Topic awaiting preservation: Photoshop scripting plugin - anybody tested it? (Page 1 of 1)

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i dunno that anyone's tested it, but i know it was discussed last year over at the gn. and emps had cyoung do a CS How To.

that cs how to thread looks truncated - I'll look into it later today.

I've downloaded it, installed it, and can't find it anywhere an the PS interface.
OMG looks like I'll have to read something.

:::tao::: ::cell::
[edit] Ah OK, File>Automate>Scripts [/edit]

(Edited by Tao on 05-21-2004 16:47)

Awesome. I've been wanting something like this for a long while. I just hope it's powerful enough.

[edit: I just hope it works in version 6.1...]


 

(Edited by Slime on 05-21-2004 20:51)

Well the scripting plug-in is of limited use in 7.0 as there are no interface commands for the applescipt and javascript, implmentation of the scripting host. You can use language that it COM aware like VB and VB Script among other thou there is no docummentation for other COM aware languages.

Photoshop CS has it scripting is built-in, adding some commands and finally give you some interface command via though it javascript. Applescript and VB are still support and I guess you could create a Applescipt interface under OSX using Apples developement tools.

I would stick with the javascipt implmentaion, as it is cross platform. Unless you what to automate some photoshop operation through another program. Such as a thumbnail image generation driven by a list of images referances stored in Access or Filemaker.

The scripting plug-in doesn't realy appear on any of the menus, The Scripts are written like most scripts in a text editor or Visual Studio for VB. The scripts them selfs are locate under file--> Scripts once they're placed within script folder [ Photoshop/Presets/Scripts under Win/CS ] . There is also the option to load scripts via File-->Scripts menu. However there is a draw back Photoshop only supports javascripts via this menu, VB, VB scripting and Applescipts must be executed externally. You might beabe

The Javascipt debugger is activated If you hold down ALT, while selecting the script.

The scripting plug-in only works with PS 7, thou you can execute photoshop actions/via applescript in PS 5 + 6, but that is mostly useless. Except for triggering black box like actions for convertion of files as part of other scripts.



(Edited by jstuartj on 05-22-2004 05:52)

Thanks for the info jstuartj
I've had a little play with it, from what I have seen so far, I'd prefer to do with Actions, but that's just me I guess.

:::tao::: ::cell::

Well there are thing you simply can't do with actions. Such as Apply filter based on file size etc....

Too bad you can sample individual pixel, or base script on a histogram. At least not that I in the docs, but I am still slowly reading them.

It does come in handy if you have 3000 images mixed in a folder, some 2" X 4" and others 4" X "2 scripting allows you to apply logicial operations for processing of files.

OK guys, i know i might sound dumb , but Why should a person use script-ing in photoshop , what use dose it have, what language it uses, what can i do with script-ing that i couldn't doo without it?

I"D like to know this very much, please....

Well I though I outlined the languages useable above, But I will try to explain it better, Photoshop's scripting host supports Applescript on the MAC, Visual Basic and VB Script on the PC, and a custom JavaScript based language that works accross both platforms. But according to the doc, any COM aware programing language could be used. If you know enough to figure it out specific documentation.

Here is how we used it at my former job, We needed to automate the conversion and tranport of RGB camera shot from our studio.

It was taking too much time and too error prone for or photographers to open each shot, generate a lowres, copy and RGB version our E-Com division, Finally converting and copying a CYMK file to Quad Compress for OPI and deliverly to are prepress department.
Applescripting photoshop provided a solution, allowed me to create automate many of those functions. As an added bonis I was able to add add name checking all images followed or naming convention.

Or Say you wanted need to add the name of a person to their photo.

The scripting host would work, Create a text file containing a list of names and file paths for each image. A script could then parse the text file storing the names and file path, trigger a load the image via the path entry, create a text layer, place the name contained in the file file and finally save the file to a user specified location.


It can provide all sort of time saving and workflows improvements and even multi-application intgration if you used Applescript or Visual Basic.



(Edited by jstuartj on 05-22-2004 10:51)

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Well thats good to know as I now squat about COM. I may have to invest some time looking into that.

I had always heard of similar functinalliy starting around ver 5 or 6, I have not heard of anyone every using.
I may have to go back, I think download the 6.0 SDK at somepoint. I may have to look around.

INI, are intrested in pixel level access interested you might like to give http://www.filtermeister.com/
a try. Sort of a Advanced version of Filter Factory. C like but has it limitations. It PC only and is taking forever to develop but the community is fairly active. The full version that allow for standlone plun-in, works find. I haven't tried it with PS CS, yet.


J. Stuart J.

thanks i got the main idea...
SDK? boy i heard that somewhere is it for character texturing in games?

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Too bad you can sample individual pixel

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Gah. I take back my comment. Until I can sample and change pixel values of any channel in any layer, I won't be satisfied.