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Batch replace smart objects

Community Beginner ,
Jan 30, 2014 Jan 30, 2014

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Hello,

I have very minimal scripting knowledge, and every script I've found for this workflow is partial or results in "undefined".  I am on a mac running Photoshop CC (latest update).

This is what I have:

  • a mockup file of a book with the cover image set as a transformed smart object
  • a folder of images resized to fit said smart object

This is what I would like a script to do (if possible):

  • for every image in said folder
  • replace smart object with images
  • save each new mockup (one for each new image) as a PSD file.

We have to create over 40 book, CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray mockups for each flyer we do.  Smart Objects help streamline it a little but I'm just going through and using an action right now, which I know is less than ideal.  I don't mind if the file names aren't what I need them to be, so incremental file naming would be fine because I could rename them all later.

Any suggestions on how I could streamline this process without having to manually replace and save?

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Community Expert , Feb 04, 2014 Feb 04, 2014

Please try this:

// replace smart object’s content and save psd;

// 2011, use it at your own risk;

#target photoshop

if (app.documents.length > 0) {

var myDocument = app.activeDocument;

var theName= myDocument.name.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1];

var thePath = myDocument.path;

var theLayer = myDocument.activeLayer;

// psd options;

psdOpts = new PhotoshopSaveOptions();

psdOpts.embedColorProfile = true;

psdOpts.alphaChannels = true;

psdOpts.layers = true;

psdOpts.spotColors = true;

// check if layer is smart object;

...

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Mar 11, 2018 Mar 11, 2018

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I thought I’d quoted him, I must have missed It.

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