Photoshop-Export-Layers-as-Images

This script allows you to export layers in your Photoshop document as individual images at a speed much faster than the built-in script from Adobe. So far it does not feature all the formats that the built-in version does, but more can be added easily upon request. Feel free to contribute to it and make it even more powerful!

This script was originally built as a response to a question on graphicdesign.stackexchange.com.

Make sure to download all files:

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Features:

• Supported export formats:
  • PNG (8 and 24 bit)
  • Targa
  • JPEG
• Handles nesting in grouped layers.
• Export either all layers or visible only.
• Shows current progress and allows to cancel any time.
• Shows proper layer count in advance.
• Files are named either using layer names or automatic layer indices.

You can also see what's coming next and browse some of our performance test results.

Requirements:

Adobe Photoshop CS2 or higher.

How To Use:

1. Open Photoshop
2. File -> Scripts -> Browse...
3. Locate the file, and open it.

Alternatively move the script into the /presets/scripts directory, located by in your Photoshop folder.

Windows: /Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop VERSION/Presets/Scripts/

Mac: /Applications/Adobe Photoshop VERSION/Presets/Scripts/

Version History:

23 June 2014 by Skjorn

• Added progress bars with cancel buttons.
• Slow layer retrieval sped up and moved at the beginning.
• Dialog shows the correct layer count.

8 June 2014 by Skjorn

• Script renamed to match the built-in version.
• The dialog extended.
• Destination folder made selectable.
• Added an option to export only visible layers and fixed visibility toggling after export.
• The script made faster!
• The document doesn't have to be saved and be a layered PSD anymore. Exporting from a temporary working copy is fine.
• Major rewrite of internals.

22 May 2014 by Skjorn

• Added support for Targa (TGA).

2 December 2013 by Justin Wang

• Added support for both PNG-24 and PNG-8

24 May 2013 by Johannes Walter

• Nesting properly handled
• All layers save seperately again (no more stacking).

27 March 2013 by Robin Parmar (robin(at)robinparmar(dot)com)

• preferences stored in object
• auto-increment file names to prevent collisions
• properly handles layer groups
• header added
• code comments added
• main() now has error catcher
• counts number of layers
• many little code improvements

26 Sept 2012 by Johannes Walter

• Original version

Contact:

Please use communication channels on GitHub to write feedback/bugs/suggestions: https://github.com/jwa107/Photoshop-Export-Layers-as-Images/issues