How to save layered PDD file as JPG?
Hi, folks:
[running Photoshop CS3 under Windows XP Pro/SP3 ]
I have a PSD file with about 14 layers. A few are hidden. I want to save as a jpg, so I go to file -> save as and save as a jpg file (the yellow alert icon shows next to "layers" in the save dialog). Yet the resulting jpg looks just fine. I've been doing this for years.
Today, support told me in case #180459305 that doing that would corrupt the jpg. They said that I need to first merge layers in the PSD file, then save as a jpg.
They also suggested that I post this question here. So here it is. Do I have to go through the extra step in manually flattening the PSD file (and potential pitfall of mistakenly saving it as a PSD and losing my layers forever)?
Thanks,
Fred
Hi, Ed, J:
Thanks for your responses!
His explanation was as follows:
Save the layered PSD as a jpg. When you do so, a yellow exclamation alert appears next to "layers" in the save dialogue box. He said this means that the file will be corrupted if it is saved.
Now I believe it means that layers will be merged during the process of saving as a jpg, and I said so. He said no, let me prove it to you:
Go to Image->mode-> and set 16 bits per channel. Then save as a jpg. You will notice that there is no way to save an image as a jpg. Now how the hell that proves his former point is beyond me.
Now for the biggest laugh of the day: he said (in case#180459305) that if you copy or rename files using the filesystem filemanager (e.g., the desktop or windows explorer), that it would open the file to copy or rename it and then rewrite it, thus cause lossy image degradation.
I told him (politely) that he was wrong - that renaming a file does not open it - it simply updates directory information about the file, and that copying a file (outside of photoshop) does a byte-for-byte clone of the file and does not degrade image quality.
Where do they get these purported "experts"????
Cheers,
Fred
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duppedDocumentTmp.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
dupObj.artLayers[i].visible = false;
for( var i = 0; i < dupObj.layerSets.length; i++) {
if (exportInfo.visibleOnly) { // visible layer only
if (!orgObj.layerSets[i].visible) {
continue;
var fileNameBody = fileNamePrefix;
fileNameBody += "_" + zeroSuppress(i, 4) + "s";
exportChildren(dupObj.layerSets[i], orgObj.layerSets[i], exportInfo, dupDocRef, fileNameBody); // recursive call
// Function: objectToDescriptor
// Usage: create an ActionDescriptor from a JavaScript Object
// Input: JavaScript Object (o)
// object unique string (s)
// Pre process converter (f)
// Return: ActionDescriptor
// NOTE: Only boolean, string, number and UnitValue are supported, use a pre processor
// to convert (f) other types to one of these forms.
// REUSE: This routine is used in other scripts. Please update those if you
// modify. I am not using include or eval statements as I want these
// scripts self contained.
function objectToDescriptor (o, s, f) {
o = {};
var d = new ActionDescriptor;
var l = o.reflect.properties.length;
d.putString( app.charIDToTypeID( 'Msge' ), s );
for (var i = 0; i < l; i++ ) {
var k = o.reflect.properties[i].toString();
if (k == "__proto__" || k == "__count__" || k == "__class__" || k == "reflect")
continue;
var v = o[ k ];
k = app.stringIDToTypeID(k);
switch ( typeof(v) ) {
case "boolean":
d.putBoolean(k, v);
break;
case "string":
d.putString(k, v);
break;
case "number":
d.putDouble(k, v);
break;
default:
if ( v instanceof UnitValue ) {
var uc = new Object;
uc["px"] = charIDToTypeID("#Rlt"); // unitDistance
uc["%"] = charIDToTypeID("#Prc"); // unitPercent
d.putUnitDouble(k, uc[v.type], v.value);
} else {
throw( new Error("Unsupported type in objectToDescriptor " + typeof(v) ) );
return d;
// Function: descriptorToObject
// Usage: update a JavaScript Object from an ActionDescriptor
// Input: JavaScript Object (o), current object to update (output)
// Photoshop ActionDescriptor (d), descriptor to pull new params for object from
// object unique string (s)
// JavaScript Function (f), post process converter utility to convert
// Return: Nothing, update is applied to passed in JavaScript Object (o)
// NOTE: Only boolean, string, number and UnitValue are supported, use a post processor
// to convert (f) other types to one of these forms.
// REUSE: This routine is used in other scripts. Please update those if you
// modify. I am not using include or eval statements as I want these
// scripts self contained.
function descriptorToObject (o, d, s, f) {
var l = d.count;
if (l) {
var keyMessage = app.charIDToTypeID( 'Msge' );
if ( d.hasKey(keyMessage) && ( s != d.getString(keyMessage) )) return;
for (var i = 0; i < l; i++ ) {
var k = d.getKey(i); // i + 1 ?
var t = d.getType(k);
strk = app.typeIDToStringID(k);
switch (t) {
case DescValueType.BOOLEANTYPE:
o[strk] = d.getBoolean(k);
break;
case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE:
o[strk] = d.getString(k);
break;
case DescValueType.DOUBLETYPE:
o[strk] = d.getDouble(k);
break;
case DescValueType.UNITDOUBLE:
var uc = new Object;
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Rlt")] = "px"; // unitDistance
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Prc")] = "%"; // unitPercent
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Pxl")] = "px"; // unitPixels
var ut = d.getUnitDoubleType(k);
var uv = d.getUnitDoubleValue(k);
o[strk] = new UnitValue( uv, uc[ut] );
break;
case DescValueType.INTEGERTYPE:
case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE:
case DescValueType.CLASSTYPE:
case DescValueType.ENUMERATEDTYPE:
case DescValueType.LISTTYPE:
case DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE:
case DescValueType.RAWTYPE:
case DescValueType.REFERENCETYPE:
default:
throw( new Error("Unsupported type in descriptorToObject " + t ) );
if (undefined != f) {
o = f(o);
// Function: preProcessExportInfo
// Usage: convert Photoshop enums to strings for storage
// Input: JavaScript Object of my params for this script
// Return: JavaScript Object with objects converted for storage
function preProcessExportInfo(o) {
o.tiffCompression = o.tiffCompression.toString();
o.pdfEncoding = o.pdfEncoding.toString();
o.targaDepth = o.targaDepth.toString();
o.bmpDepth = o.bmpDepth.toString();
return o;
// Function: postProcessExportInfo
// Usage: convert strings from storage to Photoshop enums
// Input: JavaScript Object of my params in string form
// Return: JavaScript Object with objects in enum form
function postProcessExportInfo(o) {
o.tiffCompression = eval(o.tiffCompression);
o.pdfEncoding = eval(o.pdfEncoding);
o.targaDepth = eval(o.targaDepth);
o.bmpDepth = eval(o.bmpDepth);
return o;
// Function: StrToIntWithDefault
// Usage: convert a string to a number, first stripping all characters
// Input: string and a default number
// Return: a number
function StrToIntWithDefault( s, n ) {
var onlyNumbers = /[^0-9]/g;
var t = s.replace( onlyNumbers, "" );
t = parseInt( t );
if ( ! isNaN( t ) ) {
n = t;
return n;
// End X2L.jsxI have put the like var exportPath = "~/Desktop/Backdrops/png/"; and have removed the exportPath = exportPath + '/layers';
but when i run the script it still comes up with the error
could not complete action since the destination folder does not exist
if you are using the extendedscript toolkit would be able to run the script and see if you know were the problem is coming from i cant seem to understand why its not seeing the destination.
thanks for all your help
// enable double clicking from the Macintosh Finder or the Windows Explorer
#target photoshop
//=================================================================
// Globals
//=================================================================
var exportPath = "~/Desktop/Backdrops/png/";
// UI strings to be localized
var strTitle = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Title=X2L");
var strButtonRun = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Run=Run");
var strButtonCancel = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Cancel=Cancel");
var strHelpText = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Help=Please specify the format and location for saving each layer as a file.");
var strLabelDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Destination=Destination:");
var strButtonBrowse = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Browse=&Browse...");
var strLabelFileNamePrefix = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/FileNamePrefix=File Name Prefix:");
var strCheckboxVisibleOnly = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/VisibleOnly=&Visible Layers Only");
var strLabelFileType = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/FileType=File Type:");
var strCheckboxIncludeICCProfile = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/IncludeICC=&Include ICC Profile");
var strJPEGOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/JPEGOptions=JPEG Options:");
var strLabelQuality = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Quality=Quality:");
var strCheckboxMaximizeCompatibility = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Maximize=&Maximize Compatibility");
var strTIFFOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/TIFFOptions=TIFF Options:");
var strLabelImageCompression = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/ImageCompression=Image Compression:");
var strNone = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/None=None");
var strPDFOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/PDFOptions=PDF Options:");
var strLabelEncoding = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Encoding=Encoding:");
var strTargaOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/TargaOptions=Targa Options:");
var strLabelDepth = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Depth=Depth:");
var strRadiobutton16bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Bit16=16bit");
var strRadiobutton24bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Bit24=24bit");
var strRadiobutton32bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Bit32=32bit");
var strBMPOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/BMPOptions=BMP Options:");
var strAlertSpecifyDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/SpecifyDestination=Please specify destination.");
var strAlertDestinationNotExist = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/DestionationDoesNotExist=Destination does not exist.");
var strTitleSelectDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/SelectDestination=Select Destination");
var strAlertDocumentMustBeOpened = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/OneDocument=You must have a document open to export!");
var strAlertNeedMultipleLayers = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/NoLayers=You need a document with multiple layers to export!");
var strAlertWasSuccessful = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Success= was successful.");
var strUnexpectedError = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Unexpected=Unexpected error");
var strMessage = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Message=X2L");
var stretQuality = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/ETQualityLength=30" );
var stretDestination = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/ETDestinationLength=160" );
var strddFileType = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/DDFileType=100" );
var strpnlOptions = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/PNLOptions=100" );
var strPNG8Options = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/PNG8Options=PNG-8 Options:");
var strCheckboxPNGTransparency = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Transparency=Transparency");
var strCheckboxPNGInterlaced = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Interlaced=Interlaced");
var strCheckboxPNGTrm = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Trim=Trim Layers");
var strPNG24Options = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/PNG24Options=PNG-24 Options:");
// the drop down list indexes for file type
var png24Index = 7;
main();
// Functions
// Function: main
// Usage: the core routine for this script
// Input: <none>
// Return: <none>
function main() {
if ( app.documents.length <= 0 ) {
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert( strAlertDocumentMustBeOpened );
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
var exportInfo = new Object();
initExportInfo(exportInfo);
// look for last used params via Photoshop registry, getCustomOptions will throw if none exist
try {
catch(e) {
// it's ok if we don't have any options, continue with defaults
try {
var docName = app.activeDocument.name; // save the app.activeDocument name before duplicate.
var layerCount = app.documents[docName].layers.length;
var layerSetsCount = app.documents[docName].layerSets.length;
if ((layerCount <= 1)&&(layerSetsCount <= 0)) {
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert( strAlertNeedMultipleLayers );
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
} else {
var rememberMaximize;
var needMaximize = exportInfo.psdMaxComp ? QueryStateType.ALWAYS : QueryStateType.NEVER;
app.activeDocument = app.documents[docName];
var duppedDocument = app.activeDocument.duplicate();
duppedDocument.activeLayer = duppedDocument.layers[duppedDocument.layers.length-1]; // for removing
setInvisibleAllArtLayers(duppedDocument);
exportChildren(duppedDocument, app.documents[docName], exportInfo, duppedDocument, exportInfo.fileNamePrefix);
duppedDocument.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );
if ( rememberMaximize != undefined ) {
app.preferences.maximizeCompatibility = rememberMaximize;
if ( DialogModes.ALL == app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
//alert(strTitle + strAlertWasSuccessful);
app.playbackDisplayDialogs = DialogModes.ALL;
} catch (e) {
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert(e);
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
// Function: settingDialog
// Usage: pop the ui and get user settings
// Input: exportInfo object containing our parameters
// Return: on ok, the dialog info is set to the exportInfo object
function settingDialog(exportInfo) {
return;
// Function: hideAllFileTypePanel
// Usage: hide all the panels in the common actions
// Input: <none>, dlgMain is a global for this script
// Return: <none>, all panels are now hidden
function hideAllFileTypePanel() {
// Function: initExportInfo
// Usage: create our default parameters
// Input: a new Object
// Return: a new object with params set to default
function initExportInfo(exportInfo) {
//exportInfo.destination = new String(exportPath);
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = new String("untitled_");
exportInfo.visibleOnly = false;
exportInfo.fileType = png24Index;
exportInfo.icc = true;
exportInfo.png24Transparency = true;
exportInfo.png24Interlaced = false;
exportInfo.png24Trim = true;
try {
exportInfo.destination = Folder(new String(exportPath)).fsName; // destination folder
var tmp = app.activeDocument.fullName.name;
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = decodeURI(tmp.substring(0, tmp.indexOf("."))); // filename body part
} catch(someError) {
exportInfo.destination = new String(exportPath);
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = app.activeDocument.name; // filename body part
// Function: saveFile
// Usage: the worker routine, take our params and save the file accordingly
// Input: reference to the document, the name of the output file,
// export info object containing more information
// Return: <none>, a file on disk
function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo) {
saveFile(docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, false, true);
function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, interlacedValue, transparencyValue) {
var id6 = charIDToTypeID( "Expr" );
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id7 = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id8 = charIDToTypeID( "Op " );
var id9 = charIDToTypeID( "SWOp" );
var id10 = charIDToTypeID( "OpSa" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id8, id9, id10 );
var id11 = charIDToTypeID( "Fmt " );
var id12 = charIDToTypeID( "IRFm" );
var id13 = charIDToTypeID( "PN24" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id11, id12, id13 );
var id14 = charIDToTypeID( "Intr" );
desc4.putBoolean( id14, interlacedValue );
var id15 = charIDToTypeID( "Trns" );
desc4.putBoolean( id15, transparencyValue );
var id16 = charIDToTypeID( "Mtt " );
desc4.putBoolean( id16, true );
var id17 = charIDToTypeID( "MttR" );
desc4.putInteger( id17, 255 );
var id18 = charIDToTypeID( "MttG" );
desc4.putInteger( id18, 255 );
var id19 = charIDToTypeID( "MttB" );
desc4.putInteger( id19, 255 );
var id20 = charIDToTypeID( "SHTM" );
desc4.putBoolean( id20, false );
var id21 = charIDToTypeID( "SImg" );
desc4.putBoolean( id21, true );
var id22 = charIDToTypeID( "SSSO" );
desc4.putBoolean( id22, false );
var id23 = charIDToTypeID( "SSLt" );
var list1 = new ActionList();
desc4.putList( id23, list1 );
var id24 = charIDToTypeID( "DIDr" );
desc4.putBoolean( id24, false );
var id25 = charIDToTypeID( "In " );
desc4.putPath( id25, new File( exportPath + "C:/Users/Tim/Desktop/Backdrops/png/" + fileNameBody + ".png") );
var id26 = stringIDToTypeID( "SaveForWeb" );
desc3.putObject( id7, id26, desc4 );
executeAction( id6, desc3, DialogModes.NO );
// Function: zeroSuppress
// Usage: return a string padded to digit(s)
// Input: num to convert, digit count needed
// Return: string padded to digit length
function zeroSuppress (num, digit) {
var tmp = num.toString();
while (tmp.length < digit) {
tmp = "0" + tmp;
return tmp;
// Function: setInvisibleAllArtLayers
// Usage: unlock and make invisible all art layers, recursively
// Input: document or layerset
// Return: all art layers are unlocked and invisible
function setInvisibleAllArtLayers(obj) {
for( var i = 0; i < obj.artLayers.length; i++) {
obj.artLayers[i].allLocked = false;
obj.artLayers[i].visible = false;
for( var i = 0; i < obj.layerSets.length; i++) {
setInvisibleAllArtLayers(obj.layerSets[i]);
// Function: removeAllInvisibleArtLayers
// Usage: remove all the invisible art layers, recursively
// Input: document or layer set
// Return: <none>, all layers that were invisible are now gone
function removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(obj) {
for( var i = obj.artLayers.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
try {
if(!obj.artLayers[i].visible) {
obj.artLayers[i].remove();
catch (e) {
for( var i = obj.layerSets.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(obj.layerSets[i]);
// Function: removeAllEmptyLayerSets
// Usage: find all empty layer sets and remove them, recursively
// Input: document or layer set
// Return: empty layer sets are now gone
function removeAllEmptyLayerSets(obj) {
var foundEmpty = true;
for( var i = obj.layerSets.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
if( removeAllEmptyLayerSets(obj.layerSets[i])) {
obj.layerSets[i].remove();
} else {
foundEmpty = false;
if (obj.artLayers.length > 0) {
foundEmpty = false;
return foundEmpty;
// Function: zeroSuppress
// Usage: return a string padded to digit(s)
// Input: num to convert, digit count needed
// Return: string padded to digit length
function removeAllInvisible(docRef) {
removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(docRef);
removeAllEmptyLayerSets(docRef);
// Function: exportChildren
// Usage: find all the children in this document to save
// Input: duplicate document, original document, export info,
// reference to document, starting file name
// Return: <none>, documents are saved accordingly
function exportChildren(dupObj, orgObj, exportInfo, dupDocRef, fileNamePrefix) {
for( var i = 0; i < dupObj.artLayers.length; i++) {
if (exportInfo.visibleOnly) { // visible layer only
if (!orgObj.artLayers[i].visible) {
continue;
dupObj.artLayers[i].visible = true;
var layerName = dupObj.artLayers[i].name; // store layer name before change doc
var duppedDocumentTmp = dupDocRef.duplicate();
if ((png24Index == exportInfo.fileType)||(png8Index == exportInfo.fileType)) { // PSD: Keep transparency
removeAllInvisible(duppedDocumentTmp);
//PNGFileOptions
if (activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer == false) { //is it anything but a background layer?
app.activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT);
} else { // just flatten
duppedDocumentTmp.flatten();
// Edit
var docName = app.activeDocument.name;
// For some reason indexOf fails if we include the '-', so we use 'copy' and decrement the index by 1.
docName = docName.slice(0, docName.indexOf('copy')-1);
var fileNameBody = (docName+'_'+layerName).toLowerCase();
fileNameBody = fileNameBody.replace(/[:\/\\*\?\"\<\>\|]/g, "_"); // '/\:*?"<>|' -> '_'
if (fileNameBody.length > 120) {
fileNameBody = fileNameBody.substring(0,120);
saveFile(duppedDocumentTmp, fileNameBody, exportInfo);
duppedDocumentTmp.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
dupObj.artLayers[i].visible = false;
for( var i = 0; i < dupObj.layerSets.length; i++) {
if (exportInfo.visibleOnly) { // visible layer only
if (!orgObj.layerSets[i].visible) {
continue;
var fileNameBody = fileNamePrefix;
fileNameBody += "_" + zeroSuppress(i, 4) + "s";
exportChildren(dupObj.layerSets[i], orgObj.layerSets[i], exportInfo, dupDocRef, fileNameBody); // recursive call
// Function: objectToDescriptor
// Usage: create an ActionDescriptor from a JavaScript Object
// Input: JavaScript Object (o)
// object unique string (s)
// Pre process converter (f)
// Return: ActionDescriptor
// NOTE: Only boolean, string, number and UnitValue are supported, use a pre processor
// to convert (f) other types to one of these forms.
// REUSE: This routine is used in other scripts. Please update those if you
// modify. I am not using include or eval statements as I want these
// scripts self contained.
function objectToDescriptor (o, s, f) {
o = {};
var d = new ActionDescriptor;
var l = o.reflect.properties.length;
d.putString( app.charIDToTypeID( 'Msge' ), s );
for (var i = 0; i < l; i++ ) {
var k = o.reflect.properties[i].toString();
if (k == "__proto__" || k == "__count__" || k == "__class__" || k == "reflect")
continue;
var v = o[ k ];
k = app.stringIDToTypeID(k);
switch ( typeof(v) ) {
case "boolean":
d.putBoolean(k, v);
break;
case "string":
d.putString(k, v);
break;
case "number":
d.putDouble(k, v);
break;
default:
if ( v instanceof UnitValue ) {
var uc = new Object;
uc["px"] = charIDToTypeID("#Rlt"); // unitDistance
uc["%"] = charIDToTypeID("#Prc"); // unitPercent
d.putUnitDouble(k, uc[v.type], v.value);
} else {
throw( new Error("Unsupported type in objectToDescriptor " + typeof(v) ) );
return d;
// Function: descriptorToObject
// Usage: update a JavaScript Object from an ActionDescriptor
// Input: JavaScript Object (o), current object to update (output)
// Photoshop ActionDescriptor (d), descriptor to pull new params for object from
// object unique string (s)
// JavaScript Function (f), post process converter utility to convert
// Return: Nothing, update is applied to passed in JavaScript Object (o)
// NOTE: Only boolean, string, number and UnitValue are supported, use a post processor
// to convert (f) other types to one of these forms.
// REUSE: This routine is used in other scripts. Please update those if you
// modify. I am not using include or eval statements as I want these
// scripts self contained.
function descriptorToObject (o, d, s, f) {
var l = d.count;
if (l) {
var keyMessage = app.charIDToTypeID( 'Msge' );
if ( d.hasKey(keyMessage) && ( s != d.getString(keyMessage) )) return;
for (var i = 0; i < l; i++ ) {
var k = d.getKey(i); // i + 1 ?
var t = d.getType(k);
strk = app.typeIDToStringID(k);
switch (t) {
case DescValueType.BOOLEANTYPE:
o[strk] = d.getBoolean(k);
break;
case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE:
o[strk] = d.getString(k);
break;
case DescValueType.DOUBLETYPE:
o[strk] = d.getDouble(k);
break;
case DescValueType.UNITDOUBLE:
var uc = new Object;
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Rlt")] = "px"; // unitDistance
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Prc")] = "%"; // unitPercent
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Pxl")] = "px"; // unitPixels
var ut = d.getUnitDoubleType(k);
var uv = d.getUnitDoubleValue(k);
o[strk] = new UnitValue( uv, uc[ut] );
break;
case DescValueType.INTEGERTYPE:
case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE:
case DescValueType.CLASSTYPE:
case DescValueType.ENUMERATEDTYPE:
case DescValueType.LISTTYPE:
case DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE:
case DescValueType.RAWTYPE:
case DescValueType.REFERENCETYPE:
default:
throw( new Error("Unsupported type in descriptorToObject " + t ) );
if (undefined != f) {
o = f(o);
// Function: preProcessExportInfo
// Usage: convert Photoshop enums to strings for storage
// Input: JavaScript Object of my params for this script
// Return: JavaScript Object with objects converted for storage
function preProcessExportInfo(o) {
o.tiffCompression = o.tiffCompression.toString();
o.pdfEncoding = o.pdfEncoding.toString();
o.targaDepth = o.targaDepth.toString();
o.bmpDepth = o.bmpDepth.toString();
return o;
// Function: postProcessExportInfo
// Usage: convert strings from storage to Photoshop enums
// Input: JavaScript Object of my params in string form
// Return: JavaScript Object with objects in enum form
function postProcessExportInfo(o) {
o.tiffCompression = eval(o.tiffCompression);
o.pdfEncoding = eval(o.pdfEncoding);
o.targaDepth = eval(o.targaDepth);
o.bmpDepth = eval(o.bmpDepth);
return o;
// Function: StrToIntWithDefault
// Usage: convert a string to a number, first stripping all characters
// Input: string and a default number
// Return: a number
function StrToIntWithDefault( s, n ) {
var onlyNumbers = /[^0-9]/g;
var t = s.replace( onlyNumbers, "" );
t = parseInt( t );
if ( ! isNaN( t ) ) {
n = t;
return n;
// End X2L.jsx -
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CAN SOME ONE GIVE ME THE STEP BY STEP PRCEDURE
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How to save images as png or jpg?
Hi!
I just made a picture in the new photoshop cs6 beta and I want to save it in the png or jpg file-format, but there isn`t any possibility I found to save it. In tha Save As-Dialog there are just seven possibilities to save. Without png and jpg.
Thanks.
Screenshot:
Ps: I`ll like to save it in the icon (*.ico) format. Is that possible?You're confusing the total number of bits (8 bits of RGB+Transparency = 32 bits, a misleading number), with the bits per channel (32 bit floating point, which makes RGB+T = 128 bits total).
32 bit PNG is a nomenclature that needs to go away - the number could mean 1 channel at 32 bits/channel, 2 channels of 16 bits each, or 4 channels of 8 bits each. (or more if PNG supported more bit depths)
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CSV (Comma delimited)
CSV (Macintosh)
CSV (MS-DOS)
There is no CSV (semi colon delimited) type. If we pick CSV (Comma delimted) as the type, then when clicking the "Preview ..." picture icon under the "DataSource/Trans. Structure" tab of the InfoSource for this flat file (with the CSV radio button checked the Data separator default is ";"), the File Upload Preview window shows the data is messed up that some columns of the excel flat file are combined into one column.
Since the save type we picked is "CSV (Comma delimited)", then we try to change the default Data separator from ";" to "," in the preview selection screen, but still not helpful!
How to resolve the above problem?
ThanksHi Kevin,
This "," is defined in your windows setting. If you want to have ";" as separator then go to control Panel, select Regional Options, go to Numbers Tab and define the List separator as ";". After that when you will save your excel file as CSV(MS-DOS) it will have ";" as separator. This will make sure that the amounts are not broken in to two different fields while loading.
Else if you keep "," as separator then you can also go into the Excel and define all number fields as Number without thousand separator.
Let me know if you have any doubts in this.
Regards,
Rohit
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