How to save in other formats?? Automate/Scripts Question (CS6)

Question

I am trying to batch edit and export using automate/scripts.

When I go through the automate function, there is no slide down menu where I can select the different file types. Instead, there are three rows of two adjacent bars that I am supposed to use to name my document. The bars are prompts that double as drop down menus, and here there are two options that catch the eye: "EXTENSION" in all caps and "extension"in lowercase letters. I click on one, and it automatically decides for me that it is in the gif format I am going to be saving my file. I tried manually typing in ".png" (because I wanted to save in png) but in trying to proceed the notification pop up kept telling me to specify an extension, so I am guessing that is not how it's done.

In scripts, on the other hand, I am given a much more intuitive interface to work with. Three checkboxes, enabling me to choose among the jpg, psd, and tiff formats. The issue here was the absence of a png option.

Can I recieve some help with understanding how to work this thing?

Stephen Marsh · Accepted Answer

I included saving it as a png in the action but I don't think it is working

You just need to use extension or EXTENSION - not the actual extension, Batch knows that the format is PNG, just ignore the .GIF it is just an example.

https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/using/processing-batch-files.html#process_a_batch_of_files

Stephen Marsh · Answer

Another couple of options, I hacked these from another script back in 2019... Both scripts convert to sRGB. They are batch scripts that process a selected folder of PSD files. The file type can be changed as required.

This one uses Save As, therefore, it will retain the resolution metadata info.

#target photoshop

// Batch Save As sRGB PNG.jsx

displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO

// raw.githubusercontent.com/jonahvsweb/Photoshop-Automated-Resize-to-Web.jsx/master/Automated%20Resize%20To%20Web.jsx

if (BridgeTalk.appName == "photoshop") {
    app.bringToFront;

    var inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select the source folder that contains the PSD files for save as PNG:");

    if (inputFolder != null) {
        var fileList = inputFolder.getFiles(/\.(psd)$/i);
        var outputFolder = inputFolder;

        for (var i = 0; i < fileList.length; i++) {
            if (fileList[i] instanceof File) {
                var document = open(fileList[i]);
                var documentName = fileList[i].name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, ''); // Regex remove filename extension

                while (app.documents.length) {
                    var newFile = new File(decodeURI(outputFolder) + "/" + documentName + ".png");

                    // document.flatten (); // Disable flatten image step

                    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                    function ConvertTosRGBProfile() {
                        app.activeDocument.convertProfile("sRGB IEC61966-2.1", Intent.RELATIVECOLORIMETRIC, true, false);
                    }
                    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

                    var pngOptions = new PNGSaveOptions();
                    pngOptions.compression = 0
                    pngOptions.interlaced = false;
                    app.activeDocument.saveAs(newFile, pngOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
                    app.activeDocument.close();

                }
            }
            if (i == fileList.length - 1) {
                alert("All PSD files have been saved as PNG files!");
            }
        }
    }
}

While this one uses Export Save for Web (Legacy) and will not retain the resolution metadata:

#target photoshop

// Batch Export SfW sRGB PNG.jsx

displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO

// raw.githubusercontent.com/jonahvsweb/Photoshop-Automated-Resize-to-Web.jsx/master/Automated%20Resize%20To%20Web.jsx

if (BridgeTalk.appName == "photoshop") {
    app.bringToFront;

    var inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select the source folder that contains the PSD files for PNG export:");

    if (inputFolder != null) {
        var fileList = inputFolder.getFiles(/\.(psd)$/i);
        var outputFolder = inputFolder ;

        for (var i = 0; i < fileList.length; i++) {
            if (fileList[i] instanceof File) {
                var document = open (fileList [i]);
                var documentName = fileList [i].name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, ''); // Regex remove filename extension

                while (app.documents.length) {
                    var newFile = new File(decodeURI(outputFolder) + "/" + documentName + ".png");

                    // document.flatten (); // Disable flatten image step

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                    function ConvertTosRGBProfile() {
                            app.activeDocument.convertProfile("sRGB IEC61966-2.1", Intent.RELATIVECOLORIMETRIC, true, false);
                        }
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

                    exportOptions = new ExportOptionsSaveForWeb();
                    exportOptions.format = SaveDocumentType.PNG;
                    exportOptions.PNG8 = false; // false = PNG-24
                    exportOptions.transparency = true; // true = transparent
                    exportOptions.interlaced = false; // true = interlacing on
                    exportOptions.includeProfile = true; // false = don't embedd ICC profile
                    document.exportDocument(newFile, ExportType.SAVEFORWEB, exportOptions);
                    document.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
                }
            }
            if (i == fileList.length - 1) {
                alert("All PSD files have been saved as PNG files!");
            }
        }
    }
}

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