make seamless

[Doug.S]

Suggest add a simple one button click to convert a selected image into a seamless image/texture. Probably can use existing but add some AI to finish the cleanup to produce a fast easy final result.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Please explain and post screenshots/mock-ups to illustrate. 

Which possible combinations (how many axes, flipping along axes, …) would you want, how far should a separated treatment of fore- and background play into it, …?  

Are you familiar with the Pattern-options »Extract from Image« from Libraries provides? 

[Semaphoric]

There used to be a pattern maker plugin with Photoshop that did this, bu the results were so-so. After trying it a couple of times, I went back to constructing patterns by hand.

Perhaps with AI it could work better,

[Douglas36573679wdb3]

Yes, I have used but I have hudreds, maybe a 1000's of PC images of textures that are not seamless and I simply want to convert some of them more easily than using offset + manual fix. Nothing more fancy than that....but 1 click easy with AI?

[Douglas36573679wdb3]

Illustrator can create seamless stuff well, but not easily convert bitmaps.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Please explain and post screenshots/mock-ups to illustrate. 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

What pixel dimensions are your Patterns usually? 

[Douglas36573679wdb3]

typical 1024 x 1024

sometimes smaller like 256 x 256, occasionally 2x bigger

depends on use and image size

Usually as paper or texture for painting or fill object

Sometimes for 3D

Both color and/or grayscale

Usually RGB 8 bit but often 16 bit if being adjusted/modified

[c.pfaffenbichler]

How about those screenshots? 

If you usually work at 1024x1024 you could (as a work-around) create an Action or a Script to create a Selection along the offset-borders (with »pointy ends« at the Canvas edges) and apply Generative Fill. 

[Douglas36573679wdb3]

I'll give it a try.

[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

// 2025, use it at your own risk;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var theOffset = 40;
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var originalRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
if (myDocument.width <= 1024 && myDocument.height <= 1024) {
if (myDocument.width > theOffset*4 && myDocument.height > theOffset*4) {
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
var theW = myDocument.width/2;
var theH = myDocument.height/2;
// offset;
myDocument.activeLayer.applyOffset(theW, theH, OffsetUndefinedAreas.WRAPAROUND);
// selection;
var theArray = [[theW, 0], [theW+theOffset, theOffset], [theW+theOffset, theH-theOffset], [theW*2-theOffset, theH-theOffset], [theW*2, theH], [theW*2-theOffset, theH+theOffset], [theW+theOffset, theH+theOffset], [theW+theOffset, theH*2-theOffset], [theW, theH*2], [theW-theOffset, theH*2-theOffset], 
[theW-theOffset, theH+theOffset], [theOffset, theH+theOffset], [0, theH], [theOffset, theH-theOffset], [theW-theOffset, theH-theOffset], [theW-theOffset, theOffset]];
polygonalLassoTool (theArray, false, false);
// generative fill;
generativeFill("");
} else {alert ("too small")}
} else {alert ("too big")}
// reset;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
};
////// polygonal lasso tool //////
function polygonalLassoTool (theArray, theSubtract, theAdd) {
if (theSubtract == false || theSubtract == undefined) {var idset = stringIDToTypeID( "set" )}
else {var idset = stringIDToTypeID( "subtractFrom" )};
if (theAdd == true) {var idset = stringIDToTypeID( "addTo" )};
var desc15 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref2 = new ActionReference();
ref2.putProperty( stringIDToTypeID( "channel" ), stringIDToTypeID( "selection" ) );
desc15.putReference( stringIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref2 );
var desc16 = new ActionDescriptor();
var list2 = new ActionList();
for (var m = 0; m < theArray.length; m++) {
var desc17 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idpixelsUnit = stringIDToTypeID( "pixelsUnit" );
desc17.putUnitDouble( stringIDToTypeID( "horizontal" ), idpixelsUnit, theArray[m][0] );
desc17.putUnitDouble( stringIDToTypeID( "vertical" ), idpixelsUnit, theArray[m][1] );
list2.putObject( stringIDToTypeID( "paint" ), desc17 );
};
desc16.putList( stringIDToTypeID( "points" ), list2 );
desc15.putObject( stringIDToTypeID( "to" ), stringIDToTypeID( "polygon" ), desc16 );
var idantiAlias = stringIDToTypeID( "antiAlias" );
desc15.putBoolean( idantiAlias, false );
executeAction( idset, desc15, DialogModes.NO );
};
////// generative fill //////
function generativeFill (theString) {
var idnull = stringIDToTypeID( "null" );
var idclio = stringIDToTypeID( "clio" );
var desc8 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref2 = new ActionReference();
ref2.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "document" ), stringIDToTypeID( "ordinal" ), stringIDToTypeID( "targetEnum" ) );
desc8.putReference( idnull, ref2 );
desc8.putString( stringIDToTypeID( "prompt" ), "" );
desc8.putString( stringIDToTypeID( "serviceID" ), "clio" );
var idmode = stringIDToTypeID( "mode" );
var idsyntheticFillMode = stringIDToTypeID( "syntheticFillMode" );
var idinpaint = stringIDToTypeID( "inpaint" );
desc8.putEnumerated( idmode, idsyntheticFillMode, idinpaint );
var desc9 = new ActionDescriptor();
var desc10 = new ActionDescriptor();
desc10.putString( stringIDToTypeID( "gi_PROMPT" ), theString );
desc10.putString( stringIDToTypeID( "gi_MODE" ), "ginp" );
desc10.putInteger( stringIDToTypeID( "gi_SEED" ), -1 );
desc10.putInteger( stringIDToTypeID( "gi_NUM_STEPS" ), -1 );
desc10.putInteger( stringIDToTypeID( "gi_GUIDANCE" ), 6 );
desc10.putInteger( stringIDToTypeID( "gi_SIMILARITY" ), 0 );
desc10.putBoolean( stringIDToTypeID( "gi_CROP" ), false );
desc10.putBoolean( stringIDToTypeID( "gi_DILATE" ), false );
desc10.putInteger( stringIDToTypeID( "gi_CONTENT_PRESERVE" ), 0 );
desc10.putBoolean( stringIDToTypeID( "gi_ENABLE_PROMPT_FILTER" ), true );
desc10.putBoolean( stringIDToTypeID( "dualCrop" ), true );
desc10.putString( stringIDToTypeID( "gi_ADVANCED" ), "{\"enable_mts\":true}" );
desc9.putObject( idclio, idclio, desc10 );
desc8.putObject( stringIDToTypeID( "serviceOptionsList" ), idnull, desc9 );
executeAction( stringIDToTypeID( "syntheticFill" ), desc8, DialogModes.NO );
};

[Douglas36573679wdb3]

I copied the text and see it would be a script not a .atn.

What is best way to create a Ps script using the copied text strings?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Save the code as a txt-file, change the extension to .jsx and copy it into Photoshop’s Presets/Scripts-Folder; after restarting Photoshop it should be available under File > Scripts and can be assigned a Shortcut or used in an Action. 

[Douglas36573679wdb3]

Thanks for the coding work.  Will give it a try per your help. Much appreciated and I hope others will use too.

[davescm]

As an aside, Adobe Sampler has the tools (including AI driven tools) to make seamless patterns and full materials from 2D images.

Dave