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Ok, I see actions all over the internet for Photoshop. However, I rarely see a script for Paint Shop Pro. Scripts and actions are essentially the same thing. So I thought I would take it upon myself to write some scripts for Paint Shop Pro that act the same as some of the actions I see for Photoshop.

For those of you that don’t know what a script or action is I will briefly explain. A script for PSP (Paint Shop Pro) is basically a set of recorded instructions that tell PSP what to do.

I have created a script that will create a blurred frame of an image and place it around the image you are working with. See the photographs below.

Grand baby photograph without the frame

Framed photograph of Grand Son

To download this script just right click here and select “Save Link As”. Then navigate to “My Documents\My PSP Files\Scripts-Trusted” And save it with the default name. The next time you start up Paint Shop Pro it will appear in your scripts list.

To use the Blurred_Frame script you need to have an image loaded into PSP and the Script toolbar turned on. Make sure you have done all the editing you want to do  and have saved the file in the pspimage format. You need to do this because when you run this script it will flatten your image.

There are two ways to run this script. Silent or Interactive. You select the mode by clicking on the toggle in the Script toolbar.

Paint Shop Pro X2 Script Toolbar

The red arrow is pointing to the toggle in this image. The toggle state shown is interactive. This means that when the script runs you will have the option to change each dialogue box before it is executed.

I suggest you run it the first time or two in silent mode. The toggle button will not be highlighted as it is here when it is in silent mode. This mode will run till completion and not allow you to change anything.

After you have run it a few times click on the toggle and change it to interactive. You will then have the opportunity to change the size of the borders or the color and learn just how it works.

Let me know if you like this script or even what I could do to change it. Happy New Year!

Tags: Frame, Paint Shop Pro X2, Script

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