How to? Resizing an image using the transform tool to a specific pixel-size...........in an action.

[Appelmoes]

I have a template in which I want to place several images. All these images have a different pixel-size and I want them all to be resized to 1080 pixels wide.

When I make an action using the Transform tool it records that action with a percentage. For example, when I place an image which is 2160 pixels wide and I record the action so that the image is transformed to 1080 pixels wide, the action records that the transformation is done by 50%.

But when I place a second image (say 3000 pixels wide) and I run the action, the image gets transformed to 1500 pixels wide (50%), but that's not what I want, I want that second image to be 1080 pixels wide.

So how can I make the action record a transformation to 1080 pixels wide in stead of resizing it to 50% ?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Stephen Marsh]

Try this action, it offers 2 different methods and you can turn off the dialog to use a fixed non-interactive size:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h5d21n85aoh44p1/Resize%20Current%20Layer%20to%20Specific%20Pixel%20Size%20...

[Stephen Marsh · Accepted solution]

A scripted solution:

#target photoshop
(function (){
    var startRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;  
    app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;  
    var bounds = activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds;  
    var width = bounds[2].value - bounds[0].value;
    var newSize = (100 / width) * 300;  // 300px
    activeDocument.activeLayer.resize(newSize, newSize, AnchorPosition.MIDDLECENTER);
    app.preferences.rulerUnits = startRulerUnits;  
})();

https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/11/downloading-and-installing-adobe-scripts.html

Originally from:

https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/58812/specific-resize-layer-action

[Appelmoes]

Eh.....this works......perfect. Thank you so much for this quick reply and solution.

[Stephen Marsh]

The action should work too!