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Script with source from a folder

Community Beginner ,
Aug 03, 2021 Aug 03, 2021

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Hello
I made a script to create a button for the DAW  Reaper by 300 x 100 px,
This is a triptych, the first pic is what I see, the second when the mouse is on and the third when I click.

my problem is how to be able to apply this script to a folder where all the pics of the plugins in 100 x 100 px are to build the set of  button automatically?
because in my script I have the name of the pic I use to create the script.and at least I would like the script to ask me which first pic to take

 

300 100.png

 

sorry my Photoshop is in French so it's difficult to be really accurate in Englis but I think you will understand the meaning.

 

Oleoproteus_0-1628036205613.png

thanx in advance
take care

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Community Beginner , Aug 05, 2021 Aug 05, 2021

Hello all

finally I found the solution.
I was doing things in the wrong way and now the "Image processor" is running the script correctly.
The Image procesor give me the right folder to pick up the images and where to record them after treatment

but  the only choices are PSD, jpeg or Tiff  so  why not Png  ?
then I need a second step so I create another script used by "batch files" to convert the PSD to PNG 

So I'm good
thank you all for your support

take care, stay safe

Hervé

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Aug 03, 2021 Aug 03, 2021

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In English, this is an "action".

 

I believe that you will need what is known as a "script".

 

This can select say groups of 3 images and your action could then combine them.

 

File001.jpg

File002.jpg

File003.jpg

_________

 

File004.jpg

File005.jpg

File006.jpg

 

etc.

 

I have a basic "framework" script that is easy to adapt for your purposes.

 

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LEGEND ,
Aug 03, 2021 Aug 03, 2021

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He is correct. In French the name for action is the script 😄

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My online translators show 1:1 for both action and script!

 

action = action

script = script

 

Go figure!

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LEGEND ,
Aug 04, 2021 Aug 04, 2021

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Mine too, but I talked to French Photoshop user and he said they use script as action.

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Which begs the question, if an action is called a script - what is a script called?

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They create own names for everything. Even computer is called there differently.

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Here is a simple modification to the skeleton framework script that I mentioned.

 

It saves in layered TIFF format, but that is easy enough to change.

 

All it does is create and save a layer stack of 3 alphabetically sorting files. You can change line 121 & 122 to reference an action that will resize the canvas and reposition the images etc, just change the action and action set names ("My Action", "My Action Set").

 

/* 
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem/script-with-source-from-a-folder/td-p/12227396
Script with source from a folder
Stephen Marsh - 2021

Based on a generic "framework" skeleton script to help fast-track development of similar scripts

- Input files to be alpha/numeric sorting
- Source files are expected to only have a single layer
- An action and action set will need to be set to process the stacked layers
*/

#target photoshop

if (app.documents.length === 0) {

    try {

        // Save and disable dialogs
        var restoreDialogMode = app.displayDialogs;
        app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO;

        // Call the main script function
        batchSetProcessing();

        // Main script function
        function batchSetProcessing() {

            // Select the input folder
            inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog('Please select the folder with files to process');
            if (inputFolder === null) return;

            // Limit the file format input, add or remove as required
            var fileList = inputFolder.getFiles(/\.(png|jpg|jpeg|tif|tiff|psd|psb)$/i);

            // Force alpha-numeric list sort
            // Use .reverse() for the first filename in the merged file
            // Remove .reverse() for the last filename in the merged file
            fileList.sort().reverse();

            //////////////////////////// Static Set Quantity - No GUI ////////////////////////////

            var setQty = 3;

            //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

            // or...

            //////////////////////////// Variable Set Quantity - GUI /////////////////////////////

            /* Loop the input prompt until a number is entered
            var origInput;
            while (isNaN(origInput = prompt('Enter the number of files per set:', '3')));
            // Test if cancel returns null, then terminate the script
            if (origInput === null) {
                alert('Script cancelled!');
                return
            }
            // Test if an empty string is returned, then terminate the script 
            if (origInput === '') {
                alert('A value was not entered, script cancelled!');
                return
            }
            // Convert decimal input to integer
            var setQty = parseInt(origInput);
            */

            //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

            // Validate that the file list is not empty
            var inputCount = fileList.length;
            var cancelScript1 = (inputCount === 0);
            if (cancelScript1 === true) {
                alert('Zero input files found, script cancelled!');
                return;
            }
            // Validate the input count vs. output count
            // Thanks to Kukurykus for the advice to test using % modulus
            var cancelScript2 = !(inputCount % setQty);
            alert(inputCount + ' input files stacked into sets of ' + setQty + ' will produce ' + inputCount / setQty + ' output files.');
            // Test if false, then terminate the script
            if (cancelScript2 === false) {
                alert('Script cancelled as the quantity of input files are not evenly divisible by the set quantity.');
                return;
            }

            // Create the output sub-directory
            var outputFolder = Folder(decodeURI(inputFolder + '/' + 'Button'));
            if (!outputFolder.exists) outputFolder.create();

            // Loop through and open the file sets
            while (fileList.length) {
                // Sets of N quantity files
                for (var a = 0; a < setQty; a++) {
                    try {
                        app.open(fileList.pop());
                    } catch (e) { }
                }

                ////////////////////////////////// Start doing stuff //////////////////////////////////

                // Set the base doc layer name
                app.activeDocument = documents[0];
                docNameToLayerName();

                // Stack all open docs to the base doc
                while (app.documents.length > 1) {
                    app.activeDocument = documents[1];
                    docNameToLayerName();
                    app.activeDocument.activeLayer.duplicate(documents[0]);
                    app.activeDocument = documents[0];
                    app.documents[1].close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
                }

                function docNameToLayerName() {
                    var layerName = app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
                    app.activeDocument.activeLayer.name = layerName;
                }

                // Do something with the layer stack, either script or action based...
                var actionName = "My Action"; // Action to run
                var actionSet = "My Action Set"; // Action set to run
                app.doAction(actionName, actionSet);

                ////////////////////////////////// Finish doing stuff //////////////////////////////////

                // Save name + suffix & save path
                var Name = app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
                var saveFile = File(outputFolder + '/' + Name + '_x' + setQty + '-Sets' + '.tif');

                // Call the save function
                saveTIFF(saveFile);

                function saveTIFF(saveFile) {
                    tiffSaveOptions = new TiffSaveOptions();
                    tiffSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true;
                    tiffSaveOptions.byteOrder = ByteOrder.IBM;
                    tiffSaveOptions.transparency = true;
                    // Change layers to false to save without layers
                    tiffSaveOptions.layers = true;
                    tiffSaveOptions.layerCompression = LayerCompression.ZIP;
                    tiffSaveOptions.interleaveChannels = true;
                    tiffSaveOptions.alphaChannels = true;
                    tiffSaveOptions.annotations = true;
                    tiffSaveOptions.spotColors = true;
                    tiffSaveOptions.saveImagePyramid = false;
                    // Image compression = NONE | JPEG | TIFFLZW | TIFFZIP
                    tiffSaveOptions.imageCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW;
                    // Save as
                    app.activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, tiffSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
                }

                // Close all open files without saving
                while (app.documents.length) {
                    app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
                }

            }

            // Restore saved dialogs
            app.displayDialogs = restoreDialogMode;

            // End of script notification
            // Ensure that the following file format filter matches the save format
            var outputList = outputFolder.getFiles(/\.(tif|tiff)$/i);
            app.beep();
            alert('Script completed!' + '\n' + outputList.length + ' combined files saved to:' + '\n' + outputFolder.fsName);

            // Open the output folder
            outputFolder.execute();

        }

    } catch (e) {

        // Restore saved dialogs
        app.displayDialogs = restoreDialogMode;
        alert("If you see this message, something went unexpectedly wrong!")

    }
}

else {

    alert('Attention:' + '\n' + 'Please close all open documents before running this script!');

}

 

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Community Beginner ,
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Hi 

 

thank you for your time, I will give a try to your script this weekend.
using my script I found a semi -automatic solution that makes the job quickly but if I can do it automoatically it could be the Graal

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I do not understand what you want. Maybe post expected result of your action?

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Hi
I want to be able to automatically create buttons that incluse 3 times the same image. 2 & 3 are modified.

these buttons will be used in the Reaper music software to facilitate access to the insertion of plugins and other actions.

in my script I miss the beginning and the end to make it 100% automatic.

the images in 100 x 100 px are all in a respective folder for each plugin manufacturer.

once the action is done, I want the file to be saved as *.png with the name of the original image in another folder named "Button" located in the same folder.
as you can see on the attached video, for now I have to insert the original image manually.

 

then I launch the script and the operations of placement and modification of the tint are automatic
I switch back to manual to save the *.png in the correct folder
.there is a simpler version to start from a file already containing the linked dynamic images and then just change the link and the 3 images are updated.
However, I still have to do the recording phase, this is what I'm using actually.

so what I would love to have is the beginning and the end 🙂
thank you for your time

check the video

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Correct me if I'm wrong. These buttons won't be clicked in Photoshop User Interference?

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Hello
I'm good and found how to fix my problem by myself
into the video you can see the image process into PS and then how it is the final used into the DAW Reaper (vitrual mixer and recording)
take care

Hervé

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It sound like you are trying to create a web application that use html5 for displaying buttons with mouse over states. Where buttons have three states Normal,  available state, Mouse over State, and Active state when the button is clicked on.   I think you should  look for a Web development application or a Photoshop add on extension for creating the button state images and html that displays these state. here is a google search 

JJMack

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Hi

thank you for your time

no it's not a web application, this kind of button are used in a lot of musical software to create animate buttons, knobs, faders etc... in *.png.

buttons are linked to actions build inside the software. Reaper is using LUA language and python
Kind regards
Hervé

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Hello all

finally I found the solution.
I was doing things in the wrong way and now the "Image processor" is running the script correctly.
The Image procesor give me the right folder to pick up the images and where to record them after treatment

but  the only choices are PSD, jpeg or Tiff  so  why not Png  ?
then I need a second step so I create another script used by "batch files" to convert the PSD to PNG 

So I'm good
thank you all for your support

take care, stay safe

Hervé

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