: Hi Karl, : It needs to be an editable PS text layer that simply has the file name as the only variable. : : I want to include the script in an action. if you're open to suggestions and the sole goal is to rapidly add text to an image.. and have access to a windows machine irfanview will do a couple of hundred megs of files in a few seconds open irfanview, press B <batch> (navigate to folder containing images, select and choose 'add') select 'advance options' (bottom right) 'hints' under the text box tell you $F puts the file name on the image set everything else as you'd expect, eg: X-Coord: 2, Width: 675; Left Bottom Y-Coord: 2, Height: 15 Text: $F ©2007 Herschel Mair Font: Copperplate Gothic Light, Size 12 Text Alignment: Left press OK press OK again select batch rename (then set rename options - $N is same as original) choose your output foilder hit start it'll take a second or two and it will be done :) it really is very simple and amazingly fast k
