Script to create new .psd with embedded raw file as smart object

The regular API’s open() doesn’t seem to have an option to open as a smart object. The last script I posted was a quick translation of an AppleScript I use.

With JS there is the option to use ActionDescriptors to get at the smart object boolean—I just didn’t take the time to look at that. This seems to work with a simple open and save and is somewhat faster. The other options like color profile and bit depth are coming from your current Camera RAW prefs but they could be overridden in the open function:

#target photoshop

var f = Folder.selectDialog("Select the folder containing .CR2 Raw files"); 
if(f != null){ 
    fa = f.getFiles(/\.(CR2)$/i);
}


for (var i = 0; i < fa.length; i++){
    openAsSmart(fa[i])
    var d = app.activeDocument
    var n = d.name;
    //save in the same folder as a .PSD file
    var so = new PhotoshopSaveOptions({embedColorProfile:true, layers:true});
    var sPath = f + "/" + n + ".psd"
    d.saveAs(new File(sPath), so);
    d.close();

};   



/**
* Use ActionDescriptors to open RAW as a smart object
*  the file path 
*  void 
* 
*/
function openAsSmart(p){
    var d1 = new ActionDescriptor();
    d1.putPath( stringIDToTypeID( "null" ), new File( p ) );
    var d2 = new ActionDescriptor();
    d1.putObject( stringIDToTypeID( "as" ), stringIDToTypeID( "Adobe Camera Raw" ), d2 );
    d1.putBoolean( stringIDToTypeID( "smartObject" ), true );
    executeAction( stringIDToTypeID( "open" ), d1, DialogModes.NO );
}

Sorry, I thought the active layer bounds was returning the original RAW pixel dimensions, but it’s not. I think this works:

#target photoshop

var f = Folder.selectDialog("Select the folder containing .CR2 Raw files"); 
if(f != null){ 
    fa = f.getFiles(/\.(CR2)$/i);
}


for (var i = 0; i < fa.length; i++){
    
    app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS
    var of = open (fa[i]);
    var w = of.width;
    var h = of.height;
    of.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
    
    //a new 8-bit document with AdobeRGB as the profile assignment
    var d = app.documents.add(w, h, 300.0);
    d.mode = DocumentMode.RGB;
    d.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.EIGHT
    d.colorProfileName = "Adobe RGB (1998)";
    
    //place the CR2
    placePS(fa[i], true);
    
    //get the layer name for the save
    var n = d.layers[0].name;
    
    //remove the backgound layer
    d.layers[1].remove();
    
    //save in the same folder as a .PSD file
    var so = new PhotoshopSaveOptions({embedColorProfile:true, layers:true});
    var sPath = f + "/" + n + ".psd"
    d.saveAs(new File(sPath), so);
    d.close();

};   



/**
* Place action
* @9397041 file path to place 
* @Return void 
* 
*/
function placePS(p){
    function cTID(s) { return app.charIDToTypeID(s); };
    var placeAction = new ActionDescriptor();
    placeAction.putPath( cTID('null'), new File(p));
    placeAction.putEnumerated( cTID('FTcs'), cTID('QCSt'), cTID('Qcsa') );
    executeAction( cTID('Plc '), placeAction, DialogModes.NO );
}

For smaller batches of images, I would just select the files in Bridge, then CMD/CTRL + R to open into ACR. Then select all files in ACR and open as objects. A script would then step through the open docs and save/close to PSD. The advantage is that this leverages built-in features and only needs the save loop to be scripted. The disadvantage is that open all files at once will take more memory so would not be good for large batches.

Bridge menu  Tools>Photshop>Image Processor...  Youe ACR Preferences woul neet to be onem as Object.  If Image Processor doe not crerate Smart Object Layers.  try Tools>Photoshop>Batch... make sure your ACR preferences is set to open object. ACR Process RAW files Photoshop does not.