Right now I am using actions to automate the creation of some 3d mockups. The actions work well, but there seem to be some limitations I can't get around and I assume the scripting is what I need to implement next.
Here is my basic flow:
Artwork created > saved to Dropbox folder
Another Mac watches that folder > Automator script runs > opens image with PS droplet >
Runs one action to open and process two different 3d mockups
Saves final mockup images to new folder in Dropbox
This actually works quite well, but for a couple things:
- I can only drop one image file at a time. More than that and first runs, rest get ignored.
- When saving the final mockup images, the name of the file is always the name of the mockup PSD and overwrites each time.
I would like to be able to drop as many source image files into that Dropbox folder and have automation go through each and every file. I would also like each final 3d mockup image to be saved with the original filename of the source file image.
Do I need scripting for this?
If it matters I am using Photoshop CS5 on Mac OSX 10.9.1. I don't have any javascript experience to speak of, but can generally figure things out with a little hand holding. I can also share my PS Action if that helps.
Thank you!
Message was edited by: boinzy - Small edit to flow description, step two