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Power, Speed & Automation with Adobe Photoshop

by Geoff Scott, Jeffrey Tranberry

August 2012

Intermediate to advanced

320 pages

11h 2m

English

Routledge

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Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 Customizing How You Work in Photoshop
Keyboard ShortcutsDiscovering Keyboard ShortcutsUseful Keyboard Shortcuts to LearnChanging and Creating Keyboard ShortcutsMenusChanging the MenusFrame, Docks, Bars, and PanelsMenu BarApplication FrameWork AreaDocksApplication BarOptions BarTool BarTab GroupsPanelsWorkspacesUseful Strategies with WorkspacesUsing More Than One MonitorExposé and SpacesDocument WindowsTabbed Document WindowsStandard Screen Mode, Full Screen Mode, Full Screen Mode with MenusChanging the Background ColorFile Information DisplaysPreferencesGeneralInterface
Chapter 2 Customizing How Photoshop Works for You
ToolsTool PresetsTool Preset PickerTool Presets PanelPreset ManagerSwatches and StylesGradients and ContoursPatterns and Custom ShapesBrushesBrush PanelBrush Presets PanelBrush Preset PickerDefine Brush PresetBrush PickerDocumentsNew Document PresetsAdobe Camera Raw Settings and PresetsDocument MetadataColor SettingsWorking Color SpacePrintingProof SetupPrint Settings
Chapter 3 Optimizing Your System for Photoshop
Hardware64-Versus 32-Bit ArchitecturesHow to Run in 32-BitRAM: Your Computer’s Short-Term MemoryHard Drives and Scratch DisksCPU: The ProcessorGPU and Video CardsOperating SystemPhotoshopNumber of History StatesHistory CacheClose Unused FilesClear Available Memory With PurgeRun Photoshop OnlyKeep Photoshop Up-to-DateDon’t Overload PresetsTurn Off Thumbnail Displays
Chapter 4 Duplicating Your Tasks in Photoshop
Introduction to ActionsExamining the Actions PanelOrganizing ActionsCreating ActionsPlaying ActionsDisabling Action StepsUsing Playback OptionsEditing the Action OptionsUsing Button ModeEditing ActionsChanging the Settings of an Action StepDuplicating an ActionDeleting Action StepsAdding Steps to an ActionReordering Action StepsUsing Fit ImageAdding More StepsArranging LayersSelecting Layers Via Keyboard ShortcutsInserting a Path ItemStroking a PathUsing “Align Layers To Selection” to Intelligently Position ObjectsRefining ActionsToggling DialogsInserting Stop ItemsUsing History Snapshots in Conjunction with ActionsInserting Menu ItemsUsing Percentage for UnitsRunning an Action from Another ActionCreating Actions that Run on Different ComputersSaving ActionsLoading ActionsLearning MoreLearning by Dissecting Existing ActionsCreating Actions for Techniques You Learn from Others

Chapter 5 Repeating Tasks on Many Files
Batch ProcessingSetupBatch DialogTroubleshooting Batch ProcessingUnderstanding the Suppress Color Profile WarningsMaking a Conditional Mode ChangeWriting Errors to the Log FileUsing the Suppress File Open Options DialogAdding a Save Action StepConverting Bit DepthConverting Color ProfilesAdjusting the Fit Image StepChanging Image Resolution with Image SizeCreating a Successful Batch ProcessUsing Batch from BridgeDroplets for Batch ProcessingCreating a DropletRunning a DropletCreating a Droplet for LightroomUsing a Droplet with LightroomUnderstanding Droplet LimitationsConclusion
Chapter 6 Repeating Tasks with External Data
Creating a TemplateSetting Up The Template FileSetting Up The Badge TypesSetting Up the Employee PhotoSetting Up the Employee InformationDefining VariablesVariables DialogText Replacement VariablesPixel Replacement VariablesVisibility VariablesCreating Data SetsCreating By HandCreating a CSV FileImporting Data SetsApplying Data SetsCreating Files for Each Data Set in the Template
Chapter 7 Building Your Own Panels: Introduction to Using Configurator
Getting the ToolDownloading and Installing the Tool from Adobe LabsUsing the ToolBuilding a Simple PanelPanelToolsCommandsSearching for CommandsUsing the Panel in PhotoshopSaving the PanelPreviewing the Panel in ConfiguratorExporting the Panel from ConfiguratorLoading and Finding the Panel in PhotoshopRevising the PanelUsing More Panel ObjectsAction ButtonsWidgetsAdvanced ContainersPolishing Your PanelAdding a Logo ImageAdding a Panel IconCompleting Your PanelSharing PanelsCreating an InstallerInstalling a Panel
Chapter 8 Scripting Photoshop: Learning the Tools to Start Scripting Photoshop
Introduction to Photoshop ScriptingSupported Scripting LanguagesExtendScript ToolkitAccessing the DocumentationThinking about ScriptingCreating a Scripting TemplateWriting Your First ScriptInstalling and Running Photoshop ScriptsCoding Concepts: Variables, Data Types, Strings, Operators, and FunctionsVariablesData TypesStringsOperatorsFunctionsCoding Concepts: Classes, Objects, Properties, and MethodsClassesObjectsPropertiesMethodsPhotoshop Document Object Model (DOM)What Is a Document Object Model?Dissecting Photoshop ObjectsObject Model Viewer
Chapter 9 Customizing Photoshop-Created Scripts: Beyond the Photoshop DOM with the ScriptingListener Plug-in
Coding Concepts: Functions and ArgumentsUnderstanding Function DetailsPassing Arguments to a FunctionDefining and Implementing Your Own FunctionsScriptingListener Plug-inPlaying an Action from a ScriptInstalling the ScriptingListener Plug-inUnderstanding the Log FileCreating a Reusable Function from ScriptingListener CodeBest Practices for Using the ScriptingListenerCoding Concepts: Conditionals and Decision MakingComparison OperatorsControl Statements (if, if else, switch)Logical OperatorsUsing the confirm() Function
Chapter 10 Controlling Documents: Learning to Work with Documents and Filenames
Coding Concepts: Working with Strings and ArraysTrimming Strings with slice()Extracting Strings with substr() and index Of()Working with ArraysUsing to String() to View ArraysWorking with DelimitersUsing join() for Better Array FormattingUsing split() to Create an Array from a StringFlattening, Saving, and Closing DocumentsFlattening DocumentsSaving DocumentsClosing DocumentsCoding Concepts: Using LoopsUsing while LoopsUsing do while LoopsUsing for LoopsUsing Loops within LoopsHandling Error Detection and Failing GracefullyUsing the suspendHistory() MethodHandling Errors with try and catch Statements
Chapter 11 Adding Scripts to Your Panels: Advanced Configurator
Using Scripts with ConfiguratorWriting Scripts for ConfiguratorAdding a Script ButtonAdding a Script File ButtonUsing Other External Files with ConfiguratorUsing Cross-platform and Localized PathsLoading and Playing an Action from a ScriptAdding a Button to Open a Web PageReferencing a Script from a PanelBuilding an Installer for Multiple Files to Multiple LocationsMaking Simple Modifications to the .mxi FileAdding Files to the Installer
Chapter 12 Scripting Complex Workflows: Working with Events, Files, and Folders and Organizing Your Scripts
Customizing Photoshop EventsEnabling and Running the Script Events ManagerAttaching a Script to an EventAttaching an Action to an EventAdding Custom EventsDeleting the Script Events Manager PreferencesWorking with Files and FoldersPresenting a Dialog to Select a FolderPresenting a Dialog to Select a FileCreating Folders Using the folder ObjectCreating and Writing Text FilesCopying FilesDesigning and Organizing Your ScriptsPseudo CodeTemplate FilesFactoring Out Useful FunctionsCreating a Library FileLoading in Library Files and Referencing Nearby Files
Chapter 13 Building Custom Dialogs: Using Scripting to Build Your Dialogs
Making a Simple DialogUsing the ScriptUI ClassesUnderstanding How Dialogs WorkDefining a Dialog WindowAdding UI Elements to a DialogAdding Events to ButtonsShowing a DialogProcessing the ResultsMaking a Complex DialogAdding a Panel with a LabelAdding Radio ButtonsAdding Static and Editable TextAdding a SliderAdding a Pop-up MenuAdding a CheckboxRevisiting the OK and Cancel ButtonsShowing the DialogRetrieving the Results from the Dialog ObjectProcessing the Options
Conclusion
Appendices – Where Are the Files Located
Appendix A – Where Are the Files Located on Mac OS XAppendix B – Where Are the Files Located on Windows XPAppendix C – Where Are the Files Located on Windows 7 and Vista
Index

Overview

This is a must for the serious Photoshop user! Power, Speed & Automation explores how to customize and automate Photoshop to increase your speed and productivity. With numerous step-by-step instructions, the authors-two of Adobe's own software developers!- walk you through the steps to best tailor Photoshop's interface to your personal workflow; write and apply Actions; and use batching and scripts to process large numbers of images quickly and automatically. You will learn how to build your own dialogs and panels to improve your production workflows in Photoshop, the secrets of changing keyboard shortcuts and menus, and ways to tune your system for optimal performance. Writing new processes using JavaScript is also covered, as well as leveraging Variables with data sets. Learn how to get more work done? more easily and quickly? with this essential guide!

*This book can be used with any version of Photoshop through CS6!*

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