Set: CraftedActions

	Action: Sample Action

The first sample action adds watermarks layers onto an image. The action starts off by using one of my run twice scripts for actions "SaveAndRestoreResolution.jsx" which saves the current document Print DPI and current users ruler units on the first run. The Action then scales all documents to the same print size so it will work on any size document the same way. The action then add watermarks to the Photoshop document each on its own layer. The first watermark is added using the custom shape tool and Photoshop copyright shape, The shape layer is size for the scaled print size. Then the shape layer is centered and styled. A second watermark layer is added using Photoshop menu file>place to add my custom colored logo to the bottom left corner. This section is turn off because my logo PSD file is in my directory "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Scripts\My Scripts\JJMack8bit.psd" and two fonts are used QuigleWigle and Adobe Caslon PRO which you mag not have. The PSD file and QuigleWigle Font file are included if you install these you can turn on that section in the action.  A third watermark is added to the top right of the document using Photoshop's text tool using a font size for the particular size of the document. The text layer is then moved to the bottom right and styled.  The action end using the script SaveAndRestoreResolution.jsx which restores the document original print size and ruler units.  

		Scripts
			Javascript File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Scripts\My Scripts\SaveAndRestoreResolution.jsx
			 “Units.PIXELS”
		Scripts
			Javascript File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Scripts\My Scripts\SaveAndRestoreColors.jsx
			 “<Units>Units.INCHES</Units><Resolution>133</Resolution>”
		Image Size
			Width: 8 inches
		Set Foreground Color
			To: RGB color
			Red: 127.996
			Green: 127.996
			Blue: 127.996
		Set units preferences of current application
			To: Units & Ruler Preferences
			ruler units: inches
		Make fill layer
			Using: fill layer
			Type: solid color
			Shape: custom shape
			Name:  “Copyright symbol”
			Top: 0.007 inches
			Left: 0.014 inches
			Bottom: 1.741 inches
			Right: 1.711 inches
		Set current layer
			To: layer
			Name:  “© Shape”
		Set current layer
			To: layer
			Fill Opacity: 0%
			Layer Styles: layer styles
			Scale: 184.7%
			Drop Shadow: drop shadow
			With Enabled
			Mode: multiply
			Color: RGB color
			Red: 0
			Green: 0
			Blue: 0
			Opacity: 75%
			With Use Global Light
			Local Angle: 120°
			Distance: 5 pixels
			Spread: 0 pixels
			Size: 5 pixels
			Noise: 0%
			Without Anti-alias
			Contour: Contour
			Name:  “Linear”
			With layer knocks out
			Bevel and Emboss: bevel and emboss
			With Enabled
			Highlight Mode: screen
			Highlight Color: RGB color
			Red: 255
			Green: 255
			Blue: 255
			Highlight Opacity: 75%
			Shadow Mode: multiply
			Shadow Color: RGB color
			Red: 0
			Green: 0
			Blue: 0
			Shadow Opacity: 75%
			Technique: smooth
			Style: inner bevel
			With Use Global Light
			Local Angle: 120°
			Local Altitude: 30°
			Depth: 100%
			Size: 5 pixels
			Direction: up
			Gloss Curve: Contour
			Name:  “Linear”
			Without Anti-alias Gloss
			Soften: 0 pixels
			Without Apply Shape
			Without Apply Texture
		Move current layer
			To: front layer
		Set Selection
			To: all
		Align current layer
			Using: vertical centers
		Align current layer
			Using: horizontal centers
===================================== the following section has been turned off in the sample action=================================
		Place
			C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Scripts\My Scripts\JJMack8bit.psd
			Center: center
			Translate: 0 inches, 0 inches
			Width: 20%
			Height: 20%
		Set Selection
			To: all
		Align current layer
			Using: bottom edges
		Align current layer
			Using: left edges
		Set Selection
			To: none
		Set units preferences of current application
			To: Units & Ruler Preferences
			ruler units: percent
			new document preset screen resolution: 133.318 inches
		Move current layer
			To: 0.5%, -0.3%
		Set current layer
			To: layer
			Name:  “My Logo”
		Rasterize current layer
			Item: smart object
		Convert to Smart Object
========================================== end of the turned off section in the sammple action ========================================
		Set units preferences of current application
			To: Units & Ruler Preferences
			type units: points
			new document preset screen resolution: 133.316 inches
		Make text layer
			Using: text layer
			Text:  “Copyright © text First M. Last year 2009”
			Warp: Warp
			Style: None
			Bend: 0
			Vertical Distortion: 0
			Horizontal Distortion: 0
			Axis: horizontal
			Text Click Point: 0.5%, 3.8%
			Text Gridding: none
			Orientation: horizontal
			Anti-alias: sharp
			Text Shape: Text Shape list
			Text Shape
			Text Shape Type: point
			Text Orientation: horizontal
			Transform: transform
			xx: 1
			xy: 0
			yx: 0
			yy: 1
			tx: 0
			ty: 0
			Row Count: 1
			Column Count: 1
			With Use Row Major Order
			Row Gutter: 0 points
			Column Gutter: 0 points
			Column Spacing: 0 points
			First Line Alignment: Ascent
			First Line Minimum Height: 0 points
			Base: 0, 0
			Style Range: style range list
			style range
			From: 0
			To: 41
			style: text style
			PostScript Name:  “Arial-Black”
			Font Name:  “Arial Black”
			Font Style:  “Regular”
			Script: 0
			Font Technology: 1
			Size: 12 points
			Horizontal Scale: 100
			Vertical Scale: 100
			Without Faux Bold
			Without Faux Italic
			With Auto-Leading
			Tracking: 0
			Baseline Shift: 0 points
			0
			Auto Kern: metrics
			Font Caps Option: normal
			Baseline Position: normal
			Open Type Baseline Position: normal
			Strikethrough: Strikethrough Off
			Underline: Underline Off
			Underline Offset: 0 points
			With Use Ligatures
			Without Use Alternate Ligatures
			false
			false
			Without Use Oldstyle
			Without Use Fractions
			Without Use Ordinals
			Without Use Swash Characters
			Without Use Titling Characters
			Without Use Contextual Alternates
			Without Use Stylistic Alternates
			Without Use Ornaments
			Figure Style: normal
			Without Use Proportional Metrics
			Without Use Kana
			Without Use Italics
			false
			Baseline Direction: rotated
			Text Language: English: USA
			Japanese Alternate: Default Form
			Tsume: 0
			Grid Alignment: Roman Baseline
			false
			2
			0
			0.5
			2
			2
			Auto Justify
			0
			0
			-1
			-1
			0
			Without No Break
			Color: RGB color
			Red: 127.996
			Green: 127.996
			Blue: 127.996
			Stroke Color: RGB color
			Red: 0
			Green: 0
			Blue: 0
			With Fill
			Without Stroke
			With Fill First
			Without Use Fill OverPrint
			Without Use Stroke OverPrint
			Line Cap: Butt
			Line Join: Miter
			Line Width: 0 points
			Miter Limit: 0 points
			0
			Paragraph Style Range: paragraph style range list
			paragraph style range
			From: 0
			To: 41
			paragraph style: paragraph style
			Alignment: left
			First Line Indent: 0 points
			Start Indent: 0 points
			End Indent: 0 points
			Space Before: 0 points
			Space After: 0 points
			Drop Cap Multiplier: 1
			Auto Leading Percentage: 1.2
			Leading Type: bottom-to-bottom leading
			With Auto Hyphenate
			Hyphenation Minimum Word Length: 8
			Hyphenate After Length: 3
			Hyphenate Before Length: 3
			Maximum Consecutive Hyphens: 2
			Hyphenation Zone: 36
			With Hyphenate Capitalized Words
			Hyphenation Preference: 0.5
			Minimum Word Spacing Percent: 0.8
			Desired Word Spacing Percent: 1
			Maximum Word Spacing Percent: 1.33
			Minimum Letter Spacing Percent: 0
			Desired Letter Spacing Percent: 0
			Maximum Letter Spacing Percent: 0
			Minimum Glyph Scaling Percent: 1
			Desired Glyph Scaling Percent: 1
			Maximum Glyph Scaling Percent: 1
			Single Word Justification: justify all
			Without Roman Hanging Punctuation
			AutoTCY: 1
			Without Use Keep Together
			Burasagari: None
			Kinsoku Order: Push In First
			With Use Moji Shori
			Without Every Line Composer
			Default Tab Width: 36
			Default Character Style: text style
			PostScript Name:  “MyriadPro-Regular”
			Font Name:  “Myriad Pro”
			Font Style:  “Regular”
			Script: 0
			Font Technology: 0
			Size: 4.3 points
			Horizontal Scale: 100
			Vertical Scale: 100
			Without Faux Bold
			Without Faux Italic
			With Auto-Leading
			Tracking: 0
			Baseline Shift: 0 points
			0
			Auto Kern: metrics
			Font Caps Option: normal
			Baseline Position: normal
			Open Type Baseline Position: normal
			Strikethrough: Strikethrough Off
			Underline: Underline Off
			Underline Offset: 0 points
			With Use Ligatures
			Without Use Alternate Ligatures
			false
			false
			Without Use Oldstyle
			Without Use Fractions
			Without Use Ordinals
			Without Use Swash Characters
			Without Use Titling Characters
			Without Use Contextual Alternates
			Without Use Stylistic Alternates
			Without Use Ornaments
			Figure Style: normal
			Without Use Proportional Metrics
			Without Use Kana
			Without Use Italics
			false
			Baseline Direction: rotated
			Text Language: English: USA
			Japanese Alternate: Default Form
			Tsume: 0
			Grid Alignment: Roman Baseline
			false
			2
			0
			0.5
			2
			2
			Auto Justify
			0
			0
			-1
			-1
			0
			Without No Break
			Color: RGB color
			Red: 0
			Green: 0
			Blue: 0
			Stroke Color: RGB color
			Red: 0
			Green: 0
			Blue: 0
			With Fill
			Without Stroke
			With Fill First
			Without Use Fill OverPrint
			Without Use Stroke OverPrint
			Line Cap: Butt
			Line Join: Miter
			Line Width: 0.4 points
			Miter Limit: 1.4 points
			0
			Kerning Style Range: none
		Set current layer
			To: layer
			Name:  “Copyright Text”
		Set current layer
			To: layer
			Fill Opacity: 0%
			Layer Styles: layer styles
			Scale: 184.7%
			Drop Shadow: drop shadow
			With Enabled
			Mode: multiply
			Color: RGB color
			Red: 0
			Green: 0
			Blue: 0
			Opacity: 75%
			With Use Global Light
			Local Angle: 120°
			Distance: 5 pixels
			Spread: 0 pixels
			Size: 5 pixels
			Noise: 0%
			Without Anti-alias
			Contour: Contour
			Name:  “Linear”
			With layer knocks out
			Bevel and Emboss: bevel and emboss
			With Enabled
			Highlight Mode: screen
			Highlight Color: RGB color
			Red: 255
			Green: 255
			Blue: 255
			Highlight Opacity: 75%
			Shadow Mode: multiply
			Shadow Color: RGB color
			Red: 0
			Green: 0
			Blue: 0
			Shadow Opacity: 75%
			Technique: smooth
			Style: inner bevel
			With Use Global Light
			Local Angle: 120°
			Local Altitude: 30°
			Depth: 100%
			Size: 5 pixels
			Direction: up
			Gloss Curve: Contour
			Name:  “Linear”
			Without Anti-alias Gloss
			Soften: 0 pixels
			Without Apply Shape
			Without Apply Texture
		Set Selection
			To: all
		Align current layer
			Using: bottom edges
		Align current layer
			Using: right edges
		Set Selection
			To: none
		Set units preferences of current application
			To: Units & Ruler Preferences
			ruler units: percent
		Transform current layer
			Center: center
			Translate: -0.7%, -1.1%
		Select Fit On Screen menu item
		Scripts
			Javascript File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Scripts\My Scripts\SaveAndRestoreColors.jsx
			 “<Units>Units.INCHES</Units><Resolution>133</Resolution>”
		Scripts
			Javascript File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Scripts\My Scripts\SaveAndRestoreResolution.jsx



	Action: Add Photo Board and Photo Corners

The second sample action adds Photo Corners to an Image and places a new larger canvas under the image that is filled with the current foreground color.  Its not that easy to do for an action has no idea of the current Photoshop document contents on which its being used. After a little reminder to the user This action starts out using three of my scripts for actions. Like the first example action "SaveAndRestoreResolution.jsx" is used, this is followed by a second run twice script "orient.jsx".  I want to add Photo Corners that have the same size for image that have a portrait or landscape orientation. The orient.jsx script will note the Photoshop document orientation and rotate portrait orientated documents to landscape. A third script "ConvertBackground.jsx" is then used to convert the bottom layer to a normal layer if the bottom layer was a "Photoshop Background" layer.  Normally I do not change a users layer on them however in this case I have no choice, for no layers can be added below a "Photoshop Background" layer. The action then scales the documents print width to 8" so it will work the same way on all size images. The canvas size is expanded slightly to acomidate the Photo corners and a four photo corners layer is built, named “4 Corners” and has a layer style added to it.  The action continues adding a new layer naming it “PhotoBoard”, which it adds a layer style to and  then it moves the layer the bottom of the layers stack. The action adds canvas to add size to the “PhotoBoard” layer and fills the “PhotoBoard” layer with the foreground color. A "color balance" layer is clipped to the “PhotoBoard” layer to make it easy for the user to tweak its color. The two run twice scripts are then used again to restore the image's original print size orientation and ruler units.  While the image will print its original size the actual print size will be larger, the be the size of the “PhotoBoard” layer which is sized for the original images sizes.  The action ends with a reminder to the user as to how they can tweak the 4 Corners” layer. 

		Stop
			Message:  “Current Forground Color will be used for Photo Mounting Board.  You can click stop change the forground color then click Play to continue or Click Continue now”
			With Continue
		Scripts
			Javascript File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Scripts\My Scripts\SaveAndRestoreResolution.jsx
			 “Units.PIXELS”
		Scripts
			Javascript File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Scripts\My Scripts\orient.jsx
			 “Units.PIXELS”
		Scripts
			Javascript File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Scripts\My Scripts\ConvertBackground.jsx
			 “undefined”
		Image Size
			Width: 8 inches
		Canvas Size
			With Relative
			Width: 0.033 inches
			Height: 0.033 inches
			Horizontal: center
			Vertical: center
			Extension Color: foreground color
		Make layer
		Move current layer
			To: front layer
		Set units preferences of current application
			To: Units & Ruler Preferences
			ruler units: inches
			new document preset screen resolution: 133.319 inches
		Set Selection
			To: polygon
			Points: point list
			point: 0 inches, 0 inches
			point: 0.5 inches, 0 inches
			point: 0.313 inches, 0.188 inches
			point: 0.188 inches, 0.188 inches
			point: 0.188 inches, 0.313 inches
			point: 0 inches, 0.5 inches
			...1 More
			With Anti-alias
		Fill
			Using: black
			Opacity: 100%
			Mode: normal
		Set Selection
			To: all
		Duplicate current layer
			2
		Flip current layer
			Axis: vertical
		Merge Layers
		Set Selection
			To: all
		Duplicate current layer
			2
		Flip current layer
			Axis: horizontal
		Merge Layers
		Set Layer Styles of current layer
			To: layer styles
			Scale: 100%
			Drop Shadow: drop shadow
			With Enabled
			Mode: multiply
			Color: RGB color
			Red: 0
			Green: 0
			Blue: 0
			Opacity: 75%
			With Use Global Light
			Local Angle: 120°
			Distance: 5 pixels
			Spread: 0 pixels
			Size: 5 pixels
			Noise: 0%
			Without Anti-alias
			Contour: Contour
			Name:  “Linear”
			With layer knocks out
			Bevel and Emboss: bevel and emboss
			With Enabled
			Highlight Mode: screen
			Highlight Color: RGB color
			Red: 255
			Green: 255
			Blue: 255
			Highlight Opacity: 75%
			Shadow Mode: multiply
			Shadow Color: RGB color
			Red: 0
			Green: 0
			Blue: 0
			Shadow Opacity: 75%
			Technique: smooth
			Style: inner bevel
			With Use Global Light
			Local Angle: 120°
			Local Altitude: 30°
			Depth: 1000%
			Size: 5 pixels
			Direction: up
			Gloss Curve: Contour
			Name:  “Linear”
			Without Anti-alias Gloss
			Soften: 0 pixels
			Without Apply Shape
			Without Apply Texture
		Set current layer
			To: layer
			Name:  “4 Corners”
		Make layer
		Set current layer
			To: layer
			Name:  “PhotoBoard”
		Set Layer Styles of current layer
			To: layer styles
			Scale: 100%
			Drop Shadow: drop shadow
			With Enabled
			Mode: multiply
			Color: RGB color
			Red: 0
			Green: 0
			Blue: 0
			Opacity: 75%
			With Use Global Light
			Local Angle: 120°
			Distance: 5 pixels
			Spread: 0 pixels
			Size: 5 pixels
			Noise: 0%
			Without Anti-alias
			Contour: Contour
			Name:  “Linear”
			With layer knocks out
			Bevel and Emboss: bevel and emboss
			With Enabled
			Highlight Mode: screen
			Highlight Color: RGB color
			Red: 255
			Green: 255
			Blue: 255
			Highlight Opacity: 75%
			Shadow Mode: multiply
			Shadow Color: RGB color
			Red: 0
			Green: 0
			Blue: 0
			Shadow Opacity: 75%
			Technique: smooth
			Style: inner bevel
			With Use Global Light
			Local Angle: 120°
			Local Altitude: 30°
			Depth: 100%
			Size: 5 pixels
			Direction: up
			Gloss Curve: Contour
			Name:  “Linear”
			Without Anti-alias Gloss
			Soften: 0 pixels
			Without Apply Shape
			Without Apply Texture
		Move current layer
			To: back layer
		Canvas Size
			With Relative
			Width: 0.967 inches
			Height: 0.967 inches
			Horizontal: center
			Vertical: center
			Extension Color: foreground color
		Fill
			Using: foreground color
			Opacity: 100%
			Mode: normal
		Make adjustment layer
			Using: adjustment layer
			Type: color balance
			Shadow Levels: 0, 0, 0
			Midtone Levels: 0, 0, 0
			Highlight Levels: 0, 0, 0
			With Preserve Luminosity
		Create Clipping Mask current layer
		Scripts
			Javascript File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Scripts\My Scripts\orient.jsx
			 “Units.PIXELS”
		Select Fit On Screen menu item
		Scripts
			Javascript File: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Scripts\My Scripts\SaveAndRestoreResolution.jsx
			 “Units.PIXELS”
		Select front layer
			Without Make Visible
		Stop
			Message:  “If the Corners need to be re aligned use Ctrl(Ctntrol)+T Free tramsform hold down Shift+Alt(option)  and drag a Corner in or out all four corners will move. ”