Ever been working on an image and struggled to find which particular combination of adjustments you preferred? Well, Paul Jaruszewski and I have collaborated to build a set of JavaScript programs that will help: The Variations Suite. Each script in the suite will display up to eight previews of your image with different processing options - "treatments" we call them - applied. The scripts will work with the Photoshop CS Scripting plug-in.Each component in the suite will work in a similar fashion, so once you are familiar with the operation of one, you will know how to use them all. When using a V-Suite script in preview mode, the selected treatments can be applied to the current image, or if you get the Plus version the chosen settings may be saved for later use in batch mode.
Variations Suite and Photoshop CS2
Unfortunately, the new scripting plug-in Adobe have provided in Photoshop CS2 has broken the V-Suite scripts. I'm working to find out what needs to be changed. Watch this space!
27 Sep '04: VS-FontLister a utility script that identifies the Postscript names of fonts for use with Signature Variations and Signature Variations Plus.
15 Oct '04 Now Available: Watermark Variation Plus II: combines the functions of Signature Variations and the old version of WV+ so that text and an image can both be used to create a watermark at the same time. Users of SV+ who donated before 20 Sep '04 are eligible to acquire WV+ by donating an additional USD 5, otherwise a donation USD 17.50 is requested for Watermark Variations Plus II.