Replacing a text layer in many different psd files

I have 100 psd files with the same text layer information "Happy Birthday 2010". Next year I will be replacing the same information with "Happy Birthday 2011" Is there a way to do this automatically in Photoshop cs5? If so how?

Only with scripting and that is best asked in teh respectivce sub-forum. in the long run you may have better luck creating such documents in programs liek InDesign that can cross-reference documents with editable text...
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Read a Document and replace the text numbers in a txt file using c++..
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hai hello my daily salary is two thousand and five and your salary is five billion. my age is
twenty-five.
After Document:
hai hello my daily salary is # and your salary is #. my age is #.
All the text numbers and i put the # symbol..
I am trying this code:
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#include <string>
using namespace std;
ifstream myfile_in ("input.txt");
ofstream myfile_out ("output.txt");
string line;
void find_and_replace( string &source, string find, string replace ) {
size_t j;
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source.replace( j, find.length(), replace );
myfile_out << source <<endl;
cout << source << endl;
int main () {
if (myfile_in.is_open())
int i = 0,j;
//string strcomma ;
// string strspace ;
while (! myfile_in.eof() )
getline (myfile_in,line);
string strcomma= "two";
string strspace = "#";
find_and_replace( line , strcomma , strspace );
i++;
myfile_in.close();
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system("PAUSE");
return 0;
Please help me.. Give me the correct code..

Open the file as a RandomAccessFile. Check its length. Declare a byte array as big as its length and do a single read to get the file into RAM.
Is this a simple text file (bytes)? No problem. If it's really 16-bit chars, use java.nio to first wrap the byte array as a ByteBuffer and then view the ByteBuffer as a CharBuffer.
Then you're ready for search/replace. Do it as you would in any other language. Be sure to use System.arraycopy() to shove your bytes right (replace bigger than search) or left (replace smaller than search).
When done, a single write() to the RandomAccessFile will put it all back. As you search/replace, keep track of size. If the final file is smaller than the original, use a setLength() to the new size to avoid extraneous data at the end.

How do I use text to open two different flash files?

Basically I want to use a flash file, which requires you to enter text and a button to click. If I typed in 'Movie 1' and clicked enter, it should take me to 'Animation 1.swf', if I typed in 'Animation 2' it should take me to 'Animation 2.swf'.
I don't have the time to relearn flash completely even though I want to, I haven't used flash in about 3 years and really struggling to remember anything, hate being a novice
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Hi ,
As Ned suggested you could use something like this -
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Hello everyone,
I've successfully imported a 3D file from Photoshop Extended CS4 into AE CS4. In AE, I can sucessfully animate rotation of the 3D object.
Here's the problem : I cannot change the 3D object's anchor point. I've tried changing the anchor point's coordinates on the controller layer of the 3D object layer, the numers change, but the anchor point remains at its initial position, as if it was locked.
I also thought changing the anchor point in PS Extended before importing the file into AE, but PS Extended does not seem to have an anchor point changing tool.
So I even reasoned back one step : changing the anchor point in my 3D software since the beginning. Well, not possible because PS Extended seems to create an average position for the anchor point when impoting a 3D file from a third party software. So useless changing the coordinates in the 3D software.
Photoshop Extended 3D is the only possible workflow to import 3D objects into AE that I know of.
So, is is possible to change the 3D anchor point directly in After Effects ? What blocks that point from being changed ?
This is quite a challenging problem, good luck for finding a solution ! I'm very sure that this technique is commonly needed and used when working in 3D, and that it will be of great help for many designers that want 3D in After Effects !
Thanks again !
Note : please do not confuse simple After Effects standard 3D layer, with the 3D PSD file import layer, these are two totally different types

Any further forward with this anyone?
This is driving me insane as well...
I'm trying to create a simple comp within AE and have my clients logo fly on behind their text while rotating in 3D space.
The idea is for it to rotate on the X axis, but rotate within the logo itself (straight through the axis within the logo itself)
But when I try to rotate it, the AP is about 2.5 "logo depths" away from the logo, so when the rotation of any axis starts it looks ridiculous.
Are Adobe really trying to tell us that moving the AP is not possible within AE for imported Live Photoshop PSD files?
Hopefully a solution comes along soon as I cannot for the life of me figure out a workaround to the problem......
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Paul.

Is there a quick way to make a universal change across many InDesign/PDF files?

We are a mid-sized manufacturing firm that produces many different versions of our product. For each of our units, we produce a set of technical instructions, using Illustrator and InDesign. Within each instruction manual, there are pages unique to the individual unit, and pages that are universal (boilerplate) across all of our manuals. We export each complete instruction manual to PDF for printing and placement on our website. At present, we need to make a change to one of our universal pages that appears in every manual. Is there a way to apply the change across all of our manuals without opening each InDesign file separately, updating the link, and creating a new PDF? That process is obviously time consuming and labor intensive considering the volume of files that will need to be updated. As such, any suggestions or recommendations would be appreciated. We would like to automate the process, even if it means updating our software or changing our method of producing instruction manuals.

Basically - it sounds like they have Illustrator file that is common to many different inDesign files.
And seems like they are placing some pages of a master document from InDesign within other InDesign documents.
When they update a master document and make changes to it - they have to open and update all the modified links across all the documents.
Using my method - you can select a base folder where all the InDesign files are residing.
Run the script - and select "Update modified links before exporting"
So in essence all the PDFs will be generated - and the modified link will be updated in each document.
Plus all the InDesign files will update the modified documents.
I do this a fair bit and it works for me very well.
Unless I have misunderstood the problem here.

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Access all different attributes of a text layer in PS via extension

Is it possible to grab all the different color, fontsize, fontname, ... attributes that make up the text in a text layer. In my tests it looks like each text layer had 1 textitem with just 1 set of attributes for color, size, font, .. There did not seem to be a way to find out everything about what makes up the text layer from within a PS extension. Is this possible?
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Worked it out, it should be
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When I open Photoshop Elements 10 Editor to edit a text layer on a 511KB 412x292 psd photo the text layer is not shown. How do I open the text layer? How do I edit the text layer? How do I save the finished work product? The background layer is locked. I can't unlock it. Do I have to unlock first or do what? I have tried any number of approaches none of which open the text layer for editing. I would greatly appreciate help in resolving this issue.

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Hi all!
I recently purchased a book cover from a creative....she charged me one amount for the jpeg file and another amount for the psd file and then there's another cost to edit the text on the back cover. Instead of paying all these fees separately I'm trying to edit the text on my back cover myself.
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In the psd file, on the right side you should see a panel that says Layers. Expand that panel if it is not already by clicking on it.
Scroll down through the list in the layers panel until you find the text (there should be a large T for a thumbnail to show it is text)
Double click on that large T to edit the text. (The text should now be highlighted and the Text tool on the left side of the screen should be selected)
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If you do not see any large T capture your screen with the layers panel open, so we can see what layers are there.

Add layers from other psd file and retain text layers (Batch processing)

I want to batch process a large number of portraits adding text info from the filename (year_name_number.jpg) to existing text layers. I want to make a template psd file containg the correct labeled text layers formatted and adjusted (With bleding effects and more) How can i add layers from an other psd file to the active document and retaining the text layers editable. The place command in PS5 adds the file as a smart object, no use.
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I tried the combined action/script way, but no joy so far. Right now i am making the text layers with a action, then calling the script from the action. It works but its difficult to make different templates from adjusting a action.
The code i am using now (in combination with a action creating the 3 text layers and other grapchical elements)
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if ( fileNameNoExtension.length > 1 ) {
fileNameNoExtension.length--;
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Thanks
Eivind

norway_photo wrote:
Here is my intended workflow:
- A set of same size portraits labeled "year_name_number.jpg"
- A template.psd os same size with graphical elements and text layers (named "year", "name" and "number")
- A script or action copy/pasting og adding all layers from the template.psd file to the open portrait file, retaining text layers editable.
- A script (The one i have working) changing the text layers added from the template to text from the filename.
- A action saving this as a PDF ready for print.
This way i can process a large number of portraits, add names and other information and save it as a file ready for print.
I can image it is much easier to edit a template than writing a script or an action creating all the graphical elements.
And even better, to change this template for different customers/departments/logos.
Basically i need a way to add layers to an open file using a batch file or script.
Eivind
OK I understand what your trying to do and now I do not agree with your conclusion you made in you first append about place being no good for you. Its is I think a perfect solution for you. I feel you need to address the process from a new angle.
I am very familiar with templates I use them all the time for collages which I populate with an actions. However I do not batch this process and my process is interactive. If you look at what your trying to do from the angle of creating a collage. You will see what you are trying to do is automate the population of a single image collage using a single template in a batch process. An example of one of my single image collage populated by one of my actions that has been saved as a jpeg image file. My actions are played in Photoshop with no document opened. After my action is play there is a single collage document in Photoshop that contains layers that can be tweaked all text is in text layers the can be edited.
If I wanted to automate the batch population of a single collage template I think all I would need to know is three thing.
1.) The location of the input images
2.) The full Path of the PSD template file.
3.) The location to store the output file
Looking at some of the recent threads in this forum I could almost cut and past the script you want to put together. There was a recent thread that had javascript code to process files in a folder and process only a list of file types. There also was a thread that had a place function in it to place images into the current document or create a new document to place the image into. The image was read from the web using a URL. This thread has code to change a text layer. At first I though you may need to open these image file to get at its meta-data to get the Portrait image Exif creation data. But see all you need is the Filename for it has the data you want the year and name. So the function that get the image files from the folder will give you that. The Script needs to Open the Template PSD file and retrieve the prototype text layers text content then the scrip needs a loop that get the next image file to be processed from the folder get filename function. In the loop the image files are place into the open template above a place holder layer like the Background layer. Then using the prototype text contents and the filename are used create the new content for the text layer and then change the text layers content to it. Follow that up with a save as for the output file. Once the output file is saved delete the placed smart object layer. When this loop ends the script will close the document with no save and end. As for the three inputs you need the script could either have a dialog like the images processor or simply prompt you for the folders and template file.

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Replacing all text in book with sample text

Hello fellows,
Is there a way to replace all the textual content in a book with some sample text using Extendscript?
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Yes, the point that Rick was making crossed my mind, too. Using regular expressions, you can easily specify which characters should be replaced. Listing a number of same-width characters and replacing them with an "x" is as easy as this:
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