If you don't have to do it in PS, exiftool is your friend. PS has all of the apis for getting the info you need. Check the docs. ... View more

In xtools, I do it like this: Stdlib.createFileSelect = function(str) {   if (isWindows()) {     return str;   }   if (!str.constructor == String) {     return str;   }   var exts = [];   var rex = /\*\.(\*|[\w]+)(.*)/;   var m;   while (m = rex.exec(str)) {     exts.push(m[1].toLowerCase());     str = m[2];   }   function macSelect(f) {     var name = decodeURI(f.absoluteURI).toLowerCase();     var _exts = macSelect.exts;     // alert(name);     while (f.alias) {       try {         f = f.resolve();       } catch (e) {         f = null;       }       if (f == null) {         return false;       }     }     if (f instanceof Folder) {       return true;     }     var fext = f.strf("%e").toLowerCase();     for (var i = 0; i < _exts.length; i++) {       var ext = _exts;       if (ext == '*') {         return true;       }       if (fext == ext) {         return true;              }       // if (name.match(RegExp("\\." + ext + "$", "i")) != null) {       //   return true;       // }     }     return false;   }   macSelect.exts = exts;   return macSelect; }; This way, you can use a Windows file filter and it converts it to a Mac file filter. I've used this for years in multiple projects. ... View more

Try Image Processor Pro: https://sourceforge.net/projects/ps-scripts/files/Image%20Processor%20Pro/v3_2%20betas/ It's a bit more robust for handling file types and also has a lot more options. ... View more

Should be if (typeof(backArt) == "undefined") { ... View more

Mad props to the dev that was able to rebuild the site. Looks really nice in Chrome/Win7. Firefox/Win7 has some layout issues but I have so many security/privacy related plugins that they may be causing the problem. If this gains traction, we might want to let the people at ps-scripts2.com know what's happening. ... View more

var fileToParse = File (Folder.desktop + '/Photoshop.txt');  ... View more

This will take care of a problem. var fileToParse = File (Folder.desktop + "/Photoshop.txt');  ... View more

I do not know how droplets work. It processes a file at a time, but you can drop multiple files or a folder on to it to process a pack of files. PS does not do hot folders. People have implemented hot folder solutions (including me) that you may find by searching around. He did and outstanding job developing and coding Image Processor Pro He gives us for Free. Adobe did finance my initial work on IPP but I now work on it to keep from dying of boredom in my retirement. -X ... View more

This: var myReg= new RegExp( "[^\_|a-zA-Z|0-9][A-Z][0-9]{8}$"); should probably be this: var myReg= new RegExp( "[^\\_|a-zA-Z|0-9][A-Z][0-9]{8}$"); because of escapes in JS strings. Like matias said, it's just better to use RegExp constants than strings unless you have string reason to and you do adequate testing. ... View more

As I said before, ExtendScript has had problems with otherwise valid regexp expressions. /.+\.([^\.\/]+)$/ had been the most commonly used regexp for extracting file extensions and has worked in all versions of ExtendScript. Also, ExtendScript has had problems with \w with non LATIN1 characters in the past so I avoid it whenever possible. -X ... View more

There are parts of RegExp that are not supported or are buggy in PS/JS. If it works in Firefox and/or elsewhere but not in PS/JS, you have to rewrite your regexp and file a bug support with Adobe. I've had problems like this in the past. If you already have the string isolated, doing this will work as well: File(str).name then use a simpler regexp to strip off the extension. For overkill, use this: //========================= Filename formatting =============================== // // File.strf(fmt [, fs]) // Folder.strf(fmt [, fs]) //   This is based on the file name formatting facility in exiftool. Part of //   the description is copied directly from there. You can find exiftool at: //      http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ // // Description: //   Format a file string using a printf-like format string // // fmt is a string where the following substitutions occur //   %d - the directory name (no trailing /) //   %f - the file name without the extension //   %e - the file extension without the leading '.' //   %p - the name of the parent folder //   %% - the '%' character // // if fs is true the folder is in local file system format //   (e.g. C:\images instead of /c/images) // // Examples: // // Reformat the file name: // var f = new File("/c/work/test.jpg"); // f.strf("%d/%f_%e.txt") == "/c/work/test_jpg.txt" // // Change the file extension // f.strf("%d/%f.psd") == "/c/work/test.psd" // // Convert to a file name in a subdirectory named after the extension // f.strf("%d/%e/%f.%e") == "/c/work/jpg/test.jpg" // // Change the file extension and convert to a file name in a subdirectory named //   after the new extension // f.strf("%d/psd/%f.psd") == "/c/work/psd/test.psd" // // var f = new File("~/.bashrc"); // f.strf("%f") == ".bashrc" // f.strf("%e") == "" // // Advanced Substitution //   A substring of the original file name, directory or extension may be //   taken by specifying a string length immediately following the % character. //   If the length is negative, the substring is taken from the end. The //   substring position (characters to ignore at the start or end of the //   string) may be given by a second optional value after a decimal point. // For example: // // var f = new File("Picture-123.jpg"); // // f.strf("%7f.psd") == "Picture.psd" // f.strf("%-.4f.psd") == "Picture.psd" // f.strf("%7f.%-3f") == "Picture.123" // f.strf("Meta%-3.1f.xmp") == "Meta12.xmp" // File.prototype.strf = function(fmt, fs) {   var self = this;   var name = decodeURI(self.name);   //var name = (self.name);   // get the portions of the full path name   // extension   var m = name.match(/.+\.([^\.\/]+)$/);   var e = m ? m[1] : '';   // basename   m = name.match(/(.+)\.[^\.\/]+$/);   var f = m ? m[1] : name;   fs |= !($.os.match(/windows/i)); // fs only matters on Windows   // fs |= isMac();   // full path...   var d = decodeURI((fs ? self.parent.fsName : self.parent.absoluteURI));   // parent directory...   var p = decodeURI(self.parent.name);   //var p = ((fs ? self.parent.fsName : self.parent.toString()));   var str = fmt;   // a regexp for the format specifiers   var rex = /([^%]*)%(-)?(\d+)?(\.\d+)?(%|d|e|f|p)(.*)/;   var result = '';   while (m = rex.exec(str)) {     var pre = m[1];     var sig = m[2];     var len = m[3];     var ign = m[4];     var typ = m[5];     var post = m[6];     var subst = '';     if (typ == '%') {       subst = '%';     } else {       var s = '';       switch (typ) {         case 'd': s = d; break;         case 'e': s = e; break;         case 'f': s = f; break;         case 'p': s = p; break;         // default: s = "%" + typ; break; // let others pass through       }       var strlen = s.length;       if (strlen && (len || ign)) {         ign = (ign ? Number(ign.slice(1)) : 0);         if (len) {           len = Number(len);           if (sig) {             var _idx = strlen - len - ign;             subst = s.slice(_idx, _idx+len);           } else {             subst = s.slice(ign, ign+len);           }         } else {           if (sig) {             subst = s.slice(0, strlen-ign);           } else {             subst = s.slice(ign);           }         }       } else {         subst = s;       }     }     result += pre + subst;     str = post;   }   result += str;   return result; }; Folder.prototype.strf = File.prototype.strf; ... View more

Everything looks fine on Mavericks. In Bridge, IPP will be under the Tools/Photoshop menu while it wil be under the File/Automate menu in Photoshop. You may have to reinstall the Russell Brown scripts. ... View more

Hoping you can confirm whether you have tested with PS CC 2015.5 I just tested it on Win7 and it looks good. I'll test it on Mavericks later tonight or tomorrow and let you know what I find. I do suggest reinstalling it. I've mucked up enough manual installs in my life to know that this is always a possibility. -X ... View more

IPP will open .ai files without the pop-up for each files, but, as JJMack said, it cannot save .ai files. You can use Bridge to do a Batch Rename but I'm not quite sure how to resize without actually using Illustrator. ... View more

Batching would do the job. Image Processor does not do file naming (like adding _MAIN suffix). If you wanted to go that route you would need ImageProcessorPro https://sourceforge.net/projects/ps-scripts/files/Image%20Processor%20Pro/v3_2b1/ . ... View more

Can IPP remember the last File Type Tab used? It was not designed to do that. I'll see if I can slip this addition in if it is not to complicated. ... View more

app.preferences.rulerUnits ... View more

Can you script a 50% image reduction and set the Quality to bicubic as part of the ExportSettings SaveForWeb If you mean you want the image to be half the file size of the original, the only way to do this is by saving at different quality levels until you reach the desired file size. It's slow but it works and code for this has been posted on this forum a few times. If you want to scale the dimensions of the document via SfW, this is possible using ScriptingListener code. I don't know of anyway of specifying the interpolation for SfW. You can write a script to do dimension scaling with the interpolation method that you want and then use SfW for saving. Image Processor Pro can handle dimension scaling (percentage) and interpolation, then save via SfW. It still doesn't handle a targeted file size. I don't know enough about your workflow to make any suggestions on how to get IPP integrated. Send me a message if you want to discuss this. I'm somewhat familiar with IPP. ... View more

What is needed is a 'PreQuit' event for PS and a 'PreClose' event for documents. ScriptUI has a way of registering event handlers for before and after something happens like a key press (iirc). ... View more

Here's how I would tackle this particular problem. The getXMPValue function is extracted from xtools/xlib/stdlib.js. // // getXMPValue(obj, tag) // // Get the XMP value for (tag) from the object (obj). // obj can be a String, XML, File, or Document object. // // Some non-simple metadata fields, such as those with // Seq structures are not handled, except for ISOSpeedRatings // which is handled as a special case. Others can be added as needed. // // Based on getXMPTagFromXML from Adobe's StackSupport.jsx // // Examples: // getXMPValue(xmlStr, "ModifyDate") // getXMPValue(app.activeDocument, "ModifyDate") // getXMPValue(xmlObj, "ModifyDate") // getXMPValue(File("~/Desktop/test.jpg"), "ModifyDate") // function getXMPValue(obj, tag) {   var xmp = "";   if (obj == undefined) {     Error.runtimeError(2, "obj");   }   if (tag == undefined) {     Error.runtimeError(2, "tag");   }   if (obj.constructor == String) {     xmp = new XML(obj);   } else if (obj.typename == "Document") {     xmp = new XML(obj.xmpMetadata.rawData);   } else if (obj instanceof XML) {     xmp = obj;   } else if (obj instanceof File) {     if (!ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript) {       ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject('lib:AdobeXMPScript');     }     // Stdlib.loadXMPScript();     if (tag == "CreateDate") {       var cstr = obj.created.toISODateString();       var mstr = Stdlib.getXMPValue(obj, "ModifyDate");       return cstr += mstr.slice(mstr.length-6);     }     // add other exceptions here as needed     var fstr = decodeURI(obj.fsName);     var xmpFile = undefined;     try {       xmpFile = new XMPFile(fstr, XMPConst.UNKNOWN,                             XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_READ);     } catch (e) {       try {         xmpFile = new XMPFile(fstr, XMPConst.UNKNOWN,                               XMPConst.OPEN_USE_PACKET_SCANNING);       } catch (e) {         Error.runtimeError(19, "obj");       }     }     var xmpMeta = xmpFile.getXMP();     var str = xmpMeta.serialize()     xmp = new XML(str);     xmpFile.closeFile();   } else {     Error.runtimeError(19, "obj");   } var s; // Handle special cases here if (tag == "ISOSpeedRatings") {   s = String(eval("xmp.*::RDF.*::Description.*::ISOSpeedRatings.*::Seq.*::li"));   } else {     // Handle typical non-complex fields   s = String(eval("xmp.*::RDF.*::Description.*::" + tag));   }   return s; }; var file = File("~/Desktop/test.png"); var x = getXMPValue(file, "PixelXDimension"); var y = getXMPValue(file, "PixelYDimension"); ... View more

var f = Folder('Applications/Files/Photoshop_Tuts_and_Plugins/Photoshop_Plugins'); should probably be var f = Folder('/Applications/Files/Photoshop_Tuts_and_Plugins/Photoshop_Plugins'); ... View more

Check out ImageProcessorPro (ps-scripts - Browse /Image Processor Pro/v3_2 betas at SourceForge.net) You can add '_DEL' to the end of the filename in the File Naming panel. ... View more

Some Actions take a long time to process because of stuff like embedded color profiles or something similar that is stored as a binary blob which take a lot of time to process. Wait for an hour to see if they make progress. If not, send me a .psp file to play with. -X ... View more

Let me look at it again and see if there is something I messed up. PM me your email address and I'll send you a working file sometime later today or tomorrow. BTW, you could run BackupActions.js then the unedited ActionsPaletteToFiles.jsx to get the same effect. The only problem with BackupActions is that it doesn't recognize any new actions created since you started your current PS session. -X ... View more

1) Select the tab you want to change 2) Click 'Save in Subfolder' on 3) Change the name 4) Click 'Save in Subfolder' off ... View more

Edit the ActionsPaletteToFiles.jsx script. Replace the existing main() function with this code below. I've added a new flag, USE_RUNTIME_PALETTE, that will force the script to read the runtime palette instead of prompting for a file. In the code below, I have the flag turned on. When I push this out to sourceforge and in future xtools releases, this flag will be turned off. Eventually I'll just add a button to the UI. -X EDIT: removed some $.writeln() calls. USE_RUNTIME_PALETTE = true; function main() {   if (CSVersion() < 2) {     alert("Because of missing Javascript APIs, reading binary action files " +           "is currently only supported in CS2+. Support for CS and possibly " +           "PS7 may  become available in the future.");     return;   }   var runtime = USE_RUNTIME_PALETTE;   var test = false;   var opts;   Stdlib.log.setFile(Stdlib.PREFERENCES_FOLDER + "/stdout.log");   Stdlib.log("ExportPalette");   if (runtime) {     var fld = Stdlib.selectFolder('Select destination folder for .atn files');     var iterator = {};     iterator.exec = function(actSet) {       var actFile = new ActionFile();       actFile.actionSet = actSet;       var nm = actSet.name;       if (!nm.match(/\.atn$/i)) {         nm += ".atn";       }       actFile.file = new File(this.folder + '/' + nm);       try {         actFile.write();       } catch (e) {       }     };     iterator.folder = fld;     ap = new ActionsPalette();     ap.iterateRuntime(iterator);     return;   }   if (!test) {     var ui = new ExportPaletteUI();     var opts = ui.run();   } else {     opts = {       source: new File(app.preferencesFolder + "/Actions Palette.psp"),       output: new Folder("/c/temp")     };   }   if (!opts) {     return;   }   function saveActionSet(actSet) {     var opts = this.state;     var actFile = new ActionFile();     actFile.actionSet = actSet;     var nm = actSet.name;     if (!nm.match(/\.atn$/i)) {       nm += ".atn";     }     actFile.file = new File(opts.output + '/' + nm);     try {       actFile.write();     } catch (e) {     }   }   var itr = new ActionsPaletteIterator(opts);   itr.exec = saveActionSet;   var palFile = ActionsPaletteFile.iterateOverFile(opts.source, itr);   return; }; ... View more

There is no way of determining the size of a layer without saving it to disk as I described above. ... View more