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Droplet starting action too early

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Jul 03, 2022 Jul 03, 2022

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Hi,

 

I am trying to create a droplet, where i could drop 3 separate pictures and then it would start an action where the three pictures are combined in to a new canvas. The action alone works perfectly, but the trouble is that it starts too soon when i drop the files in to the droplet. I would like it to start when the three pictures are loaded, not when the first one is loaded. Any suggestions how to get this to work?

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Jul 03, 2022 Jul 03, 2022

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Interesting question! I think all you can do is open 2 pictures in Photoshop first, then drop the last one on the droplet.

I understand how that is very likely to be not what you want but I think it's the best it can do.

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Jul 04, 2022 Jul 04, 2022

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That does not seem to be what Droplets are there for by a long shot. 

But just to make sure could you post a screenshot of the expanded Action in the Actions Panel? 

Is there a clear unequivocal between the three images (position, name, …)? If there is a Script might provide a work-around. 

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Jul 04, 2022 Jul 04, 2022

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As @c.pfaffenbichler commented, Batch Actions/Droplet Actions don't work that way. I too would suggest a script to open the three files, then the script could run the action.

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Jul 04, 2022 Jul 04, 2022

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If the »connected« images can be unequivocally identified I suppose one could record the Script into an Action, create a droplet off of that and drop only one of each »triplet« onto it. 

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Jul 20, 2022 Jul 20, 2022

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Hi,


Sorry for the late response but the file names that i want to combine are usually named in the form of E24152513_1 (1) & E24152513_1 (2). So everything else is constant in one group of pictures but the (1). 

 

The number code between E and _1 differs for every product group so that i know which pictures to combine.

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Jul 20, 2022 Jul 20, 2022

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What is the file format? 

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Jul 20, 2022 Jul 20, 2022

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They are 99.999% jpeg. I posted for visual representation of files. I have combine from 2-5 pictures depending on the product group.

Aleksi24982164dyvs_0-1658377282320.png

Aleksi24982164dyvs_1-1658377336761.png

 

 

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Jul 21, 2022 Jul 21, 2022

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The trousers seem to follow a different naming-convention and there are four jackets, not three. 

So what is the actual work-flow supposed to be? 

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Jul 21, 2022 Jul 21, 2022

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// place two files with numbers added to »(1)« in filename;
// 2022, use it at your own risk;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
    var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
    var docName = myDocument.name;
    var theRegExp = new RegExp (/\(\d{1,3}\)/gi);
    try {
        var basename = docName.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1];
        var docPath = myDocument.path;
        var theBrackets = String(basename.match(theRegExp));
        var theNumber = theBrackets.match(/\d{1,3}/gi);
        for (var m = 1; m <= 2; m++) {
            var theOther = docPath+"/"+docName.replace(theRegExp, "("+(Number(theNumber)+m)+")");
            if (File(theOther).exists == true) {
                placeScaleRotateFile (File(theOther), 0, 0, 100, 100, 0, false)
            };
        }
        }
    catch (e) {
        var basename = myDocument.name;
        var docPath = "~/Desktop"
        };
    };
////// place //////
function placeScaleRotateFile (file, xOffset, yOffset, theXScale, theYScale, theAngle, linked) {
    var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );
    var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
    var idPlc = charIDToTypeID( "Plc " );
        var desc5 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
        desc5.putPath( idnull, new File( file ) );
        var idFTcs = charIDToTypeID( "FTcs" );
        var idQCSt = charIDToTypeID( "QCSt" );
        var idQcsa = charIDToTypeID( "Qcsa" );
        desc5.putEnumerated( idFTcs, idQCSt, idQcsa );
        var idOfst = charIDToTypeID( "Ofst" );
            var desc6 = new ActionDescriptor();
            var idHrzn = charIDToTypeID( "Hrzn" );
            desc6.putUnitDouble( idHrzn, idPxl, xOffset );
            var idVrtc = charIDToTypeID( "Vrtc" );
            desc6.putUnitDouble( idVrtc, idPxl, yOffset );
        var idOfst = charIDToTypeID( "Ofst" );
        desc5.putObject( idOfst, idOfst, desc6 );
        var idWdth = charIDToTypeID( "Wdth" );
        desc5.putUnitDouble( idWdth, idPrc, theYScale );
        var idHght = charIDToTypeID( "Hght" );
        desc5.putUnitDouble( idHght, idPrc, theXScale );
        var idAngl = charIDToTypeID( "Angl" );
        var idAng = charIDToTypeID( "#Ang" );
        desc5.putUnitDouble( idAngl, idAng,theAngle );	
    if (linked == true) {
        var idLnkd = charIDToTypeID( "Lnkd" );
        desc5.putBoolean( idLnkd, true );
        };
    executeAction( idPlc, desc5, DialogModes.NO );
// get layerid;
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putProperty (stringIDToTypeID ("property"), stringIDToTypeID ("layerID"));
    ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") ); 
    var layerDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
    var layerID = layerDesc.getInteger (stringIDToTypeID ("layerID"));
    return layerID;
    };

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