Re: Scripting Photoshop- Applescript newbie
Re: Scripting Photoshop- Applescript newbie
- Subject: Re: Scripting Photoshop- Applescript newbie
- From: Pier Kuipers <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 14:43:23 +0000
Photoscripter doesn't come cheap, although I'll probably have to get
it myself sometime soon. You CAN use Photoshop actions with a bit of
work-around:
1. Take a sample file and call it "Photoshop Temp". put it in a
specific location such as the desktop. Write a Photoshop action that
performs the resizing and saves the file, replacing the existing one.
The Save command in the action will look something like "Save as ...
In: Macintosh HD:Desktop Folder:"
2. Get your script to take each file one by one. Take the first file
from the list, store the name and location in two variables and
rename it to "Photoshop Temp". Move it to the desktop.
3. Get the script to perform the action:
Tell application "Adobe Photoshop"
do script "My Script"
end tell
4. You may need the script to pause for a few seconds to allow the
finder to register the modified file.
5. The script then moves the modified file back to its original
location and renames it back to the name using the previously stored
variables.
Works like a dream for me!
Cheers,
Pier.
Have you explored PhotoScripter?
http://www.mainevent.com/photo.html
Applescript wrote:
Hey,
Im writing a script that will take a folder of 75MB images and resize them
to 60MB, 35MB, 600k and 300k, storing all of these in seperate folders. The
resizes length pixels by width squared. Can I script this just using
photoshop actions? There was nothing in the photoshop dictionary so I wasnt
sure how to run an action. Is there any good resources online for this type
of scripting?
Thanks guys,
Paul
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