Stitching a map with PhotoMerge Problem

[talksr]

Hi there, I am using Photoshop 23.5.
I have a map but it is in 72 pieces. Each image measures 2013x1549px.
The entire map is 9 pieces wide by 8 peices high.
When I open Photoshop and go to File>Automate>Photomerge and select Reposition, I select all 72 images from browse and click on OK.
After some time, the images all load in however the canvas size is 7229x108484px and the images are stacked in a pile which is no good:



If I resize the canvas to the size it would need to be which is 18,117x12392px, I get a warning saying 'The new canvas size is smaller than the current canvas size; some clipping will occur' Proceed or cancel. If I proceed, the canvas is resized, however 8 of the images are visible, the others are clearly still in the long stack as above, but no longer visible despite all 72 layers having visibility enabled.
It looks like the only way I am going to be able to resolve this is to manually drag each layer to where it needs to be but can anyone tell me how I can get them to be visible so I can actually position them?

This is all I can currently see and all layers are set to visible:


I have also tried creating a new file with a canvas size of 18,117x12392px but as soon as I Automate>Photomerge, it creates a new file and ignores the one I already have open. I have also tried selecting Reposition from Photomerge and unslecting 'Blend Images Together' but this has not helped either.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

 

[talksr]

I forgot to say, each image is named map01 (top left) map 02 (top left right one) map 03 (top left right two) etc etc.

 

[[ iLLuSioN ]]

I'm not sure how you images look like ...
...but you can try "File Stitcher"-Script from Paul Riggott (copy code and save it as text and rename the extension to *.jsx)

#target photoshop
function main(){
var dlg=
"dialog{text:'Script Interface',bounds:[100,100,500,340],"+
"panel0:Panel{bounds:[10,10,390,230] , text:'' ,properties:{borderStyle:'etched',su1PanelCoordinates:true},"+
"title:StaticText{bounds:[100,10,320,40] , text:'File Stitcher' ,properties:{scrolling:undefined,multiline:undefined}},"+
"panel1:Panel{bounds:[10,50,370,180] , text:'' ,properties:{borderStyle:'etched',su1PanelCoordinates:true},"+
"folder1:EditText{bounds:[10,10,300,30] , text:'' ,properties:{multiline:false,noecho:false,readonly:false}},"+
"Browse:IconButton{bounds:[310,10,350,30] , icon:'SourceFolderIcon',properties:{style:'button'}},"+
"sText1:StaticText{bounds:[10,40,60,60] , text:'Across' ,properties:{scrolling:undefined,multiline:undefined}},"+
"across:DropDownList{bounds:[70,40,140,60]},"+
"sText2:StaticText{bounds:[170,40,220,60] , text:'Down' ,properties:{scrolling:undefined,multiline:undefined}},"+
"down:DropDownList{bounds:[230,40,300,60]},"+
"flatten:Checkbox{bounds:[10,70,120,90] , text:'Merge Layers?' },"+
"bridge:Checkbox{bounds:[121,70,240,90] , text:'Use Bridge Files?' },"+
"sort:Checkbox{bounds:[10,100,155,120] , text:'Alpha Numeric Sort?' },"+
"rev:Checkbox{bounds:[160,100,240,120] , text:'Reverse?' },"+
"so:Checkbox{bounds:[245,100,370,120] , text:'Raster Layers?' },"+
"topDown:Checkbox{bounds:[240,70,380,90] , text:'Tile Top Down' }},"+
"process:Button{bounds:[10,190,180,210] , text:'Process' },"+
"button1:Button{bounds:[200,190,370,210] , text:'Cancel' }}};";
var win = new Window(dlg,'Compliments of Paul');
win.panel0.panel1.so.helpTip="If unticked Smart Objects are created.";
if(version.substr(0,version.indexOf('.'))>9){
win.panel0.title.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont("Arial","BOLDITALIC",20);
g = win.graphics;
var myBrush = g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [0.35, 0.35, 0.35, 1]);
g.backgroundColor = myBrush;
var myPen =g.newPen (g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR, [1.00, 0.00, 0.00, 1],lineWidth=1);
}
win.panel0.panel1.folder1.enabled=false;
win.panel0.panel1.sort.value=true;
if (!BridgeTalk.isRunning("bridge")) {
    win.panel0.panel1.bridge.enabled=false;
    }
win.center();
for (var i = 1;i<201;i++){
    win.panel0.panel1.across.add ('item', "" + i);    
    win.panel0.panel1.down.add ('item', "" + i);
}
win.panel0.panel1.across.selection=0;
win.panel0.panel1.down.selection=0;
win.panel0.panel1.Browse.onClick = function() {
 inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select the folder with Files to process");  
    if(inputFolder !=null){
        win.panel0.panel1.folder1.text =  decodeURI(inputFolder.fsName);
        }
}
win.panel0.panel1.bridge.onClick = function() {
if(win.panel0.panel1.bridge.value){  
    win.panel0.panel1.Browse.enabled=false;
    }else{
        win.panel0.panel1.Browse.enabled=true;
        }
}
win.panel0.process.onClick = function() {
if(!win.panel0.panel1.bridge.value){
    if(win.panel0.panel1.folder1.text == '') {
            alert("No input folder selected!");
            return;
        }  
}
var Across = Number(win.panel0.panel1.across.selection.index)+1;
var Down = Number(win.panel0.panel1.down.selection.index)+1;
if(!win.panel0.panel1.bridge.value){
    fileList = inputFolder.getFiles(/\.(jpg|tif|eps|psd|png|exr|tga)$/i);
}else{
    fileList =GetFilesFromBridge();
    }
if(win.panel0.panel1.sort.value){
var fileListB=[];
for (var a in fileList){
    fileListB.push(decodeURI(fileList[a]));
}
fileList = fileListB.sort(sortAlphaNum);
}
var count =     Across*Down;
if(fileList.length < count){
    alert("This folder does not contain enough files to complete the picture!");
    return;
}
if(win.panel0.panel1.rev.value){
    fileList = fileList.reverse();
    }
    win.close(1);
    ProcessFiles();
}
win.show();
function ProcessFiles(){
if(fileList == null) return;
var startRulerUnits = preferences.rulerUnits;
preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO;
var Down = Number(win.panel0.panel1.down.selection.index)+1;
var Across = Number(win.panel0.panel1.across.selection.index)+1;
open(File(fileList[0]),undefined,true);
app.activeDocument.duplicate(File(fileList[0]).name.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1]+"-All");
app.documents[0].close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
if(win.panel0.panel1.so.value) rasterLayer();
var w=app.activeDocument.width*Across;
var h=app.activeDocument.height*Down;
var offsetX = app.activeDocument.width.value;
var offsetY = app.activeDocument.height.value;
app.activeDocument.resizeCanvas(w, h, AnchorPosition.TOPLEFT);
if(!activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer){
        activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer=true;
    }
TLX = 0;    TLY = 0;    TRX = offsetX;    TRY = 0;    BRX = offsetX;    BRY = offsetY;    BLX = 0;    BLY = offsetY;
var z =0;
var leftToRight =false;
if(!win.panel0.panel1.topDown.value){
//Left to Right
    for(var a = 0; a < Down; a++){
        for(var i = 0;i <Across; i++){
                activeDocument.selection.select([[TLX,TLY],[TRX,TRY],[BRX,BRY],[BLX,BLY]], SelectionType.REPLACE, 0, false);
                placeFile(fileList[z]);
                if(win.panel0.panel1.so.value) rasterLayer();
                if(win.panel0.panel1.flatten.value) activeDocument.mergeVisibleLayers();
                activeDocument.activeLayer.name = decodeURI(File(fileList[z]).name.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1]);
                app.activeDocument.selection.deselect();
                z++;
TLX = offsetX * (i+1) ;    TRX  = TLX + offsetX;    BRX = TRX;    BLX = TLX;      
    }
TLX = 0;    TLY = offsetY * (a +1); TRX = offsetX;    TRY = offsetY * (a +1);
BRX = offsetX;    BRY = TRY + offsetY; BLX = 0;    BLY = (offsetY * (a +1)+offsetY);
    }
}else{
//Top to Bottom
    for(var a = 0; a < Across; a++){
        for(var i = 0;i <Down; i++){
            activeDocument.selection.select([[TLX,TLY],[TRX,TRY],[BRX,BRY],[BLX,BLY]], SelectionType.REPLACE, 0, false);
                placeFile(fileList[z]);
                if(win.panel0.panel1.so.value) rasterLayer();
                if(win.panel0.panel1.flatten.value) activeDocument.mergeVisibleLayers();
                activeDocument.activeLayer.name =decodeURI( File(fileList[z]).name.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1]);
                app.activeDocument.selection.deselect();
                z++;
                TLY = offsetY * (i +1);     TRY = offsetY * (i +1);
                BRY = TRY + offsetY;  BLY = TRY +offsetY;
            }
        TLX = offsetX * (a+1) ;    TRX  = TLX + offsetX;    BRX = TRX;    BLX = TLX;    TLY=0;  TRY=0; BLY=offsetY; BRY=offsetY;
        }
}
try{
activeDocument.activeLayer=activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
if(activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer){
    activeDocument.activeLayer.remove();
    }
}catch(e){};
app.preferences.rulerUnits = startRulerUnits;
    }
};
main();
function placeFile(placeFile) {
  function cTID(s) { return app.charIDToTypeID(s); };
    var desc21 = new ActionDescriptor();
    desc21.putPath( cTID('null'), new File(placeFile) );
    desc21.putEnumerated( cTID('FTcs'), cTID('QCSt'), cTID('Qcsa') );
        var desc22 = new ActionDescriptor();
        desc22.putUnitDouble( cTID('Hrzn'), cTID('#Pxl'), 0.000000 );
        desc22.putUnitDouble( cTID('Vrtc'), cTID('#Pxl'), 0.000000 );
    desc21.putObject( cTID('Ofst'), cTID('Ofst'), desc22 );
    executeAction( cTID('Plc '), desc21, 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 );
};
function GetFilesFromBridge() {
    var fileList;
    if ( BridgeTalk.isRunning( "bridge" ) ) {
        var bt = new BridgeTalk();
        bt.target = "bridge";
        bt.body = "var theFiles = photoshop.getBridgeFileListForAutomateCommand();theFiles.toSource();";
        bt.onResult = function( inBT ) { fileList = eval( inBT.body ); }
        bt.onError = function( inBT ) { fileList = new Array(); }
        bt.send();
        bt.pump();
        $.sleep( 100 );
        var timeOutAt = ( new Date() ).getTime() + 5000;
        var currentTime = ( new Date() ).getTime();
        while ( ( currentTime < timeOutAt ) && ( undefined == fileList ) ) {
            bt.pump();
            $.sleep( 100 );
            currentTime = ( new Date() ).getTime();
        }
    }
    if ( undefined == fileList ) {
        fileList = new Array();
    }
    return fileList;
}
function sortAlphaNum(a, b) {
    var x = a.split("/");
    var y = b.split("/");
    x = x[x.length-1].replace(/\\\s/g," ").split(/(\d+)/);
    y = y[y.length-1].replace(/\\\s/g," ").split(/(\d+)/);
    for (var i in x) {
        if (x[i] && !y[i] || isFinite(x[i]) && !isFinite(y[i])) {
            return -1;
        } else if (!x[i] && y[i] || !isFinite(y[i]) && isFinite(y[i])) {
            return 1;
        } else if (!isFinite(x[i]) && !isFinite(y[i])) {
            x[i] = x[i].toLowerCase();
            y[i] = y[i].toLowerCase();
            if (x[i] < y[i]) return -1;
            if (x[i] > y[i]) return 1;
        } else {
            x[i] = parseFloat(x[i]);
            y[i] = parseFloat(y[i]);
            if (x[i] < y[i]) return -1;
            if (x[i] > y[i]) return 1;
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

 

[talksr]

Thank you! Really helpful, it did the job though for some strange reason, some of the layers were larger than others. I had to do 'Reset Transforms' on them and then drag them into place but it worked within minutes unlike the hours I have spent messing about!

I might do a post on Fiverr or similar as I would like someone with more skill to make a few more changes now I have everything where I wanted it.

Thanks again for your helpful post