Automating Photomerge to run folder-batches

Mike Hale · Post by **Mike Hale** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:36 pm

I did see your other post but I don't have an answer yet.

I'm facing a deadline on another project. If no one else has helped I'll try to find a fix when I can.

ccisystems · Post by **ccisystems** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:51 pm

Thank you but I have received a working answer on the other post. Works perfectly.

mrmomar · Post by **mrmomar** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:58 am

Hi everyone,

I think this is a great script. However, I am wondering if anyone knows how to modify this script to operate as described below:

- 30+ files are in a single folder
- each panorama is composed of 3 files
- the script would consecutively photomerge 3 files at a time until the entire folder has been processed.

Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer.

darkscout · Post by **darkscout** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 1:54 pm

Funny... the day I get fed up doing this manually (and back from vacation) I found this thread.

Code: Select allvar runphotomergeFromScript = true; // must be before Photomerge include
//@includepath "/Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS4/Presets/Scripts/"
//@include "Photomerge.jsx"
//@show include
var psdOpts = new PhotoshopSaveOptions();
psdOpts.embedColorProfile = true;
psdOpts.alphaChannels = true;
psdOpts.layers = true;

var jpegOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
jpegOptions.quality=12;
jpegOptions.scans=5;

var workFolder = Folder.selectDialog();
parseFolder(workFolder);

function parseFolder(folder) {
var folders = folder.getFiles( function( file ) { return file instanceof Folder; } );
var jpg= folder.getFiles("*.jpg");
var dng= folder.getFiles("*.dng");
var files=jpg.concat(dng);
for(var i = 0; i < folders.length; i++ ) {
   try {
      parseFolder(folders);
   } catch(err) {
   }
}
if (files.length>0) {
   try {
      mergeImages(files);
   } catch (err) {
   }
}
}

function mergeImages(fList) {
// override Photomerge.jsx settings. Default is "Auto". Uncomment to override the default.
photomerge.alignmentKey = "Auto";
//photomerge.alignmentKey = "Prsp";
//photomerge.alignmentKey = "cylindrical";
//photomerge.alignmentKey = "spherical";
//photomerge.alignmentKey = "sceneCollage";
//photomerge.alignmentKey = "translation"; // "Reposition" in layout dialog
// other setting that may need to be changed. Defaults below
photomerge.advancedBlending = true; // 'Bend Images Together' checkbox in dialog
photomerge.lensCorrection = true; // Geometric Distortion Correction'checkbox in dialog
photomerge.removeVignette = true; // 'Vignette Removal' checkbox in dialog
if( fList.length > 0) {
   photomerge.createPanorama(fList,false);
}
// The merged doc will be the activeDocument
activeDocument.saveAs( new File( fList[0].parent + '.psd' ) , psdOpts, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
activeDocument.saveAs( new File( fList[0].parent + '.jpg' ) , jpegOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
activeDocument.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );
}

This does things recursively & works with dng or jpg files.

So if your folders are set up like this

Panoramas/Day 1/Grand Canyon/North/1-4.dng
Panoramas/Day 1/Grand Canyon/East/1-4.jpg
Panoramas/Day 1/Grand Canyon/South/1-4.jpg
Panoramas/Day 1/Pikes Peak/1-4.jpg
Panoramas/Day 2/1-4.jpg

Etc will spit out:
Panoramas/Day 1/Grand Canyon/North.jpg
Panoramas/Day 1/Grand Canyon/North.psd
Panoramas/Day 1/Grand Canyon/East.jpg
Panoramas/Day 1/Grand Canyon/East.psd
Panoramas/Day 1/Grand Canyon/South.jpg
Panoramas/Day 1/Grand Canyon/South.psd
Panoramas/Day 1/Pikes Peak.psd
Panoramas/Day 1/Pikes Peak.jpg
Panoramas/Day 2.jpg
Panoramas/Day 2.psd[/code]

darkscout · Post by **darkscout** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:41 pm

Another one I setup last night. I often do numerous types of panoramas and 'auto' doesn't always select the best one for me. This chunks through all the different types of Panoramas and spits a file out for each one. Takes a while, but I can set it up and leave it for the night and come back in the morning and delete anything I don't like faster than I can sit there and watch Photoshop run.

Code: Select allvar runphotomergeFromScript = true; // must be before Photomerge include
//@includepath "/Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS4/Presets/Scripts/"
//@include "Photomerge.jsx"
//@show include
var psdOpts = new PhotoshopSaveOptions();
psdOpts.embedColorProfile = true;
psdOpts.alphaChannels = true;
psdOpts.layers = true;

var jpegOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
jpegOptions.quality=12;
jpegOptions.scans=5;

var workFolder = Folder.selectDialog();
parseFolder(workFolder);

function parseFolder(folder) {
var folders = folder.getFiles( function( file ) { return file instanceof Folder; } );
var jpg= folder.getFiles("*.jpg");
var dng= folder.getFiles("*.dng");
var files=jpg.concat(dng);
for(var i = 0; i < folders.length; i++ ) {
   try {
      parseFolder(folders);
   } catch(err) {
   }
}
if (files.length>0) {
   try {
      mergeImages(files);
   } catch (err) {
      alert(err);
   }
}
}

function mergeImages(fList) {
var alignmentKeys=Array("Prsp","cylindrical","spherical","sceneCollage","translation");
for (var j=0; j< alignmentKeys.length; j++) {
   // override Photomerge.jsx settings. Default is "Auto". Uncomment to override the default.
   photomerge.alignmentKey=alignmentKeys[j];
   //photomerge.alignmentKey = "Auto";
   //photomerge.alignmentKey = "Prsp";
   //photomerge.alignmentKey = "cylindrical";
   //photomerge.alignmentKey = "spherical";
   //photomerge.alignmentKey = "sceneCollage";
   //photomerge.alignmentKey = "translation"; // "Reposition" in layout dialog
   // other setting that may need to be changed. Defaults below
   photomerge.advancedBlending = true; // 'Bend Images Together' checkbox in dialog
   photomerge.lensCorrection = true; // Geometric Distortion Correction'checkbox in dialog
   photomerge.removeVignette = true; // 'Vignette Removal' checkbox in dialog
   if( fList.length > 0) {
      photomerge.createPanorama(fList,false);
   }
   // The merged doc will be the activeDocument
   // activeDocument.saveAs( new File( fList[0].parent + '.psd' ) , psdOpts, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
   activeDocument.saveAs( new File( fList[0].parent +"." + alignmentKeys[j] + '.jpg' ) , jpegOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
   activeDocument.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );
}
}

Mike Hale · Post by **Mike Hale** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:48 pm

If you want to set scans in the jpg options you also need to set formatOptions = FormatOptions.PROGRESSIVE;