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Using external automation lets you perform such tasks as:
Having another scriptable application generate a series of files, and having Photoshop
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batch-process them.
Having Photoshop batch-process files and save them to your Web site.
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Writing a script that runs an action and then shuts down your computer late at night
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after you've gone home.
If you have further questions about OLE, contact Microsoft Corporation. For questions
about AppleScript, see your Mac OS documentation or contact Apple Computer.
Creating templates for data-driven graphics (ImageReady)
Templates for data-driven graphics streamline how designers and developers work
together in high-volume publishing environments.
About data-driven graphics
Data-driven graphics make it possible to produce multiple versions of an image quickly
and accurately. Let's say, for example, that you need to produce 500 different Web banners
based on the same template. In the past, you had to manually populate the template with
data (images, text, and so on). With data-driven graphics, you can use a script referencing a
database to generate the Web banners for you.
You can turn any image into a template for data-driven graphics by defining variables for
layers in the image. In addition, you can create different sets of variable data to view what
your template will look like when it is rendered.
Using variables
You use variables to define which elements in a template are dynamic (changeable). A
variable's type corresponds to the type of data you want to change in a template. Visibility
variables let you show or hide the content of a layer. Pixel Replacement variables let you
replace the pixels in the layer with pixels from another image file. Text Replacement
variables let you replace a string of text in a type layer.
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Two versions of a Web image based on the same template:
A. Visibility variable B. Pixel Replacement variable C. Text Replacement variable
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