IPhoto seems to be exporting blank invisible files
I've exported files from iPhoto (as .jpg) to use with a digital photo frame. I copied the 126 files from the finder to a card (and later to a new thumb drive in case the problem was the card). In both cases, when I put the media into the photo frame, it claims there are about 190 pictures, many of which are blank (they show up as black for five seconds, just as though they were photos). All of them have funny file names, starting with a period and then underscore.
With some trial and error, I've determined that these are associated with files that I had renamed - e.g. from the original camera number of 123_456.jpg to mydog.jpg. When I copy just the renamed files to the removable media (card or flash drive) and put it in the HP photo frame, I get a black "image" in between each picture. On the other hand, when I copy just a bunch of files that still have their original numbers, the pictures show up fine with no black ones in between.
So the question is, what do I do about this? If I could show the entire contents of the folder into which I exported the photos, I could just delete the weird ones. Or, maybe there's a different way I should export the photos?
Terence,
FYI since this topic comes up so frequently this season. I bought a digital photo frame for my grandparents and used a card reader to copy photos to the SD card. The frame saw those resource fork files, so I wanted to delete them. I tried GrimRipper and had no success.
My hubby is proficient with Terminal, so he took a look. The fork files weren't present in my folder of jpegs until after copying them to the SD card. GrimRipper wasn't able to delete them from the card, and using it on the folder prior to copying to the card achieved nothing. (No files in the Trash, nothing to delete or Empty, and the files still appeared in the photo frame.) He used Terminal to delete the ._ files and DSS Store files from the SD card. This was the only effective method that he found. Neither of us has used Automator, so we were unable to create an easier fix.
If anyone can describe how to do this with Automator it would be appreciated. Or am I missing something in my use of GrimRipper?
Happy New Year,
Shelly
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Process: iPhoto [274]
Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Identifier: com.apple.iPhoto
Version: 8.1.2 (8.1.2)
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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.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 -
Recently I've been having a couple problems using iPhoto '11, version 9.1.3 (607).
I am routinely taking photos (JPG) and putting them into iPhoto. I'm right-clicking in iPhoto and knocking out backgrounds in Photoshop CS3 (my default external editor). I'm then copying that file, now a .psd file, back into iPhoto. Here's where the problem starts. Now I want to edit the psd file so I right-click on the file and click on "edit in external editor". It switches over to Photoshop and get an error that reads "Could not complete your request because an unknown or invalid JPEG marker type is found".
I'm also having a problem exporting some files with iPhoto giving an error that it can't create the file on the volume. I've tried various volumes but it will always give the error. When I take the picture out that it errors-out on, and export again, iPhoto will continue to export until it hits another photo. As far as I can tell there is nothing different about the files that throw up the error.
I'd really like to revert back to my older version of iPhoto. iPhoto '11 has some nice features but it seems a bit buggy.
Thanks, DanI have a workaround for the JPEG marker type problem when one is editing TIFF files. The principle should work for other types stored in iPhoto as well. The underlying problem is that iPhoto is renaming your TIFF (or whatever) image as a JPEG - that is, if your image is called "foo.tif" it's making a copy of it called "foo.jpg" but the contents are still in TIFF format. Thus Photoshop gets confused when opening it - it believes it to be a jpeg image but can't read it as such.
My solution is to write a short applescript that invokes Photoshop on the image but tells Photoshop that the image is in fact a tiff image. Then you tell iPhoto that this script is your photo editor (instead of Photoshop).
Here's the script for CS5. (There are reports that CS5 handles the file argument differently from other programs or versions, so if you get a problem there you'd have to adjust the script accordingly). Paste it into the Applescript Editor, save it out as a an application (don't check any of the options in the save dialog), and then go to iPhoto preferences to choose this instead of Photoshop as your image editor. A better script would figure out more thoroughly what kind of file this was and tell Photoshop to open it as such.
on run
set thefile to choose file with prompt "Choose a file to edit as tiff..."
openInPs(thefile)
end run
on open filelist
repeat with thefile in filelist
openInPs(thefile)
end repeat
end open
on openInPs(thefile)
tell application "Finder"
set thename to thefile as string -- save away the name in a form CS5 understands
set inname to quoted form of (POSIX path of thefile) -- and in a form that Unix shell understands
set mycommand to "file " & inname & "| grep -q TIFF" -- shell: grep for the word TIFF in the description of this file
try
do shell script mycommand -- run the shell script.
tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS5" -- if the word TIFF was found, open as TIFF
open alias thename as TIFF
end tell
on error -- if the word TIFF was not found, we end up here
tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS5" -- and just try opening the file with no "as" option
open alias thename
end tell
end try
end tell
end openInPs -
Modding the Export Layers to Files script to preserve .jpg quality
Please forgive me if I am posting this incorrectly, but as the thread I initially replied to is marked as Answered I started to wonder whether my question would be seen or not so I started this new thread. My original question is located in the thread http://forums.adobe.com/message/2795719#2795719 because Kari was having a similar issue to mine, but with a different file format. My original text:
I am having a similar issue, except that I need to save each layer as a .jpg, and the Export Layers to Files script is compressing the images in some fashion so that a previously seamlessly tiling layer now has a border that ruins the tile. If I save each layer individually using either the Save As command or Save for Web and Devices with the proper settings (Maximum Quality, Progressive, and Baseline Standard), the resulting images don't acquire this border, so I feel pretty certain it is something in the script that is messing up (changing the compression of) the layers, but I honestly don't know what. I have tried modifiying the jpeg portion of the script this way, hoping to prevent it from deviating from the usual Save As options:
case jpegIndex:
docRef.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.EIGHT;
var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".jpg");
jpgSaveOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
jpgSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true;
jpgSaveOptions.formatOptions = FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE;
jpgSaveOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE;
jpgSaveOptions.quality = jpegQuality; // 12
docRef.saveAs(saveFile, jpgSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
but this doesn't seem to affect whatever setting is being changed. Layers saved to .jpg this way still acquire the border. I don't see what line might control whether the image is saved as progressive or not, nor anything to affect the text setting "Maximum" that I use when I successfully save each layer individually.
I am a complete novice at scripting, so please excuse/explain the obvious mistakes I may be making here.
I have since installed the script listener plug in and isolated a bit of script for saving the intended way, and hope to insert this snippet into the Export Layers as Files script, but I can tell that some of the lines are extraneous (like where it points to the file path I took), but I don't know what is safe to trim out. I sincerely appreciate any assistance with this!Here is the script that uses scriptlistner to do the jpeg save. Note I changed the name by adding '_mod' to the end to remind you that it has been edited. You can remove the origianl version by moving the file to another folder outside the scripts folder or by adding ~ at the start of the filename.
I recommend saving this as Export Layers to Files_mod.jsx. If this doesn't work for you we can try using the scriptlistener saveForWeb.
// Copyright 2007. Adobe Systems, Incorporated. All rights reserved.
// This script will export each layer in the document to a separate file.
// Written by Naoki Hada
// ZStrings and auto layout by Tom Ruark
@@@BUILDINFO@@@ Export Layers To Files.jsx 1.0.0.16
// BEGIN__HARVEST_EXCEPTION_ZSTRING
<javascriptresource>
<name>Export Layers to Files_mod...</name>
<category>layers</category>
<enableinfo>true</enableinfo>
<eventid>6f1c2cf5-4a97-4e32-8f59-f5d7a087adef</eventid>
<terminology><![CDATA[<< /Version 1
/Events <<
/6f1c2cf5-4a97-4e32-8f59-f5d7a087adef [Export Layers to Files_mod /noDirectParam <<
/message [($$$/Actions/Key/Message=Message) /char]
/destination [($$$/Actions/Key/Destination=Destination) /char]
/fileNamePrefix [($$$/Actions/Key/FileNamePrefix=Prefix) /char]
/visibleOnly [($$$/Actions/Key/CompsObject/UseVisibility=Visibility) /boolean]
/fileType [($$$/Actions/Key/FileType=File Type) /integer]
/icc [($$$/Actions/Key/PDFGenericFormat/KeepProfile=Keep Profile) /boolean]
/jpegQuality [($$$/Actions/Key/JPEGQuality=JPEG Quality) /char]
/psdMaxComp [($$$/Actions/Key/MaximizePSDCompatibility=maximize compatibility for Photoshop files) /boolean]
/tiffCompression [($$$/Actions/Key/TiffCompression=TIFF encoding) /char]
/tiffJpegQuality [($$$/Actions/Key/TIFFJPEGQuality=TIFF JPEG Quality) /char]
/pdfEncoding [($$$/Actions/Key/PDFEncoding=PDF encoding) /char]
/pdfJpegQuality [($$$/Actions/Key/PDFJPEGQuality=PDF JPEG Quality) /char]
/targaDepth [($$$/Actions/Key/Depth/TargaDepth=Targa depth) /char]
/bmpDepth [($$$/Actions/Key/Depth/BMPDepth=BMP depth) /char]
/png24Transparency [($$$/Actions/Key/Layer/PNG24PreserveTransparency=PNG 24 Preserve Transparency) /boolean]
/png24Interlaced [($$$/Actions/Key/Layer/PNG24Interlaced=PNG 24 Interlaced) /boolean]
/png24Trim [($$$/Image/Trim/PNG24=PNG 24 Trim) /boolean]
/png8Transparency [($$$/Actions/Key/Layer/PNG8PreserveTransparency=PNG 8 Preserve Transparency) /boolean]
/png8Interlaced [($$$/Actions/Key/Layer/PNG8Interlaced=PNG 8 Interlaced) /boolean]
/png8Trim [($$$/Image/Trim/PNG8=PNG 8 Trim) /boolean]
>>]
>>
>> ]]></terminology>
</javascriptresource>
// END__HARVEST_EXCEPTION_ZSTRING
// enable double clicking from the Macintosh Finder or the Windows Explorer
#target photoshop
// debug level: 0-2 (0:disable, 1:break on error, 2:break at beginning)
// $.level = 0;
// debugger; // launch debugger on next line
// on localized builds we pull the $$$/Strings from a .dat file, see documentation for more details
$.localize = true;
//=================================================================
// Globals
//=================================================================
// UI strings to be localized
//var strTitle = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Title=Export Layers To Files");
strTitle = "Export Layers To Files"
var strButtonRun = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Run=Run");
var strButtonCancel = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Cancel=Cancel");
var strHelpText = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Help=Please specify the format and location for saving each layer as a file.");
var strLabelDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Destination=Destination:");
var strButtonBrowse = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Browse=&Browse...");
var strLabelFileNamePrefix = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/FileNamePrefix=File Name Prefix:");
var strCheckboxVisibleOnly = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/VisibleOnly=&Visible Layers Only");
var strLabelFileType = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/FileType=File Type:");
var strCheckboxIncludeICCProfile = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/IncludeICC=&Include ICC Profile");
var strJPEGOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/JPEGOptions=JPEG Options:");
var strLabelQuality = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Quality=Quality:");
var strPSDOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/PSDOptions=PSD Options:");
var strCheckboxMaximizeCompatibility = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Maximize=&Maximize Compatibility");
var strTIFFOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/TIFFOptions=TIFF Options:");
var strLabelImageCompression = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/ImageCompression=Image Compression:");
var strNone = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/None=None");
var strPDFOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/PDFOptions=PDF Options:");
var strLabelEncoding = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Encoding=Encoding:");
var strTargaOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/TargaOptions=Targa Options:");
var strLabelDepth = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Depth=Depth:");
var strRadiobutton16bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Bit16=16bit");
var strRadiobutton24bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Bit24=24bit");
var strRadiobutton32bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Bit32=32bit");
var strBMPOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/BMPOptions=BMP Options:");
var strAlertSpecifyDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/SpecifyDestination=Please specify destination.");
var strAlertDestinationNotExist = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/DestionationDoesNotExist=Destination does not exist.");
var strTitleSelectDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/SelectDestination=Select Destination");
var strAlertDocumentMustBeOpened = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/OneDocument=You must have a document open to export!");
var strAlertNeedMultipleLayers = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/NoLayers=You need a document with multiple layers to export!");
var strAlertWasSuccessful = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Success= was successful.");
var strUnexpectedError = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Unexpected=Unexpected error");
var strMessage = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Message=Export Layers To Files action settings");
var stretQuality = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/ETQualityLength=30" );
var stretDestination = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/ETDestinationLength=160" );
var strddFileType = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/DDFileType=100" );
var strpnlOptions = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/PNLOptions=100" );
var strPNG8Options = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/PNG8Options=PNG-8 Options:");
var strCheckboxPNGTransparency = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Transparency=Transparency");
var strCheckboxPNGInterlaced = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Interlaced=Interlaced");
var strCheckboxPNGTrm = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Trim=Trim Layers");
var strPNG24Options = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/PNG24Options=PNG-24 Options:");
// the drop down list indexes for file type
var bmpIndex = 0;
var jpegIndex = 1;
var pdfIndex = 2;
var psdIndex = 3;
var targaIndex = 4;
var tiffIndex = 5;
var png8Index = 6;
var png24Index = 7;
// the drop down list indexes for tiff compression
var compNoneIndex = 0;
var compLZWIndex = 1;
var compZIPIndex = 2;
var compJPEGIndex = 3;
// ok and cancel button
var runButtonID = 1;
var cancelButtonID = 2;
// Dispatch
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 {
var d = app.getCustomOptions("4d633fbb-ed90-480d-8e03-cccb16131a34");
descriptorToObject(exportInfo, d, strMessage, postProcessExportInfo);
catch(e) {
// it's ok if we don't have any options, continue with defaults
// see if I am getting descriptor parameters
descriptorToObject(exportInfo, app.playbackParameters, strMessage, postProcessExportInfo);
if ( DialogModes.ALL == app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
if (cancelButtonID == settingDialog(exportInfo)) {
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
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;
if ( exportInfo.fileType == psdIndex && app.preferences.maximizeCompatibility != needMaximize ) {
rememberMaximize = app.preferences.maximizeCompatibility;
app.preferences.maximizeCompatibility = needMaximize;
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 );
var d = objectToDescriptor(exportInfo, strMessage, preProcessExportInfo);
app.putCustomOptions("4d633fbb-ed90-480d-8e03-cccb16131a34", d);
var dd = objectToDescriptor(exportInfo, strMessage, preProcessExportInfo);
app.playbackParameters = dd;
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) {
dlgMain = new Window("dialog", strTitle);
// match our dialog background color to the host application
var brush = dlgMain.graphics.newBrush (dlgMain.graphics.BrushType.THEME_COLOR, "appDialogBackground");
dlgMain.graphics.backgroundColor = brush;
dlgMain.graphics.disabledBackgroundColor = dlgMain.graphics.backgroundColor;
dlgMain.orientation = 'column';
dlgMain.alignChildren = 'left';
// -- top of the dialog, first line
dlgMain.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelDestination);
// -- two groups, one for left and one for right ok, cancel
dlgMain.grpTop = dlgMain.add("group");
dlgMain.grpTop.orientation = 'row';
dlgMain.grpTop.alignChildren = 'top';
dlgMain.grpTop.alignment = 'fill';
// -- group top left
dlgMain.grpTopLeft = dlgMain.grpTop.add("group");
dlgMain.grpTopLeft.orientation = 'column';
dlgMain.grpTopLeft.alignChildren = 'left';
dlgMain.grpTopLeft.alignment = 'fill';
// -- the second line in the dialog
dlgMain.grpSecondLine = dlgMain.grpTopLeft.add("group");
dlgMain.grpSecondLine.orientation = 'row';
dlgMain.grpSecondLine.alignChildren = 'center';
dlgMain.etDestination = dlgMain.grpSecondLine.add("edittext", undefined, exportInfo.destination.toString());
dlgMain.etDestination.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( stretDestination, 160 );
dlgMain.btnBrowse = dlgMain.grpSecondLine.add("button", undefined, strButtonBrowse);
dlgMain.btnBrowse.onClick = function() {
var defaultFolder = dlgMain.etDestination.text;
var testFolder = new Folder(dlgMain.etDestination.text);
if (!testFolder.exists) {
defaultFolder = "~";
var selFolder = Folder.selectDialog(strTitleSelectDestination, defaultFolder);
if ( selFolder != null ) {
dlgMain.etDestination.text = selFolder.fsName;
dlgMain.defaultElement.active = true;
// -- the third line in the dialog
dlgMain.grpTopLeft.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelFileNamePrefix);
// -- the fourth line in the dialog
dlgMain.etFileNamePrefix = dlgMain.grpTopLeft.add("edittext", undefined, exportInfo.fileNamePrefix.toString());
dlgMain.etFileNamePrefix.alignment = 'fill';
dlgMain.etFileNamePrefix.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( stretDestination, 160 );
// -- the fifth line in the dialog
dlgMain.cbVisible = dlgMain.grpTopLeft.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxVisibleOnly);
dlgMain.cbVisible.value = exportInfo.visibleOnly;
// -- the sixth line is the panel
dlgMain.pnlFileType = dlgMain.grpTopLeft.add("panel", undefined, strLabelFileType);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.alignment = 'fill';
// -- now a dropdown list
dlgMain.ddFileType = dlgMain.pnlFileType.add("dropdownlist");
dlgMain.ddFileType.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( strddFileType, 100 );
dlgMain.ddFileType.alignment = 'left';
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "BMP");
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "JPEG");
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "PDF");
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "PSD");
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "Targa");
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "TIFF");
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "PNG-8");
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "PNG-24");
dlgMain.ddFileType.onChange = function() {
hideAllFileTypePanel();
dlgMain.cbIcc.show();
switch(this.selection.index) {
case bmpIndex:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strBMPOptions;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.show();
break;
case jpegIndex:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strJPEGOptions;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.show();
dlgMain.cbIcc.hide();
break;
case tiffIndex:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strTIFFOptions;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.show();
break;
case pdfIndex:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strPDFOptions;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.show();
break;
case targaIndex:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strTargaOptions;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.show();
break;
case png8Index:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strPNG8Options;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.show();
break;
case png24Index:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strPNG24Options;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.show();
break;
case psdIndex:
default:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strPSDOptions;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.show();
break;
dlgMain.ddFileType.items[exportInfo.fileType].selected = true;
// -- now after all the radio buttons
dlgMain.cbIcc = dlgMain.pnlFileType.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxIncludeICCProfile);
dlgMain.cbIcc.value = exportInfo.icc;
dlgMain.cbIcc.alignment = 'left';
// -- now the options panel that changes
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.add("panel", undefined, "Options");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.alignment = 'fill';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.orientation = 'stack';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.preferredSize.height = StrToIntWithDefault( strpnlOptions, 100 );
// PSD options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.cbMax = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxMaximizeCompatibility);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.cbMax.value = exportInfo.psdMaxComp;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == psdIndex);
// PNG8 options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Trans = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGTransparency.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Inter = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGInterlaced.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Trm = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGTrm.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Trans.value = exportInfo.png8Transparency;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Inter.value = exportInfo.png8Interlaced;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Trm.value = exportInfo.png8Trim;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == png8Index);
// PNG24 options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trans = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGTransparency.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Inter = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGInterlaced.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trm = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGTrm.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trans.value = exportInfo.png24Transparency;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Inter.value = exportInfo.png24Interlaced;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trm.value = exportInfo.png24Trim;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == png24Index);
// JPEG options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelQuality);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.etQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.add("edittext", undefined, exportInfo.jpegQuality.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.etQuality.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( stretQuality, 30 );
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == jpegIndex);
// TIFF options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.orientation = 'column';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == tiffIndex);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.alignment = 'left';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelImageCompression);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.add("dropdownlist");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.add("item", strNone);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.add("item", "LZW");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.add("item", "ZIP");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.add("item", "JPEG");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.onChange = function() {
if (this.selection.index == compJPEGIndex) {
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = true;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = true;
} else {
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = false;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = false;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.alignment = 'left';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelQuality);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.add("edittext", undefined, exportInfo.tiffJpegQuality.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( stretQuality, 30 );
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.graphics.disabledBackgroundColor = brush;
var index;
switch (exportInfo.tiffCompression) {
case TIFFEncoding.NONE: index = compNoneIndex; break;
case TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW: index = compLZWIndex; break;
case TIFFEncoding.TIFFZIP: index = compZIPIndex; break;
case TIFFEncoding.JPEG: index = compJPEGIndex; break;
default: index = compNoneIndex; break;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.items[index].selected = true;
if (TIFFEncoding.JPEG != exportInfo.tiffCompression) { // if not JPEG
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = false;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = false;
// PDF options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.orientation = 'column';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == pdfIndex);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.alignment = 'left';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelEncoding);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbZip = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.add("radiobutton", undefined, "ZIP");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbZip.onClick = function() {
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = false;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = false;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbJpeg = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.add("radiobutton", undefined, "JPEG");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbJpeg.onClick = function() {
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = true;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = true;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.alignment = 'left';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelQuality);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.add("edittext", undefined, exportInfo.pdfJpegQuality.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( stretQuality, 30 );
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.graphics.disabledBackgroundColor = brush;
switch (exportInfo.pdfEncoding) {
case PDFEncoding.PDFZIP:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbZip.value = true; break;
case PDFEncoding.JPEG:
default:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbJpeg.value = true; break;
if (PDFEncoding.JPEG != exportInfo.pdfEncoding) {
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = false;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = false;
// Targa options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelDepth);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == targaIndex);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb16bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton16bit);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb24bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton24bit);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb32bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton32bit);
switch (exportInfo.targaDepth) {
case TargaBitsPerPixels.SIXTEEN: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb16bit.value = true; break;
case TargaBitsPerPixels.TWENTYFOUR: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb24bit.value = true; break;
case TargaBitsPerPixels.THIRTYTWO: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb32bit.value = true; break;
default: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb24bit.value = true; break;
// BMP options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelDepth);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == bmpIndex);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb16bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton16bit);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb24bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton24bit);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb32bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton32bit);
switch (exportInfo.bmpDepth) {
case BMPDepthType.SIXTEEN: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb16bit.value = true; break;
case BMPDepthType.TWENTYFOUR:dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb24bit.value = true; break;
case BMPDepthType.THIRTYTWO: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb32bit.value = true; break;
default: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb24bit.value = true; break;
// the right side of the dialog, the ok and cancel buttons
dlgMain.grpTopRight = dlgMain.grpTop.add("group");
dlgMain.grpTopRight.orientation = 'column';
dlgMain.grpTopRight.alignChildren = 'fill';
dlgMain.btnRun = dlgMain.grpTopRight.add("button", undefined, strButtonRun );
dlgMain.btnRun.onClick = function() {
// check if the setting is properly
var destination = dlgMain.etDestination.text;
if (destination.length == 0) {
alert(strAlertSpecifyDestination);
return;
var testFolder = new Folder(destination);
if (!testFolder.exists) {
alert(strAlertDestinationNotExist);
return;
dlgMain.close(runButtonID);
dlgMain.btnCancel = dlgMain.grpTopRight.add("button", undefined, strButtonCancel );
dlgMain.btnCancel.onClick = function() {
dlgMain.close(cancelButtonID);
dlgMain.defaultElement = dlgMain.btnRun;
dlgMain.cancelElement = dlgMain.btnCancel;
// the bottom of the dialog
dlgMain.grpBottom = dlgMain.add("group");
dlgMain.grpBottom.orientation = 'column';
dlgMain.grpBottom.alignChildren = 'left';
dlgMain.grpBottom.alignment = 'fill';
dlgMain.pnlHelp = dlgMain.grpBottom.add("panel");
dlgMain.pnlHelp.alignment = 'fill';
dlgMain.etHelp = dlgMain.pnlHelp.add("statictext", undefined, strHelpText, {multiline:true});
dlgMain.etHelp.alignment = 'fill';
dlgMain.onShow = function() {
dlgMain.ddFileType.onChange();
// give the hosting app the focus before showing the dialog
app.bringToFront();
dlgMain.center();
var result = dlgMain.show();
if (cancelButtonID == result) {
return result; // close to quit
// get setting from dialog
exportInfo.destination = dlgMain.etDestination.text;
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = dlgMain.etFileNamePrefix.text;
exportInfo.visibleOnly = dlgMain.cbVisible.value;
exportInfo.fileType = dlgMain.ddFileType.selection.index;
exportInfo.icc = dlgMain.cbIcc.value;
exportInfo.jpegQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.etQuality.text;
exportInfo.psdMaxComp = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.cbMax.value;
index = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.selection.index;
if (index == compNoneIndex) {
exportInfo.tiffCompression = TIFFEncoding.NONE;
if (index == compLZWIndex) {
exportInfo.tiffCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW;
if (index == compZIPIndex) {
exportInfo.tiffCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFZIP;
if (index == compJPEGIndex) {
exportInfo.tiffCompression = TIFFEncoding.JPEG;
exportInfo.tiffJpegQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.text;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbZip.value) {
exportInfo.pdfEncoding = PDFEncoding.PDFZIP;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbJpeg.value) {
exportInfo.pdfEncoding = PDFEncoding.JPEG;
exportInfo.pdfJpegQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.text;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb16bit.value) {
exportInfo.targaDepth = TargaBitsPerPixels.SIXTEEN;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb24bit.value) {
exportInfo.targaDepth = TargaBitsPerPixels.TWENTYFOUR;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb32bit.value) {
exportInfo.targaDepth = TargaBitsPerPixels.THIRTYTWO;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb16bit.value) {
exportInfo.bmpDepth = BMPDepthType.SIXTEEN;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb24bit.value) {
exportInfo.bmpDepth = BMPDepthType.TWENTYFOUR;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb32bit.value) {
exportInfo.bmpDepth = BMPDepthType.THIRTYTWO;
return result;
// 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() {
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.hide();
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.hide();
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.hide();
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.hide();
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.hide();
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.hide();
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.hide();
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.hide();
// 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("");
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = new String("untitled_");
exportInfo.visibleOnly = false;
exportInfo.fileType = psdIndex;
exportInfo.icc = true;
exportInfo.jpegQuality = 8;
exportInfo.psdMaxComp = true;
exportInfo.tiffCompression = TIFFEncoding.NONE;
exportInfo.tiffJpegQuality = 8;
exportInfo.pdfEncoding = PDFEncoding.JPEG;
exportInfo.pdfJpegQuality = 8;
exportInfo.targaDepth = TargaBitsPerPixels.TWENTYFOUR;
exportInfo.bmpDepth = BMPDepthType.TWENTYFOUR;
exportInfo.png24Transparency = true;
exportInfo.png24Interlaced = false;
exportInfo.png24Trim = true;
exportInfo.png8Transparency = true;
exportInfo.png8Interlaced = false;
exportInfo.png8Trim = true;
try {
exportInfo.destination = Folder(app.activeDocument.fullName.parent).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("");
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) {
switch (exportInfo.fileType) {
case jpegIndex:
docRef.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.EIGHT;
/*var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".jpg");
jpgSaveOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
jpgSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = exportInfo.icc;
jpgSaveOptions.quality = exportInfo.jpegQuality;
docRef.saveAs(saveFile, jpgSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);*/
var desc= new ActionDescriptor();
var formatDesc = new ActionDescriptor();
formatDesc.putInteger( charIDToTypeID( "EQlt" ), exportInfo.jpegQuality );
formatDesc.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "MttC" ), charIDToTypeID( "MttC" ), charIDToTypeID( "None" ) );
desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "As " ), charIDToTypeID( "JPEG" ), formatDesc );
desc.putPath( charIDToTypeID( "In " ), saveFile );
desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "Cpy " ), true );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "save" ), desc4, DialogModes.NO );
break;
case psdIndex:
var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".psd");
psdSaveOptions = new PhotoshopSaveOptions();
psdSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = exportInfo.icc;
psdSaveOptions.maximizeCompatibility = exportInfo.psdMaxComp;
docRef.saveAs(saveFile, psdSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
case tiffIndex:
var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".tif");
tiffSaveOptions = new TiffSaveOptions();
tiffSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = exportInfo.icc;
tiffSaveOptions.imageCompression = exportInfo.tiffCompression;
if (TIFFEncoding.JPEG == exportInfo.tiffCompression) {
tiffSaveOptions.jpegQuality = exportInfo.tiffJpegQuality;
docRef.saveAs(saveFile, tiffSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
case pdfIndex:
if (docRef.bitsPerChannel == BitsPerChannelType.THIRTYTWO)
docRef.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.SIXTEEN;
var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".pdf");
pdfSaveOptions = new PDFSaveOptions();
pdfSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = exportInfo.icc;
pdfSaveOptions.encoding = exportInfo.pdfEncoding;
if (PDFEncoding.JPEG == exportInfo.pdfEncoding) {
pdfSaveOptions.jpegQuality = exportInfo.pdfJpegQuality;
docRef.saveAs(saveFile, pdfSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
case targaIndex:
docRef.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.EIGHT;
var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".tga");
targaSaveOptions = new TargaSaveOptions();
targaSaveOptions.resolution = exportInfo.targaDepth;
docRef.saveAs(saveFile, targaSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
case bmpIndex:
docRef.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.EIGHT;
var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".bmp");
bmpSaveOptions = new BMPSaveOptions();
bmpSaveOptions.depth = exportInfo.bmpDepth;
docRef.saveAs(saveFile, bmpSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
case png8Index:
saveFile(docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Inter.value, dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trans.value);
function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, interlacedValue, transparencyValue) {
var id5 = charIDToTypeID( "Expr" );
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id6 = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id7 = charIDToTypeID( "Op " );
var id8 = charIDToTypeID( "SWOp" );
var id9 = charIDToTypeID( "OpSa" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id7, id8, id9 );
var id10 = charIDToTypeID( "Fmt " );
var id11 = charIDToTypeID( "IRFm" );
var id12 = charIDToTypeID( "PNG8" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id10, id11, id12 );
var id13 = charIDToTypeID( "Intr" ); //Interlaced
desc4.putBoolean( id13, interlacedValue );
var id14 = charIDToTypeID( "RedA" );
var id15 = charIDToTypeID( "IRRd" );
var id16 = charIDToTypeID( "Prcp" ); //Algorithm
desc4.putEnumerated( id14, id15, id16 );
var id17 = charIDToTypeID( "RChT" );
desc4.putBoolean( id17, false );
var id18 = charIDToTypeID( "RChV" );
desc4.putBoolean( id18, false );
var id19 = charIDToTypeID( "AuRd" );
desc4.putBoolean( id19, false );
var id20 = charIDToTypeID( "NCol" ); //NO. Of Colors
desc4.putInteger( id20, 256 );
var id21 = charIDToTypeID( "Dthr" ); //Dither
var id22 = charIDToTypeID( "IRDt" );
var id23 = charIDToTypeID( "Dfsn" ); //Dither type
desc4.putEnumerated( id21, id22, id23 );
var id24 = charIDToTypeID( "DthA" );
desc4.putInteger( id24, 100 );
var id25 = charIDToTypeID( "DChS" );
desc4.putInteger( id25, 0 );
var id26 = charIDToTypeID( "DCUI" );
desc4.putInteger( id26, 0 );
var id27 = charIDToTypeID( "DChT" );
desc4.putBoolean( id27, false );
var id28 = charIDToTypeID( "DChV" );
desc4.putBoolean( id28, false );
var id29 = charIDToTypeID( "WebS" );
desc4.putInteger( id29, 0 );
var id30 = charIDToTypeID( "TDth" ); //transparency dither
var id31 = charIDToTypeID( "IRDt" );
var id32 = charIDToTypeID( "None" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id30, id31, id32 );
var id33 = charIDToTypeID( "TDtA" );
desc4.putInteger( id33, 100 );
var id34 = charIDToTypeID( "Trns" ); //Transparency
desc4.putBoolean( id34, transparencyValue );
var id35 = charIDToTypeID( "Mtt " );
desc4.putBoolean( id35, true ); //matte
var id36 = charIDToTypeID( "MttR" ); //matte color
desc4.putInteger( id36, 255 );
var id37 = charIDToTypeID( "MttG" );
desc4.putInteger( id37, 255 );
var id38 = charIDToTypeID( "MttB" );
desc4.putInteger( id38, 255 );
var id39 = charIDToTypeID( "SHTM" );
desc4.putBoolean( id39, false );
var id40 = charIDToTypeID( "SImg" );
desc4.putBoolean( id40, true );
var id41 = charIDToTypeID( "SSSO" );
desc4.putBoolean( id41, false );
var id42 = charIDToTypeID( "SSLt" );
var list1 = new ActionList();
desc4.putList( id42, list1 );
var id43 = charIDToTypeID( "DIDr" );
desc4.putBoolean( id43, false );
var id44 = charIDToTypeID( "In " );
desc4.putPath( id44, new File( exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".png") );
var id45 = stringIDToTypeID( "SaveForWeb" );
desc3.putObject( id6, id45, desc4 );
executeAction( id5, desc3, DialogModes.NO );
//var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".png");
//bmpSaveOptions = new BMPSaveOptions();
//bmpSaveOptions.depth = exportInfo.bmpDepth;
//docRef.saveAs(saveFile, bmpSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
case png24Index:
saveFile(docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Inter.value, dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trans.value);
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( exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".png") );
var id26 = stringIDToTypeID( "SaveForWeb" );
desc3.putObject( id7, id26, desc4 );
executeAction( id6, desc3, DialogModes.NO );
//var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".png");
//bmpSaveOptions = new BMPSaveOptions();
//bmpSaveOptions.depth = exportInfo.bmpDepth;
//docRef.saveAs(saveFile, bmpSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
default:
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert(strUnexpectedError);
break;
// 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 ((psdIndex == exportInfo.fileType)||(png24Index == exportInfo.fileType)||(png8Index == exportInfo.fileType)) { // PSD: Keep transparency
removeAllInvisible(duppedDocumentTmp);
//PNGFileOptions
if ((png24Index == exportInfo.fileType)||(png8Index == exportInfo.fileType)) { // PNGFileOptions
if ((dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Trm.value == true)&&(png8Index == exportInfo.fileType)) { //transparancy checked?
if (activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer == false) { //is it anything but a background layer?
app.activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT);
if ((dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trm.value == true)&&(png24Index == exportInfo.fileType)) { //transparancy checked?
if (activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer == false) { //is it anything but a background layer?
app.activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT);
} else { // just flatten
duppedDocumentTmp.flatten();
var fileNameBody = fileNamePrefix;
fileNameBody += "_" + zeroSuppress(i, 4);
fileNameBody += "_" + la -
Export Layers to Files includes an additional layer in each file
I'm using the CS4 Export Layers to Files (to PNG with transparency), and with this particular PSD, there's one layer that gets exported on its own, and then it's included in each of the other layers when they're exported. If I run it a second time but exclude that layer from the selection, then the next layer up is the one that's exported on its own and then included with all of the other exports. It seems to be failing to make that layer invisible again after it's been exported.
I've managed to run this over 4 PSD files and they all worked perfectly. I've tried another since this problem started happening, and it, too, does the same thing.
Any ideas? The script hasn't been modded.I have modified the original script to include some functionality in another I found online, and the problem has gone away. I guess it was in a part of the code that was made optional. So, while I still don't know what caused the problem, the mods have made it stop happening.
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What I read in the PDF version of the manual (while I was waiting for my plane this afternoon), it seems pretty comprehensive. I was particularly interested in what it had to say about creating your own templates.
Supposedly, it will remember if I left invisibles showing in templates (one of my big complaints with Pages 1). I'll find out soon enough. I must say that opening my two documents I use for answering posts here in discussions sure did open faster & navigating an 11-page table was much faster.
Another good thing I noticed, the font used for the serial number is much clearer & there were no confusing characters - O/0, S/5, etc.
Peggy
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