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WARNING: I cannot support these older scripts and there will not be any updates.

There are no guarantees that they will work.

 

Adobe Photoshop Scripts CS5/CS6

     
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CS5/CS6 Script:

Dr. Brown’s Services 2.3.1

Dr. Brown’s Services is a collection of time-saving utilities for designers and photographers. Use the new CS6 Extension Manager to install both the Mac and PC versions. If the Extension Manager does not work on your system, use the manual installation process instead. Installation will require that you be in the ADMINISTRATOR mode on a PC.


This installation includes:

Image Processor Pro

Stack-A-Matic

Place-A-Matic 8-bit

Place-A-Matic 16-bit

Trouble Shooting

Having trouble with any of my scripts? Then be sure and try my "JUST FIX IT" script that will remove all the damaged preference files. This could to the trick to solve your issues.

 

IMAGE PROCESSOR PRO

 

STACK-A-MATIC

PLACE-A-MATIC

 

 

Adobe Photoshop CS6 Installer

Adobe Photoshop CS5 Installer

 

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CS6 (ONLY!): Panel
Edit Layers in ACR 1.1.8

THIS CAN ONLY BE USED WITH

CAMERA RAW  8.1 OR LATER!

This super advanced script will convert a standard layer in Photoshop CS6, into a Smart Object that can be edited with the Adobe Camera Raw tools. This is definitely for advanced users only. This new version supports layer masks, vector masks, and CMYK images. Follow the instructions in the tutorial video very carefully. If you do not set up your preferences correctly then this script will not work. You have been warned.

 

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CS6 (ONLY!): Panel

Adobe Painting Assistant 2.0.4

Turn a photograph into a painting with some help from this step by step guided panel. Take the guess work out of choosing the correct brush. Just click! – And start painting.

If you're interested in learning more about painting, then I highly recommend that you see John Derry's and Tim Shelbourne's web sites. They have an incredible collection of painting knowledge that you should check out.

A n older version that works with CS5 can be downloaded from this location.

Download File

John Derry:

http://expressivepixels.com/

Tim Shelbourne

http://www.timshelbourne

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Adobe Photoshop CS6 (ONLY!)
Adobe Paper Texture Panel 2.0.0

Add textures to images with this great new Panel for Adobe Photoshop. Included with this panel is a wonderful sampler set of textures from Fly Paper Textures.

This new version will allow you to select a folder of your own textures and load them into the panel. Use the fly out menu to access this new feature. WARNING! If you target a folder containing very large images, or more than 20 images, then the loading process may take several minutes. I HIGHLY recommend that you use smaller textures when every possible.

 

Special Bonus!

Download the FREE Natural Bits Taster Pack. This is a special offer from the Russell Brown Show and Flypaper Textures.

 

NATURAL BITS TASTER PACK

 

 

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GERMAN VERSION:

TUTORIAL

CS6 Version Installer

 

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CS5/CS6: Action
Star Trails Action and Layer Opacity Adjustments

Discover the new Star Trail Action that is now built into Adobe Photoshop CS5. Also learn how to adjust the opacity of multiple selected layers.

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CS5/CS6: Action
Smart Image Detailing

Learn to enhance the fine details in an image with this special technique developed by the photographer Calvin Hollywood. This tutorial also demonstrates how to combine these detailing techniques with Smart Objects.

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CS5/CS6 Script:

Stacking Multiple Images with Stack-A-Matic

Dr. Brown’s Services 2.3.1

Posted 08/23/12

Learn some advanced techniques for working with Dr. Brown’s Stack-A-Matic and time-lapse night photography. The images used in this demo are courtesy of Scott Martin Photography.

 

Adobe Photoshop CS6 Installer

Adobe Photoshop CS5 Installer

 

 

 

Adobe Photoshop CS5/CS6 Panels & Actions

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CS5/CS6 Panel: Mike Hale’s Stack Mode Panels

Posted 06/20/11

Special thanks to Mike for letting me demonstrate, and distribute, this great set of panels for Adobe Photoshop CS5 and CS5 Extended.

The first panel is called Mode; it helps users set the Blend Mode for multiple selected layers in Photoshop. The second panel, called Stack Modes, is designed for Photoshop CS5 Extended users and speeds up the process of selecting the different Stack modes from this easy-to-use panel. Both panels are extremely useful and should be added to your toolset.

 

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CS5/CS6 Panel: Cameron McEfee’s GuideGuide Panel

Posted 06/20/11

Special thanks to Cameron for letting me demonstrate, and distribute, this great panel for Adobe Photoshop CS5 and CS5 Extended.

If you’re looking for a great way to automate the creation of guides, or to locate the center of any selection in Photoshop, then Cameron’s GuideGuide panel is for you. You can download this free panel and learn more about using from Cameron’s website: www.cameronmcefee.com/guideguide/

 

Adobe Photoshop Scripts CS5 (Only)

     
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CS5 (ONLY) Script: Dr. Brown’s Services 2.0.6

(Older version with fewer features)

Posted 03/26/11

Dr. Brown’s Services is a collection of time-saving utilities for designers and photographers. Use the new CS5 Extension Manager to install both the Mac and PC versions. If the Extension Manager does not work on your system, use the manual installation process instead.

This installation includes:

Dr. Brown’s 1-2-3 Process

Dr. Brown’s Services

Stack-A-Matic (For CS5 Extended Only)

Place-A-Matic 8-bit

Place-A-Matic 16-bit

Trouble Shooting

Having trouble with any of my scripts. Have they stopped working correctly? Then be sure and try my "JUST FIX IT" script that will remove all the preference files.

Overview Tutorial

Stacks and Placing Tutorial

 

 

 

 

German installers and information

Click here for German tech support

Dr. Brown’s Services

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CS5 (ONLY) Script:

Painting Assistant Panel 1.0.5

Posted 10/14/10

Turn a photograph into a painting with some help from this step-by-step panel. Take the guess work out of choosing the correct brush. Just click and start painting!

Note: this updated version has new warning messages to help with the painting workflow. This panel will work best with a Wacom Intuos 4/5 and an Art Pen.

If you’re interested in learning more about painting, I highly recommend that you check out John Derry’s website. He has an incredible collection of brushes that every Photoshop user should own. expressivepixels.com/artists_brushes.html

 

 

 

German installers and information

Click here for German

tech support

Painting Assistant panel

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CS5 (ONLY) Script:

Edit Layers in ACR 1.1.5

Posted 08/28/11

This super advanced script will convert a standard layer in Photoshop CS5, or CS6, into a Smart Object that can be edited with the Adobe Camera Raw tools. This script will also support layers containing Layer Masks and Vector Masks. I highly recommend that you watch the tutorial movie before using this script.

     
     

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Panels

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CS4 Panel: The Watermark Creator

Version 1.0.7

Posted 5/26/09

You've been asking for an easier way to watermark your photos and now we've got one. The Watermark Creator (brought to you by NAPP) takes advantage of the new technology in Photoshop CS4 to put a watermarking panel right inside of Photoshop. Need to watermark a photo? You got it! Need to watermark 100 of them? No sweat. The Watermark Creator panel takes all the hassle out of watermarking and lets you get back to work (or doing the other things you like to do) a lot faster.

 

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CS4 Panel: The Emailer Version 1.0.5

Posted 7/12/09

Prepping images and attaching them to an email just got a lot easier with the NAPP Emailer panel. This panel takes advantage of new technology in Photoshop CS4 to resize, save, sharpen, and email your photos all in one shot. Check out the video tutorial to see how it works.

 

 

     

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Scripts

 
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CS4: Dr. Brown’s Services 2.0.3 Installer

Posted 3/03/10

Dr. Brown’s scripts are a collection of time-saving utilities for designers and photographers. Use the new CS4 Extension Manager to install both the Mac and PC versions. If the Extension Manager does not work on your system, use the manual installation process instead.

Special Notes:

- This installer can only be used with Adobe Photoshop CS4 and CS4 Extended.

- Dr. Brown’s Stack-A-Matic will only work with CS4 Extended.
- These scripts are for English-based operating systems only! See the German and French versions to the right.

- Note that I have retired several of my scripts in this release.

This installation includes:

1-2-3 Process

Dr. Brown’s Services

Stack-A-Matic (For CS4 Extended Only)

Place-A-Matic 8-bit

Place-A-Matic 16-bit

 

Installer For CS4 Mac and PC

Warning! You must launch the Adobe Extension Manager CS4 first, then open the installer, to avoid a conflict with the CS3 version of the Extension Manager.

 

CS4 Manual Installation Guide

 

German installers and information

Click here for German scripts

Additional German scripts and panels

Email for German tech support

French version and information

Click here for French scripts

     

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Script Tutorials

     
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CS4 Script Tutorial:

Dr. Brown’s 1-2-3 Process

Posted 7/6/2007

Batch process large sets of images the easy way. Works with CS4 and CS4 Extended.

Photoshop CS4 and CS4 Extended

View QuickTime tutorial; 6.6 MB

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CS4 Extended Script Tutorial:

Dr. Brown’s Stack-A-Matic (CS4 Extended Only!)

Posted 7/6/2007

Discover the creative wonders of Stack Modes. This script will only work with CS4 Extended. This script has been updated to work with 16-bit images.

CS4 Extended only!

View QuickTime tutorial; 8.6 MB

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CS4 Script Tutorial:

Dr. Brown’s Place-A-Matic

Posted 7/6/2007

Open multiple images as Smart Objects. Works with CS4 and CS4 Extended.

Alert! - If you are using the CS4 version of Place-A-Matic, the Camera Raw dialog will not open while the script is running. Adjustments to the placed images must be done by double clicking on the placed Smart Objects that are found in the Layers Panel.

Unfortunately, some behaviors shown in my earlier tutorials may not be available in CS4.

Photoshop CS4 and CS4 Extended

View QuickTime tutorial; 7.2 MB

     
     
   

Dr. Brown's Adobe Photoshop CS3 Scripts Archive

     
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CS3: Dr. Brown's Services 1.9.4 Installers

Posted 12/7/2007

Install all of the Dr. Brown Services with a click of a mouse. This installer takes all the trouble out of loading scripts into the correct locations. It is also designed to update any previous installation, and the installer application can be used to uninstall the scripts from your computer as well. To learn more, be sure and watch the tutorials for all of these scripts. To view these tutorials, click on the corresponding links found below.

WARNING! - Do not run this installer if you have Photoshop CS2 or CS4 on your system! These scripts will ONLY work with CS3 and CS3 Extended. Also, there are situations where my scripts will just not work on some computers. I apologize if your computer has this unsolved problem.

 

 

Easy Installer For Mac

Download Installer 1.9.4 / ZIP; 1.7 MB

Manual Installation For PC

Sorry, the Easy Installer for the PC is not working correctly at this time. Please use the manual installation process to load these scripts.

Download Manual Install / ZIP; 28 KB

 

Special Release Notes

Download Release Notes PDF; 56 KB

 

German Installer für CS3

Dr. Brown's Services 1.9.4 has been translated into German. Check out this site.
Deutsche Version Von Dr. Brown's Services

     

Dr. Brown's Script Tutorials

     
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CS3 Script Tutorial:

Dr. Brown's 1-2-3 Process

Posted 7/6/2007

Batch process large sets of images the easy way.  Works with CS3 and CS3 Extended.

Photoshop CS3 and CS3 Extended

View QuickTime Tutorial; 6.6 MB

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CS3 Extended Script Tutorial:

Dr. Brown's Background Remover

Posted 7/6/2007

Introducing a new script from the notorious pirate, Dr. Brown. Discover amazing video compositing treasures when you use this script to remove a selected background color. Beware maties! This script works best, if you be use'n high quality video files. This script will only work with CS3 Extended.

 

For Photoshop CS3 Extended Only

View QuickTime Tutorial; 21.6 MB

 

Pirate Sample Video file:
Download Sample File; 5 MB

iStock photo used in this tutorial:
File Number: 1770814

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CS3 Extended Script Tutorial:

Dr. Brown's Stack-A-Matic

Posted 7/6/2007

Discover the creative wonders of Stack Modes. This script will only work with CS3 Extended.

For Photoshop CS3 Extended Only

View QuickTime Tutorial; 8.6 MB

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CS3 Script Tutorial:

Dr. Brown's Caption Maker

Posted 7/6/2007

Add metadata captions to images from the Bridge. Works with CS3 and CS3 Extended.

Photoshop CS3 and CS3 Extended

View QuickTime Tutorial; 7.4 MB

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CS3 Script Tutorial:

Dr. Brown's Place-A-Matic

Posted 7/6/2007

Open multiple images as Smart Objects. Works with CS3 and CS3 Extended.

Alert! - If you are using the CS3 version of Place-A-Matic, then the Camera RAW dialog will NOT open while the script is running. Adjustments to the placed images must be done by double clicking on the placed Smart Objects, that are found in the Layers Panel.

Unfortunately, the CS2 behavior that is shown in some of my earlier tutorials is not available in CS3 and CS4.

Photoshop CS3 and CS3 Extended

View QuickTime Tutorial; 7.2 MB

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CS3 Script Tutorial:

Dr. Brown's Merge-A-Matic

Posted 12/9/2007

Open, and combine, multi-layered Photoshop files into one layered document. Works with CS3 and CS3 Extended.

Photoshop CS3 and CS3 Extended

View QuickTime Tutorial; 3.4 MB

     
     

Adobe Photoshop CS2 Scripts

     
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Dr. Brown's Services 1.5.1
Posted 9/18/06

This is a set of time saving scripts for Adobe Photoshop CS2. Sorry, this version is designed computers running English based operating systems only.

Services Include:

  • Dr. Brown's 1-2-3 Process: Easy Images Processing
  • Merge-A-Matic: Combines multiple images into one layered file
  • Place-A-Matic: Creates Smart Objects the easy way.
  • Caption Maker: Adds metadata captions to your images
  • Auto Correct: Automatically corrects color images
  • Manual Correct:Manually corrects color images
  • Black-n-White: Converts color images to Black and White

QuickTime Tutorials

English Version

Merge-A-Matic & Place-A-Matic Tutorials; 15.9 MB

Caption Maker Tutorial; 9.5 MB

Dr. Brown's 1-2-3 Process Basic Tutorial; 11.6 MB

Dr. Brown's 1-2-3 Process Advanced Tutorial; 18.9 MB

Auto Correct, Manual Correct, B&W Tutorials; 10.5 MB

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Dr. Brown's Services 1.5.1 Easy Installer


Install all of the Dr. Brown Services with a click of a mouse. These installers take all the trouble out of loading scripts into the correct locations. This installer is also designed to update any previous installation of Dr. Brown's Services.

 

Easy Installer for Macintosh

English Version

Download Dr. Brown's MAC Installer 1.5.1 / ZIP; 2.2 MB

 

Easy Installer for Windows

English Version

Download Dr. Brown's WIN Installer 1.5.1 / ZIP; 668 KB

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Dr. Brown's Services 1.5.1 Manual Installation


Nothing is perfect. If the Easy Installer does not run correctly on your machine, please follow the installation instructions found in the READ ME file. The Macintosh, and Windows scripts can be downloaded by clicking on the link to the right.

 

German Version Available!
One of my talented viewers has translated Dr. Brown's Services. If you are interested, check out this site.
Deutsche Version Von Dr. Brown's Services

Manual Installation Files

English Version

Download Dr. Brown's Services 1.5.1.jsx / ZIP; 28 KB

     
 

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Russell Brown
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