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APP - Photoshop <-> SAI Switcher

Drive It!
ps_sai_switcher_ipod.mp4
by Whippy
App: Dim Mon - a screen dimmer for multiple monitors
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InkTales - whatchoo guys think?
Something I got real curious about trying today ^^ and I did it! The video should explain most of it.
Get AutoHotKey here
Get "SAI PS SWITCHER.ahk" here

The only parts you need to fill in inside notepad are:
usual_path=
photoshop=
sai=

Have fun doing the ol switcheroo ^_^

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Published: 9 years, 10 months ago
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Andybanez
9 years, 10 months ago
that mans i'm not the only one having to switch between SAi and Pshop? gosh..i'm surrounded by a SWARM of users having he same issue as much as having to come up and with this insnaely genial idea! O_O
Whippy
9 years, 10 months ago
Oh? Has someone else made another solution to this? I didn't know this was a big issue with so many artists ^//^ I just thought "it would be really cool if this was possible" XD Let me know how you like it :)
EvanSKVRL
9 years, 10 months ago
I'm not really sure of the purpose of this? I mean, SAI can read and write files as PSD, so I don't really get why there's a need for a third program.
Whippy
9 years, 10 months ago
The main purpose of it is ease of use. If you have a PSD file open in Photoshop and you're over in SAI editing the file and save it, then go back to Photoshop, Photoshop isn't going to detect that change. Same thing if you edit in PS and go over to SAI. They aren't aware of any changes at all. So you'd have to go up to File > Recent, then open the file again and click on the prompt. When you first start off though, that file may not even be in the Recent files menu, so then you have to go browse for the file and manually open it, or drag it over from an image viewer. It's just a lot of extra hassle and junk really.

With my program, you never need to worry about which app you have open first or if you've opened the file before in the other app. You just start working on it in one program, save, hit the hotkey, and continue working on it in the other program. It's faster :P
Unistar
9 years, 10 months ago
It allows for faster work-flow maybe? >->
Unistar
9 years, 10 months ago
Wow that's really cool! >u<
Whippy
9 years, 10 months ago
^.^ Whew...thanks! I'm glad somebody thinks so! *snugs*
Keeran
9 years, 10 months ago
omg I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. *My beaver presents their butt* please... take it as a reward.
Whippy
9 years, 10 months ago
9__9 meeeep! *buries his face in that delicious beaver butt* mmmm....fffankyoooo verwee mussssh! ^////^  Hehehe!! I hope you get as much pleasure out of using my script as I do from beaver butt *giggles happily*
Keeran
9 years, 10 months ago
so many character butts i have to make.
Whippy
9 years, 10 months ago
Oh gosh me too x_x i love butts so much....
Maybe it's time to do an all butts picture....
Keeran
9 years, 10 months ago
XD. Other than my South african cheetah, i need to find out what sex i'm gonna make my beaver... Androgyny'd be nice.
Meowz
9 years, 10 months ago
Very nice work Looq! :)
Whippy
9 years, 10 months ago
Thanks Meowzy!
MichaelJBear
9 years, 10 months ago
Whoooaaaaaaahhh Now this is completly crazy and darn practical ...

Just went into your program (Script) héhé glad to see that I still remember my C programing and from I'm seeing ... tell me if I'm wrong but I think that I could ''substitue'' the Photoshop for Adobee Illustrator because it's the same file picture extension (.PSD) and since Sai also use the same ... LOL and maybe this is to dar hilarious ... GIMP also allow the .PSD format ... I'm looking at it ... well if it's what I'm thinking well it seem's that you've created one hell of a darn practical tool open to a lot of possibilities O.O
Whippy
9 years, 10 months ago
^__^ Now you're seeing it like I do! I'm thinking about making a little floating toolbar, maybe it could appear with the press of a hotkey. The icons of each app could be a button, and pushing it opens your file in that app. I'm thinking about making it all customizable. Like having a config window where you set everything up. Or maybe it could be more of a dock. You'd just drag an exe file onto it, it grabs the icon and creates a button for it. I'll have to look into the commandline parameters for some of those apps. ArtRage doesn't open PSDs, your have to go through a menu to import them and it opens another instance everytime you try to open a PSD with it. But for other apps, it's super simple ^^
NioFloofArtist
9 years, 10 months ago
...I'm a little concerned that this might not work for PC users.... could it?
Whippy
9 years, 10 months ago
A PC is all I use :D AutoHotKey is a Windows only app. It won't work with linux or mac without a lot of extra work.
NioFloofArtist
9 years, 10 months ago
Oh sweet! Thanks! =D
NioFloofArtist
9 years, 10 months ago
Also, do you mind showing an example of the Photoshop and SAI path names you use? I'm getting a "Parameter # 2 invalid" error so I assume that I'm not naming my paths right...
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