Save the line below into a plain text file and give it the .jsx extension. app.activeDocument.activeLayer.name = decodeURI(app.activeDocument.name).match(/(.*)(\.[^\.]+)/)[1]; Then create an action that runs that script. Then run File-Automate-Batch using that action. ... View more

I think it is more likely that Random seed is used to determine where along the waveform to start. The waveform itself is defined by the other values in the dialog. Unless you want to toggle the display for the wave step in the actions panel and click ok 50 times during the batch to generate a new Random seed you will need to replace the wave step in the action with a step that runs a script to apply the wave filter. If you post the setting you used in the wave filter dialog( or a screenshot of the dialog with your settings ) I will try to create the script for you. If you want to create the script yourself you can install the scriptlistener plug-in if it is not installed and run the wave filter several time to get an idea of the seed range. For example when I tried this using my setting the seed was a 8 digit number that started with 1763. You can use Math.random and Math.round to generate the other four digits. ... View more

Some notes before the code. I think the easiest way to work with presets is by name and embedded the preset in the script. But the preset names need to be unique. If the user already has a tool preset with the same name this script will use the first name match if finds. File.prototype.writeByte = function(b) {   this.write(String.fromCharCode(b)); }; function loadPreset(file){     var desc = new ActionDescriptor();     var ref = new ActionReference();     ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID( "Prpr" ), stringIDToTypeID( "toolPreset" ) );     ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "capp" ),charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ));     desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );     desc.putPath( charIDToTypeID( "T   " ), new File( file ) );     desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "Appe" ), true );     executeAction(charIDToTypeID( "setd" ), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; function selectTool(tool) {     var desc = new ActionDescriptor();         var ref = new ActionReference();         ref.putClass( app.stringIDToTypeID(tool) );     desc.putReference( app.charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );     executeAction( app.charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; function selectPreset(presetName){     var desc = new ActionDescriptor();     var ref = new ActionReference();     ref.putName( stringIDToTypeID( "toolPreset" ), presetName );     desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );     executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "slct" ), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; var kSpotHealingBrush = 'spotHealingBrushTool'; // tool preset names should be unique. This example only uses one preset // but the embedded preset could have as many presets as you need. var toolPresetName = 'Spot Healing Brush Tool Hard Round 19 1'; selectTool(kSpotHealingBrush); try{     selectPreset(toolPresetName);// if a preset with that name already exists use it }catch(e){// else load the preset(s) and try again     // optional - create new preset file from embedded data and load. Delete all lines in catch if not  using fallback     // data from a .tpl file. This data is for one preset but it could contain as many as you need     var toolPresetBinaryArray = [56,66,84,80,0,0,0,3,0,0,0,1,56,66,73,77,116,112,116,112,0,0,4,124,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,40,0,83,0,112,0,111,0,116,0,32,0,72,0,101,0,97,0,108,0,105,0,110,0,103,0,32,0,66,0,114,0,117,0,115,0,104,0,32,0,84,0,111,0,111,0,108,0,32,0,72,0,97,0,114,0,100,0,32,0,82,0,111,0,117,0,110,0,100,0,32,0,49,0,57,0,32,0,49,0,0,0,0,0,16,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,20,115,112,111,116,72,101,97,108,105,110,103,66,114,117,115,104,84,111,111,108,0,0,0,25,0,0,0,4,102,108,111,119,108,111,110,103,0,0,0,100,0,0,0,0,77,100,32,32,101,110,117,109,0,0,0,0,66,108,110,77,0,0,0,0,78,114,109,108,0,0,0,0,79,112,99,116,108,111,110,103,0,0,0,100,0,0,0,0,66,114,115,104,79,98,106,99,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,13,99,111,109,112,117,116,101,100,66,114,117,115,104,0,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,68,109,116,114,85,110,116,70,35,80,120,108,64,51,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,72,114,100,110,85,110,116,70,35,80,114,99,64,89,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,65,110,103,108,85,110,116,70,35,65,110,103,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,82,110,100,110,85,110,116,70,35,80,114,99,64,89,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,83,112,99,110,85,110,116,70,35,80,114,99,64,57,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,73,110,116,114,98,111,111,108,1,0,0,0,5,102,108,105,112,88,98,111,111,108,0,0,0,0,5,102,108,105,112,89,98,111,111,108,0,0,0,0,14,117,115,101,84,105,112,68,121,110,97,109,105,99,115,98,111,111,108,1,0,0,0,5,102,108,105,112,88,98,111,111,108,0,0,0,0,5,102,108,105,112,89,98,111,111,108,0,0,0,0,15,98,114,117,115,104,80,114,111,106,101,99,116,105,111,110,98,111,111,108,0,0,0,0,15,109,105,110,105,109,117,109,68,105,97,109,101,116,101,114,85,110,116,70,35,80,114,99,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,16,109,105,110,105,109,117,109,82,111,117,110,100,110,101,115,115,85,110,116,70,35,80,114,99,64,57,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,9,116,105,108,116,83,99,97,108,101,85,110,116,70,35,80,114,99,64,105,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,115,122,86,114,79,98,106,99,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,98,114,86,114,0,0,0,4,0,0,0,0,98,86,84,121,108,111,110,103,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,102,83,116,112,108,111,110,103,0,0,0,25,0,0,0,6,106,105,116,116,101,114,85,110,116,70,35,80,114,99,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,77,110,109,32,85,110,116,70,35,80,114,99,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,13,97,110,103,108,101,68,121,110,97,109,105,99,115,79,98,106,99,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,98,114,86,114,0,0,0,4,0,0,0,0,98,86,84,121,108,111,110,103,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,102,83,116,112,108,111,110,103,0,0,0,25,0,0,0,6,106,105,116,116,101,114,85,110,116,70,35,80,114,99,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,77,110,109,32,85,110,116,70,35,80,114,99,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,17,114,111,117,110,100,110,101,115,115,68,121,110,97,109,105,99,115,79,98,106,99,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,98,114,86,114,0,0,0,4,0,0,0,0,98,86,84,121,108,111,110,103,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,102,83,116,112,108,111,110,103,0,0,0,25,0,0,0,6,106,105,116,116,101,114,85,110,116,70,35,80,114,99,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,77,110,109,32,85,110,116,70,35,80,114,99,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,12,117,115,101,66,114,117,115,104,80,111,115,101,98,111,111,108,0,0,0,0,24,117,115,101,80,114,101,115,115,117,114,101,79,118,101,114,114,105,100,101,115,83,105,122,101,98,111,111,108,0,0,0,0,27,117,115,101,80,114,101,115,115,117,114,101,79,118,101,114,114,105,100,101,115,79,112,97,99,105,116,121,98,111,111,108,0,0,0,0,9,117,115,101,76,101,103,97,99,121,98,111,111,108,0,0,0,0,0,83,116,109,83,98,111,111,108,0,0,0,0,0,83,116,109,66,98,111,111,108,0,0,0,0,0,83,116,109,73,98,111,111,108,0,0,0,0,0,83,116,109,65,98,111,111,108,0,0,0,0,0,73,109,112,115,98,111,111,108,0,0,0,0,0,83,109,112,83,101,110,117,109,0,0,0,0,83,109,112,84,0,0,0,0,83,114,99,78,0,0,0,0,83,109,109,83,101,110,117,109,0,0,0,0,83,109,109,84,0,0,0,0,67,110,116,87];     var tempPresetFile = new File(Folder.temp+'/spotHealingBrushPreset.tpl');     tempPresetFile.encoding = 'BINARY';     tempPresetFile.open("w");     tempPresetFile.seek(0, 0);     for(i=0;i<toolPresetBinaryArray.length;i++){         tempPresetFile.writeByte(toolPresetBinaryArray);     }     tempPresetFile.close();     loadPreset(tempPresetFile);     selectPreset(toolPresetName);// should work now the preset is loaded } To get the data from the .tpl file you need to create a preset with a unique name. In the Preset Manager you select the preset(s) and save a new set. Then run this script in ESTK. The needed data will be in the console. Copy and paste into the main script replacing the data in the toolPresetBinaryArray array. Note this only needs to be done once to get the data. Once you have the data it is no longer needed by the main script. File.prototype.readByte = function() {   return this.read(1).charCodeAt(0); }; // run in ExtendScript Toolkit // replace this file reference with the path to your preset file var file = new File("~/desktop/Untitled Tool Presets.tpl"); var tag = new Array file.open("r"); file.encoding = 'BINARY'; file.seek(0, 0); for(i=0;i<file.length;i++){ tag.push(file.readByte()); } $.writeln(tag); file.close(); By embedding the preset you don't have to worry about distributing and installing the .tpl file with your script. ... View more

I would be happy if someone else knows how to do this but the only way I know to set all the tool option via a script is by using tool presets. ... View more

A normal artLayer is made up of whole pixels, so there is no way to get anything other than integers pixel values. A shape layer or any other layer with a vector mask could have decimal pixel values if you only want the area defined by the mask. ... View more

If you are talking about getting the bounds of a layer and the unit is something other than pixels the answer is yes. A layer bounds in pixels will always be integer values. ... View more

function showAllLayers() {     var numberOfLayers = getNumberOfLayer();     var desc = new ActionDescriptor();     var list1 = new ActionList();     var ref = new ActionReference();     for(var layerIndex=1-Boolean(hasBackground());layerIndex<=numberOfLayers;layerIndex++){         ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), layerIndex );     }     list1.putReference( ref );     desc.putList( charIDToTypeID('null'), list1 );     executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Shw '), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; function getNumberOfLayer(){     var ref = new ActionReference();     ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );     var desc = executeActionGet(ref);     var numberOfLayer = desc.getInteger(charIDToTypeID("NmbL"));     return numberOfLayer; }; function hasBackground(){     var res = undefined;     try{         var ref = new ActionReference();         ref.putProperty( 1349677170 , 1315774496);         ref.putIndex( 1283027488, 0 );         executeActionGet(ref).getString(1315774496 );;         res = true;     }catch(e){ res = false}     return res; }; showAllLayers(); ... View more

I think the OP wants to select or highlight an action in the action panel. As far as I can tell it can't be done with a script. That is not logged by scriptlistener nor is it recorded in an action. ... View more

The CS6 version of scriptlistener works with CC. Just copy to the correct folder and restart. And yes, those settings are recorded and can be scripted using Action Manager. ... View more

Yes, for that you have to select the layers that are in the set. Here is one way using javascript function selectLayerBelow( add ){     var desc = new ActionDescriptor();         var ref = new ActionReference();         ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Bckw" ) );     desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );     if(add!=undefined && add = true )desc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifier'), stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifierType'), stringIDToTypeID('addToSelectionContinuous') );     desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false );     executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "slct" ), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; // assumes a layerSet the the activeLayer and doesn't work correctly if there are nested layerSets var numberOfLayersInSet = app.activeDocument.activeLayer.layers.length; selectLayerBelow(); for(var layerIndex = 1;layerIndex<numberOfLayersInSet;layerIndex++){     selectLayerBelow( true ); } app.activeDocument.activeLayer.merge(); ... View more

Snap vectors is an app.preference. Vector mask density and feather are mask settings. All three can scripted using Action Manager. ... View more

The Measurement Log is an Extended feature so you can only use it if you have an Extended version of Photoshop. And it is not needed for this task. Array.prototype.sum = function(){     for (var i = 0, sum = 0 ; i != this.length; ++i) {     var n = this;     if(!isNaN(n)) {     sum += n;     }     }     return sum; }; function layerPixels2Selection(){     if(app.activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer){         return;         }     var desc = new ActionDescriptor();     var ref = new ActionReference();     ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" ), charIDToTypeID( "fsel" ) );     desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );     var ref = new ActionReference();     ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" ), charIDToTypeID( "Chnl" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trsp" ) );     desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "T   " ), ref );     executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "setd" ), desc, DialogModes.NO ); }; var csvString = ''; csvString = csvString + 'layer,pixels\r'; var doc = app.activeDocument; for(var layerIndex=0;layerIndex<doc.artLayers.length;layerIndex++){     doc.activeLayer = doc.artLayers[layerIndex];     layerPixels2Selection();     csvString = csvString + doc.activeLayer.name+','+doc.histogram.sum()+'\r';     doc.selection.deselect(); } var csvFile = new File('~/desktop/layerData.csv'); csvFile.open('w'); csvFile.write(csvString); csvFile.close(); ... View more

I don't have CS4 installed to test but from the date of the file I got this code from it was written during CS4. And I also have never tested this on Mac. Just a guess but maybe on Mac you have to set the file type or creator as well as the extension. Can you use finder to set the type as a test to see if it loads then. If it does we can add code to set the type. I thought the byte order in the Adobe support files like acv is the same on Windows or Mac but that may be another reason it doesn't work. Or it is writting a binary file but doesn't explicitly set the file encoding. It works on Windows without setting the encoding but maybe Mac needs the encoding set. You can try adding the following line // new line to set encoding myACV.encoding = 'BINARY'; // existing line to open file to write myACV.open('w'); ... View more

charles badland wrote: And "yellow" is a bit of a subjective term... Yes, that is what I meant when I said there really isn't a good way to determine the number of pixels of a color in a layer. Unless you are very specific and only need to deal with a limited range so you can use something like a color range selection. ... View more

To rephrase your question, you want to save the curve settings from an existing adjustment layer to an .acv file and then later set an adjustment layer from an .acv file? If so I have code that does that. It's not that straightforward because of the way Photoshop stores the settings in the adjustment layer but it does work. Let me know if I understood your question correctly and I will post the code. ... View more

For normal artLayers it is somewhat easy to get the number of pixels in the layer. But that is just how many pixels are in the layer. There really isn't a good way to determine things like the percentage of yellow in the layer with a script. ... View more

I could be wrong of course but I said you can't change that setting in a document metadata. You could close the document and update the file. var file = new File('~/desktop/test/a-06.psd'); alert(getResolutionUnit( file )); setResolutionUnit( file, 3 ); alert(getResolutionUnit( file )); function getResolutionUnit( file ){     try{         loadXMPLibrary();         var xmpf = new XMPFile( file.fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN,                             XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_READ );         var xmp = xmpf.getXMP();         xmpf.closeFile();         var res = xmp.getProperty                     (XMPConst.NS_TIFF, "ResolutionUnit", XMPConst.INTEGER );     }catch(e){return false;}     unloadXMPLibrary();     if( res == undefined ) res = false;     return res; }; function setResolutionUnit( file, unit ){     try{         loadXMPLibrary();         var xmpf = new XMPFile( file.fsName, XMPConst.UNKNOWN, XMPConst.OPEN_FOR_UPDATE);         var xmp = xmpf.getXMP();         xmp.setProperty(XMPConst.NS_TIFF, "ResolutionUnit", unit );         xmpf.putXMP( xmp );         xmpf.closeFile();     }catch(e){         unloadXMPLibrary();         return -1;     }     unloadXMPLibrary(); }; function loadXMPLibrary(){     if ( !ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript ){         try{             ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject                                                 ('lib:AdobeXMPScript');         }catch (e){             return false;         }     }     return true; }; function unloadXMPLibrary(){    if( ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript ) {       try{          ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript.unload();          ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = undefined;       }catch (e){}    } }; ... View more

Yes, I miss-understood your question. The metadata you are looking for is tiff:ResolutionUnit. That holds an integer 1, 2, or 3. 2 is for inch and 3 is for cm. But it is not part of the metadata you can change in an open document. You can get the current value, which is read-only. It is part of the array returned by this property app.activeDocument.info.exif ... View more

Not sure how to do this in Applescript but I understand that Applescript has a do Javascript command so this might help. With javascript you don't have to select all the layers in a set. You just select the layerSet and merge. app.activeDocument.activeLayer.merge(), ... View more

Maybe I did not explain this well so I will try again. The resolution argument for resizeImage is a number. That number is ppi regardless of the ruler setting. You can set the resolution in other units if you do the math to convert that unit into inches. This will give you a 120 pixel per cm image. app.activeDocument.resizeImage(undefined, undefined, 120*2.54, ResampleMethod.NONE); ... View more

If the layer names are also unique you can get the layer name. function getLayerNameByLayerID(id) {     var ref = new ActionReference();     ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr") , charIDToTypeID( "Nm  " ));     ref.putIdentifier( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), id );     return executeActionGet(ref).getString(charIDToTypeID( "Nm  " ));; } If the names are not unique you could make the layer active by ID function makeActiveByID( id ){     try{         var desc = new ActionDescriptor();             var ref = new ActionReference();             ref.putIdentifier( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), id );         desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );         desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false );         executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "slct" ), desc, DialogModes.NO );         return activeDocument.activeLayer;     }catch(e){} } ... View more

You can only create normal and text layers using the Object Model. For other layer types you have to use Action Manager. ... View more

I don't understand what you are asking. You say you can't find the Bridge scripting forum but your post has a link to the forum. ... View more

You can not set it but Photoshop already has a unique ID of each layer in a document. var ref = new ActionReference(); ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr") , charIDToTypeID( "LyrI" )); ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") ); executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "LyrI" )); The exception is the background layer. It will always be 0 if there is only a background layer and 1 if there are other layers. ... View more

There is a Photoshop preference to allow extensions to connect to the internet. But that preference doesn't seem to affect javascripts. Does that user have firewall software installed? I know there was a time when I had to change the settings in Norton 360 before a script would connect using Socket. ... View more

If you are talking about this specific script it is more than a safety measure. It is more of a way to handle changes the script makes to the document. I wouldn't drop duping the document unless code was added to to restore the document to the state it was in at the script's startup. ... View more

My guess is the script could have been written to save without the dupe step. But the script does change the document and I think the dupe just makes it easier to deal with those changes. That is it doesn't have to restore the changes after saving each comp. ... View more