Please help with simple automation - add filename text below image

[JacquesCornell]

Would you kindly help me automate the following operations? I have to modify 547 images, and it'll take me 10-12 hours by hand. I'm embedding the image filename below the image for placement on a website.

FWIW, I'm an event photographer. I work almost exclusively in Lightroom Classic and DxO PhotoLab and have long since forgotten most of what I knew about Photoshop 20 years ago.

1. Open 1800x1200px jpeg and place it at the top of an 1800x1300px canvas (with transparent background).
2. Create text field, centered horizontally in the bottom 100px band, and paste image filename.
3. Save with image filename as PSD and PNG.

Any suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks! An example file is attached.

[Shoua5C98]

Thank you. I really appreciate your time and expertise. I spent hours trying to figure it out to no avail. 

[Stephen Marsh]

As all samples are normalised to 300ppi results should at least be consistent.

[Shoua5C98]

I am just needing the script to output it as a jpg only (not psd or png)

[Stephen Marsh · Accepted solution]

I am just needing the script to output it as a jpg only (not psd or png)

By @Shoua5C98

Try this script, it should be close enough and can be easily tweaked if you need it "pixel perfect" to your samples. Let me know if there are any major issues that you can't figure out:

/*
Batch Add Filename to Lower Right of Canvas.jsx
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/please-help-with-simple-automation-add-filename-text-below-image/td-p/13652732
v1.0, 1st August 2023, Stephen Marsh
*/

#target photoshop

// Set the input and output folders
var inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select the input folder:");
var outputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select the output folder:");

// Limit the input files, add or remove extensions as required
var fileList = inputFolder.getFiles(/\.(webp|tif|tiff|jpg|jpeg|psd|psb|png)$/i);
fileList.sort();

// Set the dialog and ruler options
var savedDisplayDialogs = app.displayDialogs;
app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO;
var originalRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;

// Set the file processing counter
var fileCounter = 0;

// Process the input files
for (var i = 0; i < fileList.length; i++) {

    open(fileList[i]);

    //activeDocument.resizeImage(null, null, 300, ResampleMethod.NONE);
    var docName = activeDocument.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
    var textLayer = activeDocument.artLayers.add();
    textLayer.kind = LayerKind.TEXT;
    var theText = textLayer.textItem;
    var theColor = new SolidColor;
    theColor.rgb.red = 255;
    theColor.rgb.green = 255;
    theColor.rgb.blue = 255;
    textLayer.textItem.color = theColor;
    theText.position = [500, 500];
    theText.justification = Justification.RIGHT;
    //theText.font = 'Arial-Regular';
    theText.font = 'ArialMT';
    theText.size = 8;
    theText.contents = docName;
    alignToSel('AdRg');
    alignToSel('AdBt');
    activeDocument.activeLayer.translate(-25, -25);
    var saveJPEGName = File(outputFolder + "/" + docName + ".jpg");
    saveJPEG(saveJPEGName);
    activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
    fileCounter++;
}

app.displayDialogs = savedDisplayDialogs;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;

alert('Script completed!' + '\n' + fileCounter + ' files saved to:' + '\r' + outputFolder.fsName);


// FUNCTIONS //

function alignToSel(method) {
    /* https://gist.github.com/MarshySwamp/df372e342ac87854ffe08e79cbdbcbb5 */

    //www.ps-scripts.com/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=7036&p=35273&hilit=align+layer#p35273
    /* 
    //macscripter.net/viewtopic.php?id=38890
    AdLf = Align Left
    AdRg = Align Right
    AdCH = Align Centre Horizontal
    AdTp = Align Top
    AdBt = Align Bottom
    AdCV = Align Centre Vertical
    */

    app.activeDocument.selection.selectAll();

    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt"));
    desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref);
    desc.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID("Usng"), charIDToTypeID("ADSt"), charIDToTypeID(method));
    try {
        executeAction(charIDToTypeID("Algn"), desc, DialogModes.NO);
    } catch (e) { }

    app.activeDocument.selection.deselect();
}

function saveJPEG(saveFile) {
    var jpgOptns = new JPEGSaveOptions();
    jpgOptns.formatOptions = FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE;
    jpgOptns.embedColorProfile = true;
    jpgOptns.matte = MatteType.NONE;
    jpgOptns.quality = 10;
    activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, jpgOptns, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
}

[Shoua5C98]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED!!! What a HUGE time saver!! Thank you so much!!

[Stephen Marsh]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED!!! What a HUGE time saver!! Thank you so much!!

By @Shoua5C98

You're welcome!

[jane-e]

Nicely written, @Stephen Marsh !

Jane

[Michael37981923jv7y]

Is it possible to change this script so it saves the file with a JPG extension instead of PSD ?

[Rob_Cullen]

Making a comment- I am totally over-whelmed by scripting (Don't know anything!). But if you are using Lightroom-Classic, you can do this function (Save as JPG with FIlename, or other metadata) so easily with Lr-Classic.

-Select photos (as many as you want!) in the LrC library

-Use the Print Module to Design the 'page' with 'Photo Info' metadata.

- with the [Print Job] set to JPG Save all images to JPG.

[Lumigraphics]

Lightroom can also output files with a watermark.

I use a Photoshop script at work to create stylized text but yes it would probably be a bit overwhelming for someone without coding knowledge.

[Stephen Marsh]

Is it possible to change this script so it saves the file with a JPG extension instead of PSD ?

By @Michael37981923jv7y

Which script, there are multiple scripts in this topic.

[JacquesCornell]

Thanks for the suggestion, but wouldn't this just append the same single filename entered in step 5 to all 547 images? I want each image to have its own filename appended. In any case, I got it done with Variables, as noted above.

[jane-e]

Thanks for the suggestion, but wouldn't this just append the same single filename entered in step 5 to all 547 images?

By @JacquesCornell

The message you replied to used ChatGPT and contained a spam link. It has been removed from the thread.

Jane