Pulze - Post Manager enables you to create Render Post Production Photoshop documents based on custom, and built-in templates, easily update your documents with your latest renders and more-and-more upcoming macro scripts, to make your work easier and streamlined.
Installation
Please close your running Photoshop. Run the downloaded exe and follow the installer’s instructions. After the installation is done start Photoshop and go to Window > Extensions > Pulze Post Manager to run the application. You can dock the lunch button, to your toolbars.
Getting Started
After starting up the Post Manager for the first time, you have to login with your Pulze account. If the login was successful the main user interface will load, where you can choose from the three main menu options.
Compatibility
Photoshop CC 2018+
Here you have the ability to create a new Photoshop document based on a built-in, or a custom template, with your new render elements
1 - Browse
The first step, is to select your rendered images, so post manager can gather all the render elements that might be needed.
Choose your Browse style, then navigate inside your desired folder, and select your files/folder.
Please note, that in case you are using “Folder” browsing style, than in the browser window, your images will not be visible in the browser window!
If the folder you selected has recognizable render elements, you will be automatically taken to the next step.
2 - Create Document
In this step, you can review your settings and inputs:
Extract Layersmasks will create three folders for each Multimatte element in your list, and apply their primary color channels as a layermasks! (Red,Green,Blue)
It will also generate Layermasks from the Luma channels of “ReflectionFilter” and other monochrome render elements. You can change the list of these in the settings menu.
Furthermore, if your multimatte elements have “#” separated nametags in their names, for example; yourprojectname.MultiMatteElement.#Brick#Glass#Concrete.png
than it will name the masked folders respectably.
Please be patient, it may take a few seconds to finish!
Once it’s done, your document is ready to use, and you can close Post Manager.
This feature lets you replace all render elements in your Photoshop document with a brand new one, with just a few clicks!
1 - Analyze Document
Click on Replace Render Elements, and wait a few seconds for Post Manager to look through your file, and find your Render Elements.
It’s important, that these has to be Smart Objects, otherwise they will be ignored.
If the folder you selected has recognizable render elements, you will be taken to the next step.
2 - Browse Render Output Folder
In this step, you can review the list of elements Post Manager has found
3 - Replace Render Elements
4 - Finish
Lay back, get a coffee as it may take up to 3-5 minutes to finish!
Once it’s done, your document is ready to use, and you can close Post Manager.
Continuously expanding toolset!
This part of Post Manager is designed to host a handful of one-click tools and solutions, to overcome some of the repetitive and tedious tasks, that you run into during post processing work!
Let us know if you have a suggestion, and if possible we will implement it!
Features
Launching this script, will generate a template file based on your currently open document. It saves folder structure, blending modes, opacity, and label colors, at the moment.
You can inspect, import and export these templates in Menu > Settings
Launching this script, will create three groups for each layer selected in your document, and apply their primary color channels as masks! (Red,Green,Blue)
Furthermore, if your multimatte elements have “#” separated nametags in their names, for example;
yourprojectname.MultiMatteElement.#Brick#Glass#Concrete.png
Launching this script, will save the Opacity, Blending Mode and Applied Smart Filters, on your selected layer, delete it, then Merge All Visible layers, and apply saved properties.
It will open up the Render Element List Editor, where you can assign “Import All”, “RGB Multimatte” and “Luma Mask” roles to each of your elements, as well as add new Supported render elements to the list.
Launching this script, will collapse all folders in your currently open document.
Launching this script, will rasterize, than convert all you layers into smart objects, resulting in having all layer shown as 100% in scale.
Launching this script, will convert all your Supported Render Elements into smart objects
Launching this script, will rasterize all your Supported Render Elements