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Benny Pedersen
June 3rd, 2007, 04:23 AM
PSE5 - BIG Thumbnails, B&W...
(Used in lower version than PSE5, this ATN would prompt a message...)

On click, the below attachment Action would open the
PSE5 "Convert to Black and White"-menu that wait
for you to click either RGB: More or Less Red or Green or Blue.

For this test, the "Adjust Intensity Slider" was far right,
then I clicked twice "More Red", "OK".

After the "OK" button, the action would repeat the PSE5 B&W menu.

As before, "Adjust Intensity Slider" to far right, Click twice...
and so on, until all six has been clicked.

The result of this was simply six new layers created.

It then dublicate the current document, show all six results
side by side, (see below picture).

The reason for me to create this Action named "BW Multi Convert", is
that those thumbnails that we see when using the B&W convert filter,
is too small...

Benny,
Btw. My knowlede about ATN files is now accelerating very fast,
so you should now know why I'm away forum lots time...

hmmm, to create an ATN similar syntax;
"if_exist_background_rename_it", one could simply write
something like this:

Note: any layer name(s) that has a "#" in name
content a special and hidden character that
one can't press on a keyboard. That's to make
sure that not a wrong layer is selected.
As you should know; if a layer name is repeated,
then PSE and PS would allways take the most bottom layer
that has that name --- newbee ATN makers that always
flatten an image, should read this
Action: if_exist_background_rename
Make layer
Without Below
Using: layer
Name: "*#Flag RB"
Make layer
Without Below
Using: layer
Name: "Background"
Move current layer
To: front layer
Select layer "Background"
Set current layer
To: layer
Name: "Prev Background"
Select front layer
Delete current layer
Select layer "*#Flag RB"
Delete current layer
Since the locked background layer either exist or not, then
it's was very simple to construct the above ATN code.
ehhm, the above code isn't used for the Action below Attachment,
so that was just some additional info.
Anyhow, I also figured out how to execute the PSE5 menu named
"Shadows/Highlight" from ATN, :D, etc... (isn't used here either)...

OOPS, below is the B&W thing...
("Portratits" style is theoretical better, anyway;
I tested using the "Scenic Landscape" style).

Experiments...

GaryK
June 3rd, 2007, 09:19 AM
Thanks Benny

You are working hard at this ATN stuff.:)

Benny Pedersen
June 4th, 2007, 02:42 PM
Thanks Benny

You are working hard at this ATN stuff.:)

Yes. I like programming stuff. Anyway this B&W action maybe is more or less useless but it was interesting to make and I also learned something new.

None wan't to share good Action knowledge so one have to learn it by experiments....

Benny,
Btw.: [EDIT, June 4, 2007]

Some PSE users don't know how to decide the best looking image.
So here is one more (location is the same folder (BW) along
with the previous ATN file).

Click "BW Multi Convert", then select the first doc (Ctrl+Tab).
Select one of the six layers (the one that look best), then
click the new ATN named "Select Best".

What it does is this:
1: Bring the best looking (the one selected) to the front.
2: if the layer "BW 1" was selected, then it delete
the most unwanted layer "BW 4". Merge "BW 2" and "BW 3" 50%.
Merge "BW 5" and "BW 6" 50%.
The final three layers isn't merged but has different opacity.
I will spare you my very long explanation about RGB and lots
other imaginary things, except this experience:
"A compromise (average) is always better than the most worse decision".
The BIG thing in the following ATN code is this:
If one of the three first layer (named: "BW 1", "BW 2", or "BW 3")
was selected, then it switch order of two layers. That is done
by a sub function named "If_123_then_Switch", which included in
the ATN file in below attachment ZIP:

smiles
June 4th, 2007, 02:49 PM
Sounds Great Benny, I downloaded. I will work with it a bit later, and see what I come up with! Thanks Benny

Benny Pedersen
June 4th, 2007, 06:18 PM
Sounds Great Benny, I downloaded. I will work with it a bit later, and see what I come up with! Thanks Benny

:D

I'm not sure :confused: it's useful for other than those who both are constructing ATN files, and has the same, or less ATN knowledge than me self...

Benny

smiles
June 4th, 2007, 07:53 PM
Okay Benny,
I've had a little time to play. So here is my project!

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1phrhN0fPNR02NJDUgv5zDbpIpxkun0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1phrhN0fPNR02NJDUgv5zDbpIpxkun0)

Benny Pedersen
June 5th, 2007, 09:46 AM
Okay Benny,
I've had a little time to play. So here is my project!

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1phrhN0fPNR02NJDUgv5zDbpIpxkun0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1phrhN0fPNR02NJDUgv5zDbpIpxkun0)

Look good :D

The values opacity for the three layers (60, 80, 100) is more or less accidental.
The second action also has a bug (the nt'7 bottom layer Background most be included).
This code seem to work better, (sub function: if_exist_background_hide)

Action: if_exist_background_hide
Make layer
Without Below
Using: layer
Name: "*#Flag Hide Bg"
Make layer
Without Below
Using: layer
Name: "Background"
Move current layer
To: front layer
Link current layer
Layers: layer "*#Flag Hide Bg"
Select layer "Background"
Hide current layer
Select layer "*#Flag Hide Bg"
Delete linked layer



Anyhow, those actions are more temporary solutions.

More useful is this:

If after the ATN "BW Multi Convert", layer "BW 1" and "BW 4" is
mixed in blend mode Difference, it can be used on mask for
modifying the red colors.

1: Ctrl+Alt+B, Portraits, Ok
(pure black and white without selecting any thumbnails.)

2: Layer, New Adjustment Layer, Levels, Ok, Ok

3: Select the layer "BW 1", and copy that layer.
Set Blend Mode Difference. Merge it with "BW 4" (Ctrl+E).
Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C, Select the mask of the upper layer. Alt+Click current levels mask.
Ctrl+V, Ctrl+D.

4: Place "BW 1" as the most top layer (Ctrl+Shift+])

5: Ctrl+G

6: Click the mask. Press Ctrl+L and try the bottom slider from black...white

The top layer could instead be a layer with more/less contrast, a solid color in
Screen Mode, or whatever... (tips: group them all and close the layer eye for those you don't want).

Benny