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Adobe Photoshop CS3 Scripting Guide
VBS
Set chanRef = docRef.Channels.Add
chanRef.Name = "My Channel"
chanRef.Kind = 3 'psSelectedAreaAlphaChannel
docRef.Selection.Store docRef.Channels("My Channel"), 2
'PsSelectionType is 2 (psExtendSelection)
JS
var chanRef = docRef.channels.add()
chanRef.name = "My Channel"
chanRef.kind = ChannelType.SELECTEDAREA
docRef.selection.store(docRef.channels["My Channel"], SelectionType.EXTEND)
To restore a selection that has been saved to a
AS
set myChannel to make new channel of current document with properties ¬
{name:"My Channel"}
load selection of current document from channel "My Channel" of ¬
current document combination type extended
VBS
selRef.Load docRef.Channels("My Channel"), 2
'PsSelectionType is 2 (psExtendSelection)
JS
selRef.load (docRef.channels["My Channel"], SelectionType.EXTEND)
See section
selections.
Working with Channel Objects
The
Channel
You can create, delete, and duplicate channels or retrieve a channel's histogram and change its kind. See
'Creating New Objects in a Script' on page 21
You can set or get (that is, find out about) a
and Storing Selections' on page 44
channel.
Changing Channel Types
You can change the
demonstrate how to change a masked area channel to a selected area channel:
Note:
Component channels are related to the document mode. Refer to Photoshop CS3 Help for
information on channels, channel types, and document modes.
'Understanding Clipboard Interaction' on page 54
object gives you access to much of the available functionality on Photoshop CS3 channels.
of any channel except component channels. The following examples
kind
Photoshop CS3
object, use the
Channel
for information on creating a
object's type using the
Channel
for script samples that demonstrate how to create a selected area
Scripting Photoshop CS3
load (Load/load)
for examples on how to copy, cut and paste
object in your script.
Channel
property. See
kind
45
method.
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