How to create batch operation to copy images x times per canvas

[GrievousAngel]

hello all,

i am a new PS4 user and self taught.

i have about ~65 images that i need to copy 1, 3, 6, 12 times per canvas, then trim and format for web use.  is there a batch script that does this (that i could change qty.)? actually trim & web format i could do in another operation later.  i think i am using 'copy' as the correct term for this function.

thanks,

William

[c.pfaffenbichler]

How are the copies supposed to be arranged on the canvas?

Could You post a screenshot of the intended results of one example?

[GrievousAngel]

hello,

trim each image then allow them to touch each others boundary.need in qty

1,3,6,12. then in would use in jpeg for web use.

like:

x

xxx

xxx

xxx

xxxx

xxxx

xxxx

to be used in thumbnail format.

if you could help me with this, man i would be very thankful.

thanks,

William

On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:58 AM, christoph pfaffenbichler

[GrievousAngel]

i have ~ 100 like this for my personal web site.

thanks,

William

Message was edited by: GrievousAngelPro

[c.pfaffenbichler]

That should not be terribly difficult, I guess, but I’ll probably not be able to get anything done on this before the weekend.

Maybe someone else does have something along those lines already though …

[MarkWalsh]

This might get you started:

http://morris-photographics.com/photoshop/scripts/array-generator.html

[GrievousAngel]

i downloaded and placed in the proper directory as instructed. CS4 errors

about can't used background layer . . .

if i opened a new layer and ran again it did not error but could not see the

array?

can you get the attached picture and try it yourself?

thanks,

Billy

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I can’t locate the attached file.

Could You post a screenshot of the file’s Layers Panel?

[Michael_L_Hale]

Nice script.

I think that if the file only has one layer and it is a background layer the load transparency section fails. Maybe you could put that in an if statement. It does look like the sample image has transparency.

[GrievousAngel]

hello,

right, that is the error!

thanks,

Biily

[GrievousAngel]

here is the attached file.

what is the best way o include the screen shot?

i trimmed and saved as 3 quality jpeg file via PS batch first.

thanks,

Billy

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 10:18 AM, christoph pfaffenbichler

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Billy, I think You should post the file in the web-browser (with the Attach Files-tool at the bottom) and not include it in a reply-email, because I still can’t make it out.

Posting jpgs is most easily done with the little camera icon in the top bar in the web-browser.

I’ll send You my email-address in a Private Message (check in Your profile), so You can send me the file directly.

Thanks, Michael!

I had hoped the try-clause for the load-transparency would take care of background-layers … but some improvements seem necessary yet.

[GrievousAngel]

Please find attached photo file.

thanks for your help. got file this time?

Billy

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Thanks, I got the image and the Script seems to be working fine and creates the four jpgs in the same location as the file. (»Seems« being the important word, cause the possibilities for mistakes seem numerous …)

When You mentioned trimming in post 2, I had assumed You would be working of psd-files with clipped objects.

Are You really working on flattened files and want to crop off all the additional white space?

Because that could be done, too, if the white space is uniformly truly white.

[GrievousAngel]

great. can you instruct me on how to use the script? i must have done

something wrong. the other member mentioned exactly what error i was

getting. did you see that reply?

how good i approach this? use my jpegs or covert to PS files? i have ~300

photos to batch so any step really needs to be scripted/batcched right?

could you develop the script/batch op to input all photos in an folder,

trim/knockout (white is even enough to trim), make arrays (1,3,6,12) and

convert to file type best for web use (not art related just photos of cans

of spray for my new eStore) and save the common files into a new folder (one

folder for each set of 4 photos)?

i could send you all the photos or just a few to test. i can ftp (upload)

to my host server or what ever you like best.

sincere thanks. i will glaldy do what i can to help you out for your help.

thanks,

William

On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 9:52 AM, christoph pfaffenbichler

[Michael_L_Hale]

I was the other member and I was mistaken. The script works without errors for me. It creates, saves, then closes so you have to look in the folder where the original file came from to see the results.

[GrievousAngel]

i wonder what i did wrong? i got similar errors.

thanks,

Billy

[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

Please just send some images to my email-address (You should find it in the private messages of Your account here).

Did You start with jpgs or do You have undamaged files, also?

Because with the one sample image jpg-artifacts were so bad I had to edit somewhat to get a close crop, which might chomp into the images with lighter products.

Currently the open-dialog is set to allow selecting multiple images and saving the array-copies into the same folder, but that can be changed to selecting a folder and editing all contained images and exporting the results into new folders.

[GrievousAngel]

did you get the images? about 12 of them.

thanks,

billy

On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 5:54 AM, christoph pfaffenbichler

[Michael_L_Hale]

Christoph, I apologize. Your are right. I tested this using ESTK and forgot that I had turned on break for guraded to debug an event script I was working on.

Mike

[GrievousAngel]

thanks from you both.  i can wait until this week-end or later next week.

i reqally need this and i am patient also.

lets stay in touch this week.

i will look at the array script.  it looks interesting even though i am new to PS.

thanks,

William

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Could You give this Script a try?