Scripting Newbie Seeks Help

[Ekim Wahs]

In file/scripts there is already a script for saving layers to files. See if that works for you.

Mike Shaw
Photoshop QE

[Michael Rothenberg]

Thanks. Of course that was the first thing I looked at, but I am looking to do something different and I don’t know how to modify the script.

I want the file exports to ADD each layer to the prior export – in other words, the last export would be a JPEG of the whole file.

Any thoughts?

Michael Rothenberg
Peak Productions

[Ekim Wahs]

Use this to create a new script. It will dupe the doc, then create layer comps setting the visibility for layers from the bottom up. You can then use Layer Comps to files script to save files of the layer comps.

var docRef = app.activeDocument;
var layerCount = docRef.layers.length

var duppedDocument = app.activeDocument.duplicate();
duppedDocument.activeLayer = duppedDocument.layers[duppedDocument.layers.length-1]; // for removing
setInvisibleAllArtLayers(duppedDocument);
setVisibleLayersComps(duppedDocument);

function setInvisibleAllArtLayers(obj) {
for( var i = 0; i < obj.artLayers.length; i++) { //obj.artLayers[i].allLocked = false; obj.artLayers[i].visible = false; } } function setVisibleLayersComps(obj) { var layerCount = obj.artLayers.length -1 for( var i = 0; i < obj.artLayers.length; i++) { //obj.artLayers[i].allLocked = false; obj.artLayers[layerCount].visible = true; compName = obj.artLayers[layerCount].name obj.layerComps.add(compName, '', true, true, true); layerCount = layerCount-1 //compName = artLayers[i].name } } Mike Shaw Photoshop QE

[Michael Rothenberg]

Mike,

Thank you SO much. It never fails to amaze me how much ingenuity and generosity some people show. Of course making the Layer Comps was the way to go! This worked perfectly and I am deeply grateful. This is going to make our workflow SO much easier. Mike, if you’d accept remuneration I’d really like to compensate you in some way. Please contact me directly to discuss.

But in the meantime please accept my sincerest thanks.

All the best,
Mike R.

Michael Rothenberg
Peak Productions