Adobe Photoshop Elements Plug In SDK

[Royi A]

Hello,

Is there an SDK for Adobe Photoshop Elements Plug In?

What are the difference from Photoshop?

Is the "Parameterization" of the Plug In available under Elements?
Are ExtendScript Dialogues available under Elements?

Thank You.

[Harald Heim]

There is no separate SDK for Elements. Plugins created with the Photoshop SDK should work in 99% of all cases in Elements too. Elements does not have all functionality of Photoshop, so an automation plugin cannot use all Photoshop functionality in Elements. You can run JavaScript/ExtendScript code that display dialogs from an automation plugin by using the JS Scripting Suite of the Photoshop API. That works in Elements too.

[Royi A]

Hi,

Do you mean that if I have a GUI based on ExtendScript it should work?

Even the parameterization?

Do you have access to Adobe Photoshop Elements?

Thank You.

[Harald Heim]

I have no idea what you mean with "parameterization".

As I said you can run JavaScript code from an automation plugin (I have not tried for other plugin types yet) and the JavaScript code can return a string back to the plugin, which the plugin can then evaluate. So you can have a "ExtendScript GUI" for an automation plugin if you want.

[Royi A]

Hi,

So say we have a JSX file, where should I put it to make it available on Photoshop Elements?

In Photoshop I put in Scripts folder under Presets.

Thank You.