Installation of a Variations Suite Script

Scripts

The Javascript files (with a "js" extension) should be copied to:

• On PC systems: <drive>:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Presets\Scripts
• On Mac OSX systems: /Applications/Adobe/Photoshop CS/Presets/Scripts

Where <drive> indicates the location for your Photoshop installation.

Action Set

The scripts require no further effort to be used, but the action file must be loaded into Photoshop CS before the actions can be played. The simplest way to do this, is drag the ATN file from Windows Explorer to the Photoshop desktop. Alternatively, open the Actions Palette menu, and choose "Load Actions..." and navigate to the folder where the action file is stored. If you wish to manually copy the file, the action set file (with an "atn" extension) should be copied to:

• On PC systems: <drive>:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Presets\Photoshop Actions
• On Mac OSX systems: <drive>/Applications/Adobe/Photoshop CS/Presets/Photoshop Actions

Where <drive> indicates the location for your Photoshop installation.

The action set is not required to use the associated Variations Suite script - this can be run using File>Scripts - however, you may find the batch routine helpful.

Editing the Action

By default, the action expects to find the script on drive C. If this is the case, you will need to edit the action. This example is for Velvia Variations, but the same thing must be done for any V-Suite component:

As you can see, the Scripts command runs the batch script from drive C. To replace this command, open the Actions Palette and select this line in the action. Click the record button at the bottom of the Actions Palette, then run File>Scripts> and select the batch file for the V-Suite component you are updating. (If you have installed the scripts in the default location, they will appear in the menu of scripts, otherwise you must browse to the folder where you saved them.) You don't need to have an open image to do this. In fact, it is probably better not to: you will see an error message that there is no open file. Acknowledge the message and then click the stop recording button. Make sure the original command line (with the wrong location) is selected, and delete the line.

Finally, highlight the action set name, open the Actions Palette menu and choose "Save Actions..." to update the ATN file on disk.

For more general information on actions, see the articles Creating Actions and Building A Batch Action.