PainShop Pro Scripting - Re: Script for saving file 3 diff ways (PSP 8) ?

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Re: Script for saving file 3 diff ways (PSP 8) ? - 1 attachment

JoeB

2006-05-30, 6:51 pm

Dalynn Montgomery <dlaynn.montgomery@verizon.net> wrote in
news:447c8ad9$1_3@cnews:

> First of all thank you so much for responding to my query so
thouroughly
> and promtly. I can tell this is a devoted group. I think I
probably did
> not explain my wishes very well and I apologize for that. -So I
will try
> to clarify...please, try to be patient with me.
>
> I have been digitally scrapbooking for about a year using PSP
8. -So I
> consider myself experienced with the program, but by no means
an expert.
> And I have not attempted creating scripts at all... yet.
>
> Currently here is what I do:
> 1. I create a 10 inch by 10 inch scrapbook layout at 300 ppi. I
like to
> keep a psp file, obvioulsy, because sometime I like to go back
and make
> changes. I perform a save when the layout is finished.
>
> 2. Next I merge the all the layers together, change the canvas
size to
> 10 x 12, do a file>save as a jpeg. Why do I change the canvas
size when
> I want my finished 'product' to be a 10 inch by 10 inch square?
> Because Sam's does not print square formats...only 8x10, 10 x
12, 10x
> 14, 11 x 14, etc.
>
> I have tried to upload a 10 x 10 jpeg (ordering a 10 x 12
print) but
> they always enlarge the entire image to fill the 12 inch
length...I
> suppose not noticing that in the process the 'sides' are cut
off...lol.
> So to remedy this I just make sure my image is on a 10 x 12
'canvas and
> I cut off the one inch white strip off the top and bottom at
home using
> my handy dandy paper trimmer.
>
> 3. Lastly, for the final file I need:I Resize my 10 inch by 10
inch jpeg
> to be 72 ppi (all that's necessary for viewing on a monitor,
then resize
> to be 600 by 600 pixels.) Then I do a jpeg optimiser to reduce
the size
> of the file to be under 100 KB so that I can upload the image
to an
> popular online gallery for scrapbookers. (I also use this size
to email
> submissions for scrapbooking magazines, books or just to
include my
> pages in emails to family and friends. When the subbmission is
accepted
> by a magazine editor then I email the full size at 300ppi for
high
> quality printing.)
>
> These are the steps I am currently doing day in and day out,
and no, I'm
> not doing this millions of times per day...but I just thought
if such a
> script was already availabe (or possible to create) it would
save time.
> Why not ask, right? I would pay for such a thing and I know
several
> other PSP scrapbookers who might too/.
>
> It's like this...I used to access all the PSP tools via the pop
down
> menus (or on-screen tool palette) using my mouse. But then one
day I
> decided to make myself learn the short-cuts. I printed out the
ones I
> use all the time and taped them to the edges of my monitor. NOw
I
> couldn't imagine having to use all the pop-down menus (or
search the
> tool palettes on screen) just to find what I'm looking for...I
just do T
> for text, Ctrl V for paste as new image, etc.
>
> I';m a member of a digital scrapbooker online community. Most
of them
> use photoshop. -They have the capability to automate the file
resizing,
> saving in different formats, and I guess the concept intriqued
me enough
> to prompt me to see if such a thing was possible for PSP. All
those 5 or
> 10 minutes add up, you know?
>
> Again,
> Thank you so much,
> I'm sorry if it's like I'm asking for my mini-van to get 1,000
miles to
> the gallan and travel to the moon...lol.
> Dalynn

Just for fun I recorded (and have attached) a script that might
help. As someone already mentioned, saving and file naming are a
problem when a script is just recorded (and I don't know enough
to hand code them), so this script will require you to browse to
the folder you wish to save the 3 images in and to name them as
you do so.

All it does is duplicate your original image, automatically
resize that to 600x600, and open the jpg optimizer dialogue where
you can then choose whatever settings you want, browse to your
save folder, rename the file and save.

The duplicate image then closes, another duplicate is created
with the canvas resized to 10x12 inches with an inch of white
above and below the original. Again, the jpg optimizer opens for
your input. Once saved as your 10x12 this image also closes and
the File>Save As dialogue opens for you to save your original
pspimage file.

It works here, anyway. :-)

Regards,

JoeB

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Dalynn Montgomery

2006-06-03, 7:29 pm

Hi JoeB,
Thank you for your effort...I tried yours but I got an error message.
-something about the script being for a different version of PSP? I did
a screen shot of the error message...(attached).
I'm using PSP 8.
Thanks so much, anyway
Dalynn

JoeB wrote:

> Dalynn Montgomery <dlaynn.montgomery@verizon.net> wrote in
> news:447c8ad9$1_3@cnews:
>
>
>
> thouroughly
>
>
> probably did
>
>
> will try
>
>
> 8. -So I
>
>
> an expert.
>
>
> like to
>
>
> and make
>
>
> size to
>
>
> size when
>
>
> 12, 10x
>
>
> print) but
>
>
> length...I
>
>
> off...lol.
>
>
> 'canvas and
>
>
> home using
>
>
> inch jpeg
>
>
> then resize
>
>
> the size
>
>
> to an
>
>
> to email
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> include my
>
>
> accepted
>
>
> high
>
>
> and no, I'm
>
>
> if such a
>
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> save time.
>
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> several
>
>
> down
>
>
> day I
>
>
> ones I
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> I
>
>
> search the
>
>
> just do T
>
>
> of them
>
>
> resizing,
>
>
> me enough
>
>
> those 5 or
>
>
> miles to
>
>
>
> Just for fun I recorded (and have attached) a script that might
> help. As someone already mentioned, saving and file naming are a
> problem when a script is just recorded (and I don't know enough
> to hand code them), so this script will require you to browse to
> the folder you wish to save the 3 images in and to name them as
> you do so.
>
> All it does is duplicate your original image, automatically
> resize that to 600x600, and open the jpg optimizer dialogue where
> you can then choose whatever settings you want, browse to your
> save folder, rename the file and save.
>
> The duplicate image then closes, another duplicate is created
> with the canvas resized to 10x12 inches with an inch of white
> above and below the original. Again, the jpg optimizer opens for
> your input. Once saved as your 10x12 this image also closes and
> the File>Save As dialogue opens for you to save your original
> pspimage file.
>
> It works here, anyway. :-)
>
> Regards,
>
> JoeB
>

Dalynn Montgomery

2006-06-03, 7:29 pm

JoeB wrote:
> Dalynn Montgomery <dlaynn.montgomery@verizon.net> wrote in
> news:447cd5ac_1@cnews:
>
>
>
> message.
>
>
> PSP? I did
>
>
>
> Actually, if you had clicked OK on that error dialogue it would
> likely have run just fine, but I admit I hadn't noticed that
> you're using PSP8.
>
> I've attached another script recorded for PSP8 that, in any
> event, might be a bit more convenient for you, paticularly as it
> preserves whatever file name you choose for the psp save when it
> gives you the jpg save options, so you only have to add PRNT or
> WEB as you mentioned you are used to doing..
>
> After you've done what you want with your psp image file, if you
> run the script it gives you the Save As dialogue in case you want
> to change the name of the psp image. It should default to the
> name of the existing image and the folder from which it came
> (although you might want to check to be sure) and so just saving
> it should work.
>
> After the save it will increase the canvas size to 10x12 inches
> with 1" white borders at top and bottom, and open the jpg
> optimizer dialogue. The settings are generous for a large image
> for print, compression at 5. It will also have the name of your
> PSP image so you only have to add PRNT to the end of it (as I saw
> from another post is what you have always done). However, you
> will likely have to browse to the save folder before saving.
>
> After that save is done, the script will automatically resize the
> canvass back to 10x10 inches, cutting off the white top and
> bottom borders, merge the layers and then resize at 600x600
> pixels, then open the Unsharp Mask dialogue (you have seen
> Spandex' suggestions that a bit of USM would likely be good after
> resizing to this amount). You can change those settings to best
> effect for the image.
>
> Once you click OK on the USM dialoge you'll get the JPG optimizer
> again, which now will open in the same folder as the last one,
> and you can add WEB to the end of the file name.
>
> Once that is saved, the image in your workspace will undo the USM
> filter, undo the resize, and undo the Layers Merge, so you'll
> have your image back with all layers intact.
>
> I'm doing this more as a learning experience than anything else,
> so would appreciate hearing if this works for you.
>
> Regards,
>
> JoeB
>
>
Hi JoeB,
I tried your new script and it did work but the web image produced was
of a lower quality (for lack of a better word) than Suz's script. I had
to set a higher number for the jpeg optimiser and (to get the file size
under 120kb).

Also I have a question:
I usually don't do a jpeg optimiser for my PRNT files. I noticed your
script does this. Is this something I should be doing? Or is that simply
to get the file size smaller to upload etc? I'm going to really show my
ignorance by asking this...but does the jpeg optimizer in any other way
improve the image quality?

I mean heck, I haven't even been doing the unsharp mask thingy 'till I
learned about it yesterday...lol.
Thanks so much,
Dalynn

Dalynn Montgomery

2006-06-03, 7:29 pm

Wow! I can see I've opened a whole can of worms...haven't I?(I mean that
in a good, educational way...lol)

I think I'm going to dust off my PSP manual and studyup on these topics
today. I'll probably end up reprinting several of my old scrapbook
layouts now that I have acquired this knowledge.

Thanks tremendously!
Dalynn

JoeB wrote:

> Dalynn Montgomery <dlaynn.montgomery@verizon.net> wrote in
> news:447da7c0$1_1@cnews:
>
>
>
> produced was
>
>
> script. I had
>
>
> file size
>
>
>
> One of the reasons the jpg optimizer runs interactively in the
> script is so that you can change the settings to suit the image.
> I have the compression level set at 5, which is very low
> compression (the opposite of photoshop, where lower numbers mean
> higher compression). The file output size you get at any
> compression setting will vary depending on the information in the
> image, so you almost always have to change the compression for
> each image if you are attempting to get a specific saved file
> size.
>
>
>
>
> noticed your
>
>
> that simply
>
>
> show my
>
>
> other way
>
>
>
> If you just do a straight Save for a jpg it will use the default
> compression level set in PSP, giving you no control. If you use
> Save As and choose jpg you can click the options button to at
> least see the compression level and change it if you wish. Using
> the Optimizer right off the bat gives you access to all of the
> options, shows what the resulting file size will be at a given
> compression. As well, you have a preview window so you can see
> when the compression starts to create noticeable artifacts. Yes,
> the jpg optimizer is the best way to save jpgs.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> JoeB