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[ 57 ]Load Multiple DICOM Files:
Designed for the medical industry,
this converts frames from DICOM
(Digital Imaging and Communications
in Medicine) files into layers and loads them
into Photoshop.
Statistics: Automatically load images into a stack and apply
a Stack Mode (mathematically based functions that can
be used for things such as noise reduction or removal of
unwanted content).
Browse: Use this option to look for scripts you’ve down-
loaded onto your computer.BRIDGE AUTOMATION
As mentioned, several of the options found under either
File>Automate or File>Scripts can also be accessed from
within Bridge. One of the advantages of accessing these
commands in Bridge is that you can visually choose the
documents with which you want to work, as opposed to
deciding based on just filenames. And in some automations,
accessing them from Photoshop would mean they’d apply
to every document in a folder, so if you wanted to only work
with select documents, Bridge offers more control.
Let’s say, for example, you’ve saved a series of layered
PSD files into the same folder as the original JPEG files, and
wanted to create flattened TIFF copies from just the PSDs.
In Bridge, you could select just the PSD files (made even
easier using the Filter panel) and then run Image Processor
(Tools>Photoshop>Image Processor). In the resulting dialog,
choose a destination (you can choose Save in Same Location
because a new folder will be created to contain the resulting
images), and the File Type (JPEG, PSD, or TIFF). If you wantexample, if the file is in RGB then change it to CMYK; other-
wise, don’t change it.
Fit Image: Again, often used in an action to constrain the
longest measurement of an image to a specific size.
Lens Correction: A Batch process to apply lens correction
to multiple images.
Merge to HDR Pro: Use this to choose two or more images
from a set of exposures to merge and create a high dynamic
range image. (Camera Raw offers this option with RAW
files.)
Photomerge: Select multiple images to merge and create
a panoramic image. (Camera Raw offers this option with
RAW files.)The Scripts menu offers these choices:
Image Processor: A batch command to convert file for-
mats, for example, PSD files into JPEG or TIFF files. (Bridge
also offers access to the same automation with the advan-
tage of visually choosing your images.)
Delete All Empty Layers: As the name says, this script will
delete all layers that are empty, which is useful to make a
more compact Layers panel.
Flatten All Layer Effects: This script will make all layer
effects (Drop Shadow, Stroke, etc.) permanent (and no lon-
ger editable). As a proponent of working nondestructively,
I’d suggest using this with great caution (or as a last resort).
Flatten All Masks: Same story here as the previous com-
mand: this will apply (and remove) all the masks in your
document. Do you really want to do that?
Script Events Manager: An interesting idea that lets you
add a script that in effect says, “Every time you do X, make Y
happen.” For example, you could add a script that says every
time you open a document, convert it to a smart object.
Sounds like it could be a good idea, but in reality it may not
be. Think of this as, “Every single time, without exception,”
and you can start to see how this could become more trou-
ble than help. In some circumstances this could be useful, as
long as you remember to turn it off when you’re done!
Load Files into Stack: Used to combine two or more
images into something called an image stack, where each
image is on its own layer in the same document. Typically,
this is used when you have several images taken at the same
location and you want to use stack-based commands to
remove information.