Batch processing and form letters for Photoshop

This tool is a Photoshop Script Library that generates multiple files from one PSD template, changing text or adding different images for each output file.

The main usecases for this script are:

• Form letters;
• Named certificates & diplomas;
• Wedding invitations.

This script requires minimal knowledge of JavaScript to use it. If you are completely new to automation and programming, you can read this handy automation guide.

Features

• Setting text layer contents.
  • Scaling down text to fit in the given boundaries.
  • Centering text on a specific layer.
• Replacing parts of text layer.
• Setting a variant of text specified in the layer (e.g. Mr|Mrs).
• Adding an image (e.g. company logo) to a file.
  • Scaling and centering of the image.
• A fluent syntax that separates data from transformation description.

Minimal example

Copy the Processor.jsxinc file to a directory and create a file named example.jsx in the same directory:

#include "Processor.jsxinc"

processor = new Processor()

processor.transform(function(t) {
    t.putTextOnLayer('TEXT')
     .centerToBoundaryLayer('BOUNDARY')
})

processor.generate({
    'paths': {
        'output': 'C:/My/Path/To/A/Directory',
    },

    'putTextOnLayer.TEXT': {
        'einstein': 'Albert Einstein',
        'planck': 'Max Planck',
    },
})

Now, create a PSD file named example.psd, which contains two layers:

• A layer named TEXT (with or without contents);
• A shape layer named BOUNDARY (to center the text layer inside it).

Most likely the BOUNDARY layer will be an invisible rectangle on top of a larger background. Otherwise a longer text could connect with edges of the layer without any padding inside.

In C:/My/Path/To/A/Directory, the processor will create three directories, JPG, PDF and PSD with two files inside each (XXX being the specific extension):

• example-einstein.XXX
• example-planck.XXX

API

TODO

Bugs and issues

The script was tested on Adobe CS6 on Mac. If you find some issues using it, create an issue in the issue tracker on this repository.