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Export AECS5 Project Layers as Files
Is there a way to batch export every layer of a project – so that each layer becomes a file with an Alpha Channel?
Any help would be appreciated.
-David Schlosser
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In After Effects, you could use Composition > Save Frame As > Photoshop Layers…. Next, in Photoshop, open the file and use File > Scripts > Export Layers to Files…
Perhaps there is a script that would let you do it directly from AE, though I don’t know of one offhand.
Walter Soyka
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Thank you so much for responding – I may have found what I’m looking for:
https://www.redefinery.com/ae/view.php?item=rd_RenderLayers
I am about to test it now.
Ideally it will result in an individual .mov file for each layer (w/alphas)
-D
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That looks like a really useful script!
The only thing I’d caution you to keep in mind is that transfer modes can’t carry over into your single-layer renders. If you need to reconstruct the project, you’ll have to manually reset the transfer modes.
When I split projects out like this, if I have used any mode other than Normal, I add it to the end of the layer name / file name (for example, “Way Overused Lens Flare – Screen”) so it’s clear how to reconstruct it.
Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
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great advice!
thank you so much!-D
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[Walter Soyka]“Way Overused Lens Flare – Screen”
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Just curious:
Did you find that script by asking on Twitter?
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