Macros and workflow

[Jonzinator]

Hello, 

Im looking to create a macro that applies an overlay. The overlay is orientation specific and all images would need to be in the horizontal position before applying the overlay. Is it possible to include an action in the macro that will rotate any vertical images to horizonatal then back to vertical at the end of the macro?

Thanks for any assistance.

 

Troy

 

 

[Callum]

Hi Jonzinator,

Welcome to the forums

If possible could you give an example of the overlay you would like to use?

Thanks

Callum

[John Rostron]

An interesting challenge. I just tried the following, recording as a macro:

1. Start Recording
2. Rotate the canvas 90deg clockwise
3. Add a white rectangle to fill about 75% of the canvas.
4. Flatten Document.
5. Rotate the canvas 90deg anticlockwise.
6. End Recording

This works as expected.

However, if I now start from the original image and run the macro, the white rectangle is in a different position than expected. It seems to be in the position before the second rotation. Despite flattening the document.

John

[R C-R]

2 hours ago, John Rostron said:

An interesting challenge.

Would not the biggest challenge be rotating the images that need it without also rotating the ones that don't?

[nila8000]

Would not the greatest test pivot the pictures that need it without additionally turning the ones that don't?

[Jonzinator]

I do this in Photoshop now by using a javascript that rotates upright images then at the end of the action the script rotates them back. Wanting to move away from Photoshop, not having written the script myself and not really inderstanding how it works, Im hoping for a more stable process in Affinity.

I have included the scripts I use incase they can be of any help.

Thanks for the assistance.

Troy

RotateUpright.js

UndoRotate.js

[John Rostron]

3 hours ago, R C-R said:

Would not the biggest challenge be rotating the images that need it without also rotating the ones that don't?

It would indeed. As far as I know, Affinity Photo does not offer any choice mechanisms in its macros. Roll on the Macro persona, or Scripting persona! Maybe version 1.8, or 1.9 or 2.0 ...

John

[Jonzinator]

Thanks for all the feedback. 

I have included 1 of the overlays that I use. The biggest challange is rotating only the horizontal images to a vertical position then applying the overlay then rotating those images back to their native orentation.

Thanks again for the assistance.

 

Troy

 

SLOPPY WALLETS.psd