Import from bridge as smart object

is there a way to import images into images into photoshop as smart objects from bridge?
Thanks

This will allow you to open Bridge selected files in Photoshop as SO's
Once the script is installed, the command "Place Files as SO In Photoshop" will be available in the "Right Click Menu"

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Show movement in area from 30m video, smart objects - stack mode - range - 90k frames

Hey,
So I have a real challenge and need help figuring out the logistics of how to get it to work sensibly.
I'm trying to visually show the movement through a space (which will later be generated into a 3d form etc..)
To do this I think the best way would be to use photoshops smart objects - Stack modes - "Range"
A final image to show movement through the area.
Lighter where people walk more often and darker where people walk less often
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Photosho...44D6937Ca.html
Range basically shows everything that has moved between the layers.
If you import a video frames into layers in photoshop, make them a smart object and apply the range stack mode it shows peoples movement and where they walk.
So thats what I'm going to do unless there is a better way to do this in something like after effects or premiere pro that I don't know about?
- I've done the photoshop way before and it worked very well - but on a very small scale.
I have a 30 minute video recording (considering longer but not sure if its viable), it was shot on a tripod and seems ok but can always do it again differently if needed!
The video was shot at 1920 x 1080 50fps which with 30 minutes (1800 seconds) makes 90,000 frames total for the video.
The problem
I need the info from ALL the frames - any less and the movement is too 'choppy' and isn't very useful.
So how can I make use of 90,000 frames/layers in a smart object for the range stack mode?!
I heard photoshop has a layer limit of 8k.
I have access to 6 high spec brand new mac pros (not 100% sure of the spec).
I'm thinking the solution would be use scripts and break it down into manageable chunks then flatten then merge them together.
Possible Solutions
1. Merging frames from each second or few seconds and then blending - not sure what blend mode I would use and also not sure if it would affect results
2. chop the image down into sections, process each section, flatten and merge together. for example split it into 4 quarters. - Don't think this will help, its more the limits in layers than anything else
3. Find an alternative method to deliver the image such as after effects.
on a side note I know I could have done a long exposure, done many before, but they don't really show movement, they simply blend the frames. The downside of long exposures for this exercise is that things could cancel each other out, for example; a man with a white top on walks past then a man with a black top walks past, these would cancel each other out to some degree.
The Range smart stack mode is brilliant because it directly shows movement and people don't cancel others out.
Help
Where can you help?
So basically if this is the correct way to do this then can anyone help with this and suggest any ways of breaking it down that wouldn't affect the final result?
Someone that knows more of how range stack mode works.
Correct me if I'm wrong with any of this and please let me know if you can help at all
Thanks!
Luke.
Context
For context the final thing has to be something that doesn't change in time, i.e. not a video but an image or model. This image will then be skewed a bit so its a plan view. It will then be used for another script in a 3d package like rhino which will create a number of points in space, the x and y axis being the location in plan view and the Z axis being the value of the pixel. I will then generate a solid form from the points and then smooth it out a lot so I should end up with a 3d wave model directly generated from the movement of people through the site. I will then architecturally design the form into spaces etc... This will form the surface of my final project
Heres an example of the first 500 frames (500 frames limit on video frames to layers import)
The footage isnt the best as I moved the camera slightly and the angle isnt amazing - ideally I want a plan view but will skew the final image to do this.

But I have a concern that if I break it down to 300 images (6 seconds of footage) then stack then flatten the stack until its dont the whole 30 mins then use these flattened ones to create a new stack it would affect results as it will then be working with images like the above.
That should be easy enough to test (if maybe not exactly proof) – for Range it seems to make no difference, for Variance it seems to do.
Also why use 16 bit image mode?
To reduce the accumulated effect of the necessary rounding of pixel values.

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Indeed, nothing has changed about import, you will not have individual objects. High Fidelity means that animations etc will play more accurately. Captivate is not a PPT-plug in as a lot of users seem to think. There are real plug-ins around if you think a PPT can make a good eLearning course (you feel I'm not convinced that a presentation tool is an eLearning tool, sorry for that).

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I can't import any effects from Bridge anymore. I get the error 'can't import file "XXX.ffx" unsupported filetype or extension' and I can't 'place in After Effects' because it's greyed out?? Really annoying.

> Any other ideas?
Note the last part of Rick's answer: You can still apply animation presets through the Effects & Presets panel in After Effects.
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Is there a trick to pasting a pixel-perfect vector image from Illustrator into Photoshop as a smart object, and not introduce a bunch of anti-aliasing that was not in the original file? My images are perfectly aligned with the pixel grid in Illustrator, and the pixel preview shows them correctly.
This page is helpful for dealing with vector shape layers, but the techniques he talks about don't work for smart objects. Strangely, he says he doesn't have a problem with smart objects, but I do.
Here is an example of what I'm talking about: a simple 13x13 pixel image in Illustrator turns to crap in Photoshop when pasted as a smart object (I know an image as simple as this could be pasted as a shape layer, but the real images I'm working with are much more complex, and cannot be pasted as simple shape layers).
I'm using Photoshop CS4.

Good news, everyone! With the release of Photoshop CC 2014, this is STILL broken.
Starting with an Illustrator document that is 50x50 px:
Then create a 50x50 square, at x=0 and y=0:
Create a 30x30 square over top of that, inset it (x=10 and y=10):
Use Pathfinder to punch out the front:
Paste that into Photoshop as a smart object. 100%x100%, at exactly x=0 and y=0.
Expected behavior:
The first ten rows and the first ten columns of pixels should have a solid color. The pixels in the 11th row or column should be 100% transparent, right? We punched a hole with precise coordinates, and have the Photoshop document matching the document size as well as accommodate exactly 100% of the object.
But instead, we get this:
Zooming in further, you can see the 11th pixel, whether looking at the rows or columns, has a slight bleed of the color and opaqueness from the pixel immediately above/left:
It is approximately 6% of the strength of the adjacent pixel that it is inheriting from. Interestingly, the effect can compound where a pixel is receiving color from BOTH the left AND the top. Also interesting: the effect does not occur in reverse. That is, opaque pixels do not "inherit" ~6% transparency from the top/left adjacent pixels:
So, my question to Chris, if he's still employed by Adobe, if this is intended behavior, how can I accomplish transparencies with solid lines that do not bleed? Like.. what is the workaround (that doesn't involve flattening or touching up with masks)?
-J

Multiple images in pscs5 when importing from bridge

Hi Guys
Hope someone can throw some light on my problem?
When I bring an image from bridge into photoshop CS5 the image sometimes (more than I would like) breaks up into multiple images in the same window. (see attached example). It was suggested that my video driver may need updating but on checking I have the latest drivers!
This problem has only been happening for about a month and everthing was working fine before that. Im running win7pro 64 bit and am running photoshop from my ssd drive. The display driver is a Nvidia Geforce 240 which again has been fine previously. Would it be worth unistalling/reinstalling the program, just a thought!
Any help from you guys would be more than welcome.
Thanks trev

Chris and Noel
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Thanks again guys, I'll be back for more advice
Trev

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After editing an image in camera raw, when I click open image CS3 opens a smart object. Is there a way to reset the default to open as a regular NEF file?
Thanks, John

Click on the Worksflow Options link at the bottom of the ACR window and then deselect Open in Photoshop as Smart Objects. Click OK then Click Done.

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I'm trying to use the presets for text animation but somehow I get the message that it doesn't support this file format. How come? and how to fix?

> Any other ideas?
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Open as "Smart Object" from ACR to PS questions.

I have 2 questions associated with opening from ACR as a Smart Object in Photoshop. I'm using CS4.
1. Is there a way to retrieve the original filename (complete with path) using a script or a setting somewhere to do this? I'm currently using Bridge Talk to ask Bridge what the active folder is then adding that to the document's .name property and taking off the " as Smart Object-1" part. Then I add a .psd extension to it and then I have to save it to retain that name unless there's an answer to #2 below.
2. Is there a way to change the Document's name as described above from "Filename as Smart Object-1" to "Filename.psd" without actually saving it?
It seems to me there would be a simple way that I might be overlooking here.
Thanks
Mike

Sorry, I guess I need to explain better.
I wrote a script to do this, but here is this portion of the workflow:
1. Open CR2 file in ACR and make adjustments.
2. Open as Smart Object in PS.
3. Script Events Manager activates this script on Document Open, checks to see if it was opened as a Smart Object. We'll assume it did.
4. The script asks me if I want to make another layer. I pick yes. The script copies the SO layer, sets an inverted mask, and opens to edit settings in ACR again.
5. I adjust the settings for that layer in ACR and click OK.
The script will keep looping between 4 and 5 as long as I pick YES.
This gives me more local control of areas. If I want to bring out eyes a bit, I can up contrast, saturation, sharpness, brightness, exposure, or whatever looks best for the eyes in ACR, then unmask the eyes as much as I want on that layer in Photoshop. There is more data to pull from in the RAW file vs trying to do the same thing within Photoshop.
Opening as a regular image file then converting to a SO doesn't give me the same control. I would have to reopen the file separately, make the adjustments in ACR, open to PS then copy that document and paste as a new layer in the original.
Duplicating the document might work also, but I can also just save as .psd at that point since I'd have to know the path name by then anyway. I'll give that a try, though, and see if it might work better. The only catch with the save part is it slows me down waiting for it to write the file and if I have 5+ SO layers, it takes awhile. Once I unmask where I want, I flatten to a rasterized layer and continue.
Thanks

Generate image assets from within Smart Object

Hi,
When designing for phones I create a large canvas with all screens spread out accross it. Every screen is a Smart Object. To me this has many advantages.
When editing a screen I open the Smart Object. Now I turn on Generate Image Assets. I notice that no resource folder is created.
Seems like Generating Image Assets from within a smart object is not possible.
Is that correct? If so, why isn't the menu option greyed out?
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I wonder why.
Cheers,
H

Old thread, but I had the exact same problem. It turns out (on Windows at least), that you can find the generated assets folder for a smart object, but you have to know where to look.
With the smart object "opened" in Photoshop, click "Save as". This shows the location of the current smart object being edited. For me, it was: C:\Users\Jeff\AppData\Local\Temp\Layer112112121.psb
And lo and behold, right next to the layer temp file was the image asset output folder with my generated assets in it:
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You can right-click and "Open in a new window" to get a file explorer window in that folder (see image below).
(Possibly important note: Close or cancel the Save As dialog, we don't actually want to save the layer to a different location.)
This location makes sense, but it does seem to be a poor user experience design. Presumably temp files should output their asset folders to the desktop, just like unsaved PSD files.

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How do I export the RAW processing settings from an ACR Smart Object in Photoshop?
If I use Save Settings it only allows exporting a subset of the settings (no spot removal and local adjustments).
If I use Export Settings to XMP it doesn't seem to do anything.
The only way I've found to do it is to Save Image (from the Smart Object in ACR), save as a DNG, then use ExifTool to extract the XMP. Surely there must be an easier way?

I ABSOLUTELY agree...... That's exactly, I believe, how it's SUPPOSED to work.
Except that mine didn't.
I opened a 12.2 MP RAW file.
And made absolutely no changes to the workflow uptions at the time of opening.
But instead of "Image Sizing" saying "Default 12.2 MP", it said "3.6MP"
Resize was turned OFF
Width was 2321 px and height was 1824 px, BOTH GRAYED OUT.
Upon leaving ACR, I had a 2321x1824 file.
Eventually, after wasting another hour screwing around with it, I finally blew away all of Bridge AND the preferences and all that,
and rebooted since the %$#)(*& Adobe CC thing wouldn't figure out there was no more Bridge, and resintalled...........
Now, when I open a file in there, at LEAST it knows it's 12.2MP.
It STILL wants to change the Space to sRGB, which I NEVER use from here, and the Depth to 8-bit, which again, I never use in ACR,
but I can set those back to what they should be...
So, in this case, by using a large enough bludgeon, I appear to have gotten around the problem. Now I'm just waiting to see how soon it screws up again.

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I have 2 questions.
1) I am trying to figure out whether Metadata import from Bridge to LR will be supported?
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Thanks in advance,
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1. Yes
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How to copy a smart object transform in Photoshop

Hello!
Smart objects in photoshop is realy powerfull tool, i use it in many different ways and create complicated web graphic. But many times i need to do one thing with them and always fail:
If i have several different smart objects, and I do DIFFERENT perspective transform to them (it means scaling distortion rotation etc)
how can i apply the *same* transform that has one of my objects to another one smart objet that yet has no transformation (or it has some alrady dosn't matter)?
In other words how can i copy the transformation in some way (as you might copy a layer style and apply the same one to a different layer)
Is there any way? or i shoud look to scripting to do that?
Is there real photoshop guru who knows how to do that?
thanks in advance

Thank you!
Yes i know about this workaround but unfortunatly there will be immediatly other question raised :
if i do this (replace content of my new smart object created by copying from original) then this new smart object will be disconnected from any other smart object, and there is no way how to restore this connection betwen smart objects after content replace operation. Or there is?
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