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Plugin or action to add white border to images

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
December 16, 2021
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Hello,

I am searching for a plugin or action that can put a white border around an image similar to the 'border' photo labs of the '50s–'60s left on small (4x6) prints. Ideally, the plugin or action could do a bunch of individual images in a folder automatically.

Also, the border could be of different styles, such as scalloped or with corner place holders, drop shadows, and an aged look to the border.

Apple Pages has this feature but unfortunately it does not export images, and is not automated.

Thank you.

MacOS 12.01

Bojan Živković11378569

Community Expert

There was such plugins in the past but I do not see them recently. Perhaps you can create action on your own or do it using Smart Objects or even Data sets.

If I can understand you correctly, you want to batch process 4x6in and that is good starting point. If dimensions are consistent then you can record you own action or create design then batch process using action, data sets... to replace photo in "mockup".

OmerVCAuthor

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Thank you, Bojan,

While I know of actions, I'm not nearly proficient enough to create one that does what is needed. And, to compound things, the ratio aspect of the images is not constant.

JJMack

Community Expert

Try Photoshop menu Image>Canvas Size...

JJMack

OmerVCAuthor

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Thanks JJMack,

I know how to create the border but am looking for an automated system that will do hundreds of individual images at the click of a button. 🙂

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

@OmerVC wrote:

Thanks JJMack,

I know how to create the border but am looking for an automated system that will do hundreds of individual images at the click of a button. 🙂

Photoshop commands can be put into an action and then bulk applied in many ways (droplet, batch, image processor or other scripts). You just need to make or purchase the actions.

OmerVCAuthor

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Sorry, I forgot to mention that I am willing to buy the app, plugin or action.

Thanks.

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Lumigraphics

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Try Adobe Exchange, search for "border" in Photoshop plugins.

OmerVCAuthor

Known Participant

Thanks Lumigraphics,

Yes, I've searched the plugins and while a few do frames/borders, the specific design I'm after is not part of the packages.

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