HDR Toning Adjustment in an Action without dialogue box - Batch

[adesync123]

Please can someone tell me how to do this. I'm feeling like I have to learn to be a programmer to do a simple task!

I just want to use IMAGE>ADJUSTMENTS>HDR TONING in and action without a dialogue box and WITH my custom preset so it can run in a droplet or batch without interruption.

I have found pages on here discussing how to do it with HDRToning.jsx script in CS5?? but that does not seem to be helping. I modified HDRToning.jsx but I have no clue what I am doing.

I have a photoshop subscription (i.e latest version) on Mac OSX sierra.

I am a photographer, not a programmer! This seems insane, that I can create a droplet with a 3rd party plugin but HDRToning requires this.

If someone could please explain in layman's terms how to simply use the HDRToning adjustment in an action as described in the 2nd line of this post, I would be eternally grateful !

[adesync123]

The Adobe documentation for the scripting is for Photoshop 2015. The posts on here are for CS5. With the latest version 2017.0.1 there seems to be no documentation and no forum help.

Is this impossible???

[JJMack]

I read that 5 year old thread.  Michael L Hale wrote:

"From looking at the scripts it looks like Adobe set up the framework so HDRToning could be run from a script or action in the future. Most of the framework is in place and if you want to send a little time working on the needed descriptor it can be called from a script now."

The HDRToning.jsx script seems to be the same in CS6, CC, CC 2014, CC 2015, CC 2015.5 and CC 2017.  It also uses other scripts like stack support. I no longer have CS5.   Mike stated the script he posted did work.  If it did is does not with the Creative cloud Photoshop version.  If I add layer and make it Lab mode HDRToning.jsx will prompt and flatten and convert to RGB.  However when the script tries to do the conversion and error is returned.  I add some alerts.  The script that is returning the error is not HDRToning.jsx. THe function being used is not in it. I thing it is in stacksupport.jsx.

The script is way over my level  and is was not written to be batched. Interactive prompts are not what you want to have in batch processing.

[adesync123]

Hello JJMack . Thank you so much for taking the time to look into this. I am thrilled to say that I have solved this with a github post.

My interest is to use the HDRToning adjustment on a single image as a....what you might call a micro contrast effect. I have used all sorts like nik colour fx, topaz, photomatix, aurora hdr and many more but HDRToning gives me a result that shines above the rest.

I get my dynamic range under control with lighting, camera raw and local adjustments ( interior architectural photography)

This post and reference to the .jsx I can confirm is working in PS 2017.0.1

You put it in the PS scripts folder and run in from FILE>AUTOMATE>

You can select 1 image instead of 3 to process a single image.

It's strange as so many other plugins do the same sort of micro contrast/clarity/detail type of effect but HDRToning is some kind of voodoo!!

Pure beauty...

https://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=7682.0

[JJMack]

That one uses Adobe's other HDR script "Merge To HDR.jsx" which is coded to be used from other scripts. Not the HDRToning.jsx you wanted to use.

Re: Batch HDR Merging/Toning Script

[adesync123]

Whatever... it works for how I described I need it to work so yay!