PSP Scripting - code level...

[Parry]

HI

right, this is a fun one... basically.... i'm trying to do a script that does 3 different versions of the same photo... i have an IR camera and have found 3 different outputs work in different ways - now i know i could have 3 different scripts and run it 3 times on the same pics - but i'm lazy so have spent many hours trying to get this working...

at the moment i can run it on one pic and get the output to a certain folder with 3 different names but the next time i run it on the next photo it over writes the original one and the same if i run a batch

now the specific code part that i know will need to be changed is...

# Standard PSP entry point - IR Fix
def Do(Environment):

		Optimise(Environment)
		One(Environment)
		SaveAs(Environment,'G:\\Photos\\IR\ A.jpg')
		RtoB(Environment)
		SaveAs(Environment,'G:\\Photos\\IR\ B.jpg')
		RtoG(Environment)
		SaveAs(Environment,'G:\\Photos\\IR\ C.jpg')

if i could tell it save where the file is opened & to use the filename + A, B or C that would be amazing, but i can't find the syntax for the coding...

anyone any ideas? or am i too much of a programmer/geek?

[wulf]

I can't help with the specifics as I haven't used PSP for a decade or more. I assume there must be some method of capturing the name of the original file. If not, perhaps there is a way of adding a user input to the script so that it asks what name you want to use. However you get it, you want to assign a value to a variable and then use that to work out the output names.

Wulf

[Parry]

I don't give up too easily and found a little more info today in work...

ReturnImageInfo as a command seems to be able to specify the filename and path, so thats my task for tonight... i also found out it's pretty much python, so something like

filename = ReturnImageInfo('Filename')
SaveAs(Environment,filename.replace('.jpg', 'A.jpg'))

should work hopefully...

i can code in Visual Basic, so what i need to do i know, it's knowing the syntax
i will post the answer if/when sucessful...

[wulf]

That looks promising. I look forward to hearing if it works.

Wulf

[Parry]

Woo Hoo

done it...

# Standard PSP entry point - IR Fix
def Do(Environment):

		ImageInfo = App.Do( Environment, 'ReturnImageInfo',)
		FullPathnFile = ImageInfo['FileName']
		PathnFileA = FullPathnFile.replace('.JPG', 'a.JPG') 
		PathnFileB = FullPathnFile.replace('.JPG', 'b.JPG')
		PathnFileC = FullPathnFile.replace('.JPG', 'c.JPG')

		Optimise(Environment)
		One(Environment)
		SaveAs(Environment,PathnFileA)
		RtoB(Environment)
		SaveAs(Environment,PathnFileB)
		RtoG(Environment)
		SaveAs(Environment,PathnFileC)

[Drkranger]

It appears that code appends the a,b,c to the end of the filename. That right? So if your filename is DSC_9876.JPG then each one becomes DSC_9876a.JPG, DSC_9876b.JPG, etc.

Right?

[wulf]

That's exactly what it looks to do - just that small change avoids things being overwritten.

Wulf

[Parry]

exactly does 3 different things and saves them with a, b & c

some look good with the red colour
some look good a little lighter - a
R to B makes it look pinky/purplely - b
R to G makes it look bluey - c

and then i can work on the ones i like by converting properly and touching up slowly :-)