Moving a Vector object in Actions

[Wayland]

Sorry, it's me again...

I'm trying to build an action to put my copyright signature into a picture.

The pictures are of various sizes and orientation and I usually place my signature 50 pixels up from the bottom and 50 pixels from the right.

I've made the signature a vector and saved it as a custom shape so I can insert that into the picture with an action as a layer.

The action can also scale the signature, rotate it slightly and then align it to the right and the bottom which takes care of the positioning regardless of the image size.

The problem I'm having is that all the methods I can find of moving the Vector away from the edge do not record in the action.

I don't want to rasterize the object because they occasionally need rescaling in the finishing touches so "Move layer content" does not seem to work.

What I need it to do is move the object -50 pixels X and Y. What am I missing?

[Juan]

It sound like is a job for small script where it takes the active document size and do a small math operation taking the width and height -50px, but I have no idea if is possible in PL.
I know that this doesn´t help much, sorry.

Cheers
Juan

[akeller]

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[Juan]

Well, the simplest way would be to add 50 px around your logo.

Andreas

There you go and me thinking about scripting

Cheers
Juan

[Wayland]

Sounds like a good idea but how do I add a clear border to my vector?

I'm struggling to find a way to combine a rectangle with my signature that still allows me save it as a shape.

[akeller]

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[Wayland]

Clip art should be fine then, I hadn't thought of that. I'll try it later but I presume I should still be able to deploy it through an action.

The signature is not just simple text unfortunately which is why it is recorded as a vector.

That means I can change the colour to show up on whatever background it finally appears on.

I have a similar action in PS that I use to sign my prints with so it's become a bit of a trade mark I suppose.

[bkh]

What I need it to do is move the object -50 pixels X and Y. What am I missing?

There's a "Move Layer" command well hidden in PL (this is what is being inserted in an action when you change the position in the layer attributes). The command has a checkbox to change it to relative movements. I've set it to -50, -50 in the action below.

Cheers

Burkhard.

[ellhel]

What I need it to do is move the object -50 pixels X and Y. What am I missing?

There's a "Move Layer" command well hidden in PL (this is what is being inserted in an action when you change the position in the layer attributes). The command has a checkbox to change it to relative movements. I've set it to -50, -50 in the action below.

Cheers

Burkhard.

Hello Burkhard,

where can I find the command in PL.

Regards
Helmut

[Wayland]

It's under Filters/Other...

That is one of the first things I tried but for some reason it isn't activated for use with a Vector layer as far as I can see.

[bkh]

It's under Filters/Other...

No, this is something different – it doesn't move the layer but its content. (This step is recorded as "Move Picture", btw.)

"Move Layer" isn't in any of the menus – the only way to record it is by changing the layer position in the Attributes Pane, or by changing the layer position using the layer tool. In either case, you may want to double click on the recorded action step to fine-tune the settings.

Cheers

Burkhard.

[Wayland]

A-ha... I see it now.

So to do this first you record an action with a small change to the position settings in the top of the attribute panel and then edit the action step by double clicking it where the "Relative" check box becomes visible.

That does the job perfectly but it's a tough one to find.

Thank you very much Burkhard, I would have never found that on my own.

Putting that check box in the attributes panel might be one for the suggestions box though...

[Juan]

Hi,

I made a rustic action, it moves the vector layer to the right bottom and 50 px from the borders, there is a pause in the action where you have to select your logo (just click in your logo layer checkmark so the new layer that was created and the logo layer are selected) and click continue in the actions.
From the actions menu choose Merge.

Logo to corner.actions

Cheers,
Juan

[akeller]

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[Wayland]

Thanks Juan but Burkhard's suggestion has already sorted it out for me.

As soon as I work out how to do it I'll post up some of my actions for general use.

Some of them use pre-set tools though so I'm not quite sure if they will work for everyone.



Andreas: I'm glad it's not just me, I feel like a Babe in the Woods at the moment.

I teach people how to use PS so I know my way round it pretty well but I keep looking for things that I'm sure must be here somewhere and get completely lost.

I'm working my way through the Beta version at the moment and trying to get the hang of it so that I'm ready to start teaching people about PhotoLine instead when v.18 comes online.