How to begin with Photoshop scripting

After years of working with Photoshop I have started to device my own Photoshop scripts to automate my workflow.

My search for formal Photoshop script training produced no concrete results. In the past the Photoshop World Conference has offered Photoshop Scripting workshops.

Acquiring Photoshop scripting skills requires detective work and perseverance. The results are gratifying when a custom Photoshop script adds additional functionality and efficiency to your workflow.

Below is a list of resources I have compiled learn Photoshop scripting.

FORUMS AND BLOGS

TUTORIALS AND TRAINING

TEXT BOOKS AND GUIDES

SCRIPTING TOOLS

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FORUMS AND BLOGS

Adobe Photoshop Scripting Community

https://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop/photoshop_scripting

Independent Photoshop Scripting Community

http://ps-scripts.com/

PHOTOSHOP FOR GEEKS 2008

http://www.tranberry.com/photoshop/photoshop_scripting/PS4GeeksOrlando/IntroScripts/presen tations_materials/ps_geeks_slides.pdf

PHOTOSHOP FOR GEEKS 2007

http://www.tranberry.com/photoshop/photoshop_scripting/tips/photoshopforgeeks2.html

Jeff Tranberry’s blog

http://blogs.adobe.com/crawlspace/category/photoshop-scripting

http://tranberry.com/photoshop/photoshop_scripting/index.html

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TUTORIALS AND TRAINING

Lynda.com

http://www.lynda.com/Photoshop-tutorials/Photoshops-scripting-backbone/289/22351-4.html

Trevor Morris Scripting Photoshop Part 1 and Part 2

http://morris-photographics.com/photoshop/tutorials/index.html

Code School (Javascript)

https://www.codeschool.com/paths/javascript

Tuts+ (Javascript)

http://courses.tutsplus.com/courses/javascript-fundamentals

w3schools

http://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp

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TEXT BOOKS AND GUIDES

Adobe Photoshop Scripting

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/photoshop/scripting.html

Power, Speed & Automation

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Speed-Automation-Adobe-Photoshop/dp/0240820835

Adobe Press: Learn How to Script Adobe Photoshop

http://www.adobepress.com/articles/article.asp?p=433750&seqNum=4

AdobeScripting: Your visual blueprint for scripting in Photoshop and Illustrator

http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Scripting-blueprint-scripting-Illustrator/dp/0764524550/ref=la _B001KE7GZM_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394514490&sr=1-2

Photoshop Speed Clinic

http://www.amazon.com/The-Photoshop-CS2-Speed-Clinic/dp/0321441656

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SCRIPTING TOOLS

Photo Script Builder

http://madebyvadim.tumblr.com/post/71403984777/script-builder-free

This tool was available online for free until recently but has since become unavailable.

The idea behind this tool is excellent. Perhaps it will resurface as a commercial product in the future.

Script UI Builder (User Interface Dialogs)

https://sites.google.com/site/scriptuibuilder/ 

Adobe ESTK (Extended Script Tool Kit CC)

https://creative.adobe.com/products/estk

xtools

http://sourceforge.net/projects/ps-scripts/files/xtools/v2.1/

http://ps-scripts.sourceforge.net/xtools.html

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