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Rodan_Shiner
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April 5, 2024
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Is it possible to save png file without png format option dialogue?

  • April 5, 2024
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I need to save png file again and again. I need to decide its name and where to save manually but I would like to use same png format option and avoid its dialogue box popoing up everytime I save file as png. quick export as PNG is desireable but it can not be recorded as action. Is it possible to do that using jsx?

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Correct answer r-bin

 

try {

var folder;

try { folder = activeDocument.path; } catch(e) { folder = new Folder(); }

var nm = activeDocument.name;

var n = nm.lastIndexOf(".");
if (n > 0) nm = nm.substr(0, n);

var file = new File (folder.fsName + "/" + nm);

file = file.saveDlg("Save As", "*.png");

if (file)
    {
    var d = new ActionDescriptor();
    var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
    d1.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("method"), stringIDToTypeID("PNGMethod"), stringIDToTypeID("quick"));
    d1.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("PNGInterlaceType"), stringIDToTypeID("PNGInterlaceType"), stringIDToTypeID("PNGInterlaceNone"));
    d1.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("PNGFilter"), stringIDToTypeID("PNGFilter"), stringIDToTypeID("PNGFilterAdaptive"));
    d1.putInteger(stringIDToTypeID("compression"), 9);
    d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("as"), stringIDToTypeID("PNGFormat"), d1);
    d.putPath(stringIDToTypeID("in"), file);
    d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("copy"), true);
    executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("save"), d, DialogModes.NO);
    }

} catch (e) { alert(e.line+ "\n\n" +e); }

 

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r-binCorrect answer
Legend
April 6, 2024

 

try {

var folder;

try { folder = activeDocument.path; } catch(e) { folder = new Folder(); }

var nm = activeDocument.name;

var n = nm.lastIndexOf(".");
if (n > 0) nm = nm.substr(0, n);

var file = new File (folder.fsName + "/" + nm);

file = file.saveDlg("Save As", "*.png");

if (file)
    {
    var d = new ActionDescriptor();
    var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
    d1.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("method"), stringIDToTypeID("PNGMethod"), stringIDToTypeID("quick"));
    d1.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("PNGInterlaceType"), stringIDToTypeID("PNGInterlaceType"), stringIDToTypeID("PNGInterlaceNone"));
    d1.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID("PNGFilter"), stringIDToTypeID("PNGFilter"), stringIDToTypeID("PNGFilterAdaptive"));
    d1.putInteger(stringIDToTypeID("compression"), 9);
    d.putObject(stringIDToTypeID("as"), stringIDToTypeID("PNGFormat"), d1);
    d.putPath(stringIDToTypeID("in"), file);
    d.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("copy"), true);
    executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("save"), d, DialogModes.NO);
    }

} catch (e) { alert(e.line+ "\n\n" +e); }

 

    R
    Rodan_ShinerAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 9, 2024

    yours works fine. thank you.

    L
    Lumigraphics
    Legend
    April 5, 2024

    I use Save for Web in a recorded action and there is no dialog box.

      R
      Rodan_ShinerAuthor
      Inspiring
      April 6, 2024

      but save for web is too slow. 

      D Fosse
      Community Expert
      D FosseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 6, 2024

      It's not slow if the image is a sensible size for web to begin with. So have an Image size step in the action before it goes to SFW.

       

      Scripts > Fit Image is perfect for that.

      Stephen Marsh
      Community Expert
      Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 5, 2024

      @Rodan_Shiner – Yes, here it is for JPEG. If you know scripting, you can simply adapt the script for Save As PNG or Export > Save for Web (Legacy) PNG.

      /*
Custom JPEG Save As to Baseline Standard.jsx
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/option-to-disable-quot-jpeg-options-quot-pop-up-after-saving/idc-p/12662182#M12329
Stephen Marsh, 15th January 2022 - v1.1
Info: Uses a custom prompt interface to *SAVE A COPY* with quality level 10 standard/baseline JPEG to a user selected-folder
*/

#target photoshop

if (app.documents.length !== 0) {
	// Remove extension
	var docName = app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
	var docNameInput = prompt('Enter a filename (without extension):', docName);
	// Remove extension
	var docNameOutput = docNameInput.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
	var docPath = Folder.selectDialog('Select a folder to save the JPEG image to...');

	// File Path & Naming
	var saveFileJPEG = new File(docPath + '/' + docNameOutput + '.jpg');

	if (saveFileJPEG.exists) {
		// true = 'No' as default active button
		if (!confirm("File exists, overwrite: Yes or No?", true))
			// throw alert("Script cancelled!");
			throw null;
	}

	jpegOptions(saveFileJPEG);

	// JPEG Options
	function jpegOptions(saveFileJPEG) {
		jpgSaveOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
		jpgSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true;
		jpgSaveOptions.formatOptions = FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE;
		jpgSaveOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE;
		jpgSaveOptions.quality = 10;
		// Save as
		activeDocument.saveAs(saveFileJPEG, jpgSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
	}

	app.beep();
	// alert('JPEG saved!');

} else {
	alert('You must have a document open!');
}
        R
        Rodan_ShinerAuthor
        Inspiring
        April 6, 2024

        I tried to use it but dialogue box pops up. I don't know how to remoeve it.

        Stephen Marsh
        Community Expert
        Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        April 6, 2024
        quote

        I tried to use it but dialogue box pops up. I don't know how to remoeve it.


        By @Rodan_Shiner

         

        Yes, a dialog pops-up, you stated that:

         

        "I need to decide its name and where to save manually "

         

        This is what the script does, it offers a dialog to enter the file name and a folder selection to save to. It doesn't pop up a dialog to set the PNG options, which are hard-coded into the script.

         

        How/where do you propose that the name and save location is performed manually?

         

        For what it's worth, here is the code updated for PNG:

         

        /*
Custom PNG Save As without Standard Dialogs.jsx
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/is-it-possible-to-save-png-file-without-png-format-option-dialogue/m-p/14539007#M798627
v1.0, 6th April 2024 - Stephen Marsh
v1.1, 9th April 2024 - Changed Save As to Save a Copy
Info: Uses a custom prompt interface to *SAVE AS* PNG to a user selected-folder
*/

#target photoshop

if (app.documents.length !== 0) {
	// Remove extension
	var docName = app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
	var docNameInput = prompt('Enter a filename (without extension):', docName);
	// Remove extension
	var docNameOutput = docNameInput.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
	var docPath = Folder.selectDialog('Select a folder to save the PNG image to...');

	// File Path & Naming
	var saveFilePNG = new File(docPath + '/' + docNameOutput + '.png');

	if (saveFilePNG.exists) {
		// true = 'No' as default active button
		if (!confirm("File exists, overwrite: Yes or No?", true))
			// throw alert("Script cancelled!");
			throw null;
	}

	pngOptions(saveFilePNG);

	// PNG Options
	function pngOptions(saveFilePNG) {
		pngSaveOptions = new PNGSaveOptions();
		pngSaveOptions.compression = 0; // 0-9
		pngSaveOptions.interlaced = false;
		// Save a Copy
		activeDocument.saveAs(saveFilePNG, pngSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
	}

	app.beep();
	// alert('PNG saved!');

} else {
	alert('You must have a document open!');
}

         

         

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