Loading all images in a folder into groups of 3 ...is it possible ?

[davedps]

Hi, Is it possible for either a script or an action to open a folder of images and load them into layers in groups of 3 ... so if the folder had 30 images it would end up with 1 files each with 3 layers ?

Thanks for any help

Dave

 

[Paul MR]

Here is an example script that will create PSD's of 3 jpgs each and save them in a folder called "Stacked" off the selected folder.

#target photoshop;
main();
function main(){
inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select the folder with Files to process");
if(inputFolder == null) return;
var newPath = Folder(decodeURI(inputFolder +"/Stacked"));
if(!newPath.exists) newPath.create();
var fileList = inputFolder.getFiles(/\.(jpg)$/i);
var files = new Array();
while(fileList.length >2){
for(var a =0;a<3;a++){files.push(fileList.shift());}
var Name = decodeURI(files[0].name).replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
stackFiles(files);
var saveFile = File(newPath + "/" + Name + "-Stack.psd");
SavePSD(saveFile);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
files=[];
    }
};
function stackFiles(files){
var loadLayersFromScript = true;
$.evalFile(app.path + "/" +  localize("$$$/ScriptingSupport/InstalledScripts=Presets/Scripts") + "/Load Files into Stack.jsx");
loadLayers.intoStack(files);
};
function SavePSD(saveFile){ 
psdSaveOptions = new PhotoshopSaveOptions(); 
psdSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true; 
psdSaveOptions.alphaChannels = true;  
activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, psdSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE); 
};

 

[davedps]

Thats great thank you very much

 

[Lucas North]

Very useful script indeed...many thanks for sharing !