How do you read a string larger than 255 characters to as a scripting parameter?
Is there any way to do this? PIGetString uses a Str255, which has a 255 character limit. I have tried PIGetAlias and PIGetText from within the plug-in, but both failed. I primarily used putString...
View ArticleHow do you ReadScriptParams for Automation Plug-ins?
I feel like a newbie for asking this. I have tried following the tutorial for this in the Photoshop Actions Guide, but I haven't been able to find the method sPSActionDescriptor.IsValid(), and I have...
View ArticleUnderstanding 32 bits image mode
Hi i'm developping a plugin in which higher image quality means higher sound quality. though when i'm in mode 32 bits, colors don't behave the same way as in 8 bits or 16 bits. for example, in 8 bits i...
View ArticleNative UI Documentation
Hello: How can I create a custom UI panel with native Photoshop look and feel? E.g. can I make a custom adjustment layer type, with UI that looks like one of the standard adjustment layers? Can I make...
View ArticlePlugin Type
Hello, in the FAQs of the Photoshop API's documentation it is said, that there are seven types of plugins, Import, Export, File Format, Filter, Selection, Color Picker, and Automation.Which category...
View ArticleHow to read path data?
Hello, I'm new to photoshop plugin development, and wondering how to read the path data in plugin? That is, the data generated by the pen tool.Thanks.
View Articlelibsndfile and Photoshop
Hi i'm trying to compile a 64 bits version of my 32 bits plugin which works ok on CS2 i came to a point where when i add in my code any libsndfile related function (sf_open, sfinfo, sf_read_double) the...
View ArticleMaking a picture into a style/pattern
HelloI want to make a jpeg picture into a style or pattern. I want to use the picture as the fill for text. Can this be done?Many thanksLeigh
View Articlevb.net (or c#) to photoshop batch
Trying to automate Photoshop from .Net application. Works fine with documents, layers, but getting error on batch method:Dim appRef As Photoshop.ApplicationappRef = New ApplicationClassDim batchOpt As...
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I Can't Open VIDEO LAYER on PhotoShop CS4
I cant speak good english im sorry but i will try Before 1-2 mounts i can open video layer on Adobe PhotoShop CS4 .. Now when i open video layer on Photoshop , the layer is WHITE . SO WHITE i mean...
View ArticleGet text from a layer
Hi, I'm new about photoshop plug-in. I want to get the inside a layer, so for instance from this plug-in:I want to programmatically load a psd file, if there is a layer with text I want to get that...
View ArticleWriting a plugin GUI using Java
I just started a thread called "Writing a plugin GUI using .NET components" and I thought I might as well also ask about the Java version. What I figure is that you would have to start Java as a...
View ArticlePhotoshop file formats pdf
Hi, I'm writing a drawing application that supports layers, and would like to be able to write to a layered .tif file that photoshop can understand, and translate into layers. In the tiff 6.0...
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Please, help me to describe the high-pass math
I want to request an estimate for a simple plugin, but I don't know how to explain the math involved to a developer who is not so graphically curious as I am. I pushed the limits of my brain trying to...
View Articleget application path directory
hy,i'm trying to create a plug-in that run an application located in the same directory of the plug-in file. If i do system("./Rec.app/Contents/MacOS/AlbumExpressRecord"); the application search the...
View ArticleDo the plugins with file type .8bf work in Photoshop CS5 under Mac OS (any...
I saw an article saying so:http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/8bf but when I placed one in my plugins folder and restarted PS, it does not show up.
View ArticleC++: Access all layers from the SDK
Is it possible to read/write the pixels or settings of all layers and adjustment layers of the input image from within the filter plugin?So far I only found the ReadChannelDesc struct, but it doesn't...
View ArticleFilter plugin not loaded everytime
Hi, I am currently writing a filter Plug-in for Photoshop but I'm having an issue and can't find any clue of what is causing it. My plugin is sometimes loaded by photoshop and sometimes not. When it is...
View ArticlePhotoshop "Server"
Hi Folks, I have a client wanting to use Photoshop in so to call it server mode.Basically it would be installed on a server and would use custom scripts for predefined actions on PSD files that are...
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