Adobe Scripting: Your Visual Blueprint to Scripting in Photoshop and Illustrator

Chandler McWilliams9780764524554, 0764524550

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.