Computer Graphics with Photoshop - question about scripts (maybe)

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question about scripts (maybe)

Spoofy

2006-07-10, 6:18 pm

Hi, I'm a total PS newbie, so, please, be nice... :-)

They have told me PS gives you the chance to do by scripting some
tedious tasks.

What I need to do is the following:
- create 256 jpg images of the same size;
- each image is composed by:
1) a unique background color;
2) a unique number written upon the background;

Is this possibile?
How? Can anybody help me?

Regards, S.

2006-07-10, 6:18 pm

"Spoofy" <_sp@m.it> wrote in message
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> Hi, I'm a total PS newbie, so, please, be nice... :-)
>
> They have told me PS gives you the chance to do by scripting some tedious
> tasks.
>
> What I need to do is the following:
> - create 256 jpg images of the same size;
> - each image is composed by:
> 1) a unique background color;
> 2) a unique number written upon the background;
>
> Is this possibile?

I am not a newbie, and I consider that an interesting challenge.

Writing the number on each is simple. We can get to that in a second.

But first: How is each background color determined? That is, do you have the
HEX (octal, binary, integer, whatever) codes for them?

Spoofy

2006-07-10, 6:18 pm

2 ha scritto:

>
> But first: How is each background color determined? That is, do you have the
> HEX (octal, binary, integer, whatever) codes for them?
>

Hi, thanks for replying.
The background color can be the websafe palette too.
Anyway, it is more important the unique filename/number than the unique
background.

Regards, S.

2006-07-10, 6:18 pm

"Spoofy" <_sp@m.it> wrote:

> The background color can be the websafe palette too.
> Anyway, it is more important the unique filename/number than the unique
> background.

Here's the trick I posted a couple years ago, a simple way that works if
you want to do it without scripting.

First, load up the list of names into something like Excel, or use Notebook,
Word, whatever you like and insert :"X," as the first, then a comma between
each name. In this case, it would be numbers from 1 to 256. (Excel will do
this automatically for you under the 'fill', then 'series' option.)

Then save that file as comma delimited.

Now...
Open ImageReady (it comes with Photoshop).
Open the image you want to fill in with the names.
Create a new layer.
Type "X" in it with the text centered or justifed, whatever. (This X will be
replaced.)

Then right-click on that layer - to the right of the icon. (there are two
right-click options. You must click to the right of the icon.)
Take the Variables option.
In the first window, click on the lower option for [X] Text Replacement
Then type the word X in the text box
press the NEXT button
Then in the window that shows next, press IMPORT
find the file you just created and press Open

To be safe, now save the file.

Finally, under the menu File - Export - Data Sets as Files
press OKAY

Wait a couple minutes and you will have the photoshop images, each with a
single text layer containing the name .

(In the last dialog - Export - you can change the naming convention to what
you like. It doesn't change the contents of the image. You can also use CS's
Browser to rename the files afterwards and batch the whole group of images
to JPEG or GIF if you like. Alternatively, there's a free Droplet in
Photoshop's "Samples" folder that will do this. Just drag it into the
folder, then drag all your files onto it.)

How's that for working around scripting? :)

Spoofy

2006-07-10, 6:18 pm

> "Spoofy" <_sp@m.it> wrote:
>
>
> Here's the trick I posted a couple years ago, a simple way that works if
> you want to do it without scripting.
>
> First, load up the list of names into something like Excel, or use Notebook,
> Word, whatever you like and insert :"X," as the first, then a comma between
> each name. In this case, it would be numbers from 1 to 256. (Excel will do
> this automatically for you under the 'fill', then 'series' option.)
>
> Then save that file as comma delimited.

I made it in a moment this way (Flash):

arr = ["X"];
for (i=1; i<257; i++) {
arr.push(i);
}
trace(arr);

>
> Now...
> Open ImageReady (it comes with Photoshop).
> Open the image you want to fill in with the names.
> Create a new layer.
> Type "X" in it with the text centered or justifed, whatever. (This X will be
> replaced.)

stop! :-)
It seems I can't do this...
PS 6, IR 3. Is it possible?

Regards, S.