Adobe Scripting: Your visual blueprintfor scripting in Photoshop and Illustrator (Visual Read Less, Learn More) - Softcover

McWilliams, Chandler

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764524550 ISBN 13: 9780764524554

Publisher: Visual, 2003

Synopsis

* Written by New York graphic design professional Chandler McWilliams, this is the first book about Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator design scripting on the market
* Discusses scripting procedures and techniques for Photoshop and Illustrator using JavaScript
* Explains how to automate tasks such as linking graphics to a database, transforming images, and performing batch processes
* Features more than 500 fully annotated screenshots, expanded introductions, and tips with real-life examples
* CD-ROM contains code examples, a fully searchable version of the book, and sample
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About this title

From the Back Cover

Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you’ll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate more than 100 key Adobe Scripting techniques, including:

• Storing scripts
• Controlling program flow with conditionals
• Converting a string into an array
• Creating new documents in Photoshop and Illustrator
• Making a reference to active documents
• Manipulating and duplicating layers
• Creating geometric shapes
• Applying transformation matrices
• Retrieving font names
• Exporting and importing variables in Illustrator

Bonus CD-ROM!

• Trial version of Adobe Illustrator
• Freeware versions of Adobe Photoshop Scripting plug-in and BBEdit Lite
• Plus code examples and a searchable e-version of the book

Extra Apply It

• "Apply It" and "Extra"sidebars highlight useful tips
• High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task
• Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules

About the Author

Chandler McWilliams received his first Apple IIc when he was in third grade and has been hooked ever since. He attended Columbia College in Chicago where he studied Photography and Film and later graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1998 with a degree in Political Science. In 2002, he earned an MA from the Graduate Faculty at the New School for Social Research.
Taking leave of academia, he started working at The Chopping Block as a Design Technologist creating award-winning Web sites. He has taught at the School of Visual Arts and The Cooper Union. He currently lives in New York City.

Edition details

• Publisher: Visual
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0764524550
• ISBN 13: 9780764524554
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 299