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03/16/2012 01:57:17 AM · #1 |
In Photoshop, if you drop an image onto another one, you have two layers in the same file. How do you reverse that process?
How do I grab one of several layers and save IT - and it alone - as a separate image?
Better still... if I have 5 layers, how do I save each one as its own file in one go?
I was trying to work out apng's - animated PNGs - for an avatar. I had a few screenshots that I needed to layer so I could line them up and crop them to the exact same size, before then separating them again into individual images.
I can't figure out a sane, easy way to achieve that.
Help will be appreciated :-) |
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03/16/2012 02:02:30 AM · #2 |
| Turn off the eyes of the layers except the one of the layer you need to save. Do the same for each layer. |
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03/16/2012 02:06:44 AM · #3 |
File->Scripts->Export layers to files might do the trick for you. This is on CS4.
ETA: Just tested it... it should work fine. Be aware that it will take a bit to run. What it does is delete all the layers so there is just one left then saves that. It does this as a running operation, so each time it saves, it reloads, re-deletes, then saves. Go have some wine while you wait if you have tons of layers :)
Message edited by author 2012-03-16 02:09:38. |
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03/16/2012 02:19:17 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Alexkc:
Turn off the eyes of the layers except the one of the layer you need to save. Do the same for each layer. |
Oh how very interesting! I didn't know visibility impacted saving.... that is very useful to know, thank you!
Originally posted by spiritualspatula:
File->Scripts->Export layers to files might do the trick for you. This is on CS4.
ETA: Just tested it... it should work fine. Be aware that it will take a bit to run. What it does is delete all the layers so there is just one left then saves that. It does this as a running operation, so each time it saves, it reloads, re-deletes, then saves. Go have some wine while you wait if you have tons of layers :) |
Wicked awesome! Don't have to sit and wait for it. Just tried it with three layers and that was certainly quick enough.
Thanks a bunch! |
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03/16/2012 02:24:30 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Beetle:
Originally posted by Alexkc:
Turn off the eyes of the layers except the one of the layer you need to save. Do the same for each layer. |
Oh how very interesting! I didn't know visibility impacted saving.... that is very useful to know, thank you!
Thanks a bunch! |
Yup- this is how I normally save my photos, as there are times when I like a color version and a BW. So, I'll just save it with my steps used for BW conversion as the top layers, then if I want a color jpeg I'll turn off visibility and export.
Glad to be of help! :)
ETA: 3 isn't bad. I was just thinking of when I did a time lapse of a flower opening and it was like 130 frames or something... so I was envisioning that. Still works, just takes a bit!
Message edited by author 2012-03-16 02:27:19. |
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