Automate focus stacking script/action help needed.

[2adps]

Hi guys,

    this is what I am dealing with:

    yesterday I shot about 200 products, 3 shots/per product using focus stacking.

Filenames are in exact sequence:  filename001, filename002, filename003 are 3 different focus shots of the same product.

The next three files sequence ex: filename004.tif  filename005.tif filename006.tif are the shots of the next product etc.

So there is a folder with 600 shots which I have to repeat an action, that :

     a) Open three first shots and plays an action or script (any)

     b) then saves a new one image with a filename something like filename003-new.tif  for the first three, filename005-new.tif for the next... etc

     c) then repeat the action for the next three shots until the folder ends.

The result would be an image that had Auto-align the three images into a new one as layers and then Auto blend> stack images.

Any ideas?

[SuperMerlin · Accepted solution]

You could try this script, it prompts for the folder where the files are, creates a folder off this called Processed where the tif file are saved.

#target photoshop;
app.bringToFront();
main();
function main(){
var selectedFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select the folder to process");    
if(selectedFolder == null ) return;
var outFolder = Folder(selectedFolder + "/processed");
if(!outFolder.exists) outFolder.create();
var threeFiles = new Array();
var PictureFiles = selectedFolder.getFiles(/\.(jpg|jpe|dng|bmp|tif|tiff|psd|crw|cr2|exr|pcx|nef|dcr|dc2|erf|raf|orf|tga|mos|pef|png)$/i);
while(PictureFiles.length>2){
for(var a = 0;a<3;a++){threeFiles.push(PictureFiles.shift());}
stackFiles(threeFiles);
selectAllLayers();
autoAlign();
autoBlendLayers();
var layerName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name.replace(/\....$/i,'');
var saveFile = new File(outFolder+ '/' + layerName + '.psd');
SaveTIFF(saveFile);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
threeFiles=[];
    }
};
function autoBlendLayers(){
var d=new ActionDescriptor();
d.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("apply"), stringIDToTypeID("autoBlendType"), stringIDToTypeID("maxDOF"));
d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("colorCorrection"), true);
d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("autoTransparencyFill"), false);
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("mergeAlignedLayers"), d, DialogModes.NO);
};
function SaveTIFF(saveFile){
tiffSaveOptions = new TiffSaveOptions(); 
tiffSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true; 
tiffSaveOptions.alphaChannels = true; 
tiffSaveOptions.layers = true;
tiffSaveOptions.imageCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW; 
activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, tiffSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE); 
};
function selectAllLayers() {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
executeAction( stringIDToTypeID('selectAllLayers'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
};
function stackFiles(sFiles){  
var loadLayersFromScript = true;  
var SCRIPTS_FOLDER =  decodeURI(app.path + '/' + localize('$$$/ScriptingSupport/InstalledScripts=Presets/Scripts')); 
$.evalFile( new File(SCRIPTS_FOLDER +  '/Load Files into Stack.jsx'));   
loadLayers.intoStack(sFiles);  
};
function autoAlign() {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
desc.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Usng'), charIDToTypeID('ADSt'), stringIDToTypeID('ADSContent') );
desc.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Aply'), stringIDToTypeID('projection'), charIDToTypeID('Auto') );
desc.putBoolean( stringIDToTypeID('vignette'), false );
desc.putBoolean( stringIDToTypeID('radialDistort'), false );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Algn'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
};
function autoBlend() {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
desc.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Aply'), stringIDToTypeID('autoBlendType'), stringIDToTypeID('maxDOF') );
desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID('ClrC'), true );
executeAction( stringIDToTypeID('mergeAlignedLayers'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
};

[2adps]

You are my Hero!

It worked like a charm!

Congrats!

Did u code the script?

[SuperMerlin]

Yes, but I chose 3 pics that were simular for a test and the result was very unusual

[2adps]

What do you mean "unusual", not well stack focused, perhaps?

Nope. In my case the the result was what I expected! Excellent job!

[SuperMerlin]

It gave unusual artifacts, as the pics could not be properly aligned.

[2adps]

Yes, sometimes this happens. Although, this is not a script problem.

[STUDIO5FAA]

Hi @SuperMerlin 

Is it possible to sort layers by histogram value ?

1.Top - histogram value : mean <= 100

2.Center :  histogram value : mean >= 111 && mean <= 180

4.Bottom :  histogram value : >= 181

Thank you !

[STUDIO5FAA]

Sorry :

3.Bottom :  histogram value : >= 181

[Brink2011]

Thank you very much for sharing this script! 

[Kukurykus]

What do I have to do manually in Photoshop to get this result:

var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
desc.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Usng'), charIDToTypeID('ADSt'), stringIDToTypeID('ADSContent') );
desc.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Aply'), stringIDToTypeID('projection'), charIDToTypeID('Auto') );
desc.putBoolean( stringIDToTypeID('vignette'), false );
desc.putBoolean( stringIDToTypeID('radialDistort'), false );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Algn'), desc, DialogModes.NO );

[Ilya Baidakov]

I create new version of the script. Sometimes I do with dozens of focus stacking images and hundreds, even thousands of jpgs, so I wanted process them once. The script do it 👍 

For example,

If you have folder root, and folders f1.jpg, f2.jpg, ..., fn.jpg inside of root with files inside each of it:

-  you run script, choose root, wait, and have files inside root: f1_fs.jpg, f2_fs.jpg, ..., fn_fs.jpg. That is fantastic.

Thank you all, SuperMerlin especially, for the script.  ☺️

I put the script at GitHub:

https://github.com/baidakovil/pyfocusstackfo

[Ilya Baidakov]

Sorry, I mistake with folder names and filenames, but I can't edit message. Hope you understand what I mean.

[Lucky_me]

Hi There, I'm trying to do something similar to this.  I'm doing photo stacks of 10 images, but they are JPG files.  I saved the files as a .PSJS files and tried to open the script in PhotoShop but it doesn't seem to do anything when Opened.  I don't even get the "Please Select Folder prompt".  I think I found and modified the A<3 varilable to A<10, but not sure what else would need to be modified to make it work.  Can you let me know what else I would have to do for this?

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

I saved the files as a .PSJS files and tried to open the script in PhotoShop but it doesn't seem to do anything when Opened.

By @Lucky_me

This is a legacy ExtendScript .JSX file, not a new UXP Script .PSJS file.

https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/11/downloading-and-installing-adobe-scripts.html

NOTE: When Adobe changed the forum software, many old scripts were broken if they contained a variable in square brackets, such as [i] or [a] etc.

/* 
Automate focus stacking.jsx
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/automate-focus-stacking-script-action-help-needed/m-p/12742549#M622233
SuperMerlin, Jun 07, 2019
*/

#target photoshop;
app.bringToFront();
main();

function main() {
    var selectedFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select the folder to process");
    if (selectedFolder == null) return;
    var outFolder = Folder(selectedFolder + "/processed");
    if (!outFolder.exists) outFolder.create();
    var threeFiles = new Array();
    var PictureFiles = selectedFolder.getFiles(/\.(jpg|jpe|dng|bmp|tif|tiff|psd|crw|cr2|exr|pcx|nef|dcr|dc2|erf|raf|orf|tga|mos|pef|png)$/i);
    while (PictureFiles.length > 2) {
        for (var a = 0; a < 3; a++) {
            threeFiles.push(PictureFiles.shift());
        }
        stackFiles(threeFiles);
        selectAllLayers();
        autoAlign();
        autoBlendLayers();
        var layerName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name.replace(/\....$/i, '');
        var saveFile = new File(outFolder + '/' + layerName + '.psd');
        SaveTIFF(saveFile);
        app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
        threeFiles = [];
    }
};

function autoBlendLayers() {
    var d = new ActionDescriptor();
    d.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("apply"), stringIDToTypeID("autoBlendType"), stringIDToTypeID("maxDOF"));
    d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("colorCorrection"), true);
    d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("autoTransparencyFill"), false);
    executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("mergeAlignedLayers"), d, DialogModes.NO);
};

function SaveTIFF(saveFile) {
    tiffSaveOptions = new TiffSaveOptions();
    tiffSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true;
    tiffSaveOptions.alphaChannels = true;
    tiffSaveOptions.layers = true;
    tiffSaveOptions.imageCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW;
    activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, tiffSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
};

function selectAllLayers() {
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt'));
    desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID('null'), ref);
    executeAction(stringIDToTypeID('selectAllLayers'), desc, DialogModes.NO);
};

function stackFiles(sFiles) {
    var loadLayersFromScript = true;
    var SCRIPTS_FOLDER = decodeURI(app.path + '/' + localize('$$$/ScriptingSupport/InstalledScripts=Presets/Scripts'));
    $.evalFile(new File(SCRIPTS_FOLDER + '/Load Files into Stack.jsx'));
    loadLayers.intoStack(sFiles);
};

function autoAlign() {
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt'));
    desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID('null'), ref);
    desc.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID('Usng'), charIDToTypeID('ADSt'), stringIDToTypeID('ADSContent'));
    desc.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID('Aply'), stringIDToTypeID('projection'), charIDToTypeID('Auto'));
    desc.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID('vignette'), false);
    desc.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID('radialDistort'), false);
    executeAction(charIDToTypeID('Algn'), desc, DialogModes.NO);
};

function autoBlend() {
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
    desc.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID('Aply'), stringIDToTypeID('autoBlendType'), stringIDToTypeID('maxDOF'));
    desc.putBoolean(charIDToTypeID('ClrC'), true);
    executeAction(stringIDToTypeID('mergeAlignedLayers'), desc, DialogModes.NO);
};