Skip to main content
G
GregCont
Known Participant
August 4, 2024
Answered

Script change fill color layer

  • August 4, 2024
  • 4 replies
  • 7761 views

Hey fam,

 

I want an script when selected (Vector shapes, solid color layers) I can set a color a from the psd itself as picking one of the squares below

 

bottom left are the color codes suggested,

 

I already have the script to sort/filter the layers I want but I would like someway it picks the color from the bottom color chart and fill all selected layers.

 

Thanks Fam

 

 

 

This topic has been closed for replies.
Correct answer Stephen Marsh

@GregCont 

 

Give this script a go:

 

/*
Recolour Colour Label Layers from Palette Swatches.jsx
v1.0 - 7th August 2024, Stephen Marsh
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/script-change-fill-color-layer/td-p/14778076
*/

#target photoshop

/***** Stage 1 - Get the colour palette swatches *****/

// Hide the Photoshop panels
app.togglePalettes();

// Select the colour palette layer
app.activeDocument.activeLayer = app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('COLORPALETTE');

// Edit the smart object
if (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.SMARTOBJECT) {
    app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID('placedLayerEditContents'));
    // Delete color samplers
    app.activeDocument.colorSamplers.removeAll();

    // Add a colour sampler to the primary swatch
    app.activeDocument.activeLayer = app.activeDocument.layerSets.getByName('DETAILS').layerSets.getByName('COLOR').layers[2];
    addSamplerToLayerCentre();

    // Add a colour sampler to the secondary swatch
    app.activeDocument.activeLayer = app.activeDocument.layerSets.getByName('DETAILS').layerSets.getByName('COLOR').layers[0];
    addSamplerToLayerCentre();

    // Add a colour sampler to the tertiary swatch
    app.activeDocument.activeLayer = app.activeDocument.layerSets.getByName('DETAILS').layerSets.getByName('COLOR').layers[1];
    addSamplerToLayerCentre();

    // Get the primary swatch values 
    // Math.round || Math.floor || Math.ceil
    var primarySamplerR = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[0].color.rgb.red);
    var primarySamplerG = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[0].color.rgb.green);
    var primarySamplerB = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[0].color.rgb.blue);

    // Get the secondary swatch values
    var secondarySamplerR = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[1].color.rgb.red);
    var secondarySamplerG = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[1].color.rgb.green);
    var secondarySamplerB = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[1].color.rgb.blue);

    // Get the tertiary swatch values
    var tertiarySamplerR = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[2].color.rgb.red);
    var tertiarySamplerG = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[2].color.rgb.green);
    var tertiarySamplerB = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[2].color.rgb.blue);

    // Close the smart object doc without saving
    app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);

} else {
    alert("The layer isn't a smart object layer!");
}

function addSamplerToLayerCentre() {
    var savedRuler = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
    app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
    var layerBounds = app.activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds;
    var hor = layerBounds[2] - layerBounds[0];
    var ver = layerBounds[3] - layerBounds[1];
    var hCentre = hor / 2 + layerBounds[0];
    var vCentre = ver / 2 + layerBounds[1];
    app.activeDocument.colorSamplers.add([hCentre, vCentre]);
    app.preferences.rulerUnits = savedRuler;
}


/***** Stage 2 - Recolour the layers *****/

// Set the active document
var doc = app.activeDocument;

if (!documents.length) {
    alert('There are no documents open!');
} else {
    activeDocument.suspendHistory('Recolour Colour Label Layers from Palette Swatches.jsx', 'main()');
}


///// Main Function /////

function main() {

    // Script running notification window - courtesy of William Campbell
    /* https://www.marspremedia.com/download?asset=adobe-script-tutorial-11.zip
       https://youtu.be/JXPeLi6uPv4?si=Qx0OVNLAOzDrYPB4 */
    var working;
    working = new Window("palette");
    working.preferredSize = [300, 80];
    working.add("statictext");
    working.t = working.add("statictext");
    working.add("statictext");
    working.display = function (message) {
        this.t.text = message || "Script running, please wait...";
        this.show();
        app.refresh();
    };
    working.display();

    // Call the file processing function
    processAllLayersAndSets(doc.layers);

    // Ensure Photoshop has focus before closing the running script notification window
    app.bringToFront();
    working.close();

    // End of script notification
    app.beep();
    alert("Script completed!");

    // Restore the Photoshop panels
    app.togglePalettes();


    ///// Sub-Functions /////

    function processAllLayersAndSets(layers) {
        // Loop over the layers
        for (var i = 0; i < layers.length; i++) {
            var layer = layers[i];

            // Store the current visibility state
            var originalVisibility = layer.visible;

            // Temporarily make the layer invisible
            layer.visible = false;

            // Select the layer
            doc.activeLayer = layer;

            // Layer label colours: "none", "red", "orange", "yellowColor", "grain", "blue", "violet", "gray" - New in 2024: "magenta", "seafoam", "indigo", "fuchsia"
            var ref = new ActionReference();
            ref.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt"));
            var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
            var theLabelColID = desc.getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID('color'));

            if (theLabelColID === stringIDToTypeID("orange")) {
                // Primary recolouring
                if (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.SOLIDFILL) {
                    setSolidFill(primarySamplerR, primarySamplerG, primarySamplerB);
                }

            } else if (theLabelColID === stringIDToTypeID("red")) {
                // Secondary recolouring
                if (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.SOLIDFILL) {
                    setSolidFill(secondarySamplerR, secondarySamplerG, secondarySamplerB);
                }

            } else if (theLabelColID === stringIDToTypeID("yellowColor")) {
                // Tertiary recolouring
                if (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.SOLIDFILL) {
                    setSolidFill(tertiarySamplerR, tertiarySamplerG, tertiarySamplerB);
                }
            }

            // Restore the original layer visibility
            layer.visible = originalVisibility;

            // If it's a layer group, process the nested layers
            if (layer.typename == "LayerSet") {
                processAllLayersAndSets(layer.layers);
            }
        }
    }

    function setSolidFill(theRvalue, theGvalue, theBvalue) {
        var s2t = function (s) {
            return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
        };
        var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor();
        var descriptor2 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var descriptor3 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var reference = new ActionReference();
        reference.putEnumerated(s2t("contentLayer"), s2t("ordinal"), s2t("targetEnum"));
        descriptor.putReference(s2t("null"), reference);
        descriptor3.putDouble(s2t("red"), theRvalue);
        descriptor3.putDouble(s2t("grain"), theGvalue);
        descriptor3.putDouble(s2t("blue"), theBvalue);
        descriptor2.putObject(s2t("color"), s2t("RGBColor"), descriptor3);
        descriptor.putObject(s2t("to"), s2t("solidColorLayer"), descriptor2);
        executeAction(s2t("set"), descriptor, DialogModes.NO);
    }
}

 

 

4 replies

Stephen Marsh
Stephen MarshCorrect answer
Adobe Expert
August 7, 2024

@GregCont 

 

Give this script a go:

 

/*
Recolour Colour Label Layers from Palette Swatches.jsx
v1.0 - 7th August 2024, Stephen Marsh
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/script-change-fill-color-layer/td-p/14778076
*/

#target photoshop

/***** Stage 1 - Get the colour palette swatches *****/

// Hide the Photoshop panels
app.togglePalettes();

// Select the colour palette layer
app.activeDocument.activeLayer = app.activeDocument.layers.getByName('COLORPALETTE');

// Edit the smart object
if (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.SMARTOBJECT) {
    app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID('placedLayerEditContents'));
    // Delete color samplers
    app.activeDocument.colorSamplers.removeAll();

    // Add a colour sampler to the primary swatch
    app.activeDocument.activeLayer = app.activeDocument.layerSets.getByName('DETAILS').layerSets.getByName('COLOR').layers[2];
    addSamplerToLayerCentre();

    // Add a colour sampler to the secondary swatch
    app.activeDocument.activeLayer = app.activeDocument.layerSets.getByName('DETAILS').layerSets.getByName('COLOR').layers[0];
    addSamplerToLayerCentre();

    // Add a colour sampler to the tertiary swatch
    app.activeDocument.activeLayer = app.activeDocument.layerSets.getByName('DETAILS').layerSets.getByName('COLOR').layers[1];
    addSamplerToLayerCentre();

    // Get the primary swatch values 
    // Math.round || Math.floor || Math.ceil
    var primarySamplerR = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[0].color.rgb.red);
    var primarySamplerG = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[0].color.rgb.green);
    var primarySamplerB = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[0].color.rgb.blue);

    // Get the secondary swatch values
    var secondarySamplerR = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[1].color.rgb.red);
    var secondarySamplerG = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[1].color.rgb.green);
    var secondarySamplerB = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[1].color.rgb.blue);

    // Get the tertiary swatch values
    var tertiarySamplerR = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[2].color.rgb.red);
    var tertiarySamplerG = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[2].color.rgb.green);
    var tertiarySamplerB = Math.round(app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[2].color.rgb.blue);

    // Close the smart object doc without saving
    app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);

} else {
    alert("The layer isn't a smart object layer!");
}

function addSamplerToLayerCentre() {
    var savedRuler = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
    app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
    var layerBounds = app.activeDocument.activeLayer.bounds;
    var hor = layerBounds[2] - layerBounds[0];
    var ver = layerBounds[3] - layerBounds[1];
    var hCentre = hor / 2 + layerBounds[0];
    var vCentre = ver / 2 + layerBounds[1];
    app.activeDocument.colorSamplers.add([hCentre, vCentre]);
    app.preferences.rulerUnits = savedRuler;
}


/***** Stage 2 - Recolour the layers *****/

// Set the active document
var doc = app.activeDocument;

if (!documents.length) {
    alert('There are no documents open!');
} else {
    activeDocument.suspendHistory('Recolour Colour Label Layers from Palette Swatches.jsx', 'main()');
}


///// Main Function /////

function main() {

    // Script running notification window - courtesy of William Campbell
    /* https://www.marspremedia.com/download?asset=adobe-script-tutorial-11.zip
       https://youtu.be/JXPeLi6uPv4?si=Qx0OVNLAOzDrYPB4 */
    var working;
    working = new Window("palette");
    working.preferredSize = [300, 80];
    working.add("statictext");
    working.t = working.add("statictext");
    working.add("statictext");
    working.display = function (message) {
        this.t.text = message || "Script running, please wait...";
        this.show();
        app.refresh();
    };
    working.display();

    // Call the file processing function
    processAllLayersAndSets(doc.layers);

    // Ensure Photoshop has focus before closing the running script notification window
    app.bringToFront();
    working.close();

    // End of script notification
    app.beep();
    alert("Script completed!");

    // Restore the Photoshop panels
    app.togglePalettes();


    ///// Sub-Functions /////

    function processAllLayersAndSets(layers) {
        // Loop over the layers
        for (var i = 0; i < layers.length; i++) {
            var layer = layers[i];

            // Store the current visibility state
            var originalVisibility = layer.visible;

            // Temporarily make the layer invisible
            layer.visible = false;

            // Select the layer
            doc.activeLayer = layer;

            // Layer label colours: "none", "red", "orange", "yellowColor", "grain", "blue", "violet", "gray" - New in 2024: "magenta", "seafoam", "indigo", "fuchsia"
            var ref = new ActionReference();
            ref.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt"));
            var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
            var theLabelColID = desc.getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID('color'));

            if (theLabelColID === stringIDToTypeID("orange")) {
                // Primary recolouring
                if (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.SOLIDFILL) {
                    setSolidFill(primarySamplerR, primarySamplerG, primarySamplerB);
                }

            } else if (theLabelColID === stringIDToTypeID("red")) {
                // Secondary recolouring
                if (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.SOLIDFILL) {
                    setSolidFill(secondarySamplerR, secondarySamplerG, secondarySamplerB);
                }

            } else if (theLabelColID === stringIDToTypeID("yellowColor")) {
                // Tertiary recolouring
                if (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.SOLIDFILL) {
                    setSolidFill(tertiarySamplerR, tertiarySamplerG, tertiarySamplerB);
                }
            }

            // Restore the original layer visibility
            layer.visible = originalVisibility;

            // If it's a layer group, process the nested layers
            if (layer.typename == "LayerSet") {
                processAllLayersAndSets(layer.layers);
            }
        }
    }

    function setSolidFill(theRvalue, theGvalue, theBvalue) {
        var s2t = function (s) {
            return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
        };
        var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor();
        var descriptor2 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var descriptor3 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var reference = new ActionReference();
        reference.putEnumerated(s2t("contentLayer"), s2t("ordinal"), s2t("targetEnum"));
        descriptor.putReference(s2t("null"), reference);
        descriptor3.putDouble(s2t("red"), theRvalue);
        descriptor3.putDouble(s2t("grain"), theGvalue);
        descriptor3.putDouble(s2t("blue"), theBvalue);
        descriptor2.putObject(s2t("color"), s2t("RGBColor"), descriptor3);
        descriptor.putObject(s2t("to"), s2t("solidColorLayer"), descriptor2);
        executeAction(s2t("set"), descriptor, DialogModes.NO);
    }
}

 

 

    G
    GregContAuthor
    Known Participant
    August 7, 2024

    Bro 👀,

    Is there a way I can be your student? THIS IS CRAZY!!!!!!! I don't know if this is the craziest thing you have ever done with (scripts of course) lol, but defenetively  YOU GOT THIS! 

      Stephen Marsh
      Stephen Marsh
      Adobe Expert
      August 4, 2024

      @GregCont 

       

      How will the 3 colour swatches be matched to the layers?

       

      By layer name?

       

      By layer colour label?

       

      The clothing is created from a mixture of pixel layers, solid fill/shape layers and embedded smart object layers.

       

      The smart objects also contain solid fill/shape layers as well. Do these also require re-colouring based on the swatches?

      G
      GregContAuthor
      Known Participant
      August 4, 2024

      Should be easier by label so I can label up to 4 colors.

       

      And yes, Smart objects (solid fill/shape layers) should be able re-colouring based on the swatches.

       

      There's a bunch of layers on the PSD file so I would say it's better match layers base on layer colour label, so when edit the file I can remove label from layer.

      Let me know your thoutghs 

       

      Notes: as you can see in the image below there's a sample set of clothing so if there's a note for X:Y pixel coordinates that I can change manually for each file, I don't know how would be better.

       

       

      Best Regards

      Stephen Marsh
      Stephen Marsh
      Adobe Expert
      August 7, 2024

      Oh I test it, it's amazing the way it was selecting each color. Oh man you're a really Scripting Expert. 


      Thanks, not an expert by any means!

       

      Now that I know that you're getting correct and expected results, I can look at editing the various layers with the colour values returned by the previous test code.

      Stephen Marsh
      Stephen Marsh
      Adobe Expert
      August 4, 2024

      There's not much for me to go by.

       

      So here are some general links that may or may not help depending on the file setup:

       

       
      And:
       
      // Script to change color on all selected layers supports solid, shape, text and artlayers
var doc;

if (app.documents.length <= 0) {
    alert("No active document!");
} else {
    doc = app.activeDocument;
    doc.suspendHistory("Set Color On Selected", "ChangeLayerColors();");
}

function ChangeLayerColors() {
    if (app.showColorPicker()) {
        var color = app.foregroundColor.rgb;
        var selectedLayers = getSelectedLayersIndices();
        var normalLayers = [];
        var invisibleLayers = [];

        for (var i = 0; i < selectedLayers.length; i++) {
            selectLayerByIndex( selectedLayers[i], false)
            if (!doc.activeLayer.visible) {
                invisibleLayers.push(doc.activeLayer);
            }
            if (doc.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.SOLIDFILL) {
                setSolidFillColor(color);
            } else if (doc.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.TEXT) {
                var textColor = new SolidColor();
                textColor.rgb.red = color.red;
                textColor.rgb.green = color.green;
                textColor.rgb.blue = color.blue;
                doc.activeLayer.textItem.color = textColor;
            } else if (doc.activeLayer.kind == LayerKind.NORMAL) {
                normalLayers.push(doc.activeLayer);
            }
        }
        for (var i = 0; i < normalLayers.length; i++) {
            doc.activeLayer = normalLayers[i];
            fillWithColor(color);
        }
        for (var i = 0; i < invisibleLayers.length; i++) {
            doc.activeLayer = invisibleLayers[i];
            doc.activeLayer.visible = false;
        }
    }
    for (var i = 0; i < selectedLayers.length; i++) {
        selectLayerByIndex(selectedLayers[i], true);
    }
}

function fillWithColor(color) {
    doc.selection.selectAll();
    if (doc.activeLayer.visible === false) {
        doc.activeLayer.visible = true;
        doc.selection.fill(color, ColorBlendMode.NORMAL, 100, true);
        doc.selection.deselect();
        doc.activeLayer.visible = false;
    } else {
        doc.selection.fill(color, ColorBlendMode.NORMAL, 100, true);
        doc.selection.deselect();
    }
}

function setSolidFillColor(color) {
    var color = app.foregroundColor.rgb;
    var idsetd = charIDToTypeID("setd");
    var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idnull = charIDToTypeID("null");
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    var idcontentLayer = stringIDToTypeID("contentLayer");
    var idOrdn = charIDToTypeID("Ordn");
    var idTrgt = charIDToTypeID("Trgt");
    ref.putEnumerated(idcontentLayer, idOrdn, idTrgt);
    desc1.putReference(idnull, ref);
    var idT = charIDToTypeID("T   ");
    var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idClr = charIDToTypeID("Clr ");
    var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idRd = charIDToTypeID("Rd  ");
    desc3.putDouble(idRd, color.red);
    var idGrn = charIDToTypeID("Grn ");
    desc3.putDouble(idGrn, color.green);
    var idBl = charIDToTypeID("Bl  ");
    desc3.putDouble(idBl, color.blue);
    var idRGBC = charIDToTypeID("RGBC");
    desc2.putObject(idClr, idRGBC, desc3);
    var idsolidColorLayer = stringIDToTypeID("solidColorLayer");
    desc1.putObject(idT, idsolidColorLayer, desc2);
    executeAction(idsetd, desc1, DialogModes.NO);
}

function getSelectedLayersIndices(){
    var selectedLayers = new Array;
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
    var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
    if( desc.hasKey( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ) ) ){
       desc = desc.getList( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ));
        var c = desc.count 
        var selectedLayers = new Array();
        for(var i=0;i<c;i++){
          try{ 
             activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
             selectedLayers.push(  desc.getReference( i ).getIndex() );
          }catch(e){
             selectedLayers.push(  desc.getReference( i ).getIndex()+1 );
          }
        }
     }else{
       var ref = new ActionReference(); 
       ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr") , charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" )); 
       ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
       try{ 
          activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
          selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ))-1);
       }catch(e){
          selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" )));
       }
    }
    return selectedLayers;
 }

function selectLayerByIndex(index,add){ 
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), index);
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
    desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref );
    if(add) {
        desc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifier" ), stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifierType" ), stringIDToTypeID( "addToSelection" ) ) 
    }
    desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false ); 
    try{
        executeAction(charIDToTypeID("slct"), desc, DialogModes.NO );
    }catch(e){}
}

       

      And:

       

       

        G
        GregContAuthor
        Known Participant
        August 4, 2024

        This is fair enough @Stephen Marsh  Thanks. Maybe I'm asking for too much on this one since when I was recording and action it couldn't save the position of the color picker "Set is not available" or something like that displayed. I'm reviewing the static script from the link above. It's a pretty reduction of steps tho.

        Stephen Marsh
        Stephen Marsh
        Adobe Expert
        August 4, 2024

        It's not that you're asking too much, it's that (at least for me) your screenshots and text descriptions are not enough for me to offer better advice or help. This is why I asked for a sample layered file and examples of the final output.

          Stephen Marsh
          Stephen Marsh
          Adobe Expert
          August 4, 2024

          A layered PSD file and example images of the final output colour combinations would be helpful.

           

          Are the reference colour swatches always in the same pixel location? There are 3 colours, however the base yellow colour isn't shown.

           

          G
          GregContAuthor
          Known Participant
          August 4, 2024

          Yes, swatches will always in the same pixel location

          (Sorry about the Yellow It was a test)

           

          Here's the final result  

          Most of the time I used two colors, however, I would like to set in the script manager to colors based on layer colored.

          For now all of them are red (you helped me with that script "Redlabeled")


           

          Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
          Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices