Description
“Parse Color Book File” is a color books utility script using the JSON Action Manager scripting library.
This stand-alone script written in JavaScript is used to parse a Photoshop color book file (.acb) into a JSON text file.
The utility script Generate Color Book File performs the reverse operation, i.e., converts a JSON text file into a Photoshop color book file (.acb).
The information about the color book file format comes from two main sources:
By default, color components are listed raw, exactly as they appear in the .acb file, with values ranging from 0 to 255.
It is also possible to obtain instead the actual color components values: in that case, extra conversion is automatically performed as follows (final rounding would only be necessary if the percentage values needed to be displayed as integers):
CMYK color space:
cyan = (255 - components[0]) / 255 * 100; // 0% to 100%
magenta = (255 - components[1]) / 255 * 100; // 0% to 100%
yellowColor = (255 - components[2]) / 255 * 100; // 0% to 100%
black = (255 - components[3]) / 255 * 100; // 0% to 100%
Lab color space:
luminance = components[0] / 255 * 100; // 0% to 100%
a = components[1] - 128; // -128 to 127
b = components[2] - 128; // -128 to 127
RGB color space:
red = components[0]; // 0 to 255
green = components[1]; // 0 to 255
blue = components[2]; // 0 to 255
Parsed color book file [raw color components]:
ANPA Color (rawComponents).json
Parsed color book file [actual color components]:
ANPA Color (actualComponents).json
This script can be used in Adobe Photoshop CS3 or later. It has been successfully tested in CS4 on Mac OS X, but should be platform agnostic.
This Software is copyright © 2013-2016 by Michel MARIANI.
This Software is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) v3.
Download the Zip file and unzip it.
Move the script to the Presets/Scripts folder in the default preset location of the Adobe Photoshop application. On next launch, the script will appear in the File>Automate submenu.