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Suppose I have two files called, (a) "background.tif" and (b) "Image001.tif".
Background.tif is a simple black layer, sized to 1500 x 1000 px. Image001.tif may be cropped to any size.
I want to do the following in a droplet:
    1. Place (File/Place) "Image001.tif" in "background.tif", knowing it'll be centered and resized as needed automatically.
    2. Save the new file for the web as "Image001.jpg",
    3. close both files without saving (I only need the resulting JPG).
My goal - I have several hundred files that all need web-ready JPGs created with a standard size black background, so that they'll fit a web gallery that can only handle a fixed set of dimensions.
Questions:
1. Is this even possible via automation?
2. If so, how do I ensure that the JPG that gets created has the same name as the source image file; i.e. "image001.jpg", and then "image002.jpg", etc.?
3. is there a better way to create the end result, rather than using the place command; i.e. doing this with the original image file instead (thus solving the filenaming question)?
Running PS CS6 on Win7/64.
Many thanks!
Jerry

Hi csuebele,
The only requirement is that the final result is 1500 x 1000 px. The black is used to fill in the sides/tops as necessary. Since this is to be automated, I need each new file to have a unique name of course (otherwise succeeding files will overwrite their predecessor).
For example, say I have a file called image001.tif that is cropped to 2400w x 3000h px. I need this to fit a container that's 1500 x 1000 px, with black filling this out.
Manually I would
1. Open a black TIFF that's already 1500x1000.
2. Place the 2400x3000 px image in the black tiff.
3. PS then resizes and centers the image to fit, while preserving the aspect ratio.
4. Thus the image is now sized to be 800w x 1000h px , with black filling the sides equally; i.e. 750 px of black on either side.
5. I then save that "new" version of the black file for the web, and then close w/o saving.
6. End result is a 1500x1000 file called image001.JPG.
Please see attached for 2 examples:
Example of a portrait image:
Example of a landscape image:

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