I need some help to make an AppleScript (or Automator script) that in Photoshop can open a jpg-file (named xxx.jpg) from folder A,
and open a tif-file (named xxx.tif) from folder B.
Then move an included path from the opened jpg-file to the opened tif-file and save the tif with the path.
Then continue with the next jpg/tif set of files…
Anyone here who knows how to make this?
B
This (or a modification to this) might do what you want, if I’ve got it right
-- we assume all docs have same size and names and you're on CS2
set jF to choose folder -- sourse folder
set tF to choose folder -- destination folder
tell application "Finder"
set {jFp, tFp} to {jF as string, tF as string}
set sFilesList to files in jF
repeat with sFile in sFilesList
set {sFile, sFileName} to {sFile as alias, name of sFile}
set tName to text 1 thru -5 of sFileName
set tFile to (first file of tF whose name is tName & ".tif") as alias
tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS2"
close every document saving no
set display dialogs to never
open sFile
set p to properties of path item 1 of current document
-- if there's more than one path then access it my it's name
close current document
open tFile
-- the 'duplicate path item' command crashes my CS2 - don't know why -, so I use this instead witch works fine
ignoring application responses
-- otherwise it will error,as, the container of the properties is not the current doc. You also skip a lot of boring variable access and transfers
make new path item at current document with properties p
end ignoring
close current document saving yes
end tell
end repeat
end tell
Yannis
Sorry for bringing this old topic back, but I have the same question as “bjorn”.
I tried the scirpt that Yannis wrote but can’t make it work. I’m a total newbie to applescript but I did at least understand that I should change cs2 to cs5 (which I’m using).
What I have done is to open the script, then run it and in the first dialog box I chose a folder containing two jpg’s with clipping paths, and in the second a folder containg two tif files without paths
Then the script-program is warning me that photoshop can’t find the object at
“open sFile”
Can somebody help me with this, then I would be extremely grateful
cheers
Ok, I kind of solved the problem by making two photoshop droplets, one that will copy a path and one that will paste, then I made two automator-actions one that opens something with the first droplet and yeah one that opens something with the second. I named the automator actions to “copypath” and “pastepath” saved them as applications in the application folder and then changed somethings in the applescript here above, this is my version of it
-- we assume all docs have same size and names and you're on CS2
set jF to choose folder -- sourse folder
set tF to choose folder -- destination folder
tell application "Finder"
set {jFp} to {jF as string}
set {tFp} to {tF as string}
set sFilesList to files in jF
repeat with sFile in sFilesList
set {sFile, sFileName} to {sFile as alias, name of sFile}
set tName to text 1 thru -5 of sFileName
set tFile to (first file of tF whose name is tName & ".tif") as alias
tell application "copypath"
open sFile
end tell
delay 3
tell application "pastepath"
open tFile
end tell
delay 3
end repeat
end tell
but it would feel better to make it more simple, like the original script. Any ideas?
It’s been some time since I’ve seen this in AppleScript form. (Probably could do with a tidy up). It does NOT include the batch part of the process but creating 2 lists of files then looping should NOT prove a problem. This just shows how to transfer from one doc to the other. Should be a pointer anyhow.
set File_A to choose file with prompt "Please select your \"JPEG\" File." without invisibles
set File_B to choose file with prompt "Please select your \"TIFF\" File." without invisibles
--
tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS2"
set display dialogs to never
set User_Rulers to ruler units of settings
set ruler units of settings to pixel units
end tell
--
tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS2"
activate
open File_A
set Doc_A to the current document
tell Doc_A
if resolution ≠72 then
resize image resolution 72 resample method none
end if
if exists path items then
set {Path_Names, Path_Data, Path_Kind} to ¬
{name of every path item, entire path of every path item, kind of every path item}
-- Never did get around to putting this check in
-- set {Pixel_Height, Pixel_Width, PAR} to ¬
-- {height, width, pixel aspect ratio}
else
set {Path_Names, Path_Data, Path_Kind} to {{}, {}, {}}
close saving no
end if
end tell
open File_B
set Doc_B to the current document
tell Doc_B
if Path_Names ≠{} then
if resolution ≠72 then
set {Re_Size, Orig_Res} to {true, resolution}
resize image resolution 72 resample method none
else
set Re_Size to false
end if
repeat with i from 1 to count Path_Names
if not (exists path item (item i of Path_Names)) then
set Re_Name to false
make new path item with properties ¬
{name:(item i of Path_Names), entire path:(item i of Path_Data), kind:normal}
else
set Re_Name to true
make new path item with properties ¬
{name:(item i of Path_Names) & "_New", entire path:(item i of Path_Data), kind:normal}
end if
end repeat
repeat with i from 1 to count Path_Kind
if (item i of Path_Kind) = clipping then
if Re_Name is false then
make clipping path path item (item i of Path_Names) flatness 0.3
else
make clipping path path item ((item i of Path_Names) & "_New") flatness 0.3
end if
end if
end repeat
if Re_Size is true then
resize image resolution Orig_Res resample method none
end if
else
close saving no
end if
end tell
end tell
--
tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS2"
set ruler units of settings to User_Rulers
end tell
tried that script also and still got the samething going wrong, photoshop couldn’t open the file, strange
edit: searched a bit and found the same problem in this thread
http://macscripter.net/viewtopic.php?id=34029
maybe I can fix it now…
So now I have a little less filthy script, it suits my needs and I think I made OK for being a total newbie
set jF to choose folder with prompt "Choose JPG-Folder" -- source folder
set tF to choose folder with prompt "Choose TIF-Folder" -- destination folder
tell application "Finder"
set {jFp, tFp} to {jF as string, tF as string}
set sFilesList to files in jF
repeat with sFile in sFilesList
set {sFile, sFileName} to {sFile as string, name of sFile}
set tName to text 1 thru -5 of sFileName
set tFile to (first file of tF whose name is tName & ".tif") as string
tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS5"
activate
close every document saving no
set display dialogs to never
open alias sFile
select path item 1 of current document
copy -- I don't get this about recording data
close current document saving no
open alias tFile
tell application "System Events" -- couldn't get paste-command to work
keystroke "v" using command down
end tell
close current document saving yes
end tell
end repeat
end tell