Source code for photoshop import plugin

Abdolhosein Vakilzadeh Ebrahimi

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Mar 30, 2003, 12:27:09 AM3/30/03

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Dear Photosopers:

Do you know/have any source code for and import plugin for photoshop
for a format which supports layers.

I need this tool to import my own multi layer files into photoshop,
any other solutions is appreciated.

Thanks

A.V.Ebrahimi
vakil...@kzlabs.com

Toby Thain

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Mar 31, 2003, 7:39:31 AM3/31/03

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In article <b90d4d8b.03032...@posting.google.com>,

vakil...@kzlabs.com (Abdolhosein Vakilzadeh Ebrahimi) wrote:

> Dear Photosopers:
>
> Do you know/have any source code for and import plugin for photoshop
> for a format which supports layers.

AFAIK no plugin type can handle more than one layer at a time. I suggest
generating PSD files directly, outside of Photoshop. The format is
documented in the SDK.

Toby

Marc Pawliger

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Mar 31, 2003, 10:22:44 AM3/31/03

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In article <b90d4d8b.03032...@posting.google.com>,

Abdolhosein Vakilzadeh Ebrahimi <vakil...@kzlabs.com> wrote:

> Do you know/have any source code for and import plugin for photoshop
> for a format which supports layers.

> I need this tool to import my own multi layer files into photoshop,
> any other solutions is appreciated.

The Import/Aquire API does not support creating a layered file.

--marc

Vizros Plug-ins

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Mar 31, 2003, 8:18:47 PM3/31/03

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You can check the the SDK example.

Tony G. Smith
Vizros - Realist 3D page curl plug-ins and more
Demo at http://www.vizros.com/vphelp/vrpicture.html

vakil...@kzlabs.com (Abdolhosein Vakilzadeh Ebrahimi) wrote in message news:<b90d4d8b.03032...@posting.google.com>...

Abdolhosein Vakilzadeh Ebrahimi

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Mar 31, 2003, 11:21:43 PM3/31/03

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But photoshop SDK is no more free available!

A.G.

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Apr 1, 2003, 7:24:28 PM4/1/03

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Abdolhosein Vakilzadeh Ebrahimi <vakil...@kzlabs.com> wrote:

>> AFAIK no plugin type can handle more than one layer at a time.
>> I suggest generating PSD files directly, outside of Photoshop.
>> The format is documented in the SDK.

> But photoshop SDK is no more free available!

Yes, I think it's a real shame! Although I can somehow understand the
new Adobe policy in order to protect "Adobe-owned intellectual
property", I cannot see any valid reason for discontinuing the
distribution on their site of the *free* Phostoshop 6.0 SDK, since it
can still be used to develop plug-ins for Photoshop 7... At least under
Mac OS, it is just a matter of building an extra "carbonized" version of
the plug-in, and optionally wrap the two versions into a single
package...

BTW, the document "Adobe Photoshop 6.0 File Formats Specification -
Version 6.0 Release 2 November 2000" may still be available from the
web. Try a Google search with the string "ps6ffspecsv2".

But have the different file formats changed a lot between 6.0 and 7.0 ?
Like most Photoshop developers/hobbyists now, I have absolutely no
idea/clue about that too!

HTH,

--A.G.

A.G.

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Apr 2, 2003, 6:30:36 AM4/2/03

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A.G. <nos...@nopam.nospam> wrote:

> can still be used to develop plug-ins for Photoshop 7... At least under
> Mac OS, it is just a matter of building an extra "carbonized" version of
> the plug-in, and optionally wrap the two versions into a single
> package...

I forgot to mention that one also has to add an appropriate carbon code
property in the 'PiPL' resource. You can get more information by
searching <http://groups.google.fr/> with: 'ppcb' AND 'PiPL'

HTH,

--A.G.