Photoshop Action/Script to Generate Page Numbers

[jdybala]

How can I create a Photoshop action that would place a page number in the bottom left and bottom right (two numbers) per page?  I would like Photoshop to automatically increment the pages numbers.

Or is there software that can do this for me?

Below is an example for what I am looking for.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Naturally that would be a task better fit to Indesign, but if you need to do it in Photoshop how exactly do you want to "increment" the number?

Within one file or across multiple files?

[jdybala]

Good question.  The numbers would be incremented over more than one file.  The idea is that the end results is a number of files that are numbered in order.  Each file would contain two "pages" - an odd and an even one.  So the first file would have numbers 1 & 2, the second file would have 3 & 4, and so on.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

But would you add the numbers in one run or individually?

How are the numbers to be aligned (left left/right right or centred …)?

Can you provide the layered example pagina-file?

[pixxxelschubser]

jdybala schrieb:

… Each file would contain two "pages" - an odd and an even one.  So the first file would have numbers 1 & 2, the second file would have 3 & 4, and so on.

Are you sure?

Please take a few books and read. Every left side has even numbers. And normally the first number is number 3 on the right side.

Regards

[jdybala]

What we are doing is creating spreads to show what a final document layout would look like.  We would actually have two pages on each image - the left and right "side" would be on one JPEG.  Hence, we would have two numbers per image.

Should I maybe be looking at scripting Photoshop?  Would that be a better way? 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Once again: This task looks like a better fit for Indesign.

Should I maybe be looking at scripting Photoshop?

As far as I can tell Actions would be useless, so Scripting would be the way to go.

// add two numbers to selected files;
// 2015, use it at your own risk;
#target photoshop
// select files;
if ($.os.search(/windows/i) != -1) {var theFiles = File.openDialog ("please select files", '*.jpg;*.tif;*.pdf;*.psd', true)}
else {var theFiles = File.openDialog ("please select files", getFiles, true)};
theFiles.sort();
if (theFiles.length > 0) {
// set units;
var originalRulerUnits = preferences.rulerUnits;
preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
// do operation;
for (var m = 0; m < theFiles.length; m++) {
var thedoc = app.open(File(theFiles));
var originalResolution = thedoc.resolution;
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
thedoc.resizeImage (undefined, undefined, 72, ResampleMethod.NONE);
// create text layers;
textLayer (m*2+1, [50, thedoc.height -20]);
textLayer (m*2+2, [thedoc.width - 50, thedoc.height -20]);
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// reset;
thedoc.resizeImage (undefined, undefined, originalResolution, ResampleMethod.NONE);
};
// reset;
preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
};
////// get psds, tifs and jpgs from files //////
function getFiles (theFile) {
if (theFile.name.match(/\.(jpg|tif|psd|pdf|)$/i)) {
return true
};
};
////// text layer //////
function textLayer (theText, thePosition) {
var myLayerRef = activeDocument.artLayers.add();
myLayerRef.kind = LayerKind.TEXT;
var myTextRef = myLayerRef.textItem;
myTextRef.size = 12 * originalResolution / 72;
myTextRef.font = "Arial-BoldMT";
var newColor = new SolidColor();
newColor.rgb.red = 0;
newColor.rgb.green = 0;
newColor.rgb.blue = 0;
myTextRef.color = newColor;
myTextRef.justification = Justification.CENTER;
myTextRef.kind = TextType.POINTTEXT;
myTextRef.position = thePosition;
myLayerRef.blendMode = BlendMode.NORMAL;
myLayerRef.opacity = 100;
myTextRef.contents = theText;
};