This script uses the standard place embedded command, however, it uses pixel sizing rather than resolution/dimensions:
/*
Place Embedded Retaining Pixel Size.jsx
v1.0 - 13th June 2022, Stephen Marsh
*/
#target photoshop
function main() {
// Conditionally activate "Skip Transform When Placing" General Preference
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt"));
var applicationDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
var skipTransformPref = applicationDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("generalPreferences")).getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("skipTransformSOFromLibrary"));
if (skipTransformPref === false) {
skipTransform(true);
}
// Conditionally deactivate "Resize During Place" General Preference
var aref = new ActionReference();
aref.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID("capp"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt"));
var appDesc = executeActionGet(aref);
var resizePlacePref = appDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("generalPreferences")).getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("resizePastePlace"));
if (resizePlacePref === true) {
resizeDuringPlace(false);
}
// Call the place embedded dialog
placeEmbedded();
// Reset the SO transform
var idplacedLayerResetTransforms = stringIDToTypeID("placedLayerResetTransforms");
executeAction(idplacedLayerResetTransforms, undefined, DialogModes.NO);
// Optionally handle oversized content
if (confirm("Convert Background to layer & reveal all content?", true)) {
// Select the Background layer if it exists (silently fails if there is no such layer)
try {
app.activeDocument.activeLayer = app.activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
} catch (error) { }
// Convert the Background layer to a normal layer
if (activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer) {
activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer = false;
activeDocument.activeLayer.name = "Background";
}
activeDocument.revealAll();
}
// Reset General Preferences back to their original state
skipTransform(skipTransformPref);
resizeDuringPlace(resizePlacePref);
}
app.activeDocument.suspendHistory("Place Embedded Retaining Pixel Size.jsx", "main()");
// Functions
function placeEmbedded() {
var s2t = function (s) {
return app.stringIDToTypeID(s);
};
var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor();
var reference = new ActionReference();
reference.putEnumerated(s2t("menuItemClass"), s2t("menuItemType"), s2t("placeEnum"));
descriptor.putReference(s2t("null"), reference);
executeAction(s2t("select"), descriptor, DialogModes.ALL);
}
/*
Preference functions based on:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/how-change-photoshop-preferences-by-script-resize-image-during-place/m-p/12544913
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/can-you-also-read-a-photoshop-preference-like-quot-resize-image-during-place-quot/m-p/12752645
*/
function skipTransform(setBoolean) {
sTT = stringIDToTypeID;
(ref = new ActionReference()).putProperty(
sTT("property"),
(gP = sTT("generalPreferences"))
);
ref.putClass(sTT("application"));
(dsc1 = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(sTT("null"), ref);
(dsc2 = new ActionDescriptor()).putBoolean(sTT("skipTransformSOFromLibrary"), setBoolean);
dsc1.putObject(sTT("to"), gP, dsc2), executeAction(sTT("set"), dsc1);
}
function resizeDuringPlace(setBoolean) {
sIDtID = stringIDToTypeID;
(aref = new ActionReference()).putProperty(
sIDtID("property"),
(genPref = sIDtID("generalPreferences"))
);
aref.putClass(sIDtID("application"));
(adsc1 = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(sIDtID("null"), aref);
(adsc2 = new ActionDescriptor()).putBoolean(sIDtID("resizePastePlace"), setBoolean);
adsc1.putObject(sIDtID("to"), genPref, adsc2), executeAction(sIDtID("set"), adsc1);
}
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Photoshop resizing is not arbitrary however the way Photoshop works is very complex Pixel count doesn't always stay the same in fact sometimes there are two pixel resizing done. Therfore Photoshop behavior at first confuses its users and may seem to think its arbitrary. Its not arbitrary and once understood it no longer a problem.
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