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SpaceRay
SpaceRay

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I have since long time ago had wished that FF could be able to load or import MULTIPLE images from a folder instead of ONLY ONE each time but it was not possible

Could there be any possible way with an Script to load hundreds of images into bomber plus taken from a selected folder? I mean all the images from that folder and not selectively

If not possible with a script could be maybe possible with an external tool that makes a bridge to do it?

What I want is to make this shown here

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SpaceRay
SpaceRay

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Or bigger collage

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SpaceRay
SpaceRay

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Also using FF it could be possible to randomly distribute the images with different slight rotations as shown here

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SpaceRay
SpaceRay

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I thought that bomber plus would Not only import or load them, it would also apply some simple photo effects to each image and so you would make a unique collage that is not possible with any other software. I do not know if Studio Artist 5.5 could be able to do this

I remember that this was already asked some years ago and it was told that it was not possible to do because of the possible limitations of FF arquitecture and LUA scripting


But maybe could not made inside of FF, but Could there maybe done with an external tool that makes a bridge to be able to do it?

maybe someone that is new to FF that knows scripting could do it now

Thanks very much for any possible help
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FFCreator
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Some considerations without scripting.

You can add as many ColorMapControls in a filter as you want.
A ColorMapControl can contain an image that you choose (use the "Allow images" checkbox).
So designing a filter with multiple different images is not the problem (?)

But I assume you want to load all the (hundreds) images (in a folder) at once(?)
Each filter has a associated text file (right click on a filter name and choose "Locate File" to see its location).
An external tool that handles the filter (text) file can replace all the image filenames of the ColorMapControls (or do some more advanced stuff).

But I think to use 100 images in a filter you need to design a filter with 100 ColorMapControls before you can substitute the filenames.
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SpaceRay
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Thanks very much FFCreator

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FFCreator wrote:
You can add as many ColorMapControls in a filter as you want.
A ColorMapControl can contain an image that you choose (use the "Allow images" checkbox).
So designing a filter with multiple different images is not the problem (?)


Sorry that I did not explain it correctly and show what is really the problem. You are totally right that you can have a filter with a hundred images with a 10 map switch of color map control input (or even a thousands images with 10 groups of these 10 map switchs) and this is not the problem.

The problem is LOAD MANUALLY one by one EACH image into each one of the 100 color controls, that would take a very long time.

Here is Skybase that showed that it is possible to have 10 map switch input and he also is right that this is not a good way to do it as you would cry when you have to select each one of the color controls to load each one

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SpaceRay
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LAB#3015 Skybase page 22

Well somebody had to do it right?
Here's everybody's nightmare come true: 100 input bomber.


The image above comes from this thread

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FFCreator wrote:
But I assume you want to load all the (hundreds) images (in a folder) at once(?)


YES, exactly, this is what I want, you nailed it. Sorry I did not tell exactly it above.

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FFCreator wrote:
But I think to use 100 images in a filter you need to design a filter with 100 ColorMapControls before you can substitute the filenames.


Of course, I agree that as I have showed above you must make first the filter with 100 Color controls and I can upload it here (I have to search for it first)

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FFCreator wrote:
An external tool that handles the filter (text) file can replace all the image filenames of the ColorMapControls (or do some more advanced stuff).


So do you mean that IF I take all the time needed to fill manually one by one each of the 100 color controls it could be possible then later to load another 100 different images with an external tool that would replace the filenames?

Sorry that I do not know about scripting or coding, How would the external tool know what the new images filenames are?

do you mean this?

ffsubstitute

Thanks very much for your help
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SpaceRay
SpaceRay

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So, now I could try it, I have downloaded it and have seen that it already includes the filter with 100 color controls and a PDF with instructions, so I will read the instructions included and see If I can use it.

Thanks very much and is great that it is already available and ready to use.

I have searched in the forum and I found this from you

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FFCreator wrote:
I made a little tool "FFSubstitute".

It is a GUI based tool to substitute multiple filenames of images in a Filter Forge (5) filter (actually in a copy of it).
Images of Color Controls with names that match the pattern Image##xyz will be replaced (substituted) by the sel ected filenames in FFSubstitute. So it is possible to substitute 999 image names at once (Image##001 .. Image##999)!

FFSubstitute can be used in every filter that has Color Controls with the property “Allow images” set. Color Controls with names that don’t match the pattern Image##xyz will not be changed.

You can download it for free from my website.
In the download package you 'll find an adapted version of the "100 input Bomber" filter (original autor Skybase) for demo purposes and instructions to use.
I have tested the tool with Filter Forge 5 and the adapted "100 input Bomber filter".

Let me now if it is useful for you.


And I was in this thread and I was writing and answer but I totally forgot about it and really did not test it
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regidark
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Hello everyone! I would like to know if this tool "FFsubstitute" is available somewhere to download because it wouldn´t load the website.
Thanks a lot in advance
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SpaceRay
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regidark wrote:
I would like to know if this tool "FFsubstitute" is available somewhere to download because it wouldn´t load the website.
Thanks a lot in advance


Well I have it but is 1200 kb and the forum only allows 1000 kb so I would need to send it by email. So send me an message and I can send it.
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