Actions and scripting

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August 20, 2024
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Good afternoon guys, I wanted to know if it is possible to create a hot folder with Photoshop actions

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Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

@m�rcio_meucopoeco

This is generally performed using dedicated printer software, RIPs and DFE's etc. Either from the OEM or 3rd parties.

As previously suggested this needs to be driven by another app, not Photoshop... You could also look into a Bridge script, that will watch a folder and run an action or script in Photoshop to print and close.

https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/blob/master/Bridge%20Hot%20Folder.jsx

https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/blob/master/PShotFolder.jsx

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/automatically-run-scripts-on-files-in...

http://kasyan.ho.ua/bridge/hot_folder_in_bridge/hot_folder_listener.html

http://kasyan.ho.ua/bridge/watched_folder/watched_folder.html

http://kasyan.ho.ua/bridge/hot_folder_in_bridge/hot_folder_in_bridge.html

pixxxelschubser

Community Expert

Perhaps a droplet can help you:
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/processing-batch-files.html?x-product=Helpx%2F1.0.0&x-product-location=Search%3AForums%3Alink%2F3.4.0

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Lumigraphics

Legend

What are you trying to accomplish? Most likely you would need a second app to send files to Photoshop from the hot folder.

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m�rcio_meucopoecoAuthor

Participant

My idea is to automate the printing process, first I combine a jpg with a white shim file, and save a psd. This is due to the variable photoshop function! then I would throw these psds in the hot folder and apply automation with some adjustments, applying a color profile and placing the white shim in the alpha channel and saving a pdf directly in the printer's hotfolder

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Lumigraphics

Legend

You can probably script or record an action to do most of the Photoshop steps. I'm not sure where the hot folder comes in?

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