Professional Photoshop Scripting is released!

Davide Barranca — February 13, 2019 — 2 Comments

After 10 months since the launch of the Early Access Program, I am incredibly happy to announce that my book is now complete! Read the full report below.

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A New Course on Adobe CEP Panels: Native Installers and Automation!

Davide Barranca — January 23, 2018 — 10 Comments

After Adobe Photoshop HTML Panels Development, I’ve now published a new Course, titled “The Ultimate Guide to Native Installers and Automated Build Systems”!
For which title the gods of software development and copywriting will forgive me.

Curious?

In Coding, HTML Panels Adobe, automation, CEP, course, html panels, Native Installer

The Adobe Photoshop HTML Panels Development Course is available!

Davide Barranca — March 28, 2016 — 13 Comments

I’m happy to officially announce that the Adobe Photoshop HTML Panels Development course – Build and Market Adobe Creative Cloud extensions – is finally available! Visit the project minisite for all the information and the special launch price offer, or read along.

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Spectrum CSS Vue.js Component: DropDown

Davide Barranca — December 16, 2018 — 1 Comment

In a previous post I have introduced the recently open-sourced Spectrum CSS. Here, I’ll be demonstrating how to use them to build a simple Vue.js DropDown component

In Coding, HTML Panels, VueJS CSS, spectrum, vue.js

ESTK to be replaced by a Visual Studio Code plug-in

Davide Barranca — December 12, 2018 — Leave a comment

Please do yourself a favour and read this Medium post by Lead Technical Evangelist Ash Ryan Arnwine about the future of the ExtendScript ToolKit.

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Adobe Spectrum CSS open-sourced!

Davide Barranca — November 18, 2018 — Leave a comment

In case you’ve missed the news, Adobe has open-sourced the Spectrum CSS – the stylesheets they’re using for Photoshop’s own CEP Panels

In Coding, HTML Panels

Professional Photoshop Scripting EAP Update

Davide Barranca — June 11, 2018 — 2 Comments

I’ve added 60 pages to accommodate an amazing new chapter on Adobe Generator! The book is now 388 pages strong and packed with exclusive content found nowhere else.

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Automated check for corrupted image files with Python and ImageMagick

Davide Barranca — May 8, 2018 — 2 Comments

How do you check if an image file (tiff, psd, psb) is corrupted, other than looking at its thumbnail with Bridge, or opening it on Photoshop? With a small Python script and ImageMagick! Read along.

In Coding, Photoshop corrupted, image python, imagemagick, integrity check

Professional Photoshop Scripting Course – Early Access Program

Davide Barranca — April 20, 2018 — 5 Comments

I’m glad to announce that I have opened the Early Access Program to my new and very much awaited Professional Photoshop Scripting course!

In Coding, Photoshop

Luminosity Masks: How Does It Really Work?

Scott Murdock — March 10, 2018 — 2 Comments

In this guest post, the Photoshop developer Scott Murdock tackles the apparently familiar topic of Luminosity Masks – with very interesting findings for anybody using them. Enjoy!

Everywhere you go you read about Luminosity Masks – I’m really surprised it doesn’t have its own Wikipedia Page! (Maybe I’ll take care of that). It is truly a great tool to have in your toolbox, very powerful when used correctly. It’s greatness by simplicity. But how does it works? Not in the sense “how to create it”, but what really happens behind the scenes?

In Coding, Photoshop Luminosity Mask