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755scrabblematt
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November 30, 2012
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Script to open 2 versions of the same file one JPEG and one TIFF - the nrun action in a batch format

  • November 30, 2012
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I have 2 folders of images.  One is a folder of JPEG files that have paths created for the image.  The second folder is an identical image except it is a TIFF file with no path.

I have created an action that takes the path from the JPEG and places it on the TIFF and performs some work for me.  What I can't figure out is how to batch this????

I am thinking i'd need a script to open the first image in each folder run the action then move onto the next image in each folder and so forth.

Any help would be soooo wonderful.

If you know of a script or can point me in a direction that would be great!

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Correct answer Paul Riggott

finally got to check and see if this is going to work.

Thanks for writing it for me but when i run the script is says the following

Error 25: Expected: ).

Line: 11

->      var TIF = File( tifFolder + "/" + fileListname.toString().replace(/jpg$/i,'tif'));

any thoughts?


Sorry about that, I had missed a fullstop out of that line, please try this now.

#target photoshop
main();
function main(){
var jpgFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select the jpg folder");
if( jpgFolder == null) return;
var tifFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select the tif folder");
if( tifFolder == null) return;
var fileList = jpgFolder.getFiles("*.jpg");
for(var a in fileList){
    var JPG = fileList;
    var TIF = File( tifFolder + "/" + fileList.name.toString().replace(/jpg$/i,'tif'));
    if(!TIF.exists) continue;
    open(JPG);
    open(TIF);
    //needs amending with your action name and actionset
    doAction("ActionName","ActionSet");
    }
};

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JJMack
Community Expert
JJMackCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 1, 2012

This is a scripting forum not an action forum.  Your action description seems wrong to me.  You state you have two image folders. One for jpeg images and one for Tiff images. Then you go on and state in your action you take the path for the jpeg image and place it on the tiff image for tiff image has no path.  If you do that the tiff images and the jpeg images would be in the same folder not two different folders??? Also if the Tiff image is a file and not just a new open document without a backing file the backing tiff file does have a path.  Folders have paths.

If you creating more then a single image file for image you may want to look into the Image Processor script that ships with Photoshop or the Image Processor Pro script that can be downloaded from Russell Brown's web site.  They can include actions recorded by you in their processing....

The one that shipped with Photoshop can be found in the Bridge from menu Tools>Photoshop>Image Processor.  From Photoshop menu File>Scripts>Image Processor.

JJMack
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755scrabblemattAuthor
Known Participant
December 1, 2012

Thanks JJMack,

I do think this is a scripting question.  I only mentioned the action as to give a wholistic view of what i am trying to do. I also think there may be a little mis understanding on the path.

To clarify,

I have 2 identical images one is a tiff one is a jpeg.  They are in separate folders or i can put them in the sam efolder it doesn't matter. 

I think i need a script that will oped the two matching images then run an action (the action requires both images open to work) then move onto the next 2 images.

eg:

open 001.jpg and 001.tiff - run action

open 002.jpg and 002.tiff - run action

.....

I hope this clarifys things a little more.

Paul Riggott
Paul Riggott
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February 9, 2013

It works!!!!  THANK YOU SO MUCH!

can i make a donation to you for your help?


Thanks but everything here is free. Glad it works and saves you a bit of time.

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