Re: How to attach arbitrary information to a document opened in Photoshop

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toby
Apr 11, 2006
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François Robert wrote:
Dear NG

I am writing a set of plugins for Photoshop CS2 …
I would like
to attach a unique ID to the newly opened document, …
I have read the PS9 SDK and it seems to me that the Pseudo-resources suite would provide what I need. …
My questions are :
a) If Pseudo-resources are indeed IRB, then they are persisted in the PSD files (and the JPG / TIFF too) when the user saves the document they are attached to. Correct ?

Yes.

b) Can I create IRB / pseudo resource with arbitrary IDs ? (that is, Photoshop has a documented set of IRB IDs. How do I add my own ?)

I imagine you would try to register your own type with Adobe.

c) …

d) Alternatively, Is there a way of getting / setting this extra info in a more direct way, from the automation plugins themselves ?

Have you considered using File Info metadata such as keywords?

–Toby



Any help appreciated.
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François Robert
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