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Michael_L_Hale
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‎Oct 11, 2013
02:02 PM
The problem with both levels and curve adjustment layers is the settings are stored in a format that is not easy to read. Of the two levels is easier so if levels does all you need I would stick that using levels. Are you willing to use something that only works for RGB documents? Will just the master settings be enough or do you need to set each channel. Do you have any idea of how you would like the data from the setting stored. A large group of variables, an Array, or a custom object?
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‎Oct 11, 2013
12:09 PM
2 Upvotes
With a document open in CS2 run this line in ESKT with Photoshop as the target app. app.activeDocument.reflect.properties If colorSamples are part of the CS2 Object Model it should be listed in the doc properties. For most methods that use UnitValue object you can supply a number as the value and Photoshop uses the rulerUnit as the unit so I don't think the arguments are the problem. Even if they were I would expect a different error message. Note that even with CC if you run that line in ESTK with the target app set to ESTK you will get the same error message. ESTK doesn't have an app.activeDocument. Did you run your code in ESTK with the wrong target app?
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‎Oct 11, 2013
04:22 AM
1 Upvote
At first glance it looks to me like you have var View reversed for "B" and "F". I would combine the RegExp into one expression and convert the multiple if statements into a switch statement. var re = new RegExp('_[SFB]_'); var typeTester = fileRefName.match(re); typeTester==null ? "":typeTester = typeTester[0]; switch( typeTester ){ case '_S_': alert("Packshot_S: " + typeTester); var View = "S"; break; case '_F_': alert("Planogram_F: " + typeTester); var View = "F"; break; case '_B_': alert("Planogram_B: " + typeTester); var View = "B"; break; } Also the standard JavaScript naming convention is to start variables with a lowercase letter.
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‎Oct 10, 2013
06:16 PM
var first = app.documents[0]; app.activeDocument = flatAnterior; That should be: var first = app.documents[0]; app.activeDocument = first;// the reference to documents[0] Or skip the variable as it will not be used. app.activeDocument = app.documents[0]; As to how you selected the first document in an action. As far as I know you can only select by offset. And if you use the keyboard shortcuts to cycle through the documents it doesn't stop but wraps around i.e. if you are on the last doc selecting next selects the first. So I don't know how you recorded your first action.
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‎Oct 10, 2013
09:40 AM
I make a JS script run from the EST, everything works, the window closes... When you say the window closes do you mean the panel? Or are you using a ScriptUI dialog inside the Configurator panel?
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‎Oct 09, 2013
08:42 AM
I think it would be a good thing to add a range check to newAngle. The GUI only uses -180 to 180. Not sure what Photoshop would do with values outside that range, say 200. Also as the setGradientAdjustmentAngle() function already get the settings from the layer you could save time and code lines by extending that function instead of getting the settings twice. Maybe add an optional increment argument.
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‎Oct 09, 2013
07:28 AM
To add to the above, you can not just set the angle. If you want to use other existing settings you need to get them from the layer. The code in that other thread shows one way to get them. But if you do not need the existing values for any other reason you can get the descriptor for the layer, make a duplicate of it with all the settings and just overwrite the ones you want to change. This is one way to just change the angle while keeping the other existing settings. // helper function for working with descriptors function getProperty( psClass, psKey, index ){// integer:Class, integer:key var ref = new ActionReference(); if( psKey != undefined ) ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID( "Prpr" ), psKey ); if(index != undefined ){ ref.putIndex( psClass, index ); }else{ ref.putEnumerated( psClass , charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) ); } try{ var desc = executeActionGet(ref); }catch(e){ return; }// return on error if(desc.count == 0) return;// return undefined if property doesn't exists var dataType = desc.getType(psKey); switch(dataType){// not all types supported - returns undefined if not supported case DescValueType.INTEGERTYPE: return desc.getInteger(psKey); break; case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE: return desc.getPath(psKey); break; case DescValueType.BOOLEANTYPE: return desc.getBoolean(psKey); break; case DescValueType.BOOLEANTYPE: return desc.getBoolean(psKey); break; case DescValueType.UNITDOUBLE: return desc.getUnitDoubleValue(psKey); break; case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE: return desc.getString(psKey); break; case DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE: return desc.getObjectValue(psKey); break; case DescValueType.LISTTYPE: return desc.getList(psKey); break; case DescValueType.ENUMERATEDTYPE: return desc.getEnumerationValue(psKey); break; } }; function duplicateDescriptor( descriptor ) { var newDescriptor = new ActionDescriptor; newDescriptor.fromStream( descriptor.toStream() ); return newDescriptor; }; function localizeDescriptor( desc ) { var stream, pointer, zStringLength, zstring, localized_string, newZStringLength, previousStream, followingStream, newDesc; stream = desc.toStream(); while( true ) { pointer = stream.search(/TEXT....\x00\$\x00\$\x00\$/); if( pointer === -1 ) { break; } zStringLength = getLongFromStream( stream, pointer + 4 ); zstring = readUnicode( stream.substr( pointer + 8, ( zStringLength - 1 ) * 2) ); localized_string = ( localize( zstring ) ) + '\u0000'; newZStringLength = localized_string.length; previousStream = stream.slice( 0, pointer); followingStream = stream.slice( pointer + 8 + zStringLength * 2); stream = previousStream.concat( 'TEXT', longToString( newZStringLength ), bytesToUnicode( localized_string ), followingStream ); } newDesc = new ActionDescriptor(); newDesc.fromStream( stream ); return newDesc; }; function getShortFromStream( stream, pointer ) { var hi, low; hi = stream.charCodeAt( pointer ) << 8 ; low = stream.charCodeAt( pointer + 1 ); return hi + low; }; function getLongFromStream( stream, pointer ) { var hi, low; hi = getShortFromStream( stream, pointer) << 16; low = getShortFromStream( stream, pointer + 2); return hi + low; }; function readUnicode( unicode ) { var string = ""; for( i = pointer = 0; pointer < unicode.length; i = pointer += 2) { string +=String.fromCharCode( getShortFromStream( unicode, pointer ) ); } return string; }; function longToString( longInteger ) { var string; string = String.fromCharCode( longInteger >>> 24 ); string += String.fromCharCode( longInteger << 8 >>> 24 ); string += String.fromCharCode( longInteger << 16 >>> 24 ); string += String.fromCharCode( longInteger << 24 >>> 24 ); return string; }; function bytesToUnicode( bytes ) { var unicode = "", char_code, charIndex; for( charIndex = 0; charIndex < bytes.length; charIndex ++ ) { char_code = bytes.charCodeAt( charIndex ); unicode += String.fromCharCode(char_code >> 8 ) + String.fromCharCode( char_code & 0xff ); } return unicode; }; function setGradientAdjustmentAngle( angle ) { var adjustmentDesc = getProperty( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID( 'Adjs' ) ).getObjectValue(0); var newAdjustmentDesc = duplicateDescriptor( adjustmentDesc ); newAdjustmentDesc.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Angl'), charIDToTypeID('#Ang'), angle ); var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); var ref = new ActionReference(); ref.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID('contentLayer'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') ); desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T '), stringIDToTypeID('gradientLayer'), newAdjustmentDesc); executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; var newAngle = 45; setGradientAdjustmentAngle( newAngle );
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‎Oct 09, 2013
06:34 AM
1 Upvote
1. I think you would be better off just converting the layers to smart objects with your new images manually. I know is seems like a lot of work but so would be writing and testing a script you may only use once. 2. Photoshop does not support linked files. You can embed a file in a smart object but that is a copy of the file that is now stored inside the document's file. For any changes in the Photoshop document you have to edit in Photoshop. If you place a raw file in a document then later edit that original file in ACR the Photoshop document will not be updated. Smart object layers are not like placed linked object in InDesign.
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‎Oct 08, 2013
03:02 PM
1 Upvote
What you have found it one of the differences between ExtendScript and JavaScript. For the most part ExtendScript only supports the origianl core class methods. The indexOf method for Arrays was added to JavaScript later. However you can extend the array class in ExtendScript to add that method https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/indexOf
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‎Oct 07, 2013
01:26 PM
You can also use the window's frameLocation property to get an set the locations of the windows.
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‎Oct 02, 2013
06:39 AM
1 Upvote
If you want a Photoshop only solution you can use the AdobeXMPScript to edit the metadata without opening the files in Photoshop. The JavaScript Tools Guide has the details in the chapter named "Scripting Access to XMP Metadata". Otherwise you could send a BridgeTalk message from Photoshop to Bridge to edit the metadata. Or just write a Bridge script with Photoshop out of the loop.
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‎Sep 25, 2013
08:41 AM
Although the .js extension will work Adobe recommends using .jsx. Save as plain text.
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‎Sep 25, 2013
08:38 AM
Yes you will need to use a different program. Photoshop can not resize a document without opening it. If you are only need jpeg files you could use Bridge to create a resized jpeg without opening the original file in Photoshop.
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‎Sep 25, 2013
08:33 AM
The code in that thread to remove guides is the same as the code I posted. The only difference is I wrapped mine in a function. The function will not work unless called using clearAllGuides();
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‎Sep 25, 2013
06:37 AM
That Action Manager function does work in CS6. I don't know why it is not working for you unless you did not add the function call. Here is a DOM version. app.activeDocument.guides.removeAll();
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‎Sep 23, 2013
06:05 PM
Fit in widow doesn't have a dialog so the DialogModes should be NO. Better yet use the DOM app method app.runMenuItem(charIDToTypeID( "FtOn" ));
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‎Sep 23, 2013
12:27 PM
The only focus stacking I have done is with macro photography. Below is a script that adds the layer effects but the results with my macro samples did not turn out looking good. Maybe you will have better luck with the type of photography you are doing. function ftn1(r,g,b) { var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); var ref = new ActionReference(); ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('Prpr'), charIDToTypeID('Lefx') ); ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') ); desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); var effectsDesc = new ActionDescriptor(); //effectsDesc.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Scl '), charIDToTypeID('#Prc'), 333.333333 ); var colorfillDesc = new ActionDescriptor(); colorfillDesc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID('enab'), true ); colorfillDesc.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Md '), charIDToTypeID('BlnM'), charIDToTypeID('Nrml') ); colorfillDesc.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Opct'), charIDToTypeID('#Prc'), 100.000000 ); var rgbcDesc = new ActionDescriptor(); rgbcDesc.putDouble( charIDToTypeID('Rd '), r ); rgbcDesc.putDouble( charIDToTypeID('Grn '), g ); rgbcDesc.putDouble( charIDToTypeID('Bl '), b ); colorfillDesc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('Clr '), charIDToTypeID('RGBC'), rgbcDesc ); effectsDesc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('SoFi'), charIDToTypeID('SoFi'), colorfillDesc ); desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T '), charIDToTypeID('Lefx'), effectsDesc ); executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; try { // var docName = app.activeDocument.name; // save the app.activeDocument name before duplicate. // var layerCount = app.documents[docName].layers.length; //figure out how many layers var docRef = app.activeDocument; var layerCount = docRef.artLayers.length; var colorStep = 255/layerCount; //figure out how big the step of grey is between each layer. var color = 255; for (i = 0; i <= layerCount; i++){ docRef.activeLayer = docRef.artLayers; ftn1( color, color, color); color=color-colorStep; } }catch(e){}
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‎Sep 18, 2013
05:31 AM
1 Upvote
You can use the built-in action pause playback option but you will need to create two scripts. One to set the option to pause and the second to set it back normal. function setPlayback( optionID, seconds ) { //stringIDToTypeID('accelerated') //stringIDToTypeID('pause') // second argument required only when id = pause var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); var ref = new ActionReference(); ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('Prpr'), charIDToTypeID('PbkO') ); ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('capp'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') ); desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); var optionsDesc = new ActionDescriptor(); optionsDesc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID('performance'), stringIDToTypeID('performance'), optionID ); if(seconds!=undefined) optionsDesc.putInteger( stringIDToTypeID('pause'), seconds ); desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T '), charIDToTypeID('PbkO'), optionsDesc ); executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; setPlayback( stringIDToTypeID('pause') , 5 ); and function setPlayback( optionID, seconds ) { //stringIDToTypeID('accelerated') //stringIDToTypeID('pause') // second argument required only when id = pause var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); var ref = new ActionReference(); ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('Prpr'), charIDToTypeID('PbkO') ); ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('capp'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') ); desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); var optionsDesc = new ActionDescriptor(); optionsDesc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID('performance'), stringIDToTypeID('performance'), optionID ); if(seconds!=undefined) optionsDesc.putInteger( stringIDToTypeID('pause'), seconds ); desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T '), charIDToTypeID('PbkO'), optionsDesc ); executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; setPlayback( stringIDToTypeID('accelerated') ); Then where you need the pause have the action run those two scripts.
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‎Sep 17, 2013
04:47 PM
No, sorry. I looked in my code library and did a search at ps-scripts.com. I think when we were working on this was longer than a few years. I did find a post at ps-scripts dated 2008 were I told someone of the chacing problem. I will keep searching( the thread I am thinking about may have been on the old Adobe Photoshop scripting forum )
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‎Sep 17, 2013
09:54 AM
It has been a few years but I seem to remember that when I and Xbytor tried to do something like this we determined that either the OS or ExtendScript was chacing the file so the size is sometimes incorrect. I don't remember if we found a way around that.
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‎Sep 15, 2013
12:31 PM
To have better control over what is selected you need to add other arguments to the scriptlistener function. function magicWand(x,y,tolerance,anit_alias,contiguous,sampleAll) { if(arguments.length < 2) return;// make sure have x,y - other arguments are optional if(undefined == tolerance) var tolerance = 32;// set defaults of optional arguments if(undefined == anit_alias) var anit_alias = true; if(undefined == contiguous) var contiguous = false; if(undefined == sampleAll) var sampleAll = false; var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); var ref = new ActionReference(); ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID('Chnl'), charIDToTypeID('fsel') ); desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref ); var positionDesc = new ActionDescriptor(); positionDesc.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Hrzn'), charIDToTypeID('#Rlt'), x );// in pixels positionDesc.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID('Vrtc'), charIDToTypeID('#Rlt'), y ); desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID('T '), charIDToTypeID('Pnt '), positionDesc ); desc.putInteger( charIDToTypeID('Tlrn'), tolerance); desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID('Mrgd'), sampleAll ); if(!contiguous) desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( 'Cntg' ), false ); desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID('AntA'), anit_alias ); executeAction( charIDToTypeID('setd'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; magicWand(100,100,10,true,true);
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‎Sep 12, 2013
03:20 PM
I am not sure about how to get a bug acknowledged. But first it has to be reported. Did you make a bug report at https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform or one of the other product support sites? This is a user to user forum. While some Adobe employees do visit this forum it is not an official product support forum.
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‎Sep 12, 2013
01:48 PM
I don't see a good way to do that. Making a selection with the quick select tool does not record in either an action or the scriptlistener plug-in log.
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‎Sep 12, 2013
01:44 PM
I also use git for version control. In addition to hosted repositories you can have local ones. As long as you are working on a project alone a local repo is easy to set up and is free.
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‎Sep 11, 2013
06:28 PM
I see one thing that is wrong and two that may be wrong. I don't think the code you posted will work in CS5.5 because of the the open() line. If the folder object stored in the variable dir is valid and you have the correct user permissions the dialog will open in that folder in Photoshop CC. However if the path is not valid or you can not access that folder because of user permissions the dialog will open in the most recent folder. openDlg() returns an array of file object, even if only one file is selected. If the user canceled the dialog without selecting a file it returns null. If you don't use a filter argument the user can select any file, including ones that Photoshop can not open. app.open() expects the first argument to be a file object. It will not accept an array. In the code you posted you are passing an array. var dir = Folder('Q:\\Team%20Member%20Folders\\Matt\\KOP\\Skies'); if(dir.exists){ var files = dir.openDlg('Choose your sky','',true); if(files!=null){// user selected at least one file // should check that files[0] is an image file Photoshop can open before trying to open. open(files[0]);// open the first file selected } }
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‎Sep 10, 2013
11:27 AM
I think PNG compression was added in CS6.
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‎Sep 10, 2013
10:09 AM
PNG does not have a quality setting. The quality property is used when exporting jpeg. That is why changing that property has no effect with PNG files. Photoshop now supports PNG compression but as far as I can tell you have to use Action Manager to save. I don't see a compression option when using saveForWeb.
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‎Sep 10, 2013
09:57 AM
I am not sure how binary encoding works with the current versions. But at one time you had to make sure that you encoded the script using the oldest version of ESTK you script supports. In other words if your script supports CS3 you have to encode using the ESTK that shipped with CS3. A file encoded with CS4 would not run in CS3. Other than that version issue I have not heard of any trouble using jsxbin files. I think open source is better but that is a personal choice.
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‎Sep 10, 2013
07:20 AM
To be clear, I do not recommend you use the code I posted without more editing. In addition to being inaccurate it will fail if the layer is not a live shape layer or if there isn't a stroke. It may fail if the stroke is not solid and the sampled area is at an area where the stoke is transparent. And the color could be way off if the stroke is a gradient or pattern. You could get the live shape layer bounds, turn off the stroke, and get the bounds again. If the two sets of bounds are the same you know the stroke is inside. If they are not the same you know it's either center or outside. But first I think you need to make sure there is a stroke.
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‎Sep 09, 2013
03:06 PM
Are you sure Photoshop CC is the reason it doesn't work? Did you check to make sure you have a valid file reference and persisson to execute( you may not if that is not your user account ). The following opens the log file with Notepad on my system using CC var f = new File('~/desktop/test.log'); f.execute();
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