Hey > Shotcuts for finding image (layer) in finder

[Peter A Lund]

Today i found out that there is no shortcut for some of the menu Items that we excecute with the right mouse. 

One of them is : "show in finder" (in german "Im finder zeigen"

I am not sure why, but this is to me a very important function. 

And if you are working with many images its nice to at least have the option on how to excecute this. 

(groundhog day) 

As my last entry > "keyboard shortcut search" 

this falls into the same category of efficiency. 

I hope that a lot of people agree and let´s see how long it takes to enable this little feature. 

cheers Peter 

[Myra Ferguson]

In your subject, you mention that you're looking for the image that is on a layer, so it sounds like it's a linked smart object. If that's the case, then you can already add a keyboard shortcut for it.

Right-clicking on a the linked smart object to select Reveal in Finder/Reveal in Explorer is the same as going to Layer > Smart Objects > Reveal in Finder (macOS) or Layer > Smart Objects > Reveal in Explorer (Windows). That menu item doesn't have a keyboard shortcut by default, but you can add one by going to Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts... set the Shortcuts For dropdown menu to Application Menus, find the command in the Layer option below, and assign a key or key combination to it.

Here's more information about customizing keyboard shortcuts:

• https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/customizing-keyboard-shortcuts.html

[Peter A Lund]

No its not a smart object. 

I have seen the menu point for that too. 

I am refering to an image that has one layer that I enhance in Topaz and then I jump back to PS. 

After this I need to save the Image and then replace the Image in Premiere Pro. 

I recoment to do this for 1000 Images in a row and then you will understand why I am asking to be able to 

set a shortcut. 

It´s a very tedious work. 

And I can´t outsource this to a assitant. 

But thanxs. 

I will give the smartobject reveal in finder a look. 

cheers Pete 

[Stephen Marsh]

@Peter A Lund – To clarify, can you please provide a screenshot of the layer in question selected in the layers panel? I don't use Topaz.

A linked smart object is the only thing that initially makes sense to me.

It could be scripted:

app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID("placedLayerRevealInOS"));

However, as there is already a keyboard shortcut that would be pointless unless it was part of deeper automation. 

[gener7]

I thought I answered this "Reveal in Finder" question using your script and assigning a keyboard shortcut.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/how-can-i-find-a-menu-point-in-the-ke...

Did I misunderstand?

[Stephen Marsh]

@gener7 

It depends on whether one is wishing to open the directory containing the (parent) document, or open a directory containing the selected linked smart object (child) document within the (parent) document.

[gener7]

@Stephen Marsh  My use was finding the parent folder of an open file, which it does nicely.

[Stephen Marsh]

@Stephen Marsh  My use was finding the parent folder of an open file, which it does nicely.

By @gener7

Yes, that is exactly what the script does in that other topic... We are still trying to determine if the request in this topic is to open a linked smart object file location in the Finder/Explorer (not the parent doc).