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I made some changes to the script, as it failed when I restarted PS. I made it so that it got the path of the displacement smartobject layer and inserted that into the function that runs the displacement:
...#target photoshop
var doc = activeDocument;
var curLayer = doc.activeLayer;
var disMap = doc.layers.getByName('displace test');
doc.activeLayer = disMap;
editSO ();
var disDoc = activeDocument;
var disFile = disDoc.path +'/' + disDoc.name;
app.activeDocument = doc;
doc.activeLayer = curLayer;
editDis (dis
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I don't have two computers to try this, so in theory, you should be able to embed the displacement map into your file. Would would then need to open that smart object, by double clicking on the layer icon. You could then use scriptListener to record making the displacement map, as in tnn e code that you have, or try and use that code, but you will need to change the path on both ways. Smart objects are opened in the temp file of that particular user, so you have to use the tilde symbol to point to the user's folder. So the following script will edit a smartObject with an embedded displacement map. Note in line 48 that I use the ~ to direct to the user's temp folder. In line 4 you need to name the SO layer that has your displacement map. In lines 36 and 38 are the values for displacement. You can put variables there and make a UI to replace them. Here is my screen shot of my setup:
#target photoshop
var doc = activeDocument;
var curLayer = doc.activeLayer;
var disMap = doc.layers.getByName('displace test');
editSO ();
var disDoc = activeDocument;
app.activeDocument = doc;
doc.activeLayer = curLayer;
editDis ();
function editSO(){
var idplacedLayerEditContents = stringIDToTypeID( "placedLayerEditContents" );
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
executeAction( idplacedLayerEditContents, desc3, DialogModes.NO );
}
editDis ()
function editDis(){
var idsetd = charIDToTypeID( "setd" );
var desc9 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
var ref3 = new ActionReference();
var idfilterFX = stringIDToTypeID( "filterFX" );
ref3.putIndex( idfilterFX, 1 );
var idLyr = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
var idOrdn = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" );
var idTrgt = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" );
ref3.putEnumerated( idLyr, idOrdn, idTrgt );
desc9.putReference( idnull, ref3 );
var idfilterFX = stringIDToTypeID( "filterFX" );
var desc10 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idFltr = charIDToTypeID( "Fltr" );
var desc11 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idHrzS = charIDToTypeID( "HrzS" );
desc11.putInteger( idHrzS, 10 );
var idVrtS = charIDToTypeID( "VrtS" );
desc11.putInteger( idVrtS, 10 );
var idDspM = charIDToTypeID( "DspM" );
var idDspM = charIDToTypeID( "DspM" );
var idStrF = charIDToTypeID( "StrF" );
desc11.putEnumerated( idDspM, idDspM, idStrF );
var idUndA = charIDToTypeID( "UndA" );
var idUndA = charIDToTypeID( "UndA" );
var idRptE = charIDToTypeID( "RptE" );
desc11.putEnumerated( idUndA, idUndA, idRptE );
var idDspF = charIDToTypeID( "DspF" );
desc11.putPath( idDspF, new File( "~/AppData/Local/Temp/displace test1.psd" ) );
var idEmbF = charIDToTypeID( "EmbF" );
desc11.putBoolean( idEmbF, true );
var idDspD = charIDToTypeID( "DspD" );
var idDspl = charIDToTypeID( "Dspl" );
desc10.putObject( idFltr, idDspl, desc11 );
var idfilterFX = stringIDToTypeID( "filterFX" );
desc9.putObject( idfilterFX, idfilterFX, desc10 );
executeAction( idsetd, desc9, DialogModes.NO );
}
Here's after I run my script. Note that the a the SO displacement file has been opened.
Hello Chuck,
As I understand, the script should create a displacement map from a layer named "displace test" that represents the reference map for the image that is above as in your example but I am getting the following error 8800 whenever I load the script:
The object "filter effects 1 of current layer" is not currently available.
Here is an image to see what I have done so far:
Thank you,
Damian
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