Community Expert
,
Inspiration for the following script from the following idea/feature request (currently locked):
It's a pretty basic v1.0 release at the moment. It only works to resize by %, however, the original and resized values in pixels are displayed. The resize anchor point is defaulted to the middle-centre (this can be changed in the code).
/*
Resize Smart Object via Selectable Interpolation scriptUI GUI.jsx
v1.0 - 29th September 2024, Stephen Marsh
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/resize-smart-object-via-selectable-interpolation-method-script/m-p/14887508
Inspiration from:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-ability-to-choose-a-smart-object-s-interpolation-method-2013/idi-p/12249327
Added a GUI as the original script had issues with the simple interactive transform in v2024 (25.12.0):
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/action-manager-transform-bug-dialogmodes-all-v25-12-0/idi-p/14884361
*/
#target photoshop
// Check if there's an active document
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
// Get and set the ruler units
var savedRuler = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
var activeDocument = app.activeDocument;
var activeLayer = activeDocument.activeLayer;
// Check if the active layer is a smart object
if (activeLayer.kind === LayerKind.SMARTOBJECT) {
// Store the original visibility state of the layer
var originalVisibility = activeLayer.visible;
// Make the layer visible if it's currently invisible
if (!originalVisibility) {
activeLayer.visible = true;
}
// Get original layer bounds in pixels using UnitValue
var originalBounds = activeLayer.bounds;
var originalWidth = new UnitValue(originalBounds[2].value - originalBounds[0].value, "px"); // Right - Left
var originalHeight = new UnitValue(originalBounds[1].value - originalBounds[3].value, "px"); // Top - Bottom
// Ensure height is calculated correctly
if (originalHeight.value < 0) {
originalHeight = new UnitValue(-originalHeight.value, "px"); // Convert to positive if negative
}
// Store the original interpolation method
var originalInterpolation = app.preferences.interpolation;
// Create ScriptUI dialog
var dialog = new Window("dialog", "Resize Smart Object (v1.0)");
// Create a panel to group all content except buttons
var contentPanel = dialog.add("panel");
contentPanel.alignChildren = "left";
// Create group for width and height fields
var sizeGroup = contentPanel.add("group");
sizeGroup.orientation = "row";
// Width column
var widthGroup = sizeGroup.add("group");
widthGroup.orientation = "column";
widthGroup.add("statictext", undefined, "Width (%):").alignment = "left";
var widthInput = widthGroup.add("editnumber", undefined, "100");
widthInput.characters = 10;
// Height column
var heightGroup = sizeGroup.add("group");
heightGroup.orientation = "column";
heightGroup.add("statictext", undefined, "Height (%):").alignment = "left";
var heightInput = heightGroup.add("editnumber", undefined, "100");
heightInput.characters = 10;
// Checkbox for linking width and height
var linkCheckbox = contentPanel.add("checkbox", undefined, "Link Width and Height");
linkCheckbox.value = true; // Initially checked
// Interpolation dropdown
contentPanel.add("statictext", undefined, "Interpolation:").alignment = "left";
var interpolationDropdown = contentPanel.add("dropdownlist", undefined, [
"Bicubic (best for smooth gradients)", "Bicubic Automatic", "Bicubic Sharper (best for reduction)", "Bicubic Smoother (best for enlargement)",
"Bilinear", "Nearest Neighbor (preserve hard edges)", "Preferences Setting"
]);
interpolationDropdown.selection = 4; // Default to Bilinear
// Original size display
contentPanel.add("statictext", undefined, "Original Size (px): " + Math.round(originalWidth.value) + " x " + Math.round(originalHeight.value));
// Resize size display
var resizeDisplay = contentPanel.add("statictext", undefined, "Resize Size (px): 0 x 0");
// Update the height when width is modified (and vice versa) if checkbox is checked
function syncFields(source, target) {
if (linkCheckbox.value) {
target.text = source.text;
updateResizeDisplay();
}
}
function updateResizeDisplay() {
var widthValue = parseFloat(widthInput.text);
var heightValue = parseFloat(heightInput.text);
var newWidth = new UnitValue((originalWidth.value * widthValue) / 100, "px");
var newHeight = new UnitValue((originalHeight.value * heightValue) / 100, "px");
resizeDisplay.text = "Resize Size (px): " + Math.round(newWidth.value) + " x " + Math.round(newHeight.value);
}
widthInput.onChange = function () {
syncFields(widthInput, heightInput);
updateResizeDisplay();
};
heightInput.onChange = function () {
syncFields(heightInput, widthInput);
updateResizeDisplay();
};
// Disable or enable the height field based on the checkbox state
function updateHeightFieldState() {
if (linkCheckbox.value) {
heightInput.enabled = false; // Disable height input
heightInput.text = widthInput.text; // Update visually
updateResizeDisplay(); // Update resize display
} else {
heightInput.enabled = true; // Enable height input
}
}
linkCheckbox.onClick = updateHeightFieldState;
// Initial state check
updateHeightFieldState();
// Add OK and Cancel buttons
var buttonGroup = dialog.add("group");
buttonGroup.alignment = "right";
var okButton = buttonGroup.add("button", undefined, "OK", {
name: "ok"
});
var cancelButton = buttonGroup.add("button", undefined, "Cancel", {
name: "cancel"
});
// Add button event logic
cancelButton.onClick = function () {
dialog.close();
};
okButton.onClick = function () {
var widthValue = parseFloat(widthInput.text);
var heightValue = parseFloat(heightInput.text);
// Check if both width and height are 100
if (widthValue >= 100 && heightValue >= 100) {
alert("Both width and height cannot be 100% or greater. Please enter values less than 100%.");
return; // Keep the dialog open
}
var interpolationMethod = interpolationDropdown.selection.text;
// Set interpolation method based on selection
switch (interpolationMethod) {
case "Bicubic (best for smooth gradients)":
app.preferences.interpolation = ResampleMethod.BICUBIC;
break;
case "Bicubic Automatic":
app.preferences.interpolation = ResampleMethod.BICUBICAUTOMATIC;
break;
case "Bicubic Sharper (best for reduction)":
app.preferences.interpolation = ResampleMethod.BICUBICSHARPER;
break;
case "Bicubic Smoother (best for enlargement)":
app.preferences.interpolation = ResampleMethod.BICUBICSMOOTHER;
break;
case "Bilinear":
app.preferences.interpolation = ResampleMethod.BILINEAR;
break;
case "Nearest Neighbor (preserve hard edges)":
app.preferences.interpolation = ResampleMethod.NEARESTNEIGHBOR;
break;
case "Automatic":
app.preferences.interpolation = ResampleMethod.AUTOMATICINTERPOLATION;
break;
}
// Debugging alert before closing the dialog
//alert("Before Closing: Interpolation Method = " + app.preferences.interpolation);
// Resize the smart object layer
/*
AnchorPosition.TOPLEFT | AnchorPosition.TOPCENTER | AnchorPosition.TOPRIGHT | AnchorPosition.MIDDLELEFT | AnchorPosition.MIDDLECENTER | AnchorPosition.MIDDLERIGHT | AnchorPosition.BOTTOMLEFT | AnchorPosition.BOTTOMCENTER | AnchorPosition.BOTTOMRIGHT
*/
activeLayer.resize(widthValue, heightValue, AnchorPosition.MIDDLECENTER);
// Restore the original interpolation method
app.preferences.interpolation = originalInterpolation;
// Restore the original visibility of the layer
activeLayer.visible = originalVisibility;
dialog.close();
};
// Debugging alert for interpolation method before showing the dialog
//alert("Before Dialog: Interpolation Method = " + app.preferences.interpolation);
// Show the dialog
dialog.center();
dialog.show();
// Debugging alert after closing the dialog, show the current interpolation method
//alert("After Dialog: Interpolation Method = " + app.preferences.interpolation);
// Restore the ruler units
app.preferences.rulerUnits = savedRuler;
} else {
alert("The active layer is not a Smart Object...");
}
} else {
alert("A document must be open to run this script!");
}
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Community Expert
,
This 1.1 version adds a dropdown to select the anchor point, rather than having it hard coded.
Updated to v1.2 for interpolation menu bugfix
/*
Resize Smart Object via Selectable Interpolation scriptUI GUI.jsx
v1.0 - 29th September 2024, Stephen Marsh
v1.1 - 30th September 2024, Added a dropdown to select the resize anchor point
v1.2 - 26th April 2025, Bugfix on certain interpolation method selections
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/resize-smart-object-via-selectable-interpolation-method-script/m-p/14887508
Inspiration from:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-ability-to-choose-a-smart-object-s-interpolation-method-2013/idi-p/12249327
Added a GUI as the original script had issues with the simple interactive transform in v2024 (25.12.0):
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/action-manager-transform-bug-dialogmodes-all-v25-12-0/idi-p/14884361
*/
#target photoshop
// Check if there's an active document
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
// Get and set the ruler units
var savedRuler = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
var activeDocument = app.activeDocument;
var activeLayer = activeDocument.activeLayer;
// Check if the active layer is a smart object
if (activeLayer.kind === LayerKind.SMARTOBJECT) {
// Store the original visibility state of the layer
var originalVisibility = activeLayer.visible;
// Make the layer visible if it's currently invisible
if (!originalVisibility) {
activeLayer.visible = true;
}
// Get original layer bounds in pixels using UnitValue
var originalBounds = activeLayer.bounds;
var originalWidth = new UnitValue(originalBounds[2].value - originalBounds[0].value, "px"); // Right - Left
var originalHeight = new UnitValue(originalBounds[1].value - originalBounds[3].value, "px"); // Top - Bottom
// Ensure height is calculated correctly
if (originalHeight.value < 0) {
originalHeight = new UnitValue(-originalHeight.value, "px"); // Convert to positive if negative
}
// Store the original interpolation method
var originalInterpolation = app.preferences.interpolation;
// Create ScriptUI dialog
var dialog = new Window("dialog", "Resize Smart Object (v1.2)");
// Create a panel to group all content except buttons
var contentPanel = dialog.add("panel");
contentPanel.alignChildren = "left";
// Create group for width and height fields
var sizeGroup = contentPanel.add("group");
sizeGroup.orientation = "row";
// Width column
var widthGroup = sizeGroup.add("group");
widthGroup.orientation = "column";
widthGroup.add("statictext", undefined, "Width (%):").alignment = "left";
var widthInput = widthGroup.add("editnumber", undefined, "100");
widthInput.characters = 10;
// Height column
var heightGroup = sizeGroup.add("group");
heightGroup.orientation = "column";
heightGroup.add("statictext", undefined, "Height (%):").alignment = "left";
var heightInput = heightGroup.add("editnumber", undefined, "100");
heightInput.characters = 10;
// Checkbox for linking width and height
var linkCheckbox = contentPanel.add("checkbox", undefined, "Link Width and Height");
linkCheckbox.value = true; // Initially checked
// Interpolation dropdown
contentPanel.add("statictext", undefined, "Interpolation:").alignment = "left";
var interpolationDropdown = contentPanel.add("dropdownlist", undefined, [
"Bicubic (best for smooth gradients)", "Bicubic Automatic", "Bicubic Sharper (best for reduction)", "Bicubic Smoother (best for enlargement)",
"Bilinear", "Nearest Neighbor (preserve hard edges)", "Preferences Setting"
]);
interpolationDropdown.selection = 4; // Default to Bilinear
// Anchor Point dropdown
contentPanel.add("statictext", undefined, "Anchor Point:").alignment = "left";
var anchorDropdown = contentPanel.add("dropdownlist", undefined, [
"Top Left", "Top Center", "Top Right",
"Middle Left", "Middle Center", "Middle Right",
"Bottom Left", "Bottom Center", "Bottom Right"
]);
anchorDropdown.selection = 4; // Default to Middle Center
// Original size display
contentPanel.add("statictext", undefined, "Original Size (px): " + Math.round(originalWidth.value) + " x " + Math.round(originalHeight.value));
// Resize size display
var resizeDisplay = contentPanel.add("statictext", undefined, "Resize Size (px): 0 x 0");
// Update the height when width is modified (and vice versa) if checkbox is checked
function syncFields(source, target) {
if (linkCheckbox.value) {
target.text = source.text;
updateResizeDisplay();
}
}
function updateResizeDisplay() {
var widthValue = parseFloat(widthInput.text);
var heightValue = parseFloat(heightInput.text);
var newWidth = new UnitValue((originalWidth.value * widthValue) / 100, "px");
var newHeight = new UnitValue((originalHeight.value * heightValue) / 100, "px");
resizeDisplay.text = "Resize Size (px): " + Math.round(newWidth.value) + " x " + Math.round(newHeight.value);
}
widthInput.onChange = function () {
syncFields(widthInput, heightInput);
updateResizeDisplay();
};
heightInput.onChange = function () {
syncFields(heightInput, widthInput);
updateResizeDisplay();
};
// Disable or enable the height field based on the checkbox state
function updateHeightFieldState() {
if (linkCheckbox.value) {
heightInput.enabled = false; // Disable height input
heightInput.text = widthInput.text; // Update visually
updateResizeDisplay(); // Update resize display
} else {
heightInput.enabled = true; // Enable height input
}
}
linkCheckbox.onClick = updateHeightFieldState;
// Initial state check
updateHeightFieldState();
// Add OK and Cancel buttons
var buttonGroup = dialog.add("group");
buttonGroup.alignment = "right";
var cancelButton = buttonGroup.add("button", undefined, "Cancel", {
name: "cancel"
});
var okButton = buttonGroup.add("button", undefined, "OK", {
name: "ok"
});
// Add button event logic
cancelButton.onClick = function () {
dialog.close();
};
okButton.onClick = function () {
var widthValue = parseFloat(widthInput.text);
var heightValue = parseFloat(heightInput.text);
// Check if both width and height are 100
if (widthValue >= 100 && heightValue >= 100) {
alert("Both width and height cannot be 100% or greater. Please enter values less than 100%.");
return; // Keep the dialog open
}
var interpolationMethod = interpolationDropdown.selection.text;
// Set interpolation method based on selection
switch (interpolationMethod) {
case "Bicubic (best for smooth gradients)":
app.preferences.interpolation = ResampleMethod.BICUBIC;
break;
case "Bicubic Automatic":
app.preferences.interpolation = ResampleMethod.BICUBICAUTOMATIC;
break;
case "Bicubic Sharper (best for reduction)":
app.preferences.interpolation = ResampleMethod.BICUBICSHARPER;
break;
case "Bicubic Smoother (best for enlargement)":
app.preferences.interpolation = ResampleMethod.BICUBICSMOOTHER;
break;
case "Bilinear":
app.preferences.interpolation = ResampleMethod.BILINEAR;
break;
case "Nearest Neighbor (preserve hard edges)":
app.preferences.interpolation = ResampleMethod.NEARESTNEIGHBOR;
break;
case "Automatic":
app.preferences.interpolation = ResampleMethod.AUTOMATICINTERPOLATION;
break;
}
// Select anchor point
var anchorPoint = anchorDropdown.selection.index;
var anchorPosition;
switch (anchorPoint) {
case 0:
anchorPosition = AnchorPosition.TOPLEFT;
break;
case 1:
anchorPosition = AnchorPosition.TOPCENTER;
break;
case 2:
anchorPosition = AnchorPosition.TOPRIGHT;
break;
case 3:
anchorPosition = AnchorPosition.MIDDLELEFT;
break;
case 4:
anchorPosition = AnchorPosition.MIDDLECENTER;
break;
case 5:
anchorPosition = AnchorPosition.MIDDLERIGHT;
break;
case 6:
anchorPosition = AnchorPosition.BOTTOMLEFT;
break;
case 7:
anchorPosition = AnchorPosition.BOTTOMCENTER;
break;
case 8:
anchorPosition = AnchorPosition.BOTTOMRIGHT;
break;
}
// Resize the smart object layer
activeLayer.resize(widthValue, heightValue, anchorPosition);
// Restore the original interpolation method
app.preferences.interpolation = originalInterpolation;
// Restore the original visibility of the layer
activeLayer.visible = originalVisibility;
dialog.close();
};
// Show the dialog
dialog.center();
dialog.show();
// Restore the ruler units
app.preferences.rulerUnits = savedRuler;
} else {
alert("The active layer is not a Smart Object...");
}
} else {
alert("A document must be open to run this script!");
}
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