Troubleshooting and general tips
- The error message “The command Play is not currently available” means actions or scripts are missing when Photoshop tries to run Poserframes from a droplet or other means of automation. Make sure you’ve followed the installation instructions above. Also, if you have several versions of Photoshop installed, make sure your droplet launches the correct version (the one with Poserframes installed). A workaround is to manually launch the correct version of Photoshop before you run your droplet.
- After having updated to a new major Photoshop version, it seems you need to install the script PoserFrames.jsx in the new /Applications/Photoshop 202x/Presets/Scripts folder, or just move it over from the old folder. Remember to restart Photoshop afterwards and make sure Poserframes shows up in the menu File/Automate.
- If you feel the script is too slow, I’m sorry. I have just not found way to make JavaScript and Photoshop efficient together. The script is written with a progressive disclosure structure, however, which means it will run att different speeds depending on your settings. It will be fastest in crop mode with no added matte and slowest in fancy mode with halation, burn mask edges, scanner artifacts and film burn turned on.
- Use the settings feather_factor_35mm, feather_factor_645, feather_factor_67_square and feather_factor_45 to control how fuzzy the mask edges and rebate edges appear for each aspect ratio. For most tastes, these settings should be left with their preset values.
- If you set transparent_matte to
true
, you need to work with TIFF files for them to save with preserved transparency.