ImageTracing.jsx

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ImageTracing.jsx

DESCRIPTION

This sample gets files specified by the user from the 
selected folder and batch processes them and saves them 
as AI files in the user desired destination with the same 
file name after tracing the raster arts in the files.
 
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// Main Code [Execution of script begins here]

// uncomment to suppress Illustrator warning dialogs
// app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;

// Collectable files
var COLLECTABLE_EXTENSIONS = ["bmp", "gif", "giff", "jpeg", "jpg", "pct", "pic", "psd", "png", "tif", "tiff"];
   
var destFolder, sourceFolder;

// Select the source folder
sourceFolder = Folder.selectDialog( 'Select the SOURCE folder...', '~' );
//sourceFolder = new Folder("C:/Users/<Username>/Desktop/1");

if(sourceFolder != null)
{
    // Select the destination folder
    destFolder = Folder.selectDialog( 'Select the DESTINATION folder...', '~' );        
    //destFolder = new Folder("C:/Users/<Username>/Desktop/2");
}

if(sourceFolder != null && destFolder != null)
{
        //getting the list of the files from the input folder
        var fileList = sourceFolder.getFiles();
        var errorList;
        var tracingPresets = app.tracingPresetsList;

        for (var i=0; i<fileList.length; ++i)
        {
            if (fileList[i] instanceof File)
            {
                 try
                 {                
                        var fileExt = String(fileList[i]).split (".").pop();
                        if(isTraceable(fileExt) != true)
                            continue;
                        
                        // Trace the files by placing them in the document.

                        // Add a document in the app
                        var doc = app.documents.add();
                        
                        // Add a placed item
                        var p = doc.placedItems.add();
                        p.file = new File(fileList[i]);
                        
                        // Trace the placed item
                        var t = p.trace();
                        t.tracing.tracingOptions.loadFromPreset(tracingPresets[3]);
                        app.redraw();
 
                        var destFileName = fileList[i].name.substring(0, fileList[i].name.length - fileExt.length-1) + "_" +fileExt;
                        var outfile = new File(destFolder+"/"+destFileName);
                        doc.saveAs(outfile);
                        doc.close();
                }
                catch (err)
                {
                        errorStr = ("Error while tracing "+ fileList[i].name  +".\n" + (err.number & 0xFFFF) + ", " + err.description);
                        // alert(errorStr);
                        errorList += fileList[i].name + " ";
                }
            }
       }
       fileList = null;
       alert("Batch process complete.");
}
else
{
       alert("Batch process aborted.");
}

 sourceFolder = null;
 destFolder = null;
 
function isTraceable(ext)
 {
     var result = false;
     for (var i=0; i<COLLECTABLE_EXTENSIONS.length; ++i)
     {
          if(ext == COLLECTABLE_EXTENSIONS[i])
          {
            result = true;
            break;
          }
    }
    return result;
}