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All is not lost, it just means you need to set up the following script.

What you need to do is create a new action that does :-

File - Place - select the picture you want placed, hit return to accept the defaul position.

(This will be in the center)

From the action palette fly out menu select "Insert Menu Item" then File - Scripts - select the script.

[code]

main();

function main(){

if(!documents.length) return;

if (activeDocument.activeLayer.kind != LayerKind.SMARTOBJECT) return;

/////////////////////////////// Amend to suit /////////////////////////////////

var Percent = 25; /* Resize logo to percentage of smallest side of doc */

var OffsetX = 0; /* Move logo pixels to the right - left */

var OffsetY = 20; /* Move  logo pixels up - down. */

var Opacity = 100; /* Opacity of logo */

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

var startRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;

app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;

var myDoc = activeDocument;

rasterLayer();

var LB = myDoc.activeLayer.bounds;

var docHeight = myDoc.height;

var docWidth = myDoc.width;

var LHeight = Math.abs(LB[3].value) - Math.abs(LB[1].value);

var LWidth = Math.abs(LB[2].value) - Math.abs(LB[0].value);   

var percentageHeight = ((docHeight/LWidth)*Percent);

var percentageWidth = ((docWidth/LWidth)*Percent);

if(docWidth < docHeight){

myDoc.activeLayer.resize(percentageWidth,percentageWidth,AnchorPosition.MIDDLECENTER);

}else{  

  myDoc.activeLayer.resize(percentageHeight,percentageHeight,AnchorPosition.MIDDLECENTER);

  }

activeDocument.selection.selectAll();

   // align methods

   // 'AdCH' - center horizontal

   // 'AdCV' - center vertical

   // 'AdLf' - left

   //  'AdRg' - Right

   // 'AdBt' - bottom

   //  'AdTp' - Top

align('AdCH');

align('AdTp');

activeDocument.selection.deselect();

activeDocument.activeLayer.translate(OffsetX,OffsetY);

activeDocument.activeLayer.opacity=Opacity;

app.preferences.rulerUnits = startRulerUnits;

}

function align(method){

   var desc = new ActionDescriptor();

           var ref = new ActionReference();

           ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );

       desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );

       desc.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Usng" ), charIDToTypeID( "ADSt" ), charIDToTypeID( method ) );

   executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Algn" ), desc, DialogModes.NO );

};

function rasterLayer() {

    var desc9 = new ActionDescriptor();

        var ref4 = new ActionReference();

        ref4.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );

    desc9.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref4 );

    executeAction( stringIDToTypeID('rasterizeLayer'), desc9, DialogModes.NO );

};

[/code]

Copy and paste the code into ExtendScript Toolkit.

This utility can be found:-

PC: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Utilities

MAC: <hard drive>/Applications/Utilities/Adobe Utilities

Save the script to the following folder:-

PC: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS2\Presets\Scripts

 

MAC: <hard drive>/Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS2/Presets/Scripts

N.B. if your are using Vista or Windows 7 you will need to save the script elsewhere and then copy it to the relevant folder, this is due to permissions.

If Photoshop was open close and restart it so that it can pick up the new script.

You will need to amend the script so that the log/picture is the correct size and positioned as you wish.

Hope this helps.