Photoshop SDK: create resize plugin

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January 24, 2020
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Is it possible to create a Photoshop plugin which resizes an image?

From what I can see in the docs and samples, the input resolution of the filter/plugin has to be the same as the output resolution. But some companies do sell upres plugins. So it must be possible 🙂

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Correct answer r-bin

I do not create plugins and have not read the SDK.
But I know that you need to use as a plug-in filter "*.8bf" (which cannot change size) and at the same time an automation plug-in "*.8li", which just can resize.

Dig yourself in that direction.

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r-binCorrect answer

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I do not create plugins and have not read the SDK.
But I know that you need to use as a plug-in filter "*.8bf" (which cannot change size) and at the same time an automation plug-in "*.8li", which just can resize.

Dig yourself in that direction.

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darbygYYAuthor

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Thanks for the tip!

For anyone else looking into this, my understanding is that the Automation plug-in can basically call a bunch of Photoshop actions in sequence (resize canvas, run blur filter, etc) including calling other plug-ins such as filters. So I could use that to first resize the canvas, and then call my (internal, hidden) plug-in the strech the contents.

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Lumigraphics

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Photoshop has a bunch of built-in tools to do this already.