External automation

Photoshop supports some external automation using OLE Automation (Windows) or AppleScript (Mac OS). Using either of these methods lets you start Adobe Photoshop and execute actions externally.

Using external automation lets you perform such tasks as:

• Having another scriptable application generate a series of files, and having Photoshop batch-process them.
• Having Photoshop batch-process files and save them to your Web site.
• Writing a script that runs an action and then shuts down your computer late at night after you've gone home.

Related Subtopics:

Supported Scripting Languages and Platform Issues