Task Automation Photoshop Scripting

Actions are very popular. They’re easy to use and can save you a lot of time, but at the end of the day, they aren’t very powerful and offer very low versatility. That’s where Photoshop’s scripting features go into action. We’re going to show you the almost endless possibilities that Photoshop scripting offers.

Actions vs Scripts

An action is simply a way of recording a series of steps so we can play them back again and again. If you want to be able to quickly draw a 50x50px red square by pressing a button, just record yourself doing it once, and then play the action whenever you need it. You’re done. But, what if sometimes you need a 50px red square and other times you need a 100px blue one? Well, you’d have to record another action for the second figure. Actions offer very low versatility, because the recorded steps are static – their behavior doesn’t change depending on external variables.

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