Scripts and understanding

[Pandos]

Hey, i've been reading about scripting, but i'm finding it difficult to understand how to get started.

Could someone provide a step by step guide?

xx Pandos

[Kukurykus]

Action Manager Scripting

[Stephen Marsh]

Pick a project, make it as simple and easy as you can – really, really simple, even if it only changes "one thing", a single command such as inverting an image or running a filter.

Then read documentation and search the web (forums such as this, blogs etc) for real code samples to make a script to do that "one thing".

A script to do "one thing" may take a single line of code, or perhaps many!

Presuming that you are not interested in AppleScript or VB Script, then it is all JavaScript/ExtendScript, however, there are "two types" – standard DOM code, or Action Manager code.

Good luck, the forum is here to help.

[Stephen Marsh]

You also need a text editor or IDE for your chosen scripting language.

Although a simple plain text editor is all you need for JS, a "coding" text editor with JS syntax highlighting is better. Better yet is something specific for Adobe script writing.

What OS and version do you use?

[Pandos]

 

[Stephen Marsh]

I would recommend:

Download Visual Studio Code

Once installed, add the following extension:

ExtendScript Debugger

[jazz-y]

Adobe intro to scripting

Photoshop Scripting Guide 

[JJMack]

Scripting Photoshop, Part 1 — An Introduction 

Scripting Photoshop, Part 2 — A Practical Example

[PECourtejoie]

Hello, I've heard good things about Davide Barranca's books, and make sure to check his blog: Courses

see also Adobe Creative Cloud

[Chuck Uebele]

David's book is great. The scripting guides that Adobe provides are confusing and not always accurate.