeID('FntS');
formatting.putString(idFntS, fontStyle);
var idSz = app.charIDToTypeID('Sz ');
var idPnt = app.charIDToTypeID('#Pnt');
formatting.putUnitDouble(idSz, idPnt, fontSize);
textRange.putObject(idTxtS, idTxtS, formatting);
actionList.putObject(idTxtt, textRange);
textAction.putList(idTxtt, actionList);
action.putObject(idT, idTxLr, textAction);
app.executeAction(idsetd, action, DialogModes.NO);
}
function layerUpdate(){
try{
preferences.rulerUnits = Units.POINTS;
TextRef.textComposer = TextComposer.ADOBESINGLELINE;
if(TextRef.size == size1){
TextRef.size = size4;
TextRef.font = font2;
TextRef.style = style2;
TextRef.useAutoLeading = false;
TextRef.leading = size4;
var l = TextRef.contents.split(/\r/);
setFormatting(0, l[0].length, font1, style1, size1);
var textFragmentLen = l[0].length + l[1].length + 1;
if(l.length > 2){
setFormatting(textFragmentLen, (textFragmentLen + l[2].length -8), font1, style1, size4);
}
else{
var sectextFragmentLen = l[1].split(':');
setFormatting((textFragmentLen - l[1].length), l[0].length + sectextFragmentLen[0].length + 2, font1, style1, size4);
}
preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
if(TextRef.kind == TextType.PARAGRAPHTEXT){
TextRef.height = texth;
TextRef.width = textw;
TextRef.useAutoLeading = false;
TextRef.leading = size4;
}
app.doAction('Align title', 'EGP');
app.doAction('Save', 'EGP');
app.doAction('SFW', 'EGP');
}
}
catch(e){
alert(e + ' ' + e.line);
return;
}
}
}
}
catch(e){
preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
app.displayDialogs = originalDialogMode;
return;
}
preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
app.displayDialogs = originalDialogMode;
}
else{
alert('You must have a document open to run this script.');
return;
}
}
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