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January 5, 2015
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Stack images into layers with the layer name

  • January 5, 2015
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Hi,

Can any one help to stack multiple number of images into layers from a particular folder with the layer name.

Example:

I have 3 layer and each layer is named as a1, a2, and a3. I need a script of take a1 file from a folder(from desktop) and place it into a1 layer and the same need to repeat for the rest.

So I will get a1 image into a1 layer, a2 image into a2 layer,...

Thanks in advance

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Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

Does this help?

// replace layers of a certain name with

// 2014, use it at your own risk;

#target "photoshop-70.032"

if (app.documents.length > 0) {

// get folder;

var theFolder = Folder.selectDialog ("select folder");

if (theFolder) {var theFiles = theFolder.getFiles(/\.(jpg|tif|eps|psd)$/i)};

var theseFiles = new Array;

for (var n = 0; n < theFiles.length; n++) {

  theseFiles.push ([theFiles.name.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1], theFiles])

  };

// of there are files proceed;

if (theseFiles.length > 0) {app.activeDocument.suspendHistory("replace", "main ()")};

};

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

function main () {

// the file;

var originalUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;

app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;

var myDocument = app.activeDocument;

// get number of layers;

var ref = new ActionReference();

ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );

var applicationDesc = executeActionGet(ref);

var theNumber = applicationDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID("numberOfLayers"));

// process the layers;

var theLayers = new Array;

for (var m = 0; m <= theNumber; m++) {

try {

var ref = new ActionReference();

ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), m);

var layerDesc = executeActionGet(ref);

var layerSet = typeIDToStringID(layerDesc.getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID("layerSection")));

var isBackground = layerDesc.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("background"));

// if not layer group collect values;

if (layerSet != "layerSectionEnd" && layerSet != "layerSectionStart" && isBackground != true) {

var theName = layerDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('name'));

var theID = layerDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID('layerID'));

theLayers.push([theName, theID])

/*if (theName == searchName) {

  var boundsDesc = layerDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('bounds'));

  var theTop = boundsDesc.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID('top'));

  var theLeft = boundsDesc.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID('left'));

  var theWidth = boundsDesc.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID('width'));

  var theHeight = boundsDesc.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID('height'));

  var theCenter = [theLeft+theWidth/2, theTop+theHeight/2];

  selectLayerByIndex(m,false);

  theArray.push([myDocument.activeLayer, theCenter, theWidth, theHeight])

  };*/

};

}

catch (e) {};

};

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

for (var o = 0; o < theLayers.length; o++) {

var thisLayer = theLayers;

for (var p = 0; p < theseFiles.length; p++) {

  if (theseFiles

[0] == thisLayer[0]) {

  selectLayerByID(thisLayer[1],false);

  var removeLayer = myDocument.activeLayer;

  var theBounds = removeLayer.bounds;

  var theSO = placeScaleRotateFile (theseFiles

[1], 0, 0, 100, 100, 0);

  if (Number(theBounds[0]) == 0 && Number(theBounds[2]) == 0) {}

  else {removeLayer.remove()};

  }

  }

};

// restore;

app.preferences.rulerUnits = originalUnits;

};

// by mike hale, via paul riggott;

// http://forums.adobe.com/message/1944754#1944754

function selectLayerByIndex(index,add){

add = undefined ? add = false: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){

alert(e.message);

}

};

// based on code by mike hale, via paul riggott;

function selectLayerByID(id,add){

add = undefined ? add = false:add

var ref = new ActionReference();

    ref.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), id);

    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){

alert(e.message);

}

};

////// place //////

function placeScaleRotateFile (file, xOffset, yOffset, theXScale, theYScale, theAngle) {

// =======================================================

var idPlc = charIDToTypeID( "Plc " );

    var desc5 = new ActionDescriptor();

    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );

    desc5.putPath( idnull, new File( file ) );

    var idFTcs = charIDToTypeID( "FTcs" );

    var idQCSt = charIDToTypeID( "QCSt" );

    var idQcsa = charIDToTypeID( "Qcsa" );

    desc5.putEnumerated( idFTcs, idQCSt, idQcsa );

    var idOfst = charIDToTypeID( "Ofst" );

        var desc6 = new ActionDescriptor();

        var idHrzn = charIDToTypeID( "Hrzn" );

        var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );

        desc6.putUnitDouble( idHrzn, idPxl, xOffset );

        var idVrtc = charIDToTypeID( "Vrtc" );

        var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );

        desc6.putUnitDouble( idVrtc, idPxl, yOffset );

    var idOfst = charIDToTypeID( "Ofst" );

    desc5.putObject( idOfst, idOfst, desc6 );

    var idWdth = charIDToTypeID( "Wdth" );

    var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );

    desc5.putUnitDouble( idWdth, idPrc, theYScale );

    var idHght = charIDToTypeID( "Hght" );

    var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );

    desc5.putUnitDouble( idHght, idPrc, theXScale );

    var idAngl = charIDToTypeID( "Angl" );

    var idAng = charIDToTypeID( "#Ang" );

    desc5.putUnitDouble( idAngl, idAng,theAngle );

    var idLnkd = charIDToTypeID( "Lnkd" );

    desc5.putBoolean( idLnkd, true );

executeAction( idPlc, desc5, DialogModes.NO );

return app.activeDocument.activeLayer;

};

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c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
January 11, 2015

Does this help?

// replace layers of a certain name with

// 2014, use it at your own risk;

#target "photoshop-70.032"

if (app.documents.length > 0) {

// get folder;

var theFolder = Folder.selectDialog ("select folder");

if (theFolder) {var theFiles = theFolder.getFiles(/\.(jpg|tif|eps|psd)$/i)};

var theseFiles = new Array;

for (var n = 0; n < theFiles.length; n++) {

  theseFiles.push ([theFiles.name.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1], theFiles])

  };

// of there are files proceed;

if (theseFiles.length > 0) {app.activeDocument.suspendHistory("replace", "main ()")};

};

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

function main () {

// the file;

var originalUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;

app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;

var myDocument = app.activeDocument;

// get number of layers;

var ref = new ActionReference();

ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );

var applicationDesc = executeActionGet(ref);

var theNumber = applicationDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID("numberOfLayers"));

// process the layers;

var theLayers = new Array;

for (var m = 0; m <= theNumber; m++) {

try {

var ref = new ActionReference();

ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), m);

var layerDesc = executeActionGet(ref);

var layerSet = typeIDToStringID(layerDesc.getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID("layerSection")));

var isBackground = layerDesc.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("background"));

// if not layer group collect values;

if (layerSet != "layerSectionEnd" && layerSet != "layerSectionStart" && isBackground != true) {

var theName = layerDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('name'));

var theID = layerDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID('layerID'));

theLayers.push([theName, theID])

/*if (theName == searchName) {

  var boundsDesc = layerDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('bounds'));

  var theTop = boundsDesc.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID('top'));

  var theLeft = boundsDesc.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID('left'));

  var theWidth = boundsDesc.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID('width'));

  var theHeight = boundsDesc.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID('height'));

  var theCenter = [theLeft+theWidth/2, theTop+theHeight/2];

  selectLayerByIndex(m,false);

  theArray.push([myDocument.activeLayer, theCenter, theWidth, theHeight])

  };*/

};

}

catch (e) {};

};

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

for (var o = 0; o < theLayers.length; o++) {

var thisLayer = theLayers;

for (var p = 0; p < theseFiles.length; p++) {

  if (theseFiles

[0] == thisLayer[0]) {

  selectLayerByID(thisLayer[1],false);

  var removeLayer = myDocument.activeLayer;

  var theBounds = removeLayer.bounds;

  var theSO = placeScaleRotateFile (theseFiles

[1], 0, 0, 100, 100, 0);

  if (Number(theBounds[0]) == 0 && Number(theBounds[2]) == 0) {}

  else {removeLayer.remove()};

  }

  }

};

// restore;

app.preferences.rulerUnits = originalUnits;

};

// by mike hale, via paul riggott;

// http://forums.adobe.com/message/1944754#1944754

function selectLayerByIndex(index,add){

add = undefined ? add = false: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){

alert(e.message);

}

};

// based on code by mike hale, via paul riggott;

function selectLayerByID(id,add){

add = undefined ? add = false:add

var ref = new ActionReference();

    ref.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), id);

    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){

alert(e.message);

}

};

////// place //////

function placeScaleRotateFile (file, xOffset, yOffset, theXScale, theYScale, theAngle) {

// =======================================================

var idPlc = charIDToTypeID( "Plc " );

    var desc5 = new ActionDescriptor();

    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );

    desc5.putPath( idnull, new File( file ) );

    var idFTcs = charIDToTypeID( "FTcs" );

    var idQCSt = charIDToTypeID( "QCSt" );

    var idQcsa = charIDToTypeID( "Qcsa" );

    desc5.putEnumerated( idFTcs, idQCSt, idQcsa );

    var idOfst = charIDToTypeID( "Ofst" );

        var desc6 = new ActionDescriptor();

        var idHrzn = charIDToTypeID( "Hrzn" );

        var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );

        desc6.putUnitDouble( idHrzn, idPxl, xOffset );

        var idVrtc = charIDToTypeID( "Vrtc" );

        var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );

        desc6.putUnitDouble( idVrtc, idPxl, yOffset );

    var idOfst = charIDToTypeID( "Ofst" );

    desc5.putObject( idOfst, idOfst, desc6 );

    var idWdth = charIDToTypeID( "Wdth" );

    var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );

    desc5.putUnitDouble( idWdth, idPrc, theYScale );

    var idHght = charIDToTypeID( "Hght" );

    var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );

    desc5.putUnitDouble( idHght, idPrc, theXScale );

    var idAngl = charIDToTypeID( "Angl" );

    var idAng = charIDToTypeID( "#Ang" );

    desc5.putUnitDouble( idAngl, idAng,theAngle );

    var idLnkd = charIDToTypeID( "Lnkd" );

    desc5.putBoolean( idLnkd, true );

executeAction( idPlc, desc5, DialogModes.NO );

return app.activeDocument.activeLayer;

};

    Shine BR
    Shine BRAuthor
    Known Participant
    January 13, 2015

    Hi Pfaffen,

    Thanks a lot for the script, Its working as expected.

    thnaks Mack for you time on this

    Shine BR
    Shine BRAuthor
    Known Participant
    February 5, 2015

    Hi Pf,

    The above script is working as expected, but if a layer name contains ".tif' along with the file name, then it not placing the files into layers.

    EX: If a layer named "Shine.tif" then the respective file is not placing inside the layer, however if we rename the layer as "Shine" it will place the image.

    It will be helpful if you can fix this for me

    JJMack
    Community Expert
    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 6, 2015

    Do you know you can change windows file dialog  details file list to thumbnails list that have different thumbnail sizes and that you can use Ctrl+Click on Image Icons one at a time to select the 21 image files you want... Here the 21 thumbnails with borders have been selected using Ctrl+Clicks....

    JJMack
    Shine BR
    Shine BRAuthor
    Known Participant
    January 6, 2015

    Hi Mack,

    The above files and file names are show only for example.

    We receive 2 folders, 1 with source image (raw image) and another 1 with reference image (reference for color). The name of the file (Source file) and the respective reference files will be marked in an excel by our art director, so only possibility is opening the images by reading the file names. The file names are bit complicated to pick the exact reference files from a folder with large num of files (snapshot shown below for reference).

    I have already made a script to read the excel date and load the reference file names (only file names from excel) into photoshop layers, however what I need now is, to read the layer name and place the file into the correct layer.

    JJMack
    Community Expert
    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 7, 2015

    Shine_RRD wrote:

    I have already made a script to read the excel date and load the reference file names (only file names from excel) into photoshop layers, however what I need now is, to read the layer name and place the file into the correct layer.

    I do not understand what you trying to do. If you wrote a script that reads a excel file to get a list of file names into an  array when you place these files into a document as smart smart object layers each layer's layer name will be set to the filename by Photoshop's place operation.   If on the other side if you use a procedure that open file select all, Copy, close nosave and paste in a layer Photoshop will name the new layer the next layer "n"  name you would then need to set the current layer to the filename of the document copied to the clipboard. Like I do in my PasteImageRoll script

    for (var i=0;i<file.length;i++) {

      if (file instanceof File && !file.name.match(/\.(nef|cr2|crw|dcs|raf|arw|orf|dng|psd|tif|tiff|jpg|jpe|jpeg|png|bmp|)$/i) ) continue; //next file if not matched

           app.load(file); // load it into a document   <------------------------------------------------------------------------------OPEN A DOCUMENT

           var backFile= app.activeDocument; // image document

           var imageName = backFile.name; // image file name <---------------------------------------------------------------REMEMBER FILE NAME TO NAME IMAGE LAYER

           flatten(); //handle layered images // flatten active document incase its layered.

           if (rotateForBestFit) {

                if (backFile.width.value<backFile.height.value&&width>height ) { backFile.rotateCanvas(-90.0);  } // Rotate portraits

                if (backFile.height.value<backFile.width.value&&height>width ) { backFile.rotateCanvas(-90.0);  } // Rotate landscapes

                }

           if (backFile.width.value/backFile.height.value > width/height) { backFile.resizeImage(null, height, res, ResampleMethod.BICUBIC); } // wider

           else {backFile.resizeImage(width, null, res, ResampleMethod.BICUBIC);} // same aspect ratio or taller

           backFile.selection.selectAll(); <----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SELECT ALL

           backFile.selection.copy(); //copy resized image into clipboard  <----------------------------------------------------COPY TO CLIPBOARD

           backFile.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES); //close image without saving changes <---------CLOSE  DOCUMENT NOSAVE

           for (var n=0;n<copies;n++) { // number of copies

                var x =pasted*(width+whitespace)+borderspace;

                var y =currrow*(height+whitespace)+borderspace;

                var selectedRegion = Array(Array(x,y), Array(x+width,y), Array(x+width,y+height), Array(x,y+height));

                doc.selection.select(selectedRegion);

                doc.paste(true); //paste image into masked layer your document  <------------------------------------ PASTE IN CLIPBOARD AS A LAYER "TRUE" MAKES IT INTO A MASKED LAYER

                doc.activeLayer.name=imageName; //label layer with image file name  <---------------------- CHANGE THE LAYER NAME FOR PHPTOSHOP DEFALT NAME TO IMAGE FILE NAME

                doc.selection.select(selectedRegion);

                align('AdCH'); align('AdCV');

                doc.selection.deselect();

                pasted++

                if ( pasted==cols ) { pasted=0; currrow++; }

                }

           }

    JJMack
    JJMack
    Community Expert
    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 5, 2015

    You can also use Adobe Bridge to select the images files then use menu Tools>Photoshop>Load files into a stack.

    Also you can use a Script like my PastImageRoll to load resize images layout in a document.

    http://www.mouseprints.net/old/dpr/PasteImageRoll.jsx

    JJMack
    Shine BR
    Shine BRAuthor
    Known Participant
    January 5, 2015

    Thank you Mack for your time,

    The option is good, but I have 2421 files in a folder, out of this only 21 images are required and its really difficult to find visually.

    A psd file with multiple layers with the file name is already made, so just we need to read the layer name and place the respective image from desktop folder into respective layer.

    JJMack
    Community Expert
    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 6, 2015

    Shine_RRD wrote:

    The option is good, but I have 2421 files in a folder, out of this only 21 images are required and its really difficult to find visually.

    I do not understand why there would be if you using Windows both the Bridge and Windows File open Dialog show Thumbnails for images within a folder if there is one file or 2421 file. Using Ctrl+Click  on file thumbnails and using the scroll bars you should be able to select the 21 Image files you need.  You would need to install Codecs if you need Thumbnails for RAW and PSD files in window dialogs.  I would think Bridge would not be a problem on MAC or PC and does its own thumbnails.  Mac users may need some add-on for thumbnails in mac dialogs. I don't use a mac so I don't know it the is required or not.

    The first image I posted was two screen captures first one showing the displaying thumbnails of images in a folder with five selected 21 could be selected all could be selected. In the same capture menu tools>Photoshop>Load Files into stack is shown.

    The second showed how the display looked after tools>Photoshop>Load Files ran a PSD with five image layer with layer name of the image file name. Its an open document the cam be saved as a PSD file.

    A PSd image file can be placed in as a flat image layer or as a smart object layer that has an embedded or linked smart object that is a layered PSD file.

    How PasteImageRoll works Paste Image Roll script and Picture Package support documentation

    JJMack
    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 5, 2015

    How is

    File > Scripts > Load Files into Stack

    falling short?

    Shine BR
    Shine BRAuthor
    Known Participant
    January 5, 2015

    Hi Pfaffen,

    Thanks for the reply, using the option mentioned by you we can stack the iimage, however the folded in my desktop having multiple num of files, from them we need to pick the particular files and place into particular layer.

    Example:

    The Desktop folder has 50 images, of this I need to stack only 3 images into layers.

    The layers are already named with the file name mentioned in the desktop folder, the respective named file need to plaace into respective named layer.

    Hope you get what I am trying to tell.

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 5, 2015

    Sorry, I had not understood that you want to replace the Layers with the images of the corresponding names.

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