Mirroring images

I wrote a script that I use for making a canvas wrap, which mirrors the edges. You can give it a try:

//Written by Chuck Uebele
//Copyright 2014 all rights reserved
//Use at your own rist.

#target photoshop

var oldPref = app.preferences.rulerUnits
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;

var flat = false; //Flattens the image 
var size = .75; //Size of canvas wrap depth
var useInch = true; //set false to use cm
var showUI = true; //set false to not have the user interface appear
var run = false; 
var cm = 1;



if(app.documents.length>0){
    if(showUI){
        var dlg = new Window('dialog','Canvas Wrap');
        dlg.gp1 = dlg.add('group');
            dlg.gp1.orientation = 'row'
            dlg.gp1.sTxt = dlg.gp1.add('statictext',undefined,'Canvas Wrap Size:');
            dlg.gp1.eTxt = dlg.gp1.add('edittext',undefined,size);
                dlg.gp1.eTxt.onChange = function(){
                    textToNum(0,20,this,'float')
                    }
            
            dlg.gp1.eTxt.size = [50,18];
            dlg.flat = dlg.add('checkbox',undefined,'Flatten Image');
            dlg.gp1.inch = dlg.gp1.add('radiobutton',undefined,'inches');
            dlg.gp1.cm = dlg.gp1.add('radiobutton',undefined,'cm');
            dlg.btnGp = dlg.add('group');
            dlg.btnGp.ok = dlg.btnGp.add('button',undefined,'Okay');
            dlg.btnGp.cancel = dlg.btnGp.add('button',undefined,'cancel');
            dlg.gp1.inch.value = true
            
            dlg.btnGp.ok.onClick = function(){
                if(!isNaN (Number(dlg.gp1.eTxt.text))){
                    size = Number(dlg.gp1.eTxt.text);
                    run = true
                    if(dlg.gp1.inch.value){useInch = false}
                    flat = dlg.flat.value
                    dlg.close()
                    }
                }
            
            dlg.btnGp.cancel.onClick = function(){
                run = false
                dlg.close()
                }
        
        dlg.show() 
        }
    else{run = true}
    }
else{alert('There is no open document')}

if(run){     
    if(useInch){cm = 1}
    else{cm = 2.54}
    var doc = activeDocument;
    var res = doc.resolution;
    var actSize = Math.round(size/cm * doc.resolution);
    doc.activeLayer = doc.layers[0];
    var wrapLayer = doc.artLayers.add();
    stamp ();
    
    wrapLayer = doc.activeLayer
    wrapLayer.name = 'wrap'
    makeSel (0, 0, doc.width, actSize)
    dup ('Hght')
    var dupLayer = doc.activeLayer
    dupLayer.translate (0, -actSize)
    merge ()
        
    makeSel (0, doc.height-actSize, doc.width, doc.height)
    dup ('Hght')
    dupLayer = doc.activeLayer
    dupLayer.translate (0, actSize)
    merge ()
    doc.resizeCanvas(doc.width,doc.height + 2* actSize) 
    
    
    makeSel (0, 0, actSize, doc.height)
    dup ('Wdth')
    dupLayer = doc.activeLayer
    dupLayer.translate (-actSize,0)
    merge ()
    
    makeSel (doc.width-actSize, 0, doc.width, doc.height)
    dup ('Wdth')
    dupLayer = doc.activeLayer
    dupLayer.translate (actSize,0)
    merge ()
    doc.resizeCanvas(doc.width + 2* actSize,doc.height)
    //doc.trim();
    if (flat){doc.flatten()}
    }



app.preferences.rulerUnits = oldPref

function stamp(){
    var idMrgV = charIDToTypeID( "MrgV" );
        var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var idDplc = charIDToTypeID( "Dplc" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idDplc, true );
    executeAction( idMrgV, desc3, DialogModes.NO );    
    }

function makeSel(lft,tp,rt,bt){
    var area = [[lft,tp],[rt,tp],[rt,bt],[lft,bt]]
    doc.selection.select(area)
    };//end function makeSelection
    

function dup(orient){
    var idCpTL = charIDToTypeID( "CpTL" );
    executeAction( idCpTL, undefined, DialogModes.NO );
    //===========================================
    var idTrnf = charIDToTypeID( "Trnf" );
        var desc7 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
            var ref4 = new ActionReference();
            var idLyr = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
            var idOrdn = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" );
            var idTrgt = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" );
            ref4.putEnumerated( idLyr, idOrdn, idTrgt );
        desc7.putReference( idnull, ref4 );
        var idFTcs = charIDToTypeID( "FTcs" );
        var idQCSt = charIDToTypeID( "QCSt" );
        var idQcsa = charIDToTypeID( "Qcsa" );
        desc7.putEnumerated( idFTcs, idQCSt, idQcsa );
        var idOfst = charIDToTypeID( "Ofst" );
            var desc8 = new ActionDescriptor();
            var idHrzn = charIDToTypeID( "Hrzn" );
            var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );
            desc8.putUnitDouble( idHrzn, idPxl, 0.000000 );
            var idVrtc = charIDToTypeID( "Vrtc" );
            var idPxl = charIDToTypeID( "#Pxl" );
            desc8.putUnitDouble( idVrtc, idPxl, 0.000000 );
        var idOfst = charIDToTypeID( "Ofst" );
        desc7.putObject( idOfst, idOfst, desc8 );
        var idHght = charIDToTypeID( orient );
        var idPrc = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
        desc7.putUnitDouble( idHght, idPrc, -100.000000 );
        var idIntr = charIDToTypeID( "Intr" );
        var idIntp = charIDToTypeID( "Intp" );
        var idBcbc = charIDToTypeID( "Bcbc" );
        desc7.putEnumerated( idIntr, idIntp, idBcbc );
    executeAction( idTrnf, desc7, DialogModes.NO );

}

function merge(){
            var idMrgtwo = charIDToTypeID( "Mrg2" );
        var desc15 = new ActionDescriptor();
    executeAction( idMrgtwo, desc15, DialogModes.NO );
}

function textToNum(sMin,sMax,e,par){
	var sHold = sMin;
	
	if(par == 'int'){
		if(isNaN(parseInt(e.text))){
			alert('"' + e.text + '" is not a number\nEnter a value between ' + sMin + '-' + sMax );
			e.text = sMin};
		else{sHold = parseInt(e.text)
			if(sHold < sMin){
				rangeAlert();
				sHold = sMin;				
				};
			if(sHold > sMax){
				rangeAlert();
				sHold = sMax;
				};
			e.text = sHold;
			};	//end else
		};//end if par
	else{
		if(isNaN(parseFloat(e.text))){
			alert('"' + e.text + '" is not a number\nEnter a value between ' + sMin + '-' + sMax );
			e.text = sMin};
		else{sHold = parseFloat(e.text)
			if(sHold < sMin){
				rangeAlert();
				sHold = sMin;
				};
			if(sHold > sMax){
				rangeAlert();
				sHold = sMax;
				};
			e.text = sHold;
			};	//end else
		};//end else par
	function rangeAlert(){alert('Number range must be between ' + sMin + '-' + sMax)}; 
};//end function textToNum

What was the original form of the business card? Was it a digital file, a scan, a Photoshop file, or an InDesign file?

If by “mirror” you mean you want to make a change in a Photoshop document and see it “reflected” in InDesign by updating itself, then you do not want to do any cutting and pasting. Instead, in InDesign, use File > Place to import the Photoshop document into InDesign. That will create a “link” (which you can manage in the Links panel in InDesign).

For example, if you placed a linked Photoshop document into InDesign, you would be able to select the Photoshop document on the InDesign layout, choose Edit > Edit Original (or Edit > Edit in Adobe Photoshop), and it would pop it open in Photoshop. After you edit the Photoshop document and save, the change will update it in InDesign automatically. Is that what you are after?

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@deannad94608478 wrote:

it looked so stupid, what am I doing wrong?

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I think we would need to see screenshots of the before and after to help answer this question. Since you have InDesign, though, it's best to create the business card there.

~ Jane

I cannot envision what you mean or how mirroring will help you.

Can you post a screenshot of what you're working with and tell us what you want to do that you can't do?

To mirror an image, Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal or Vertical.

Editable text should ALWAYS be on a separate layer, not flattened into the background.