Posting images onto a template.

[robh21046457]

Hi All,

I am designing a CD template. I have three images initially i want to add to the template. The images all need to be precisely size specific for it to align correctly. I have three jpgs to resize to the fit into each 'window' of the template. Try as a I might I cannot find a way to do this.  Im sure there will be some advanced users who will know how to do this. I've been paying Adobe £10 a month for two years and embarrassed to say to this day I have not managed to achieve one successful outcome using the software . I have a very creative side to me but find this software impossible to use or understand. I find myself having to do all my editing and modifying of my photos and design in the Mac photos app as its a lot easier to understand. I cant find a way using photos to resize the images, whilst  keeping their perspective and being able to paste them into the template to produce once image with all six images patched together to make the CD which when printed and folded would enable a CD Cover to be produced. Its soo frustrating as is the huge number of days taken to try and follow tutorials when half the stuff on line doesn't seem possible to follow.   The Specs I need to resize the relative images are below.  Im probably asking too much here.. Sorry

Thank you for any help as to whether this is possible or not.

[JJMack]

You right no one learns Photoshop overnight.   Photoshop is huge complex and take a long time to learn.    To do what you want to do in Photoshop is not hard it is complex but simple once you know how to use Photoshop well.   I have even automated that process you want to do.  However I have been using Photoshop for 20+ Years know how to use Photoshop well and can even hack at scripting Photoshop.

To do what you want to do all I would need to do is create a CD template and use one on my scripts. Job done. They are free.

Photo Collage Toolkit

Photoshop scripting is powerful and I believe this package demonstrates this here is a video showing a 5 image collage PSD template being populated with images

The package includes four simple rules to follow when making Photo Collage Template PSD files so they will be compatible with my Photoshop scripts.

1. Size the photo collage templates for the print size you want - width, height and print DPI resolution.
2. Photo collage templates must have a Photoshop background layer. The contents of this layer can be anything.
3. Photo collage templates must have alpha channels named "Image 1", "Image 2", ... "Image n".
4. Photo collage templates layers above the background layers must provide transparent areas to let the images that will be placed below them show through.

There are fifteen scripts in this package they provide the following functions:

1. HelpPhotoCollageToolkit.jsx - Online Help
2. TestCollageTemplate.jsx - Used to test a Photo Collage Template while you are making it with Photoshop.
3. CollageTemplateBuilder.jsx - Can build Templates compatible with this toolkit's scripts.
4. LayerToAlphaChan.jsx - Used to convert a Prototype Image Layer stack into a template document.
5. InteractivePopulateCollage.jsx - Used to interactively populate Any Photo Collage template. Offers most user control inserting pictures and text.
6. ReplaceCollageImage.jsx - use to replace a populated collage image Smart Object layer with an other image correctly resized and positioned.
7. ChangeTextSize.jsx - This script can be used to change Image stamps text size when the size used by the populating did not work well.
8. PopulateCollageTemplate.jsx - Used to Automatically populate a Photo Collage template and leave the populated copy open in Photoshop.
9. BatchOneImageCollage.jsx - Used to Automatically Batch Populate Collage templates that only have one image inserted. The Collage or Image may be stamped with text.
10. BatchMultiImageCollage.jsx - Used to Automatically Batch Populate Any Photo Collage template with images in a source image folder. Easier to use than the interactive script. Saved collages can be tweaked.
11. PasteImageRoll.jsx - Paste Images into a document to be print on roll paper.
12. BatchPicturePackage.jsx - Used to Automatically Batch Populate Any Photo Collage template with an image in a source image folder. Images Rotates for best fit.
13. BatchPicturePackageNoRotate.jsx - Used to Automatically Batch Populate Any Photo Collage template with an image in a source image folder.
14. PopulatePicturePackage.jsx - Used to Automatically populate a Photo Collage template Fill with the same single image and leave the populated copy open in Photoshop.
15. PCTpreferences.jsx - Edit This File to Customize Collage Populating scripts default setting and add your own Layer styles.

Documentation and Examples

[JJMack]

I use Windows but did use my script on my son Mac years ago However, Adobe and Apple have updated their software since then. If you install my junk you can ask for help if thing fail on your Mac.