How to automate actions with smart objects?

Question

Hi everyone,

I have a mockup of a picture frame where the photo inside of the frame is changeable via smart object. I have a folder of dozens of photos that I would like to automate replacing the photo in the frame so I don't have to do it manually.

The problem is when I record an Action of myself opening the smart object, placing a photo, and closing it, I tried to use File>Automate>Batch to do this on all the photos in the folder. But as soon as the step comes to open the smart object, I get an error "the command select is not currently available," then "command edit contents is not currently available."

How can I automate this process using actions and the batch function correctly?

Thanks

Stephen Marsh · Accepted Answer

You may need to use a different approach for smart object replacement for batch actions or alternatively use a script instead of a batch action.

There are many mock-up scripts posted in the forum that use smart objects if you use the search feature.

Otherwise:

https://github.com/MarshySwamp/JJMack-Archive

Bojan Živković11378569 · Answer

Alternate way of replacing images is using Data driven graphics Creating data-driven graphics in Photoshop (adobe.com), its worth to know.

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