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MarkBurns
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January 8, 2020
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How can I automate the placement of different images onto a background?

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I have a background image that I want to individually place 100s of images on, individually. The background is a photo frame, and I have a lot of photos that I want to each be put in the frame and saved individually as a JPEG.

 

I'm familiar with Photoshop's batch automation, but can't figure out how to do this.

 

Thanks in advance.

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JJMack
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JJMackCommunity Expert
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January 9, 2020

Templates PSD file and Photoshop scripts 

 

JJMack
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iampurple
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July 1, 2024

Wondering how to change the script to work on the image size to be square 335px x 335px with 1 to 3 per row?

Thanks

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iampurple
Inspiring
July 2, 2024

The native method from .csv spreadsheet data is Image > Variables... AKA Data Driven Graphics:

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/using/creating-data-driven-graphics.html


I thought of this, but for the users who doesn't know how to use photoshop and no photoshop account. 

Bojan Živković11378569
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Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
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January 8, 2020

You have a couple of options: photoshop actions, scripts, data driven graphics. Perhaps it is easiest for you to record action for batch process. Action can do the following: place frame above each of the images in batch process for what you need frame with transparent areas and a couple of other requirements like aspect ratio of frame to match aspect ratio of images.

Another option is to record action which will copy batch open image, paste it into another document with frame, copy frame with image then paste back into document with image open in batch process. This is more difficult and you need some experience in order to make things work.

Stephen Marsh
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Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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January 8, 2020

Oops, wrong topic!

 

Many topic threads discuss this, but the new forum software search is not great!

 

Edit: Here is one such previous topic thread, there are many to be found. You should be able to use a custom built action (helper scripts may be required) or one of JJMack’s template scripts:

 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/how-to-automate-batch-merge-2-images/m-p/10373314#M233731

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