Photoshop Scripting with Javascript for Beginners (Udemy.com)
Script Photoshop with Javascript and save time!
Created by: Chris Davis
Last updated July 2018
What you will learn
- Understand the Photoshop Javascript document model
- Create custom user interfaces
- Create custom selection paths
- Export multiple types of image formats programmatically
- Work with different color types programmatically
- Create paths programmatically
- Create Layers and LayerSets programmatically
- Work with undo/redo programmatically
- Read data and apply it to Photoshop files programmatically
- Translate, Rotate and Scale images programmatically
- Crop and Trim images programmatically
How it compares
Against the other 188 rated Udemy courses in Photoshop on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.1 out of 5higher than 9% of them
- Reviews71#150 of 189 by number of reviews
- Length1.8 hoursshorter than 87% of them
- Last updatedJuly 2018earlier than 74% of them
Course Description
Javascript is one of the most popular programming languages in the world.
Photoshop is the most used graphic design tool in the world.
If you add Javascript to Photoshop, together they are greater than the sum of their parts.
Photoshop with Javascript was born out of the need to create custom scripts for use in Photoshop without having to build a complete plugin.
I found myself working in media industries where Photoshop was the tool of choice for it’s powerful design features and needed to work smarter to get tasks done.
So I learned how to use Photoshop scripting to my advantage, in this course, I'm going to show you how to get started!
Instructor Details
- 4.1 Rating
71 Reviews
Chris Davis
Hi, I'm Chris,
Programming is a passion of mine and I've worked as an software engineer for nearly 20 years.
I've worked at startups and big corporates. I'm here to share with you things that I've learned along the way.
I work with different technologies, and use the right one for the right job. Today I mainly program in Swift, and often use Javascript and Python.
I'm well versed in different creative applications such as Photoshop/Sketch and use Xcode daily.
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Reviews
By Albert Vilalta Noguera on 9/27/2022
El curso no está mal para iniciarse en el desarrollo de scripts para Photoshop, pero echo mucho de menos más información acerca de las propiedades, los posibles valores y otros detalles de las funciones usadas. Te dice: "Voy a hacer esto", te escribe el código, lo ejecuta, y lección terminada. Me gustaría que profundizara más en ese código, hablara de cada objeto usado, de qué es capaz de hacer y de cómo usarlo más allá del ejemplo actual concreto.
By William Ridgeway on 8/6/2022
So Far So Good!
By John Lapsley on 6/20/2022
super concise, helpful, easy to follow
By Brad Marchant on 3/15/2022
volume too low. Also would like some basic cautions. Like briefly mention that capitalization of some words affects the script. or quickly explain things like const as you go. As a beginner it would make it easier to follow. Overall been very useful!
By Doug Roth on 5/2/2020
Yes it was a good introduction but I would have liked a little more functions for running scripts.
By DE SCHAMPHELAIRE on 1/13/2020
It is a good start. I still know something about javascript for browsers, not for photoshop. So, I can follow the video. At the same time I have to read the javascript Ref to understand.
By Simonetos The Greek on 7/2/2019
The problem is that sometimes it's really hard to understand what instructor says... Even automatic subtitles get confused!!! For example, he can say the word "Document" and the listener listens"Docm" etc!!! I feel really stressed everytime a video starts, because I "spend" my attention to understand what he is really saying and not what he is teaching...
By Rajath Krishnegowda on 2/14/2019
Hands down the best Photoshop Scripting course on the internet. Clear explanation about: UI Parsing JSON files etc All you need is a basic Javascript knowledge (Even if you don't, That's totally fine) and you should be able to easily catch up with what is being thought. You obviously have to practice what you are learning then & there. Only then you actually know what you have been learning. A single suggestion would be: I'm not a Javascript expert, I only wish Chris (Instructor) had given a glimpse about the Adobe API document & how to read it. So that we could explore many more things from what is being thought here. (Although the contents of the Tutorial is sufficient to get through most of the scripts, It isn't too bad to ask is it? Haha) Kudos to Chris! :D
By Robin Winsor on 1/23/2019
Absolutely - there aren't many resources for this API on the net. I'm super pleased to have found an introductory course like this.
By John Donovan on 12/13/2018
Yes, really great, done like an idiot's guide right from the beginning which is ideal for how I like to learn things, plus just the right length so I can watch it in the background whilst I work on something else, and then do a deeper dive on the second watch when I will actually do the tasks and prepare for the particular script I want to do.
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Overall Score : 82 / 100






