Questions tagged [script]
Small programs automating certain tasks. For questions about script typefaces, use the script-typeface tag.
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Files from Adobe Bridge to Separate Folders
Asking this again. I still haven't found a solution to this.
I have hundreds of images in a folder in bridge.
I have tagged them alternatively by colour. The first bunch as Green, the second as Red ...
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How can I create a “pill” SVG image in XML (by hand)?
I need to generate an SVG image of a pill box, like so:
I know how to draw a circle with the <ellipse> element, how to draw a <path> element with the M (moveto), L (lineto), and Z (...
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How to deliver more than 500 certificate? [closed]
I was created a template of achievement certification and i would like to send it to 500 persons,how can i write name's in the template and save it one by one using adobe illustrator ?
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How can I set up an action to bulk pattern fill that selects the next pattern in the folder automatically?
I tend to work with patterns and have an action to help with this. But, I tend to save my patterns as a .pat file, with anywhere from 10-200 patterns within each .pat file. I am trying to figure out a ...
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Automate splitting of layers (based on Guides…or slice)
Hey guys,
I want to use gimp or Photoshop to crop an image into pieces on average. Is there an efficient and fast way?
Is there an automated way to split a layer into multiple layers based on the ...
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How can I convert multiple Illustrator CC files to EPS 8 file at once?
I am currently working for the microstock market where I have to convert multiple Illustrator files into EPS 8 versions.
I have tried to automate the process but when I batch-process the action for ...
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How to rotate the all models in FBX to match its orientation in Navisworks Manage
I got a model in Navisworks Manage with the correct XYZ orientation. Here is the screenshot.
Then I export that model to FBX in Navisworks Manage, do some FBX processing then go to 3ds Max to fix the ...
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How to import a folder full of pictures, one per page, alphabetically in InDesign
I'm trying to import a folder full of pictures (bar codes), one per page in alphabetical order into InDesign.
I've found the following link which shows how to create a script that will turn the ...
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How can I create a collage of randomly sized overlapping polygons and randomly fill (to an extent) with gradients? (Illustrator)
I am trying to learn how to make something exactly like this from scratch:
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Insert vertices at edges intersections in 3DS Max
What is the fast and precise way to insert vertices at edges intersections?
Considering I have geometry like on the image:
I want to achieve result like this (new vertices marked with red dots):
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Ways to remove/select scanning artifacts from document [duplicate]
I often receive scanned documents that has dots and grains in them. I often use the paintbrush in gimp to manually remove them, but it occurs to me that all the dots share so many similarities that a ...
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Scripted Utilities not working in 3dsmax 2020?
I'm trying to get scripted utilities to work.
I run the example script listed in https://help.autodesk.com/view/3DSMAX/2017/ENU/?guid=__files_GUID_9BA10055_A4EA_4F2B_B356_8C41FCFC86A2_htm
utility ...
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inkscape extension - covert use node to path node
a couple of weeks ago i learned:
inkscape - combine svg elements into combined path, and would now like to do it programmatically.
my document has <use /> elements, which in inkscape 1.x show ...
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Illustrator script How to generate a cross to center of all selected circles
Is there a way (or Script) to place a cross (+) at the center of all selected circles?
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Photoshop, actions or script - create and use pattern
I would like to create a pattern and use that pattern in the same action, but when I go to use fill with pattern, the last manually selected pattern is the one that is used - even if that pattern has ...
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How to remove all subscript from Indesign document?
I have document its have more than 300 pages. I need to change font type with different colour. Using eyedropper tool i do that but I need to remove subscript from my document because when i use ...
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Why does InDesign search not begin at beginning?
I am using a script to copy sequential lines from an input text file into an InDesign document. I have used the script a number of times with no problems.
var fi = new File("C:/Documents/input.txt") ...
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Use Photoshop from command line
Is it possible to use Photoshop.exe from command line for various tasks, such as export PSD files?
(I know it's possible with third party tools such as ImageMagick, but here I'm asking specifically ...
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Script to relink to file with certain name
I have a photoshop document called "thisfilename.psd" and in that file there is a linked smart object which I want to relink to a file with the same name but a different extension (for example "...
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Giorgio - Script Font Identification
Can anyone help me find this script font? I have googled or use 4 or more font identfiers already, couldn't find, very urgent.
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Dynamic Names When Exporting in Photoshop
Is there a way to dynamically use the document name in export? For instance, I have artboards name Square, Horizontal, and Vertical, in a document named Design. When exporting I'd like filenames to be ...
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Is there a script that splits a text layer into a separate layer per line?
Does anyone know of any scrips that splits text layers into separate lines?
I have one right now, but when it splits the layers it goes way too far down. Here's the code for the script that doesn't ...
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Indesign - Need to split between only 2 text boxes
first time here.
I'm working in Indesign and I was wondering if anyone knew how to split text between just two text frames/boxes.
To be clear, I'm not trying to unlink text boxes, but split them. ...
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Is there a way to automate the merging of groups in photoshop, one by one?
In a file, I have about 10-20 groups of independent layers each.
Is there a script/action that identifies each group and merges them one by one?
As of now, it takes me a lot of time waiting on a ...
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How to replace Smart Image with a different graphic WITHOUT using Photoshop?
This Q&A offers a method by using Photoshop to load .js. However, I found this website can achieve this goal without using Photoshop.
My question is how this website achieves this goal?
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Change SVG-file resolution (DPI) with Inkscape/Illustrator/script… efficiently!
Is it possible to simply open a SVG and save it with different DPI?
Since Illustrator exports with 72 dpi and Inkscape "imports" with 96 dpi, my artworks are rescaled. As I rescale documents manually ...
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Action including a fill layer
I'm operating in Windows on CC2019.
I'm writing an action in which I include a layer fill. I want it so that when I run the action it fills the layer with the foreground colour I have selected at the ...
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How to automatically generate text that adopts the same name as an imported image or Excel file in illustrator?
I have a lot of product photos to edit in Illustrator.
I want to create several artboards with one product image, and then one text box for each artboard, but I need these to automatically adopt the ...
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Examples of very basic GIMP scripts?
I want to write some simple scripts to use in batch mode, such as doing a resolution resize, or converting from rgb to grayscale.
The old scripts repository seems to have been taken down. I am ...
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Adobe After Effects: Changing color and font style through expression
I am trying to achieve something like this using expressions. Where any number followed by a dot is Red in color (including dot) and then anything inside parentheses is italics and yellow in color, ...
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How to export multiple artboards coordinates (x y) to file?
I have an Illustrator file with several artboards as attached.
In particular I have an artboard that contains all the others.
The other artboards concern the individual objects to be exported.
I ...
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Selecting textframes with illustrator script
How could I select textframes in illustrator with script?
Here is my code:
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var nameKorText = doc.textFrames.getByName('nameKor');
nameKorText.contents = "test";
I ...
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New Folder with Selected Files in Adobe Bridge
I have hundreds of images in a folder in bridge. I have tagged them alternatively by colour. The first bunch as Yellow, the second as Blue the third as Yellow again and so forth. I want to copy each ...
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Turn on 'Paste Remember Layers' with script
I want to paste object remembering layers on new artboard.
Here is my sample.
function test(){
var copyOpt = app.pasteRememberLayers;
copyOpt = true;
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}
But it doesn't work.
Help me, plz. :(
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InDesign script to insert pages between existing ones
I try to create a very simple script that adds one page after every existing page of the document and applies one of the masters to it.
Unfortunately I have a problem with referencing objects in ...
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Dithering with GIMP python-fu
I'm using GIMP 2.10.6 on Ubuntu 18.10.
I'm trying to script an automatic image manipulation, and for part of the workflow I need to dither a layer in my image.
I can't find anything in the script-fu/...
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How to get the coordinates for a selection bounding box in Gimp
I'll make a rectangle selection in image. I have to read the left, right, up and down dimensions of this selected region in full image. The following image is an example of this.
Edit:
Can we print ...
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Need Help With Tweaking a Script for Photoshop Batch Exporting Sections of an Image
Resolved: Thanks for the help, everyone! The script by Sergey Kritskiy works to export storyboards with sequential file-name.
I just found a script by TunaMaxx the other day and thought it was super ...
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Any way to export layers to files WITHOUT a prefix, short of editing the .jsx file?
I'm using a template PSD to crop large batches of ecom images and then exporting my layers to TIFF files. Only problem is Photoshop insists on putting a prefix in front of each file name--even if I ...
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Script font Identification help please [closed]
Poor original script font for identifying. I’ve tried everything to ID the original is just too poor.
I edited it heavily and was able to get a search. No exact match but some possible substitutes. ...
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Resize thousands of images all to different sizes in batch. Name and size are given in excel file. How to do it? [duplicate]
Pardon me if this is a duplicated question even though I could not find a solution yet. I have about 1000s images. I need to resize them, each to a specific size. There are no patterns to those sizes. ...
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Scribus: how to force sign in calcuated numeric fields?
I'm new to Scribus, and using it to make an interactive PDF. I have several fields that are calculating integer values based on a custom calculation script. Now I would like to make sure that positive ...
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Batch background removal on non-uniform images
The issue I'm having is the following: I have an archive of about 700,000 tif images that were originally microfilms.
They are all black and white and are basically paper with information on it. I'm ...
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How to change in photoshop script color of Smart Object Layer, or Rasterized Image?
I need to change color of Smart Object Layer in JS script. I found how to change TextLayer, but SmartObjects haven't "textItem" property. Need to change it like Color Overlay works in Photoshop. For ...
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Gimp, script that iterates through several images and exports each one with different options
I'm quite new to gimp. Assuming I have N images I was wondering if it is possible do the following:
For i = 1...N
For each export options j = 1 .. N
Export(img[i],option[j]);
Basically what ...
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Photoshop - Export layers to files using plugin
I'm using a plugin to export my pngs (https://www.fnordware.com/superpng/)
Anyone knows how I can replicate the Export Layers to files functionality that comes with photoshop but export as SuperPNG?
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How to turn off Text Layer-Name Update
In this question: Restore Photoshop Text Layer Name Auto-Updating?
The asker talks about Photoshop's 'feature' of automatically updating a text layer's layer-name to the first thing you change the ...
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ScriptUI panel resizing issue
I'm working on a script that receives a bunch of input from the user to change certain text fields around the document. Given the amount of input I want the user able to change in a single run of the ...
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Weird Script UI bug
I'm working on a script with a dialog box in photoshop. The goal is to get an End Date and Time for multiple banners.
My Cancel button works fine, but my Ok button produces a weird bug. The window ...
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Plotting points from external file in GIMP
I've got to believe someone has written a SCRIPT-FU scriptor or simple plug-in that reads a file of (x,y) points (in GIMP's coordinate system) and plots small circles of specified color and diameter ...
