Hello, I had the same problem so have used this script and it has worked : https://github.com/Silly-V/Adobe-Illustrator/blob/master/Variable%20Importer/VariableImporter.jsx   To use it : In Github : Download as Raw In Illustrator : File > scripts > other scripts > select " VariableImporter.jsx " On the Script's Menu : import the CSV/XML > Options > DataSet Names > select the column that you want   I hope that helps ... View more

Another option is to just have standard layers with the 3 hats in an upper layer group, then have the base image in a lower group and use this script:   https://github.com/mechanicious/photoshopCompositionComposer   ... View more

As designed doesn't necessarily mean it's the right thing for everyone who uses the tool!   I manage thousands of assets that are tied to an ID, so the PSD and the exports live in the same directory. Point being, the majority of my use-case is that I need to save JPGs alongside my PSDs.    For example – I have a folder that is /SomeProject/0012/ In that folder is my source file, usually /SomeProject/0012/0012-Source.jpg Then, I create my PSD, usually /SomeProject/0012/0012-Main.psd – it does this by default :white_heavy_check_mark: Then when I go to export my PSD to jpg, it takes me to the previous ID I was working in :  /SomeProject/0011/0012-Main.jpg Obviously, it is incredibly annoying for me to redirect to my most recent folder so that I can save the export to the right directory : /SomeProject/0012/0012-Main.jpg   That said, I ocassionaly dump to a global exports folder so the as-designed behavior is useful in that case : /SomeProject/GlobalExports/   Solution : an option that let's you switch from your app-wide most recent save location vs. your export most recent save location... such as this!   When adobe switched from "save for web" to "Export As", it added the following option in settings. Thank god.    ... View more

I tried to create a script with ChatGPT, but it didn't work. This one does. Thank you so much.  By @marief2223714 Thank you, you're welcome. ... View more

Probé esto pero todavía no funciona. Gracias de todos modos.   [PII removed] [Lord Wholesale Co]<> This e-mail and files transmitted are confidential and may be subject to legal professional privilege. It is for the use of the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately. Furthermore, you are expressly prohibited from copying or disclosing its contents to any third party, and should delete it from your computer systems immediately. Please note that information sent by e-mail may be intercepted in transmission and may be altered without our knowledge. You are advised to verify any advice given before acting upon it. ... View more

I have been working on a generic GUI version of the Data Sets to JPEG script, allowing users to select from JPEG, PNG, WEBP, TIFF and PSB output file formats. Although I could have added PSD, this is covered by the native Data Set export functionality.     /* Photoshop Variables Data Sets to Files GUI v1-0.jsx v1.0 - 4rd March 2025, Initial Release Updated and extended by Stephen Marsh, tested with v2019, v2020, v2021, v2024 and v2025 on Mac and Windows. Original script by Mike Hale, 2010 NOTE: The active document must have Data Sets already defined. https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/using-datasets/td-p/2665594 https://forums.adobe.com/thread/628182 https://forums.adobe.com/message/2773935#2773935 */ #target photoshop // Adjust the following "user friendly" variables as required. A GUI for these file format options isn't planned! // Filename suffix separator var separator = '_'; // '_' | ' ' | '-' (underscore, space or hyphen) // saveJPEG global variables var jpegEmbedColorProfile = true; // Boolean: true | false var jpegFormatOptions = FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE; // FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE | FormatOptions.OPTIMIZEDBASELINE | FormatOptions.PROGRESSIVE var jpegMatte = MatteType.NONE; // MatteType.NONE | MatteType.WHITE | MatteType.BLACK var jpegQuality = 10; // Numeric: 0 - 12 (low quality to highest quality) // savePNG global variables var pngCompression = 1; // Numeric: 0 - 9 (low compression to highest) var pngInterlaced = false; // Boolean: true | false // saveWebP global variables var webPCompressionType = "compressionLossy"; // String: "compressionLossless" | "compressionLossy" var webPCompIsLossless = false; // Boolean: true | false var webPQuality = 75; // Numeric: 0 - 100 (low quality to highest quality) var webPIncludeXMPData = true; // Boolean: true | false var webPIncludeEXIFData = false; // Boolean: true | false var webPIncludePsExtras = false; // Boolean: true | false var webPLowerCase = true; // Boolean: true | false var webPEmbedProfiles = true; // Boolean: true | false // saveTIFF global variables var tiffEmbedColorProfile = true; // Boolean: true | false var tiffByteOrder = ByteOrder.IBM; // ByteOrder.MACOS | ByteOrder.IBM var tiffTransparency = true; // Boolean: true | false var tiffLayerCompression = LayerCompression.ZIP; // LayerCompression.RLE | LayerCompression.ZIP var tiffInterleaveChannels = true; // Boolean: true | false var tiffAlphaChannels = true; // Boolean: true | false var tiffAnnotations = true; // Boolean: true | false var tiffSpotColors = true; // Boolean: true | false var tiffSaveLayers = true; // Boolean: true | false var tiffSaveImagePyramid = false; // Boolean: true | false var tiffImageCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW; // TIFFEncoding.NONE | TIFFEncoding.JPEG | TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW | TIFFEncoding.TIFFZIP ///// GUI FUNCTION ///// try { var createDialog = function () { // Confirm with the user that the file meets the criteria if (!confirm("Data Sets must be created before running this script. Continue?", false)) { return; } // Create the dialog window var dlg = new Window('dialog', 'Data Sets to Files (v1.0)'); dlg.preferredSize = [500, 350]; // Create main panel to hold input controls dlg.mainPanel = dlg.add('panel', undefined, ''); dlg.mainPanel.alignment = ['fill', 'fill']; dlg.mainPanel.margins = [15, 15, 15, 15]; dlg.mainPanel.spacing = 10; dlg.mainPanel.alignChildren = 'left'; // CSV File button and path var csvGroup = dlg.mainPanel.add('group'); csvGroup.orientation = 'column'; csvGroup.alignChildren = 'fill'; csvGroup.alignment = ['fill', 'top']; csvGroup.add('statictext', undefined, 'Select the Data Set .csv file to import:'); var csvBtnGroup = csvGroup.add('group'); csvBtnGroup.alignment = ['fill', 'top']; csvBtnGroup.alignChildren = 'left'; dlg.mainPanel.csvFileBtn = csvBtnGroup.add('button', undefined, 'Browse...', { name: 'browse' }); dlg.mainPanel.csvFileBtn.preferredSize.width = 100; // Add a panel for the CSV file path var csvPathPanel = csvGroup.add('panel'); csvPathPanel.alignment = ['fill', 'top']; csvPathPanel.margins = 10; dlg.mainPanel.csvFilePath = csvPathPanel.add('statictext', undefined, 'No file selected', { truncate: "middle" }); dlg.mainPanel.csvFilePath.alignment = ['fill', 'top']; dlg.mainPanel.csvFilePath.minimumSize.width = 350; // Output Folder button and path var outputGroup = dlg.mainPanel.add('group'); outputGroup.orientation = 'column'; outputGroup.alignChildren = 'fill'; outputGroup.alignment = ['fill', 'top']; outputGroup.add('statictext', undefined, 'Select the output folder:'); var outputBtnGroup = outputGroup.add('group'); outputBtnGroup.alignment = ['fill', 'top']; outputBtnGroup.alignChildren = 'left'; dlg.mainPanel.outputFolderBtn = outputBtnGroup.add('button', undefined, 'Browse...', { name: 'browse' }); dlg.mainPanel.outputFolderBtn.preferredSize.width = 100; // Add a panel for the output folder path var outputPathPanel = outputGroup.add('panel'); outputPathPanel.alignment = ['fill', 'top']; outputPathPanel.margins = 10; dlg.mainPanel.outputFolderPath = outputPathPanel.add('statictext', undefined, 'No folder selected', { truncate: "middle" }); dlg.mainPanel.outputFolderPath.alignment = ['fill', 'top']; dlg.mainPanel.outputFolderPath.minimumSize.width = 350; // File Format Group var formatGroup = dlg.mainPanel.add('group'); formatGroup.orientation = 'column'; formatGroup.alignChildren = 'left'; formatGroup.alignment = ['left', 'top']; // Add a static text label formatGroup.add('statictext', undefined, 'Select the output file format:'); // Add a group for the dropdown and description var formatDropdownGroup = formatGroup.add('group'); formatDropdownGroup.orientation = 'row'; formatDropdownGroup.alignChildren = 'left'; // Create the conditional dropdown options array based on Photoshop version 2022 check/test var formatOptions = ["JPEG", "PNG", "TIFF", "PSB"]; if (parseFloat(app.version) >= 23) { formatOptions.splice(2, 0, "WEBP"); // Insert into the array at index 2 (3rd position) } // Add a dropdown list for format selection using the conditional format options dlg.mainPanel.formatList = formatDropdownGroup.add('dropdownlist', undefined, formatOptions); // Default selection to the first entry (JPEG) dlg.mainPanel.formatList.selection = 0; // Set the preferred width for the dropdown list dlg.mainPanel.formatList.preferredSize.width = 70; // Add a static text label that updates with format selection dlg.mainPanel.formatDescription = formatDropdownGroup.add('statictext', undefined, '(' + jpegFormatOptions.toString().replace(/FormatOptions\./, '') + ' Format Option, Quality ' + jpegQuality + ')'); // Add a static text label for filename suffix options formatGroup.add('statictext', undefined, 'Select the filename suffix:'); // Add a dropdown list for filename suffix options dlg.mainPanel.suffixList = formatGroup.add('dropdownlist', undefined, ['First Column in CSV', 'Dataset Index No.']); // Default selection to 'First column in CSV' dlg.mainPanel.suffixList.selection = 0; // Set the preferred width for the suffix dropdown list dlg.mainPanel.suffixList.preferredSize.width = 160; // Create button group for Cancel and OK buttons var buttonGroup = dlg.add('group'); buttonGroup.orientation = 'row'; buttonGroup.alignment = 'right'; buttonGroup.spacing = 5; dlg.cancelBtn = buttonGroup.add('button', undefined, 'Cancel', { name: 'cancel' }); dlg.okBtn = buttonGroup.add('button', undefined, 'OK', { name: 'ok' }); // Update the static text when the dropdown selection changes dlg.mainPanel.formatList.onChange = function () { var selectedFormat = dlg.mainPanel.formatList.selection.text; var descriptions = { 'JPEG': '(' + jpegFormatOptions.toString().replace(/FormatOptions\./, '') + ' Format Option, Quality ' + jpegQuality + ')', 'PNG': '(Lossless Compression ' + pngCompression + ', Supports Transparency)', 'WEBP': '(Lossy Compression ' + webPQuality + ', Supports Transparency)', 'TIFF': '(' + tiffByteOrder.toString().replace(/ByteOrder\./, '') + ' Byte Order, ' + tiffImageCompression.toString().replace(/TIFFEncoding\./, '') + ' Compression)', 'PSB': '(Large Document Format)' }; dlg.mainPanel.formatDescription.text = descriptions[selectedFormat]; }; // Return the dialog return dlg; }; } catch (error) { alert(error + ', Line: ' + error.line); } ///// HELPER FUNCTIONS ///// function fileImportDataSets(file) { var desc = new ActionDescriptor(); var ref = new ActionReference(); ref.putClass(stringIDToTypeID("dataSetClass")); desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref); desc.putPath(charIDToTypeID("Usng"), new File(file)); desc.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID("Encd"), stringIDToTypeID("dataSetEncoding"), stringIDToTypeID("dataSetEncodingAuto")); desc.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("eraseAll"), true); desc.putBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("useFirstColumn"), true); executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("importDataSets"), desc, DialogModes.NO); }; function applyDataSet(setName) { var s2t = function (s) { return app.stringIDToTypeID(s); }; var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor(); var reference = new ActionReference(); reference.putName(s2t("dataSetClass"), setName); descriptor.putReference(s2t("null"), reference); executeAction(s2t("apply"), descriptor, DialogModes.NO); }; function getDataSetNames(csvFileRef) { var _ftn = function (string) { var csvItems = string.split(","); var datasetName = csvItems[0].replace(/(^['\"]|['\"]$)/g, ''); // Clean both single and double quote-escaped values return datasetName; }; csvFileRef.open(); var datasetArray = []; var i = 0; var csvString; while (!csvFileRef.eof) { csvString = csvFileRef.readln(); // Skip empty lines if (csvString.length < 2) continue; datasetArray[i] = _ftn(csvString); i++; } csvFileRef.close(); return datasetArray; }; function paddedSetNo(number) { var str = number.toString(); // 4-digit padding (e.g., 1 = 0001, 23 = 0023) while (str.length < 4) { str = "0" + str; } return str; } function jpegSaveOptions() { var jpgOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions(); jpgOptions.formatOptions = jpegFormatOptions; jpgOptions.embedColorProfile = jpegEmbedColorProfile; jpgOptions.matte = jpegMatte; jpgOptions.quality = jpegQuality; return jpgOptions; }; function pngSaveOptions() { var pngOptions = new PNGSaveOptions(); pngOptions.compression = pngCompression; pngOptions.interlaced = pngInterlaced; return pngOptions; }; function saveWebP(saveFile) { var s2t = function (s) { return app.stringIDToTypeID(s); }; var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor(); var descriptor2 = new ActionDescriptor(); descriptor2.putEnumerated(s2t("compression"), s2t("WebPCompression"), s2t(webPCompressionType)); if (webPCompIsLossless == false) { descriptor2.putInteger(s2t("quality"), webPQuality); } // Metadata options descriptor2.putBoolean(s2t("includeXMPData"), webPIncludeXMPData); descriptor2.putBoolean(s2t("includeEXIFData"), webPIncludeEXIFData); descriptor2.putBoolean(s2t("includePsExtras"), webPIncludePsExtras); // WebP format and save path descriptor.putObject(s2t("as"), s2t("WebPFormat"), descriptor2); descriptor.putPath(s2t("in"), saveFile); // The extension descriptor.putBoolean(s2t("lowerCase"), webPLowerCase); // Embed color profile descriptor.putBoolean(s2t("embedProfiles"), webPEmbedProfiles); // Execute the save executeAction(s2t("save"), descriptor, DialogModes.NO); } function saveTIFF(saveFile) { var tiffSaveOptions = new TiffSaveOptions(); tiffSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = tiffEmbedColorProfile; tiffSaveOptions.byteOrder = tiffByteOrder; tiffSaveOptions.transparency = tiffTransparency; tiffSaveOptions.layers = tiffSaveLayers; tiffSaveOptions.layerCompression = tiffLayerCompression; tiffSaveOptions.interleaveChannels = tiffInterleaveChannels; tiffSaveOptions.alphaChannels = tiffAlphaChannels; tiffSaveOptions.annotations = tiffAnnotations; tiffSaveOptions.spotColors = tiffSpotColors; tiffSaveOptions.saveImagePyramid = tiffSaveImagePyramid; tiffSaveOptions.imageCompression = tiffImageCompression; // Execute the save app.activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, tiffSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE); } function savePSB(saveFile) { var s2t = function (s) { return app.stringIDToTypeID(s); }; var descriptor = new ActionDescriptor(); var descriptor2 = new ActionDescriptor(); descriptor2.putBoolean(s2t("maximizeCompatibility"), true); descriptor.putObject(s2t("as"), s2t("largeDocumentFormat"), descriptor2); descriptor.putPath(s2t("in"), saveFile); descriptor.putBoolean(s2t("lowerCase"), true); descriptor.putBoolean(s2t("layers"), true); // Execute the save executeAction(s2t("save"), descriptor, DialogModes.NO); } ///// MAIN SCRIPT EXECUTION ///// try { if (app.documents.length > 0) { var dlg = createDialog(); // CSV selection button dlg.mainPanel.csvFileBtn.onClick = function () { var csvFileRef = File.openDialog("Select CSV file:"); if (csvFileRef !== null) { dlg.mainPanel.csvFilePath.text = csvFileRef.fsName; } }; // Output folder selection button dlg.mainPanel.outputFolderBtn.onClick = function () { var saveFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select the output folder to save the files to:"); if (saveFolder !== null) { dlg.mainPanel.outputFolderPath.text = saveFolder.fsName; } }; // Generate the dialog if (dlg.show() === 1) { // File and folder variables var csvFileRef = new File(dlg.mainPanel.csvFilePath.text); var saveFolder = new Folder(dlg.mainPanel.outputFolderPath.text); var selectedFormat = dlg.mainPanel.formatList.selection.text; var selectedSuffixOption = dlg.mainPanel.suffixList.selection.index; // Import the data sets from the CSV file fileImportDataSets(csvFileRef); // Variables for the loop var datasetNames = getDataSetNames(csvFileRef); var fileCounter = 0; var originalDocName = app.activeDocument.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, ''); // Capture the base name once // Loop through the dataset names and save each file for (var i = 1; i < datasetNames.length; i++) { applyDataSet(datasetNames[i]); // Define suffix based on selection var suffix = ''; // First column in CSV if (selectedSuffixOption === 0) { suffix = getDataSetNames(csvFileRef)[i].replace(/.*\//, '').replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, ''); // 4-digit padded set number } else if (selectedSuffixOption === 1) { suffix = paddedSetNo(i); } // Construct the filename var fileName = originalDocName + separator + suffix; var extension = ''; if (selectedFormat === 'JPEG') { extension = '.jpg'; } else if (selectedFormat === 'PNG') { extension = '.png'; } else if (selectedFormat === 'WEBP') { extension = '.webp'; } else if (selectedFormat === 'TIFF') { extension = '.tif'; } else if (selectedFormat === 'PSB') { extension = '.psb'; } // Save folder and file name var saveFile = new File(saveFolder + "/" + fileName + extension); // Save the file with the selected format if (selectedFormat === 'JPEG') { app.activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, jpegSaveOptions(), true, Extension.LOWERCASE); } else if (selectedFormat === 'PNG') { app.activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, pngSaveOptions(), true, Extension.LOWERCASE); } else if (selectedFormat === 'WEBP') { saveWebP(saveFile); } else if (selectedFormat === 'TIFF') { saveTIFF(saveFile); } else if (selectedFormat === 'PSB') { savePSB(saveFile); } // Increment the file counter fileCounter++; } // End of script app.beep(); alert(fileCounter + " " + selectedFormat + " files have been saved to:" + "\n" + saveFolder.fsName); app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES); } } else { alert('A template file must be open before running this script...'); } } catch (error) { alert(error + ', Line: ' + error.line); }   Copy the code text to the clipboard Open a new blank file in a plain-text editor (not in a word processor) Paste the code in Save as a plain text format file – .txt Rename the saved file extension from .txt to .jsx Install or browse to the .jsx file to run (see below): https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/11/downloading-and-installing-adobe-scripts.html ... 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The text file encoding may not be correct for images using non-standard characters.   Can you upload the .csv file? You might need to rename it .txt for the forum software. ... View more

Actions have always worked this way, you would need a script to store and retrieve a folder path for saving. ... View more

When you are sending data to Adobe servers (for Firefly-processing) that is data on Adobe servers, so guess what? Adobe has to try to make sure they are not involved in illegal activities and therefore needs to check.  That the check is extremely »sensitive« is another issue and hopefully it will be addressed sometime, but who knows?     Did you not figure out a work-around (cover up the person/s in the image with a Solid Color Layer temporarily for example before expanding)?  ... View more

Thank you! I couldn't figure out how to create Temp folder, so I saved the file to the USB flash drive and pulled it out. If you use USB a lot, I think you can change the Letter of the drive to Z for example, create action and then get back to default letter. ... View more

same here, its a common "psychosis" ever end ever since long ... View more

In my opinion one should simply not use tabbed view … but I am a Mac-user.    Please post screenshots to clarify.  ... View more

Thanks, I am attaching a sample output . is it possible to get that output in Photoshop to identify difference ? ... View more

You're welcome. ... View more

Thanks again, Conrad.   I'm a photographer and don't really understand vector-based and rasterized.  However, I do understand your explanation of how PS is handling PDF files.  Most importantly, it is now very clear to me that I should be using one of the appliations you mention for my purposes.  Thank you for clarifying this for me.   Yes, LibreOffice Draw is similar to Illustrator.  "LibreOffice Draw is a vector graphics editor that comes as part of the free and open source LibreOffice suite. Libre Office Draw stands as an free and open source alternative to Adobe Illustrator because it offers tools for creating and editing vector illustrations." ... View more

@Conrad_C very well put Neil B ... View more

You can use the shift key modifier when dragging to "pin register" them together if they are the same pixel dimensions (middle centre aligned).   You can also use the Layer > Duplicate command to dupe selected layer/s or groups between documents. ... View more

I don't think I've ever needed a blank document the size of the clipboard. I very frequently want the clipboard to open in Photoshop. Why should I enter a keystroke to avoid something I never want?   @Semaphoric    I was specifically replying to the comment regarding GIMP having a "New Layer from Clipboard" when Photoshop doesn't. This is an extension of the OT where it was about a new document from the clipboard.   Creating a new layer from the clipboard is as simple as a single paste command, so is this just semantics? Do we really need a new, separate menu item to paste clipboard content as a new layer when we can just paste the clipboard content using an existing single command?   Creating a new document from the clipboard takes multiple steps, which makes more sense for a new command, outside of DIY actions/scripts which can be triggered using a single command. ... View more

Done. Thank you so much for everything.   By @Suraiya A   Thank you and you're welecome! ... View more

Hard to comment as the image upload is incomplete. One possible "out of the box" option:   https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/jpeg-with-outline-path-to-transparent-png-files-conversion/m-p/13055741#U13071607 https://www.marspremedia.com/download-confirmed?asset=batch-web-images.zip   https://www.marspremedia.com/software/photoshop/batch-web-images   https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fes9ApyIMhM   Otherwise, record an action using Select Subject and adding a mask or otherwise clearing the background of a floating layer, then run via Batch, Image Processor etc. ... View more

I'd dupe the layer, blur it enough to reduce (Gaussian, Median or whatever works), change the layer blend mode to darken, apply a midtone adjustment to lighten slightly and or playing with blend if sliders. Finally, creating an "edge mask" using find edges filter, or glowing edges filter or a custom convolution filter matrix is another option to isolate the darkening of the halos to height contrast edges. This could all be automated/semi-automated into an action.   I haven't tested, but the Camera Raw Filter sharpening has an edge mask feature and it may support negative values. ... View more

What is going on with development, HELLO.   By @Da Buzz What is going on with user, HELLO.   Seriously though, the devs did add a feature to work around users trying to create PNG files with incompatible bit depths and colour modes, it's called Export As. ... View more

Yes - but let's not confuse the issue with facts 😉   There's a second term of office proving that point daily!   The point is that the RGB numbers don't change. By @D Fosse   If the source document is RGB mode, then yes, I agree!  😉 ... View more

Thanks Stephen, this is a helpful pointer and I’ll give it a try. ... View more

Hello there.  Did you resolve the problem? ... View more

what do you use to navigate the data structure of the activeDocument in your screenshot? ... View more

@johnjoeparrot    You will also find many examples by searching the forum with the keywords "selected layers”:   https://community.adobe.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?filter=location&q=selected%20layers&noSynonym=false&location=category:ct-photoshop&collapse_discussion=true ... View more

Artboards can have their own Guides.  By @c.pfaffenbichler Indeed, and as artboards are a special type of layer group, one would think that this would be "simple" :] ... View more