Linked Smart Objects - changing the file path via (Hex)Editor or Script?

[selmoh3866054]

I'm not native English.

I have a file with a lot of linked Smart Objects.

The folder for these objects has now been moved. Photoshop no longer finds the files automatically.

This is about the setup of my PSD file:

PSD file with 400 linked Smart Objects.

These were previously on the hard disk like this:

C://Pojekt33/Footage/Angle000/beauty.exr

C://Pojekt33/Footage/Angle001/beauty.exr

C://Pojekt33/Footage/Angle002/beauty.exr

....

C://Pojekt33/Footage/Angle399/beauty.exr

The new path is now as follows:

C://Pojekt33/Final/Example/Footage/Angle000/beauty.exr

C://Pojekt33/Final/Example/Footage/Angle001/beauty.exr

C://Pojekt33/Final/Example/Footage/Angle002/beauty.exr

....

C://Pojekt33/Final/Example/Footage/Angle399/beauty.exr

Photoshop is not able to automatically re-link all Smart Objects. Probably because all files have the same name.

Is there a way to have only the part of the file path changed automatically?

Via Java Script e.g.?

If I look at the PSD file with a HEX editor, I can see the paths clearly (in the XMP).

Here is an excerpt of this file:

<xmpMM:Ingredients>

            <rdf:Bag>

               <rdf:li rdf:parseType="Resource">

                  <stRef:linkForm>ReferenceStream</stRef:linkForm>

                  <stRef:filePath>file:///C://Pojekt33/Footage/Angle000/beauty.exr</stRef:filePath>

               </rdf:li>

               <rdf:li rdf:parseType="Resource">

                  <stRef:linkForm>ReferenceStream</stRef:linkForm>

                  <stRef:filePath>file:///C://Pojekt33/Footage/Angle001/beauty.exr</stRef:filePath>

               </rdf:li>

               <rdf:li rdf:parseType="Resource">

                  <stRef:linkForm>ReferenceStream</stRef:linkForm>

                  <stRef:filePath>file:///C://Pojekt33/Footage/Angle002/beauty.exr</stRef:filePath>

               </rdf:li>

Now I could simply exchange all paths in a hex editor via "Search and Replace". But when I save the edited PSD, Photoshop doesn't open it anymore. An error then appears. The window will show "EOF - End Of File".

The only possibility now is to reconnect all linked content by hand. This is very complex and takes a long time. Is there another option here?

Thank you very much for your help!

[Guest]

Hi

I'll move you post to this forum Photoshop Scripting

[SuperMerlin]

I think you might be out of luck as Photoshop uses the file information embeded in the smart object not the metadata

So using a hex editor or changing the metadata will not work.

Example of metadata in smartobject..

"smartObject": {
    
"placed": "rasterizeContent",
    
"documentID": "3C206B39F415165B248A8FDE3CABB8DE",
    
"compsList": {
        
"compID": -1,
        
"originalCompID": -1
    
},
    
"linked": true,
    
"fileReference": "Blue_new.jpg",
    
"link": "/d/a/Blue_new.jpg",
    
"linkMissing": true,
    
"linkChanged": false
},

[selmoh3866054]

I almost thought so

That's very annoying. It could be that simple. It is not even necessary to change the complete file path, but only a part of it.