Export Layers to Files: How to keep canvas size
Hello
I need to export hundreds of layers to PNG-Files.
Unfortunately the Script crops to the layer's boundary so every file has different dimensions. How to keep the canvas size of the PSD in the exported files?
Thanks for your help
PS-Version: MacOS, CS 5.1
un-check trim if that does not work then
http://www.filesresidence.com/File/acf00llbo09pg# try this version it may do what you want.
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// enable double clicking from the Macintosh Finder or the Windows Explorer
#target photoshop
//=================================================================
// Globals
//=================================================================
var exportPath = "/Users/pedr/Documents/Work/Clients/Pathways/Learning_Hub/Source/Comics/export";
exportPath = exportPath + '/layers';
// UI strings to be localized
var strTitle = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Title=X2L");
var strButtonRun = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Run=Run");
var strButtonCancel = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Cancel=Cancel");
var strHelpText = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Help=Please specify the format and location for saving each layer as a file.");
var strLabelDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Destination=Destination:");
var strButtonBrowse = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Browse=&Browse...");
var strLabelFileNamePrefix = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/FileNamePrefix=File Name Prefix:");
var strCheckboxVisibleOnly = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/VisibleOnly=&Visible Layers Only");
var strLabelFileType = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/FileType=File Type:");
var strCheckboxIncludeICCProfile = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/IncludeICC=&Include ICC Profile");
var strJPEGOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/JPEGOptions=JPEG Options:");
var strLabelQuality = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Quality=Quality:");
var strCheckboxMaximizeCompatibility = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Maximize=&Maximize Compatibility");
var strTIFFOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/TIFFOptions=TIFF Options:");
var strLabelImageCompression = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/ImageCompression=Image Compression:");
var strNone = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/None=None");
var strPDFOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/PDFOptions=PDF Options:");
var strLabelEncoding = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Encoding=Encoding:");
var strTargaOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/TargaOptions=Targa Options:");
var strLabelDepth = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Depth=Depth:");
var strRadiobutton16bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Bit16=16bit");
var strRadiobutton24bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Bit24=24bit");
var strRadiobutton32bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Bit32=32bit");
var strBMPOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/BMPOptions=BMP Options:");
var strAlertSpecifyDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/SpecifyDestination=Please specify destination.");
var strAlertDestinationNotExist = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/DestionationDoesNotExist=Destination does not exist.");
var strTitleSelectDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/SelectDestination=Select Destination");
var strAlertDocumentMustBeOpened = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/OneDocument=You must have a document open to export!");
var strAlertNeedMultipleLayers = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/NoLayers=You need a document with multiple layers to export!");
var strAlertWasSuccessful = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Success= was successful.");
var strUnexpectedError = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Unexpected=Unexpected error");
var strMessage = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Message=X2L");
var stretQuality = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/ETQualityLength=30" );
var stretDestination = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/ETDestinationLength=160" );
var strddFileType = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/DDFileType=100" );
var strpnlOptions = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/PNLOptions=100" );
var strPNG8Options = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/PNG8Options=PNG-8 Options:");
var strCheckboxPNGTransparency = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Transparency=Transparency");
var strCheckboxPNGInterlaced = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Interlaced=Interlaced");
var strCheckboxPNGTrm = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Trim=Trim Layers");
var strPNG24Options = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/PNG24Options=PNG-24 Options:");
// the drop down list indexes for file type
var png24Index = 7;
main();
// Functions
// Function: main
// Usage: the core routine for this script
// Input: <none>
// Return: <none>
function main() {
if ( app.documents.length <= 0 ) {
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert( strAlertDocumentMustBeOpened );
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
var exportInfo = new Object();
initExportInfo(exportInfo);
// look for last used params via Photoshop registry, getCustomOptions will throw if none exist
try {
catch(e) {
// it's ok if we don't have any options, continue with defaults
try {
var docName = app.activeDocument.name; // save the app.activeDocument name before duplicate.
var layerCount = app.documents[docName].layers.length;
var layerSetsCount = app.documents[docName].layerSets.length;
if ((layerCount <= 1)&&(layerSetsCount <= 0)) {
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert( strAlertNeedMultipleLayers );
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
} else {
var rememberMaximize;
var needMaximize = exportInfo.psdMaxComp ? QueryStateType.ALWAYS : QueryStateType.NEVER;
app.activeDocument = app.documents[docName];
var duppedDocument = app.activeDocument.duplicate();
duppedDocument.activeLayer = duppedDocument.layers[duppedDocument.layers.length-1]; // for removing
setInvisibleAllArtLayers(duppedDocument);
exportChildren(duppedDocument, app.documents[docName], exportInfo, duppedDocument, exportInfo.fileNamePrefix);
duppedDocument.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );
if ( rememberMaximize != undefined ) {
app.preferences.maximizeCompatibility = rememberMaximize;
if ( DialogModes.ALL == app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
//alert(strTitle + strAlertWasSuccessful);
app.playbackDisplayDialogs = DialogModes.ALL;
} catch (e) {
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert(e);
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
// Function: settingDialog
// Usage: pop the ui and get user settings
// Input: exportInfo object containing our parameters
// Return: on ok, the dialog info is set to the exportInfo object
function settingDialog(exportInfo) {
return;
// Function: hideAllFileTypePanel
// Usage: hide all the panels in the common actions
// Input: <none>, dlgMain is a global for this script
// Return: <none>, all panels are now hidden
function hideAllFileTypePanel() {
// Function: initExportInfo
// Usage: create our default parameters
// Input: a new Object
// Return: a new object with params set to default
function initExportInfo(exportInfo) {
//exportInfo.destination = new String(exportPath);
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = new String("untitled_");
exportInfo.visibleOnly = false;
exportInfo.fileType = png24Index;
exportInfo.icc = true;
exportInfo.png24Transparency = true;
exportInfo.png24Interlaced = false;
exportInfo.png24Trim = true;
try {
exportInfo.destination = Folder(new String(exportPath)).fsName; // destination folder
var tmp = app.activeDocument.fullName.name;
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = decodeURI(tmp.substring(0, tmp.indexOf("."))); // filename body part
} catch(someError) {
exportInfo.destination = new String(exportPath);
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = app.activeDocument.name; // filename body part
// Function: saveFile
// Usage: the worker routine, take our params and save the file accordingly
// Input: reference to the document, the name of the output file,
// export info object containing more information
// Return: <none>, a file on disk
function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo) {
saveFile(docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, false, true);
function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, interlacedValue, transparencyValue) {
var id6 = charIDToTypeID( "Expr" );
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id7 = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id8 = charIDToTypeID( "Op " );
var id9 = charIDToTypeID( "SWOp" );
var id10 = charIDToTypeID( "OpSa" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id8, id9, id10 );
var id11 = charIDToTypeID( "Fmt " );
var id12 = charIDToTypeID( "IRFm" );
var id13 = charIDToTypeID( "PN24" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id11, id12, id13 );
var id14 = charIDToTypeID( "Intr" );
desc4.putBoolean( id14, interlacedValue );
var id15 = charIDToTypeID( "Trns" );
desc4.putBoolean( id15, transparencyValue );
var id16 = charIDToTypeID( "Mtt " );
desc4.putBoolean( id16, true );
var id17 = charIDToTypeID( "MttR" );
desc4.putInteger( id17, 255 );
var id18 = charIDToTypeID( "MttG" );
desc4.putInteger( id18, 255 );
var id19 = charIDToTypeID( "MttB" );
desc4.putInteger( id19, 255 );
var id20 = charIDToTypeID( "SHTM" );
desc4.putBoolean( id20, false );
var id21 = charIDToTypeID( "SImg" );
desc4.putBoolean( id21, true );
var id22 = charIDToTypeID( "SSSO" );
desc4.putBoolean( id22, false );
var id23 = charIDToTypeID( "SSLt" );
var list1 = new ActionList();
desc4.putList( id23, list1 );
var id24 = charIDToTypeID( "DIDr" );
desc4.putBoolean( id24, false );
var id25 = charIDToTypeID( "In " );
desc4.putPath( id25, new File( exportPath + "C:/Users/Tim/Desktop/Backdrops/png/" + fileNameBody + ".png") );
var id26 = stringIDToTypeID( "SaveForWeb" );
desc3.putObject( id7, id26, desc4 );
executeAction( id6, desc3, DialogModes.NO );
// Function: zeroSuppress
// Usage: return a string padded to digit(s)
// Input: num to convert, digit count needed
// Return: string padded to digit length
function zeroSuppress (num, digit) {
var tmp = num.toString();
while (tmp.length < digit) {
tmp = "0" + tmp;
return tmp;
// Function: setInvisibleAllArtLayers
// Usage: unlock and make invisible all art layers, recursively
// Input: document or layerset
// Return: all art layers are unlocked and invisible
function setInvisibleAllArtLayers(obj) {
for( var i = 0; i < obj.artLayers.length; i++) {
obj.artLayers[i].allLocked = false;
obj.artLayers[i].visible = false;
for( var i = 0; i < obj.layerSets.length; i++) {
setInvisibleAllArtLayers(obj.layerSets[i]);
// Function: removeAllInvisibleArtLayers
// Usage: remove all the invisible art layers, recursively
// Input: document or layer set
// Return: <none>, all layers that were invisible are now gone
function removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(obj) {
for( var i = obj.artLayers.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
try {
if(!obj.artLayers[i].visible) {
obj.artLayers[i].remove();
catch (e) {
for( var i = obj.layerSets.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(obj.layerSets[i]);
// Function: removeAllEmptyLayerSets
// Usage: find all empty layer sets and remove them, recursively
// Input: document or layer set
// Return: empty layer sets are now gone
function removeAllEmptyLayerSets(obj) {
var foundEmpty = true;
for( var i = obj.layerSets.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
if( removeAllEmptyLayerSets(obj.layerSets[i])) {
obj.layerSets[i].remove();
} else {
foundEmpty = false;
if (obj.artLayers.length > 0) {
foundEmpty = false;
return foundEmpty;
// Function: zeroSuppress
// Usage: return a string padded to digit(s)
// Input: num to convert, digit count needed
// Return: string padded to digit length
function removeAllInvisible(docRef) {
removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(docRef);
removeAllEmptyLayerSets(docRef);
// Function: exportChildren
// Usage: find all the children in this document to save
// Input: duplicate document, original document, export info,
// reference to document, starting file name
// Return: <none>, documents are saved accordingly
function exportChildren(dupObj, orgObj, exportInfo, dupDocRef, fileNamePrefix) {
for( var i = 0; i < dupObj.artLayers.length; i++) {
if (exportInfo.visibleOnly) { // visible layer only
if (!orgObj.artLayers[i].visible) {
continue;
dupObj.artLayers[i].visible = true;
var layerName = dupObj.artLayers[i].name; // store layer name before change doc
var duppedDocumentTmp = dupDocRef.duplicate();
if ((png24Index == exportInfo.fileType)||(png8Index == exportInfo.fileType)) { // PSD: Keep transparency
removeAllInvisible(duppedDocumentTmp);
//PNGFileOptions
if (activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer == false) { //is it anything but a background layer?
app.activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT);
} else { // just flatten
duppedDocumentTmp.flatten();
// Edit
var docName = app.activeDocument.name;
// For some reason indexOf fails if we include the '-', so we use 'copy' and decrement the index by 1.
docName = docName.slice(0, docName.indexOf('copy')-1);
var fileNameBody = (docName+'_'+layerName).toLowerCase();
fileNameBody = fileNameBody.replace(/[:\/\\*\?\"\<\>\|]/g, "_"); // '/\:*?"<>|' -> '_'
if (fileNameBody.length > 120) {
fileNameBody = fileNameBody.substring(0,120);
saveFile(duppedDocumentTmp, fileNameBody, exportInfo);
duppedDocumentTmp.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
dupObj.artLayers[i].visible = false;
for( var i = 0; i < dupObj.layerSets.length; i++) {
if (exportInfo.visibleOnly) { // visible layer only
if (!orgObj.layerSets[i].visible) {
continue;
var fileNameBody = fileNamePrefix;
fileNameBody += "_" + zeroSuppress(i, 4) + "s";
exportChildren(dupObj.layerSets[i], orgObj.layerSets[i], exportInfo, dupDocRef, fileNameBody); // recursive call
// Function: objectToDescriptor
// Usage: create an ActionDescriptor from a JavaScript Object
// Input: JavaScript Object (o)
// object unique string (s)
// Pre process converter (f)
// Return: ActionDescriptor
// NOTE: Only boolean, string, number and UnitValue are supported, use a pre processor
// to convert (f) other types to one of these forms.
// REUSE: This routine is used in other scripts. Please update those if you
// modify. I am not using include or eval statements as I want these
// scripts self contained.
function objectToDescriptor (o, s, f) {
o = {};
var d = new ActionDescriptor;
var l = o.reflect.properties.length;
d.putString( app.charIDToTypeID( 'Msge' ), s );
for (var i = 0; i < l; i++ ) {
var k = o.reflect.properties[i].toString();
if (k == "__proto__" || k == "__count__" || k == "__class__" || k == "reflect")
continue;
var v = o[ k ];
k = app.stringIDToTypeID(k);
switch ( typeof(v) ) {
case "boolean":
d.putBoolean(k, v);
break;
case "string":
d.putString(k, v);
break;
case "number":
d.putDouble(k, v);
break;
default:
if ( v instanceof UnitValue ) {
var uc = new Object;
uc["px"] = charIDToTypeID("#Rlt"); // unitDistance
uc["%"] = charIDToTypeID("#Prc"); // unitPercent
d.putUnitDouble(k, uc[v.type], v.value);
} else {
throw( new Error("Unsupported type in objectToDescriptor " + typeof(v) ) );
return d;
// Function: descriptorToObject
// Usage: update a JavaScript Object from an ActionDescriptor
// Input: JavaScript Object (o), current object to update (output)
// Photoshop ActionDescriptor (d), descriptor to pull new params for object from
// object unique string (s)
// JavaScript Function (f), post process converter utility to convert
// Return: Nothing, update is applied to passed in JavaScript Object (o)
// NOTE: Only boolean, string, number and UnitValue are supported, use a post processor
// to convert (f) other types to one of these forms.
// REUSE: This routine is used in other scripts. Please update those if you
// modify. I am not using include or eval statements as I want these
// scripts self contained.
function descriptorToObject (o, d, s, f) {
var l = d.count;
if (l) {
var keyMessage = app.charIDToTypeID( 'Msge' );
if ( d.hasKey(keyMessage) && ( s != d.getString(keyMessage) )) return;
for (var i = 0; i < l; i++ ) {
var k = d.getKey(i); // i + 1 ?
var t = d.getType(k);
strk = app.typeIDToStringID(k);
switch (t) {
case DescValueType.BOOLEANTYPE:
o[strk] = d.getBoolean(k);
break;
case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE:
o[strk] = d.getString(k);
break;
case DescValueType.DOUBLETYPE:
o[strk] = d.getDouble(k);
break;
case DescValueType.UNITDOUBLE:
var uc = new Object;
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Rlt")] = "px"; // unitDistance
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Prc")] = "%"; // unitPercent
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Pxl")] = "px"; // unitPixels
var ut = d.getUnitDoubleType(k);
var uv = d.getUnitDoubleValue(k);
o[strk] = new UnitValue( uv, uc[ut] );
break;
case DescValueType.INTEGERTYPE:
case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE:
case DescValueType.CLASSTYPE:
case DescValueType.ENUMERATEDTYPE:
case DescValueType.LISTTYPE:
case DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE:
case DescValueType.RAWTYPE:
case DescValueType.REFERENCETYPE:
default:
throw( new Error("Unsupported type in descriptorToObject " + t ) );
if (undefined != f) {
o = f(o);
// Function: preProcessExportInfo
// Usage: convert Photoshop enums to strings for storage
// Input: JavaScript Object of my params for this script
// Return: JavaScript Object with objects converted for storage
function preProcessExportInfo(o) {
o.tiffCompression = o.tiffCompression.toString();
o.pdfEncoding = o.pdfEncoding.toString();
o.targaDepth = o.targaDepth.toString();
o.bmpDepth = o.bmpDepth.toString();
return o;
// Function: postProcessExportInfo
// Usage: convert strings from storage to Photoshop enums
// Input: JavaScript Object of my params in string form
// Return: JavaScript Object with objects in enum form
function postProcessExportInfo(o) {
o.tiffCompression = eval(o.tiffCompression);
o.pdfEncoding = eval(o.pdfEncoding);
o.targaDepth = eval(o.targaDepth);
o.bmpDepth = eval(o.bmpDepth);
return o;
// Function: StrToIntWithDefault
// Usage: convert a string to a number, first stripping all characters
// Input: string and a default number
// Return: a number
function StrToIntWithDefault( s, n ) {
var onlyNumbers = /[^0-9]/g;
var t = s.replace( onlyNumbers, "" );
t = parseInt( t );
if ( ! isNaN( t ) ) {
n = t;
return n;
// End X2L.jsxI have put the like var exportPath = "~/Desktop/Backdrops/png/"; and have removed the exportPath = exportPath + '/layers';
but when i run the script it still comes up with the error
could not complete action since the destination folder does not exist
if you are using the extendedscript toolkit would be able to run the script and see if you know were the problem is coming from i cant seem to understand why its not seeing the destination.
thanks for all your help
// enable double clicking from the Macintosh Finder or the Windows Explorer
#target photoshop
//=================================================================
// Globals
//=================================================================
var exportPath = "~/Desktop/Backdrops/png/";
// UI strings to be localized
var strTitle = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Title=X2L");
var strButtonRun = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Run=Run");
var strButtonCancel = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Cancel=Cancel");
var strHelpText = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Help=Please specify the format and location for saving each layer as a file.");
var strLabelDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Destination=Destination:");
var strButtonBrowse = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Browse=&Browse...");
var strLabelFileNamePrefix = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/FileNamePrefix=File Name Prefix:");
var strCheckboxVisibleOnly = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/VisibleOnly=&Visible Layers Only");
var strLabelFileType = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/FileType=File Type:");
var strCheckboxIncludeICCProfile = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/IncludeICC=&Include ICC Profile");
var strJPEGOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/JPEGOptions=JPEG Options:");
var strLabelQuality = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Quality=Quality:");
var strCheckboxMaximizeCompatibility = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Maximize=&Maximize Compatibility");
var strTIFFOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/TIFFOptions=TIFF Options:");
var strLabelImageCompression = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/ImageCompression=Image Compression:");
var strNone = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/None=None");
var strPDFOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/PDFOptions=PDF Options:");
var strLabelEncoding = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Encoding=Encoding:");
var strTargaOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/TargaOptions=Targa Options:");
var strLabelDepth = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Depth=Depth:");
var strRadiobutton16bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Bit16=16bit");
var strRadiobutton24bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Bit24=24bit");
var strRadiobutton32bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Bit32=32bit");
var strBMPOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/BMPOptions=BMP Options:");
var strAlertSpecifyDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/SpecifyDestination=Please specify destination.");
var strAlertDestinationNotExist = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/DestionationDoesNotExist=Destination does not exist.");
var strTitleSelectDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/SelectDestination=Select Destination");
var strAlertDocumentMustBeOpened = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/OneDocument=You must have a document open to export!");
var strAlertNeedMultipleLayers = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/NoLayers=You need a document with multiple layers to export!");
var strAlertWasSuccessful = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Success= was successful.");
var strUnexpectedError = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Unexpected=Unexpected error");
var strMessage = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Message=X2L");
var stretQuality = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/ETQualityLength=30" );
var stretDestination = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/ETDestinationLength=160" );
var strddFileType = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/DDFileType=100" );
var strpnlOptions = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/X2L/PNLOptions=100" );
var strPNG8Options = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/PNG8Options=PNG-8 Options:");
var strCheckboxPNGTransparency = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Transparency=Transparency");
var strCheckboxPNGInterlaced = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Interlaced=Interlaced");
var strCheckboxPNGTrm = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/Trim=Trim Layers");
var strPNG24Options = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/X2L/PNG24Options=PNG-24 Options:");
// the drop down list indexes for file type
var png24Index = 7;
main();
// Functions
// Function: main
// Usage: the core routine for this script
// Input: <none>
// Return: <none>
function main() {
if ( app.documents.length <= 0 ) {
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert( strAlertDocumentMustBeOpened );
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
var exportInfo = new Object();
initExportInfo(exportInfo);
// look for last used params via Photoshop registry, getCustomOptions will throw if none exist
try {
catch(e) {
// it's ok if we don't have any options, continue with defaults
try {
var docName = app.activeDocument.name; // save the app.activeDocument name before duplicate.
var layerCount = app.documents[docName].layers.length;
var layerSetsCount = app.documents[docName].layerSets.length;
if ((layerCount <= 1)&&(layerSetsCount <= 0)) {
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert( strAlertNeedMultipleLayers );
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
} else {
var rememberMaximize;
var needMaximize = exportInfo.psdMaxComp ? QueryStateType.ALWAYS : QueryStateType.NEVER;
app.activeDocument = app.documents[docName];
var duppedDocument = app.activeDocument.duplicate();
duppedDocument.activeLayer = duppedDocument.layers[duppedDocument.layers.length-1]; // for removing
setInvisibleAllArtLayers(duppedDocument);
exportChildren(duppedDocument, app.documents[docName], exportInfo, duppedDocument, exportInfo.fileNamePrefix);
duppedDocument.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );
if ( rememberMaximize != undefined ) {
app.preferences.maximizeCompatibility = rememberMaximize;
if ( DialogModes.ALL == app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
//alert(strTitle + strAlertWasSuccessful);
app.playbackDisplayDialogs = DialogModes.ALL;
} catch (e) {
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert(e);
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
// Function: settingDialog
// Usage: pop the ui and get user settings
// Input: exportInfo object containing our parameters
// Return: on ok, the dialog info is set to the exportInfo object
function settingDialog(exportInfo) {
return;
// Function: hideAllFileTypePanel
// Usage: hide all the panels in the common actions
// Input: <none>, dlgMain is a global for this script
// Return: <none>, all panels are now hidden
function hideAllFileTypePanel() {
// Function: initExportInfo
// Usage: create our default parameters
// Input: a new Object
// Return: a new object with params set to default
function initExportInfo(exportInfo) {
//exportInfo.destination = new String(exportPath);
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = new String("untitled_");
exportInfo.visibleOnly = false;
exportInfo.fileType = png24Index;
exportInfo.icc = true;
exportInfo.png24Transparency = true;
exportInfo.png24Interlaced = false;
exportInfo.png24Trim = true;
try {
exportInfo.destination = Folder(new String(exportPath)).fsName; // destination folder
var tmp = app.activeDocument.fullName.name;
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = decodeURI(tmp.substring(0, tmp.indexOf("."))); // filename body part
} catch(someError) {
exportInfo.destination = new String(exportPath);
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = app.activeDocument.name; // filename body part
// Function: saveFile
// Usage: the worker routine, take our params and save the file accordingly
// Input: reference to the document, the name of the output file,
// export info object containing more information
// Return: <none>, a file on disk
function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo) {
saveFile(docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, false, true);
function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, interlacedValue, transparencyValue) {
var id6 = charIDToTypeID( "Expr" );
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id7 = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id8 = charIDToTypeID( "Op " );
var id9 = charIDToTypeID( "SWOp" );
var id10 = charIDToTypeID( "OpSa" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id8, id9, id10 );
var id11 = charIDToTypeID( "Fmt " );
var id12 = charIDToTypeID( "IRFm" );
var id13 = charIDToTypeID( "PN24" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id11, id12, id13 );
var id14 = charIDToTypeID( "Intr" );
desc4.putBoolean( id14, interlacedValue );
var id15 = charIDToTypeID( "Trns" );
desc4.putBoolean( id15, transparencyValue );
var id16 = charIDToTypeID( "Mtt " );
desc4.putBoolean( id16, true );
var id17 = charIDToTypeID( "MttR" );
desc4.putInteger( id17, 255 );
var id18 = charIDToTypeID( "MttG" );
desc4.putInteger( id18, 255 );
var id19 = charIDToTypeID( "MttB" );
desc4.putInteger( id19, 255 );
var id20 = charIDToTypeID( "SHTM" );
desc4.putBoolean( id20, false );
var id21 = charIDToTypeID( "SImg" );
desc4.putBoolean( id21, true );
var id22 = charIDToTypeID( "SSSO" );
desc4.putBoolean( id22, false );
var id23 = charIDToTypeID( "SSLt" );
var list1 = new ActionList();
desc4.putList( id23, list1 );
var id24 = charIDToTypeID( "DIDr" );
desc4.putBoolean( id24, false );
var id25 = charIDToTypeID( "In " );
desc4.putPath( id25, new File( exportPath + "C:/Users/Tim/Desktop/Backdrops/png/" + fileNameBody + ".png") );
var id26 = stringIDToTypeID( "SaveForWeb" );
desc3.putObject( id7, id26, desc4 );
executeAction( id6, desc3, DialogModes.NO );
// Function: zeroSuppress
// Usage: return a string padded to digit(s)
// Input: num to convert, digit count needed
// Return: string padded to digit length
function zeroSuppress (num, digit) {
var tmp = num.toString();
while (tmp.length < digit) {
tmp = "0" + tmp;
return tmp;
// Function: setInvisibleAllArtLayers
// Usage: unlock and make invisible all art layers, recursively
// Input: document or layerset
// Return: all art layers are unlocked and invisible
function setInvisibleAllArtLayers(obj) {
for( var i = 0; i < obj.artLayers.length; i++) {
obj.artLayers[i].allLocked = false;
obj.artLayers[i].visible = false;
for( var i = 0; i < obj.layerSets.length; i++) {
setInvisibleAllArtLayers(obj.layerSets[i]);
// Function: removeAllInvisibleArtLayers
// Usage: remove all the invisible art layers, recursively
// Input: document or layer set
// Return: <none>, all layers that were invisible are now gone
function removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(obj) {
for( var i = obj.artLayers.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
try {
if(!obj.artLayers[i].visible) {
obj.artLayers[i].remove();
catch (e) {
for( var i = obj.layerSets.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(obj.layerSets[i]);
// Function: removeAllEmptyLayerSets
// Usage: find all empty layer sets and remove them, recursively
// Input: document or layer set
// Return: empty layer sets are now gone
function removeAllEmptyLayerSets(obj) {
var foundEmpty = true;
for( var i = obj.layerSets.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
if( removeAllEmptyLayerSets(obj.layerSets[i])) {
obj.layerSets[i].remove();
} else {
foundEmpty = false;
if (obj.artLayers.length > 0) {
foundEmpty = false;
return foundEmpty;
// Function: zeroSuppress
// Usage: return a string padded to digit(s)
// Input: num to convert, digit count needed
// Return: string padded to digit length
function removeAllInvisible(docRef) {
removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(docRef);
removeAllEmptyLayerSets(docRef);
// Function: exportChildren
// Usage: find all the children in this document to save
// Input: duplicate document, original document, export info,
// reference to document, starting file name
// Return: <none>, documents are saved accordingly
function exportChildren(dupObj, orgObj, exportInfo, dupDocRef, fileNamePrefix) {
for( var i = 0; i < dupObj.artLayers.length; i++) {
if (exportInfo.visibleOnly) { // visible layer only
if (!orgObj.artLayers[i].visible) {
continue;
dupObj.artLayers[i].visible = true;
var layerName = dupObj.artLayers[i].name; // store layer name before change doc
var duppedDocumentTmp = dupDocRef.duplicate();
if ((png24Index == exportInfo.fileType)||(png8Index == exportInfo.fileType)) { // PSD: Keep transparency
removeAllInvisible(duppedDocumentTmp);
//PNGFileOptions
if (activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer == false) { //is it anything but a background layer?
app.activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT);
} else { // just flatten
duppedDocumentTmp.flatten();
// Edit
var docName = app.activeDocument.name;
// For some reason indexOf fails if we include the '-', so we use 'copy' and decrement the index by 1.
docName = docName.slice(0, docName.indexOf('copy')-1);
var fileNameBody = (docName+'_'+layerName).toLowerCase();
fileNameBody = fileNameBody.replace(/[:\/\\*\?\"\<\>\|]/g, "_"); // '/\:*?"<>|' -> '_'
if (fileNameBody.length > 120) {
fileNameBody = fileNameBody.substring(0,120);
saveFile(duppedDocumentTmp, fileNameBody, exportInfo);
duppedDocumentTmp.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
dupObj.artLayers[i].visible = false;
for( var i = 0; i < dupObj.layerSets.length; i++) {
if (exportInfo.visibleOnly) { // visible layer only
if (!orgObj.layerSets[i].visible) {
continue;
var fileNameBody = fileNamePrefix;
fileNameBody += "_" + zeroSuppress(i, 4) + "s";
exportChildren(dupObj.layerSets[i], orgObj.layerSets[i], exportInfo, dupDocRef, fileNameBody); // recursive call
// Function: objectToDescriptor
// Usage: create an ActionDescriptor from a JavaScript Object
// Input: JavaScript Object (o)
// object unique string (s)
// Pre process converter (f)
// Return: ActionDescriptor
// NOTE: Only boolean, string, number and UnitValue are supported, use a pre processor
// to convert (f) other types to one of these forms.
// REUSE: This routine is used in other scripts. Please update those if you
// modify. I am not using include or eval statements as I want these
// scripts self contained.
function objectToDescriptor (o, s, f) {
o = {};
var d = new ActionDescriptor;
var l = o.reflect.properties.length;
d.putString( app.charIDToTypeID( 'Msge' ), s );
for (var i = 0; i < l; i++ ) {
var k = o.reflect.properties[i].toString();
if (k == "__proto__" || k == "__count__" || k == "__class__" || k == "reflect")
continue;
var v = o[ k ];
k = app.stringIDToTypeID(k);
switch ( typeof(v) ) {
case "boolean":
d.putBoolean(k, v);
break;
case "string":
d.putString(k, v);
break;
case "number":
d.putDouble(k, v);
break;
default:
if ( v instanceof UnitValue ) {
var uc = new Object;
uc["px"] = charIDToTypeID("#Rlt"); // unitDistance
uc["%"] = charIDToTypeID("#Prc"); // unitPercent
d.putUnitDouble(k, uc[v.type], v.value);
} else {
throw( new Error("Unsupported type in objectToDescriptor " + typeof(v) ) );
return d;
// Function: descriptorToObject
// Usage: update a JavaScript Object from an ActionDescriptor
// Input: JavaScript Object (o), current object to update (output)
// Photoshop ActionDescriptor (d), descriptor to pull new params for object from
// object unique string (s)
// JavaScript Function (f), post process converter utility to convert
// Return: Nothing, update is applied to passed in JavaScript Object (o)
// NOTE: Only boolean, string, number and UnitValue are supported, use a post processor
// to convert (f) other types to one of these forms.
// REUSE: This routine is used in other scripts. Please update those if you
// modify. I am not using include or eval statements as I want these
// scripts self contained.
function descriptorToObject (o, d, s, f) {
var l = d.count;
if (l) {
var keyMessage = app.charIDToTypeID( 'Msge' );
if ( d.hasKey(keyMessage) && ( s != d.getString(keyMessage) )) return;
for (var i = 0; i < l; i++ ) {
var k = d.getKey(i); // i + 1 ?
var t = d.getType(k);
strk = app.typeIDToStringID(k);
switch (t) {
case DescValueType.BOOLEANTYPE:
o[strk] = d.getBoolean(k);
break;
case DescValueType.STRINGTYPE:
o[strk] = d.getString(k);
break;
case DescValueType.DOUBLETYPE:
o[strk] = d.getDouble(k);
break;
case DescValueType.UNITDOUBLE:
var uc = new Object;
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Rlt")] = "px"; // unitDistance
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Prc")] = "%"; // unitPercent
uc[charIDToTypeID("#Pxl")] = "px"; // unitPixels
var ut = d.getUnitDoubleType(k);
var uv = d.getUnitDoubleValue(k);
o[strk] = new UnitValue( uv, uc[ut] );
break;
case DescValueType.INTEGERTYPE:
case DescValueType.ALIASTYPE:
case DescValueType.CLASSTYPE:
case DescValueType.ENUMERATEDTYPE:
case DescValueType.LISTTYPE:
case DescValueType.OBJECTTYPE:
case DescValueType.RAWTYPE:
case DescValueType.REFERENCETYPE:
default:
throw( new Error("Unsupported type in descriptorToObject " + t ) );
if (undefined != f) {
o = f(o);
// Function: preProcessExportInfo
// Usage: convert Photoshop enums to strings for storage
// Input: JavaScript Object of my params for this script
// Return: JavaScript Object with objects converted for storage
function preProcessExportInfo(o) {
o.tiffCompression = o.tiffCompression.toString();
o.pdfEncoding = o.pdfEncoding.toString();
o.targaDepth = o.targaDepth.toString();
o.bmpDepth = o.bmpDepth.toString();
return o;
// Function: postProcessExportInfo
// Usage: convert strings from storage to Photoshop enums
// Input: JavaScript Object of my params in string form
// Return: JavaScript Object with objects in enum form
function postProcessExportInfo(o) {
o.tiffCompression = eval(o.tiffCompression);
o.pdfEncoding = eval(o.pdfEncoding);
o.targaDepth = eval(o.targaDepth);
o.bmpDepth = eval(o.bmpDepth);
return o;
// Function: StrToIntWithDefault
// Usage: convert a string to a number, first stripping all characters
// Input: string and a default number
// Return: a number
function StrToIntWithDefault( s, n ) {
var onlyNumbers = /[^0-9]/g;
var t = s.replace( onlyNumbers, "" );
t = parseInt( t );
if ( ! isNaN( t ) ) {
n = t;
return n;
// End X2L.jsx -
How batch export layers to files in CS5
Hi,
I am a newbie in CS5 , I tried to batch export layer to files in CS5 , because I have thousands PSD files that I need to export layers in separated png files..
In each script I made I have the following error.." reference error: dlgMain is not found" ( in french: erreur de reference: dlgMain n'est pas definie)
How can I batch export layers to files in CS5??
Thankyou all by advance for your help.I am humbled to be of any help. I truly believe you are one of the unsung heroes of the Photoshop community!
I lost track of how many custom and ingenious scripts you created for countless other users, in so many online places...
As a scripts Illiterate, I bow in front of your knowledge and generosity!
(But Learning After Effects Expressions might in fact made me begin to make tiny steps towards wrapping my head around scripting) -
How can I get the script Export Layers to Files to export compressed pngs?
I would love to be able to take advantage of Photoshop's compressed png when using the script Export Layers to Files. I there a way I could modify the script to do this?
TIA!!!
========================
I found it ... I needed to add a line to the pngSaveOptions (around line #886) ...
var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".png");
pngSaveOptions = new PNGSaveOptions();
pngSaveOptions.interlaced = false;
// trying to compress png files
pngSaveOptions.compression = 9;
docRef.saveAs(saveFile, pngSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
=========================It does. The standalone XML Export was only offered by itself
in the
registration incentives. Sorry.
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news:f4rsrt$ptf$[email protected]..
> I've just purchased Dreamweaver CS3 and, after
registering, the email sent
> offered me a free gift. I chose the free font. Another
option is the
> Dreamweaver XML Export Extension for Spry and I would
like to purchase
> this (it
> stated the value at ?15) but I can't find it anywhere?
>
> The interaktonline website says that its functionality
has been included
> in
> the Dreamweaver Developer Toolbox - but does this mean
that I have to
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How to avoid double extension *jpg.tif when exporting layers to files?
Please help, I checked all the topics related and it seems nobody bothers about this issue.
When I do a Photomerge of a series of jpg files, Photoshop builds a multilayered file - but preserves in the name of each layer *.jpg
When I want now to export layers to files, the Scripting function will do the dumb thing and export each file with the original name - ending in JPG - , plus the extension required by me - for ex tif.
It does the same if I chose to export as jpg files and puts double extension again < *.JPG.jpg> at the end of each file exported from a layer.
I looked everywhere and couldn't find a way to solve this behavior, which forces me to do batch renames in Bridge.
The next program where I need the files (After Effects) doesn't want to import these files with double extensions.
Has anyone encountered this issue and what can be done to avoid these double extensions at Scripts/Export layers to files?
Thanks for the answerI have just altered my script so that it will remove the extentions if found.
http://www.scriptsrus.talktalk.net/Layer%20Saver.htm
Also it would be better to use :-
var layerName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name.replace(/\....$/,'');
As this way it doesn't arbitory remove the last four characters, only if it finds a fullstop. -
Scripts / Export Layers to Files / Include Background Layer
Running the script Export Layers to files.
Need to keep one layer on that is applied to all the layers (I have a stroke on the top layer I would like applied to all the images that are saved out.)
How do I modify the script for this?
Thanks!
KenAdapting that Script might be somewhat difficult as it is pretty bulky.
But if its always the topmost layer thats supposed to stay visible and You know which format You want to save the resulting files to beforehand something much smaller may suffice.
You might try this, but I havent tested it extensively:
#target photoshop;
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
// get the name and location;
var docName = myDocument.name;
var basename = docName.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1];
var docPath = myDocument.path;
// get the artlayers and remove the topmost;
var allArtLayers = collectLayers(myDocument);
var theTopmost = allArtLayers.pop();
// hide all but the topmost layer;
for (var n = 0; n < allArtLayers.length; n++ ) {
allArtLayers[n].visible = false
for (var m = 0; m < allArtLayers.length; m++ ) {
// show the layer;
allArtLayers[m].visible = true;
// tiff options;
tifOpts = new TiffSaveOptions();
tifOpts.embedColorProfile = true;
tifOpts.imageCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW;
tifOpts.alphaChannels = false;
tifOpts.byteOrder = ByteOrder.MACOS ;
tifOpts.layers = true;
// duplicate the image;
var thecopy = myDocument.duplicate (thecopy, true);
// save copy;
thecopy.saveAs((new File(docPath+"/"+basename+" "+allArtLayers[m].name+".tif")),tifOpts,true);
thecopy.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
// hide the layer again;
allArtLayers[m].visible = false
//thats it; thanks to xbytor;
////// collect all artlayers //////
function collectLayers (theParent) {
if (!allArtLayers) {
var allArtLayers = new Array}
else {};
for (var m = theParent.layers.length - 1; m >= 0;m--) {
var theLayer = theParent.layers[m];
// apply the funtion to layersets;
if (theLayer.constructor == ArtLayer) {
allArtLayers = allArtLayers.concat(theLayer)
else {
allArtLayers = allArtLayers.concat(collectLayers(theLayer))
return allArtLayers -
Export Layers to Files w/ Save-for-Web Option
Back in CS2, ImageReady provided support for exporting layers to files, but in a save-for-web style compression. Since ImageReady has been discontinued, the only option available has been to use the current script in photoshop.
We've done several quality tests on exported images from both programs, and since all of our work is done for web, keeping file sizes to a minimum and utilizing the SFW compression is a must.
Can anyone instruct me how to add this functionality to the current export layers to files script?That line should not be a problem, I wonder if you are trying to run the script from ExtendScript Toolkit?
If so you need to set the target as Photoshop (Top Left dropdownlist)
If not, that line is not really required and can be commented out.
An alternative to this script is my Layer Saver Script that might be of use...
http://www.scriptsrus.talktalk.net/Layer%20Saver.htm -
Fireworks does not export layers to files
I'm trying to do a very simple task in Fireworks and for some reason it will not work. I have a document with one Page and one State and 30 Layers. All I need to to do is export each Layer to a File. According to Adobe's own documentation all I should need to do is select Export > Layers to Files. However, no matter how many times I try this all it does is export the first layer. This is one of the most simple task imaginable and yet it doesn't work, which I find unacceptable for a piece of software that costs as much as Fireworks does. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there some secrect undocumented trick I'm not aware of?
Any help would be appreciated. My company is ready to purchase 50 copies of Fireworks for our UX team, but if this is how the app behaves I'm going to recommend going with another program that works as advertised.I have multiple layers. I made the mistake you're referring to when I first started using Fireworks so that was the first thing I checked. I noticed some other things in FW acting wonky, so I installed the latest update and rebooted my machine and everything seems to be working fine now. Thanks for the quick reply.
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Modding the Export Layers to Files script to preserve .jpg quality
Please forgive me if I am posting this incorrectly, but as the thread I initially replied to is marked as Answered I started to wonder whether my question would be seen or not so I started this new thread. My original question is located in the thread http://forums.adobe.com/message/2795719#2795719 because Kari was having a similar issue to mine, but with a different file format. My original text:
I am having a similar issue, except that I need to save each layer as a .jpg, and the Export Layers to Files script is compressing the images in some fashion so that a previously seamlessly tiling layer now has a border that ruins the tile. If I save each layer individually using either the Save As command or Save for Web and Devices with the proper settings (Maximum Quality, Progressive, and Baseline Standard), the resulting images don't acquire this border, so I feel pretty certain it is something in the script that is messing up (changing the compression of) the layers, but I honestly don't know what. I have tried modifiying the jpeg portion of the script this way, hoping to prevent it from deviating from the usual Save As options:
case jpegIndex:
docRef.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.EIGHT;
var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".jpg");
jpgSaveOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
jpgSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true;
jpgSaveOptions.formatOptions = FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE;
jpgSaveOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE;
jpgSaveOptions.quality = jpegQuality; // 12
docRef.saveAs(saveFile, jpgSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
but this doesn't seem to affect whatever setting is being changed. Layers saved to .jpg this way still acquire the border. I don't see what line might control whether the image is saved as progressive or not, nor anything to affect the text setting "Maximum" that I use when I successfully save each layer individually.
I am a complete novice at scripting, so please excuse/explain the obvious mistakes I may be making here.
I have since installed the script listener plug in and isolated a bit of script for saving the intended way, and hope to insert this snippet into the Export Layers as Files script, but I can tell that some of the lines are extraneous (like where it points to the file path I took), but I don't know what is safe to trim out. I sincerely appreciate any assistance with this!Here is the script that uses scriptlistner to do the jpeg save. Note I changed the name by adding '_mod' to the end to remind you that it has been edited. You can remove the origianl version by moving the file to another folder outside the scripts folder or by adding ~ at the start of the filename.
I recommend saving this as Export Layers to Files_mod.jsx. If this doesn't work for you we can try using the scriptlistener saveForWeb.
// Copyright 2007. Adobe Systems, Incorporated. All rights reserved.
// This script will export each layer in the document to a separate file.
// Written by Naoki Hada
// ZStrings and auto layout by Tom Ruark
@@@BUILDINFO@@@ Export Layers To Files.jsx 1.0.0.16
// BEGIN__HARVEST_EXCEPTION_ZSTRING
<javascriptresource>
<name>Export Layers to Files_mod...</name>
<category>layers</category>
<enableinfo>true</enableinfo>
<eventid>6f1c2cf5-4a97-4e32-8f59-f5d7a087adef</eventid>
<terminology><![CDATA[<< /Version 1
/Events <<
/6f1c2cf5-4a97-4e32-8f59-f5d7a087adef [Export Layers to Files_mod /noDirectParam <<
/message [($$$/Actions/Key/Message=Message) /char]
/destination [($$$/Actions/Key/Destination=Destination) /char]
/fileNamePrefix [($$$/Actions/Key/FileNamePrefix=Prefix) /char]
/visibleOnly [($$$/Actions/Key/CompsObject/UseVisibility=Visibility) /boolean]
/fileType [($$$/Actions/Key/FileType=File Type) /integer]
/icc [($$$/Actions/Key/PDFGenericFormat/KeepProfile=Keep Profile) /boolean]
/jpegQuality [($$$/Actions/Key/JPEGQuality=JPEG Quality) /char]
/psdMaxComp [($$$/Actions/Key/MaximizePSDCompatibility=maximize compatibility for Photoshop files) /boolean]
/tiffCompression [($$$/Actions/Key/TiffCompression=TIFF encoding) /char]
/tiffJpegQuality [($$$/Actions/Key/TIFFJPEGQuality=TIFF JPEG Quality) /char]
/pdfEncoding [($$$/Actions/Key/PDFEncoding=PDF encoding) /char]
/pdfJpegQuality [($$$/Actions/Key/PDFJPEGQuality=PDF JPEG Quality) /char]
/targaDepth [($$$/Actions/Key/Depth/TargaDepth=Targa depth) /char]
/bmpDepth [($$$/Actions/Key/Depth/BMPDepth=BMP depth) /char]
/png24Transparency [($$$/Actions/Key/Layer/PNG24PreserveTransparency=PNG 24 Preserve Transparency) /boolean]
/png24Interlaced [($$$/Actions/Key/Layer/PNG24Interlaced=PNG 24 Interlaced) /boolean]
/png24Trim [($$$/Image/Trim/PNG24=PNG 24 Trim) /boolean]
/png8Transparency [($$$/Actions/Key/Layer/PNG8PreserveTransparency=PNG 8 Preserve Transparency) /boolean]
/png8Interlaced [($$$/Actions/Key/Layer/PNG8Interlaced=PNG 8 Interlaced) /boolean]
/png8Trim [($$$/Image/Trim/PNG8=PNG 8 Trim) /boolean]
>>]
>>
>> ]]></terminology>
</javascriptresource>
// END__HARVEST_EXCEPTION_ZSTRING
// enable double clicking from the Macintosh Finder or the Windows Explorer
#target photoshop
// debug level: 0-2 (0:disable, 1:break on error, 2:break at beginning)
// $.level = 0;
// debugger; // launch debugger on next line
// on localized builds we pull the $$$/Strings from a .dat file, see documentation for more details
$.localize = true;
//=================================================================
// Globals
//=================================================================
// UI strings to be localized
//var strTitle = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Title=Export Layers To Files");
strTitle = "Export Layers To Files"
var strButtonRun = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Run=Run");
var strButtonCancel = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Cancel=Cancel");
var strHelpText = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Help=Please specify the format and location for saving each layer as a file.");
var strLabelDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Destination=Destination:");
var strButtonBrowse = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Browse=&Browse...");
var strLabelFileNamePrefix = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/FileNamePrefix=File Name Prefix:");
var strCheckboxVisibleOnly = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/VisibleOnly=&Visible Layers Only");
var strLabelFileType = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/FileType=File Type:");
var strCheckboxIncludeICCProfile = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/IncludeICC=&Include ICC Profile");
var strJPEGOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/JPEGOptions=JPEG Options:");
var strLabelQuality = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Quality=Quality:");
var strPSDOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/PSDOptions=PSD Options:");
var strCheckboxMaximizeCompatibility = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Maximize=&Maximize Compatibility");
var strTIFFOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/TIFFOptions=TIFF Options:");
var strLabelImageCompression = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/ImageCompression=Image Compression:");
var strNone = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/None=None");
var strPDFOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/PDFOptions=PDF Options:");
var strLabelEncoding = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Encoding=Encoding:");
var strTargaOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/TargaOptions=Targa Options:");
var strLabelDepth = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Depth=Depth:");
var strRadiobutton16bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Bit16=16bit");
var strRadiobutton24bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Bit24=24bit");
var strRadiobutton32bit = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Bit32=32bit");
var strBMPOptions = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/BMPOptions=BMP Options:");
var strAlertSpecifyDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/SpecifyDestination=Please specify destination.");
var strAlertDestinationNotExist = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/DestionationDoesNotExist=Destination does not exist.");
var strTitleSelectDestination = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/SelectDestination=Select Destination");
var strAlertDocumentMustBeOpened = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/OneDocument=You must have a document open to export!");
var strAlertNeedMultipleLayers = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/NoLayers=You need a document with multiple layers to export!");
var strAlertWasSuccessful = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Success= was successful.");
var strUnexpectedError = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Unexpected=Unexpected error");
var strMessage = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Message=Export Layers To Files action settings");
var stretQuality = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/ETQualityLength=30" );
var stretDestination = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/ETDestinationLength=160" );
var strddFileType = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/DDFileType=100" );
var strpnlOptions = localize( "$$$/locale_specific/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/PNLOptions=100" );
var strPNG8Options = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/PNG8Options=PNG-8 Options:");
var strCheckboxPNGTransparency = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Transparency=Transparency");
var strCheckboxPNGInterlaced = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Interlaced=Interlaced");
var strCheckboxPNGTrm = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/Trim=Trim Layers");
var strPNG24Options = localize("$$$/JavaScripts/ExportLayersToFiles/PNG24Options=PNG-24 Options:");
// the drop down list indexes for file type
var bmpIndex = 0;
var jpegIndex = 1;
var pdfIndex = 2;
var psdIndex = 3;
var targaIndex = 4;
var tiffIndex = 5;
var png8Index = 6;
var png24Index = 7;
// the drop down list indexes for tiff compression
var compNoneIndex = 0;
var compLZWIndex = 1;
var compZIPIndex = 2;
var compJPEGIndex = 3;
// ok and cancel button
var runButtonID = 1;
var cancelButtonID = 2;
// Dispatch
main();
// Functions
// Function: main
// Usage: the core routine for this script
// Input: <none>
// Return: <none>
function main() {
if ( app.documents.length <= 0 ) {
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert( strAlertDocumentMustBeOpened );
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
var exportInfo = new Object();
initExportInfo(exportInfo);
// look for last used params via Photoshop registry, getCustomOptions will throw if none exist
try {
var d = app.getCustomOptions("4d633fbb-ed90-480d-8e03-cccb16131a34");
descriptorToObject(exportInfo, d, strMessage, postProcessExportInfo);
catch(e) {
// it's ok if we don't have any options, continue with defaults
// see if I am getting descriptor parameters
descriptorToObject(exportInfo, app.playbackParameters, strMessage, postProcessExportInfo);
if ( DialogModes.ALL == app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
if (cancelButtonID == settingDialog(exportInfo)) {
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
try {
var docName = app.activeDocument.name; // save the app.activeDocument name before duplicate.
var layerCount = app.documents[docName].layers.length;
var layerSetsCount = app.documents[docName].layerSets.length;
if ((layerCount <= 1)&&(layerSetsCount <= 0)) {
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert( strAlertNeedMultipleLayers );
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
} else {
var rememberMaximize;
var needMaximize = exportInfo.psdMaxComp ? QueryStateType.ALWAYS : QueryStateType.NEVER;
if ( exportInfo.fileType == psdIndex && app.preferences.maximizeCompatibility != needMaximize ) {
rememberMaximize = app.preferences.maximizeCompatibility;
app.preferences.maximizeCompatibility = needMaximize;
app.activeDocument = app.documents[docName];
var duppedDocument = app.activeDocument.duplicate();
duppedDocument.activeLayer = duppedDocument.layers[duppedDocument.layers.length-1]; // for removing
setInvisibleAllArtLayers(duppedDocument);
exportChildren(duppedDocument, app.documents[docName], exportInfo, duppedDocument, exportInfo.fileNamePrefix);
duppedDocument.close( SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES );
var d = objectToDescriptor(exportInfo, strMessage, preProcessExportInfo);
app.putCustomOptions("4d633fbb-ed90-480d-8e03-cccb16131a34", d);
var dd = objectToDescriptor(exportInfo, strMessage, preProcessExportInfo);
app.playbackParameters = dd;
if ( rememberMaximize != undefined ) {
app.preferences.maximizeCompatibility = rememberMaximize;
if ( DialogModes.ALL == app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert(strTitle + strAlertWasSuccessful);
app.playbackDisplayDialogs = DialogModes.ALL;
} catch (e) {
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert(e);
return 'cancel'; // quit, returning 'cancel' (dont localize) makes the actions palette not record our script
// Function: settingDialog
// Usage: pop the ui and get user settings
// Input: exportInfo object containing our parameters
// Return: on ok, the dialog info is set to the exportInfo object
function settingDialog(exportInfo) {
dlgMain = new Window("dialog", strTitle);
// match our dialog background color to the host application
var brush = dlgMain.graphics.newBrush (dlgMain.graphics.BrushType.THEME_COLOR, "appDialogBackground");
dlgMain.graphics.backgroundColor = brush;
dlgMain.graphics.disabledBackgroundColor = dlgMain.graphics.backgroundColor;
dlgMain.orientation = 'column';
dlgMain.alignChildren = 'left';
// -- top of the dialog, first line
dlgMain.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelDestination);
// -- two groups, one for left and one for right ok, cancel
dlgMain.grpTop = dlgMain.add("group");
dlgMain.grpTop.orientation = 'row';
dlgMain.grpTop.alignChildren = 'top';
dlgMain.grpTop.alignment = 'fill';
// -- group top left
dlgMain.grpTopLeft = dlgMain.grpTop.add("group");
dlgMain.grpTopLeft.orientation = 'column';
dlgMain.grpTopLeft.alignChildren = 'left';
dlgMain.grpTopLeft.alignment = 'fill';
// -- the second line in the dialog
dlgMain.grpSecondLine = dlgMain.grpTopLeft.add("group");
dlgMain.grpSecondLine.orientation = 'row';
dlgMain.grpSecondLine.alignChildren = 'center';
dlgMain.etDestination = dlgMain.grpSecondLine.add("edittext", undefined, exportInfo.destination.toString());
dlgMain.etDestination.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( stretDestination, 160 );
dlgMain.btnBrowse = dlgMain.grpSecondLine.add("button", undefined, strButtonBrowse);
dlgMain.btnBrowse.onClick = function() {
var defaultFolder = dlgMain.etDestination.text;
var testFolder = new Folder(dlgMain.etDestination.text);
if (!testFolder.exists) {
defaultFolder = "~";
var selFolder = Folder.selectDialog(strTitleSelectDestination, defaultFolder);
if ( selFolder != null ) {
dlgMain.etDestination.text = selFolder.fsName;
dlgMain.defaultElement.active = true;
// -- the third line in the dialog
dlgMain.grpTopLeft.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelFileNamePrefix);
// -- the fourth line in the dialog
dlgMain.etFileNamePrefix = dlgMain.grpTopLeft.add("edittext", undefined, exportInfo.fileNamePrefix.toString());
dlgMain.etFileNamePrefix.alignment = 'fill';
dlgMain.etFileNamePrefix.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( stretDestination, 160 );
// -- the fifth line in the dialog
dlgMain.cbVisible = dlgMain.grpTopLeft.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxVisibleOnly);
dlgMain.cbVisible.value = exportInfo.visibleOnly;
// -- the sixth line is the panel
dlgMain.pnlFileType = dlgMain.grpTopLeft.add("panel", undefined, strLabelFileType);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.alignment = 'fill';
// -- now a dropdown list
dlgMain.ddFileType = dlgMain.pnlFileType.add("dropdownlist");
dlgMain.ddFileType.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( strddFileType, 100 );
dlgMain.ddFileType.alignment = 'left';
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "BMP");
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "JPEG");
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "PDF");
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "PSD");
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "Targa");
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "TIFF");
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "PNG-8");
dlgMain.ddFileType.add("item", "PNG-24");
dlgMain.ddFileType.onChange = function() {
hideAllFileTypePanel();
dlgMain.cbIcc.show();
switch(this.selection.index) {
case bmpIndex:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strBMPOptions;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.show();
break;
case jpegIndex:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strJPEGOptions;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.show();
dlgMain.cbIcc.hide();
break;
case tiffIndex:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strTIFFOptions;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.show();
break;
case pdfIndex:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strPDFOptions;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.show();
break;
case targaIndex:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strTargaOptions;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.show();
break;
case png8Index:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strPNG8Options;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.show();
break;
case png24Index:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strPNG24Options;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.show();
break;
case psdIndex:
default:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.text = strPSDOptions;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.show();
break;
dlgMain.ddFileType.items[exportInfo.fileType].selected = true;
// -- now after all the radio buttons
dlgMain.cbIcc = dlgMain.pnlFileType.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxIncludeICCProfile);
dlgMain.cbIcc.value = exportInfo.icc;
dlgMain.cbIcc.alignment = 'left';
// -- now the options panel that changes
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.add("panel", undefined, "Options");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.alignment = 'fill';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.orientation = 'stack';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.preferredSize.height = StrToIntWithDefault( strpnlOptions, 100 );
// PSD options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.cbMax = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxMaximizeCompatibility);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.cbMax.value = exportInfo.psdMaxComp;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == psdIndex);
// PNG8 options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Trans = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGTransparency.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Inter = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGInterlaced.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Trm = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGTrm.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Trans.value = exportInfo.png8Transparency;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Inter.value = exportInfo.png8Interlaced;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Trm.value = exportInfo.png8Trim;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == png8Index);
// PNG24 options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trans = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGTransparency.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Inter = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGInterlaced.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trm = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.add("checkbox", undefined, strCheckboxPNGTrm.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trans.value = exportInfo.png24Transparency;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Inter.value = exportInfo.png24Interlaced;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trm.value = exportInfo.png24Trim;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == png24Index);
// JPEG options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelQuality);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.etQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.add("edittext", undefined, exportInfo.jpegQuality.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.etQuality.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( stretQuality, 30 );
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == jpegIndex);
// TIFF options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.orientation = 'column';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == tiffIndex);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.alignment = 'left';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelImageCompression);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.add("dropdownlist");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.add("item", strNone);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.add("item", "LZW");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.add("item", "ZIP");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.add("item", "JPEG");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.onChange = function() {
if (this.selection.index == compJPEGIndex) {
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = true;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = true;
} else {
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = false;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = false;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.alignment = 'left';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelQuality);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.add("edittext", undefined, exportInfo.tiffJpegQuality.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( stretQuality, 30 );
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.graphics.disabledBackgroundColor = brush;
var index;
switch (exportInfo.tiffCompression) {
case TIFFEncoding.NONE: index = compNoneIndex; break;
case TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW: index = compLZWIndex; break;
case TIFFEncoding.TIFFZIP: index = compZIPIndex; break;
case TIFFEncoding.JPEG: index = compJPEGIndex; break;
default: index = compNoneIndex; break;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.items[index].selected = true;
if (TIFFEncoding.JPEG != exportInfo.tiffCompression) { // if not JPEG
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = false;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = false;
// PDF options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.orientation = 'column';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == pdfIndex);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.alignment = 'left';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelEncoding);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbZip = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.add("radiobutton", undefined, "ZIP");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbZip.onClick = function() {
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = false;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = false;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbJpeg = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.add("radiobutton", undefined, "JPEG");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbJpeg.onClick = function() {
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = true;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = true;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.alignment = 'left';
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelQuality);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.add("edittext", undefined, exportInfo.pdfJpegQuality.toString());
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.preferredSize.width = StrToIntWithDefault( stretQuality, 30 );
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.graphics.disabledBackgroundColor = brush;
switch (exportInfo.pdfEncoding) {
case PDFEncoding.PDFZIP:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbZip.value = true; break;
case PDFEncoding.JPEG:
default:
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbJpeg.value = true; break;
if (PDFEncoding.JPEG != exportInfo.pdfEncoding) {
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.stQuality.enabled = false;
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.enabled = false;
// Targa options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelDepth);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == targaIndex);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb16bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton16bit);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb24bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton24bit);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb32bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton32bit);
switch (exportInfo.targaDepth) {
case TargaBitsPerPixels.SIXTEEN: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb16bit.value = true; break;
case TargaBitsPerPixels.TWENTYFOUR: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb24bit.value = true; break;
case TargaBitsPerPixels.THIRTYTWO: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb32bit.value = true; break;
default: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb24bit.value = true; break;
// BMP options
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.add("group");
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.add("statictext", undefined, strLabelDepth);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.visible = (exportInfo.fileType == bmpIndex);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb16bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton16bit);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb24bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton24bit);
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb32bit = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.add( "radiobutton", undefined, strRadiobutton32bit);
switch (exportInfo.bmpDepth) {
case BMPDepthType.SIXTEEN: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb16bit.value = true; break;
case BMPDepthType.TWENTYFOUR:dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb24bit.value = true; break;
case BMPDepthType.THIRTYTWO: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb32bit.value = true; break;
default: dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb24bit.value = true; break;
// the right side of the dialog, the ok and cancel buttons
dlgMain.grpTopRight = dlgMain.grpTop.add("group");
dlgMain.grpTopRight.orientation = 'column';
dlgMain.grpTopRight.alignChildren = 'fill';
dlgMain.btnRun = dlgMain.grpTopRight.add("button", undefined, strButtonRun );
dlgMain.btnRun.onClick = function() {
// check if the setting is properly
var destination = dlgMain.etDestination.text;
if (destination.length == 0) {
alert(strAlertSpecifyDestination);
return;
var testFolder = new Folder(destination);
if (!testFolder.exists) {
alert(strAlertDestinationNotExist);
return;
dlgMain.close(runButtonID);
dlgMain.btnCancel = dlgMain.grpTopRight.add("button", undefined, strButtonCancel );
dlgMain.btnCancel.onClick = function() {
dlgMain.close(cancelButtonID);
dlgMain.defaultElement = dlgMain.btnRun;
dlgMain.cancelElement = dlgMain.btnCancel;
// the bottom of the dialog
dlgMain.grpBottom = dlgMain.add("group");
dlgMain.grpBottom.orientation = 'column';
dlgMain.grpBottom.alignChildren = 'left';
dlgMain.grpBottom.alignment = 'fill';
dlgMain.pnlHelp = dlgMain.grpBottom.add("panel");
dlgMain.pnlHelp.alignment = 'fill';
dlgMain.etHelp = dlgMain.pnlHelp.add("statictext", undefined, strHelpText, {multiline:true});
dlgMain.etHelp.alignment = 'fill';
dlgMain.onShow = function() {
dlgMain.ddFileType.onChange();
// give the hosting app the focus before showing the dialog
app.bringToFront();
dlgMain.center();
var result = dlgMain.show();
if (cancelButtonID == result) {
return result; // close to quit
// get setting from dialog
exportInfo.destination = dlgMain.etDestination.text;
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = dlgMain.etFileNamePrefix.text;
exportInfo.visibleOnly = dlgMain.cbVisible.value;
exportInfo.fileType = dlgMain.ddFileType.selection.index;
exportInfo.icc = dlgMain.cbIcc.value;
exportInfo.jpegQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.etQuality.text;
exportInfo.psdMaxComp = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.cbMax.value;
index = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpCompression.ddCompression.selection.index;
if (index == compNoneIndex) {
exportInfo.tiffCompression = TIFFEncoding.NONE;
if (index == compLZWIndex) {
exportInfo.tiffCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW;
if (index == compZIPIndex) {
exportInfo.tiffCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFZIP;
if (index == compJPEGIndex) {
exportInfo.tiffCompression = TIFFEncoding.JPEG;
exportInfo.tiffJpegQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.text;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbZip.value) {
exportInfo.pdfEncoding = PDFEncoding.PDFZIP;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpCompression.rbJpeg.value) {
exportInfo.pdfEncoding = PDFEncoding.JPEG;
exportInfo.pdfJpegQuality = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.grpQuality.etQuality.text;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb16bit.value) {
exportInfo.targaDepth = TargaBitsPerPixels.SIXTEEN;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb24bit.value) {
exportInfo.targaDepth = TargaBitsPerPixels.TWENTYFOUR;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.rb32bit.value) {
exportInfo.targaDepth = TargaBitsPerPixels.THIRTYTWO;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb16bit.value) {
exportInfo.bmpDepth = BMPDepthType.SIXTEEN;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb24bit.value) {
exportInfo.bmpDepth = BMPDepthType.TWENTYFOUR;
if (dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.rb32bit.value) {
exportInfo.bmpDepth = BMPDepthType.THIRTYTWO;
return result;
// Function: hideAllFileTypePanel
// Usage: hide all the panels in the common actions
// Input: <none>, dlgMain is a global for this script
// Return: <none>, all panels are now hidden
function hideAllFileTypePanel() {
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPSDOptions.hide();
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpJPEGOptions.hide();
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTIFFOptions.hide();
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPDFOptions.hide();
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpTargaOptions.hide();
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpBMPOptions.hide();
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.hide();
dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.hide();
// Function: initExportInfo
// Usage: create our default parameters
// Input: a new Object
// Return: a new object with params set to default
function initExportInfo(exportInfo) {
exportInfo.destination = new String("");
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = new String("untitled_");
exportInfo.visibleOnly = false;
exportInfo.fileType = psdIndex;
exportInfo.icc = true;
exportInfo.jpegQuality = 8;
exportInfo.psdMaxComp = true;
exportInfo.tiffCompression = TIFFEncoding.NONE;
exportInfo.tiffJpegQuality = 8;
exportInfo.pdfEncoding = PDFEncoding.JPEG;
exportInfo.pdfJpegQuality = 8;
exportInfo.targaDepth = TargaBitsPerPixels.TWENTYFOUR;
exportInfo.bmpDepth = BMPDepthType.TWENTYFOUR;
exportInfo.png24Transparency = true;
exportInfo.png24Interlaced = false;
exportInfo.png24Trim = true;
exportInfo.png8Transparency = true;
exportInfo.png8Interlaced = false;
exportInfo.png8Trim = true;
try {
exportInfo.destination = Folder(app.activeDocument.fullName.parent).fsName; // destination folder
var tmp = app.activeDocument.fullName.name;
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = decodeURI(tmp.substring(0, tmp.indexOf("."))); // filename body part
} catch(someError) {
exportInfo.destination = new String("");
exportInfo.fileNamePrefix = app.activeDocument.name; // filename body part
// Function: saveFile
// Usage: the worker routine, take our params and save the file accordingly
// Input: reference to the document, the name of the output file,
// export info object containing more information
// Return: <none>, a file on disk
function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo) {
switch (exportInfo.fileType) {
case jpegIndex:
docRef.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.EIGHT;
/*var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".jpg");
jpgSaveOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
jpgSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = exportInfo.icc;
jpgSaveOptions.quality = exportInfo.jpegQuality;
docRef.saveAs(saveFile, jpgSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);*/
var desc= new ActionDescriptor();
var formatDesc = new ActionDescriptor();
formatDesc.putInteger( charIDToTypeID( "EQlt" ), exportInfo.jpegQuality );
formatDesc.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "MttC" ), charIDToTypeID( "MttC" ), charIDToTypeID( "None" ) );
desc.putObject( charIDToTypeID( "As " ), charIDToTypeID( "JPEG" ), formatDesc );
desc.putPath( charIDToTypeID( "In " ), saveFile );
desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "Cpy " ), true );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "save" ), desc4, DialogModes.NO );
break;
case psdIndex:
var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".psd");
psdSaveOptions = new PhotoshopSaveOptions();
psdSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = exportInfo.icc;
psdSaveOptions.maximizeCompatibility = exportInfo.psdMaxComp;
docRef.saveAs(saveFile, psdSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
case tiffIndex:
var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".tif");
tiffSaveOptions = new TiffSaveOptions();
tiffSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = exportInfo.icc;
tiffSaveOptions.imageCompression = exportInfo.tiffCompression;
if (TIFFEncoding.JPEG == exportInfo.tiffCompression) {
tiffSaveOptions.jpegQuality = exportInfo.tiffJpegQuality;
docRef.saveAs(saveFile, tiffSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
case pdfIndex:
if (docRef.bitsPerChannel == BitsPerChannelType.THIRTYTWO)
docRef.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.SIXTEEN;
var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".pdf");
pdfSaveOptions = new PDFSaveOptions();
pdfSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = exportInfo.icc;
pdfSaveOptions.encoding = exportInfo.pdfEncoding;
if (PDFEncoding.JPEG == exportInfo.pdfEncoding) {
pdfSaveOptions.jpegQuality = exportInfo.pdfJpegQuality;
docRef.saveAs(saveFile, pdfSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
case targaIndex:
docRef.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.EIGHT;
var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".tga");
targaSaveOptions = new TargaSaveOptions();
targaSaveOptions.resolution = exportInfo.targaDepth;
docRef.saveAs(saveFile, targaSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
case bmpIndex:
docRef.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.EIGHT;
var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".bmp");
bmpSaveOptions = new BMPSaveOptions();
bmpSaveOptions.depth = exportInfo.bmpDepth;
docRef.saveAs(saveFile, bmpSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
case png8Index:
saveFile(docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Inter.value, dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trans.value);
function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, interlacedValue, transparencyValue) {
var id5 = charIDToTypeID( "Expr" );
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id6 = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id7 = charIDToTypeID( "Op " );
var id8 = charIDToTypeID( "SWOp" );
var id9 = charIDToTypeID( "OpSa" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id7, id8, id9 );
var id10 = charIDToTypeID( "Fmt " );
var id11 = charIDToTypeID( "IRFm" );
var id12 = charIDToTypeID( "PNG8" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id10, id11, id12 );
var id13 = charIDToTypeID( "Intr" ); //Interlaced
desc4.putBoolean( id13, interlacedValue );
var id14 = charIDToTypeID( "RedA" );
var id15 = charIDToTypeID( "IRRd" );
var id16 = charIDToTypeID( "Prcp" ); //Algorithm
desc4.putEnumerated( id14, id15, id16 );
var id17 = charIDToTypeID( "RChT" );
desc4.putBoolean( id17, false );
var id18 = charIDToTypeID( "RChV" );
desc4.putBoolean( id18, false );
var id19 = charIDToTypeID( "AuRd" );
desc4.putBoolean( id19, false );
var id20 = charIDToTypeID( "NCol" ); //NO. Of Colors
desc4.putInteger( id20, 256 );
var id21 = charIDToTypeID( "Dthr" ); //Dither
var id22 = charIDToTypeID( "IRDt" );
var id23 = charIDToTypeID( "Dfsn" ); //Dither type
desc4.putEnumerated( id21, id22, id23 );
var id24 = charIDToTypeID( "DthA" );
desc4.putInteger( id24, 100 );
var id25 = charIDToTypeID( "DChS" );
desc4.putInteger( id25, 0 );
var id26 = charIDToTypeID( "DCUI" );
desc4.putInteger( id26, 0 );
var id27 = charIDToTypeID( "DChT" );
desc4.putBoolean( id27, false );
var id28 = charIDToTypeID( "DChV" );
desc4.putBoolean( id28, false );
var id29 = charIDToTypeID( "WebS" );
desc4.putInteger( id29, 0 );
var id30 = charIDToTypeID( "TDth" ); //transparency dither
var id31 = charIDToTypeID( "IRDt" );
var id32 = charIDToTypeID( "None" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id30, id31, id32 );
var id33 = charIDToTypeID( "TDtA" );
desc4.putInteger( id33, 100 );
var id34 = charIDToTypeID( "Trns" ); //Transparency
desc4.putBoolean( id34, transparencyValue );
var id35 = charIDToTypeID( "Mtt " );
desc4.putBoolean( id35, true ); //matte
var id36 = charIDToTypeID( "MttR" ); //matte color
desc4.putInteger( id36, 255 );
var id37 = charIDToTypeID( "MttG" );
desc4.putInteger( id37, 255 );
var id38 = charIDToTypeID( "MttB" );
desc4.putInteger( id38, 255 );
var id39 = charIDToTypeID( "SHTM" );
desc4.putBoolean( id39, false );
var id40 = charIDToTypeID( "SImg" );
desc4.putBoolean( id40, true );
var id41 = charIDToTypeID( "SSSO" );
desc4.putBoolean( id41, false );
var id42 = charIDToTypeID( "SSLt" );
var list1 = new ActionList();
desc4.putList( id42, list1 );
var id43 = charIDToTypeID( "DIDr" );
desc4.putBoolean( id43, false );
var id44 = charIDToTypeID( "In " );
desc4.putPath( id44, new File( exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".png") );
var id45 = stringIDToTypeID( "SaveForWeb" );
desc3.putObject( id6, id45, desc4 );
executeAction( id5, desc3, DialogModes.NO );
//var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".png");
//bmpSaveOptions = new BMPSaveOptions();
//bmpSaveOptions.depth = exportInfo.bmpDepth;
//docRef.saveAs(saveFile, bmpSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
case png24Index:
saveFile(docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Inter.value, dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trans.value);
function saveFile( docRef, fileNameBody, exportInfo, interlacedValue, transparencyValue) {
var id6 = charIDToTypeID( "Expr" );
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id7 = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id8 = charIDToTypeID( "Op " );
var id9 = charIDToTypeID( "SWOp" );
var id10 = charIDToTypeID( "OpSa" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id8, id9, id10 );
var id11 = charIDToTypeID( "Fmt " );
var id12 = charIDToTypeID( "IRFm" );
var id13 = charIDToTypeID( "PN24" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id11, id12, id13 );
var id14 = charIDToTypeID( "Intr" );
desc4.putBoolean( id14, interlacedValue );
var id15 = charIDToTypeID( "Trns" );
desc4.putBoolean( id15, transparencyValue );
var id16 = charIDToTypeID( "Mtt " );
desc4.putBoolean( id16, true );
var id17 = charIDToTypeID( "MttR" );
desc4.putInteger( id17, 255 );
var id18 = charIDToTypeID( "MttG" );
desc4.putInteger( id18, 255 );
var id19 = charIDToTypeID( "MttB" );
desc4.putInteger( id19, 255 );
var id20 = charIDToTypeID( "SHTM" );
desc4.putBoolean( id20, false );
var id21 = charIDToTypeID( "SImg" );
desc4.putBoolean( id21, true );
var id22 = charIDToTypeID( "SSSO" );
desc4.putBoolean( id22, false );
var id23 = charIDToTypeID( "SSLt" );
var list1 = new ActionList();
desc4.putList( id23, list1 );
var id24 = charIDToTypeID( "DIDr" );
desc4.putBoolean( id24, false );
var id25 = charIDToTypeID( "In " );
desc4.putPath( id25, new File( exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".png") );
var id26 = stringIDToTypeID( "SaveForWeb" );
desc3.putObject( id7, id26, desc4 );
executeAction( id6, desc3, DialogModes.NO );
//var saveFile = new File(exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".png");
//bmpSaveOptions = new BMPSaveOptions();
//bmpSaveOptions.depth = exportInfo.bmpDepth;
//docRef.saveAs(saveFile, bmpSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
break;
default:
if ( DialogModes.NO != app.playbackDisplayDialogs ) {
alert(strUnexpectedError);
break;
// Function: zeroSuppress
// Usage: return a string padded to digit(s)
// Input: num to convert, digit count needed
// Return: string padded to digit length
function zeroSuppress (num, digit) {
var tmp = num.toString();
while (tmp.length < digit) {
tmp = "0" + tmp;
return tmp;
// Function: setInvisibleAllArtLayers
// Usage: unlock and make invisible all art layers, recursively
// Input: document or layerset
// Return: all art layers are unlocked and invisible
function setInvisibleAllArtLayers(obj) {
for( var i = 0; i < obj.artLayers.length; i++) {
obj.artLayers[i].allLocked = false;
obj.artLayers[i].visible = false;
for( var i = 0; i < obj.layerSets.length; i++) {
setInvisibleAllArtLayers(obj.layerSets[i]);
// Function: removeAllInvisibleArtLayers
// Usage: remove all the invisible art layers, recursively
// Input: document or layer set
// Return: <none>, all layers that were invisible are now gone
function removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(obj) {
for( var i = obj.artLayers.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
try {
if(!obj.artLayers[i].visible) {
obj.artLayers[i].remove();
catch (e) {
for( var i = obj.layerSets.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(obj.layerSets[i]);
// Function: removeAllEmptyLayerSets
// Usage: find all empty layer sets and remove them, recursively
// Input: document or layer set
// Return: empty layer sets are now gone
function removeAllEmptyLayerSets(obj) {
var foundEmpty = true;
for( var i = obj.layerSets.length-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
if( removeAllEmptyLayerSets(obj.layerSets[i])) {
obj.layerSets[i].remove();
} else {
foundEmpty = false;
if (obj.artLayers.length > 0) {
foundEmpty = false;
return foundEmpty;
// Function: zeroSuppress
// Usage: return a string padded to digit(s)
// Input: num to convert, digit count needed
// Return: string padded to digit length
function removeAllInvisible(docRef) {
removeAllInvisibleArtLayers(docRef);
removeAllEmptyLayerSets(docRef);
// Function: exportChildren
// Usage: find all the children in this document to save
// Input: duplicate document, original document, export info,
// reference to document, starting file name
// Return: <none>, documents are saved accordingly
function exportChildren(dupObj, orgObj, exportInfo, dupDocRef, fileNamePrefix) {
for( var i = 0; i < dupObj.artLayers.length; i++) {
if (exportInfo.visibleOnly) { // visible layer only
if (!orgObj.artLayers[i].visible) {
continue;
dupObj.artLayers[i].visible = true;
var layerName = dupObj.artLayers[i].name; // store layer name before change doc
var duppedDocumentTmp = dupDocRef.duplicate();
if ((psdIndex == exportInfo.fileType)||(png24Index == exportInfo.fileType)||(png8Index == exportInfo.fileType)) { // PSD: Keep transparency
removeAllInvisible(duppedDocumentTmp);
//PNGFileOptions
if ((png24Index == exportInfo.fileType)||(png8Index == exportInfo.fileType)) { // PNGFileOptions
if ((dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG8Options.png8Trm.value == true)&&(png8Index == exportInfo.fileType)) { //transparancy checked?
if (activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer == false) { //is it anything but a background layer?
app.activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT);
if ((dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Trm.value == true)&&(png24Index == exportInfo.fileType)) { //transparancy checked?
if (activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer == false) { //is it anything but a background layer?
app.activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT);
} else { // just flatten
duppedDocumentTmp.flatten();
var fileNameBody = fileNamePrefix;
fileNameBody += "_" + zeroSuppress(i, 4);
fileNameBody += "_" + la -
Performance of Export Layers to Files
Hi!
I know of an Export Layers to Files script that comes with Adobe Photoshop CS4 that exports the layers of a Photoshop document as image files. It exports layer by layer with the aid of a loop. It first sets all layers as invisible, except the first layer to be exported. The process continues, by setting the layer in question as visible, keeping others invisible. It works so well for an image composed by some tens of layers, but the processing time increases greatly as the number of layers increases.
I am developing a similar script solution, but less complex. First, the image files will be .png files. Second, much probably, the target images can have over 200 layers (the script mentioned above is taking from 7 to 18 hours to process such big images) and the processing time should not be a bottleneck.
So, I need an idea for a solution with these features:
Short running time, like a few seconds or minutes not hours;
Implemented preferably within Photoshop, by scripting or something else, but avoiding the use of the SDK resources;
Is there any Photoshop plug-in provided by a third-party or vendor?
I am looking forward to an answer. Thanks so much in advance!Well if you uninstall cs2, you lose the script. Without going into detail about what I went through with the CS3 install, the obvious answer is, yes that is what I am doing. The dialogue box is jumbled, it is definitely referencing something in the current version cs4 (or cs3 for that matter). I am trying to get a solution that will go forward. The script was totally rewritten for cs3 and it does not have the intelligence of the cs2 script. (ie, using the original documents PATH and FILENAME as a default. It is utterly ridiculous. I was hoping that this could be modified at the code (script) level to give the intelligence back to the script. Any help is appreciated.
Chris
this new forum does not give accurate details. I have been posting since 2003. -
Export Layers To Files - Renaming Script PS CC
On all previous versions of Photoshop, including CS6 (before the recent update to PS CC), I was able to use the ExtendScript Toolkit to edit the PS preset script that adds naming/numbering sequences to files when running the "Export Layers to Files" script. For PS CS 6, I edited the script to remove the automatic naming/numbering of exported layers by editing the following in ExtendScript Toolkit:
In ExtendScript Toolkit CS6 open the Export Layers to Files.jsx (applications/adobe photoshop cs6/presets/scripts/export layers to files.jsx)
on line 1030:
change:
fileNameBody += "_" + zeroSuppress(i, 4);
to:
//fileNameBody += "_" + zeroSuppress(i, 4);
on line 1031:
change:
fileNameBody += "_" + layerName;
to:
fileNameBody += "" + layerName;
This solved my problem and allowed PS to export my layers to files, keeping the layer name as the filename without adding any naming or numbering sequences to the filename. However with the recent release of Photoshop CC, the script change above does not work. It looks as though there are some new lines of scripting with Photoshop CC and I would love to know what else I need to change to prevent PS CC from renaming files when using the Export Layers to File script. Without the ability to change this, I will have to go through numerous steps in bath rename in Bridge, which when working with 100's of files with different naming structures would totally slow down my workflow. Any ideas on what to update in the Photoshop CC Script to fix this? Thanks so very much!Welcome to the forum.
You would maybe be better served asking in the PhotoShop Scripting Forum
http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop/photoshop_scripting
Or even here:
http://www.ps-scripts.com/bb/index.php
In general, I think there were changes across the board with the scripting in CC that broke things in PS, IL, ID, etc. I have seen it in both the Illustrator and InDesign scripting forums, previous scripts no longer work as before or are broken, features removed, etc. Sad but true. -
When I run the Export layers to Files script to save my layers as .pngs, it automatically changes the files to 72 dpi. I need them to stay at 300 dpi, like in the original file. Can anyone help me, how do I change the script in order to do this? Thanks in advance!
It uses a scriptlistner version of save for web for both png8 and png24. To change the png24 so it uses a normal save and retains the dpi find this line of code "case png24Index:" It should be about line 840. Comment everything between that line and "break:", about line 890. Then add the following lines.
pngSaveOptions = new PNGSaveOptions();
pngSaveOptions.interlaced = dlgMain.pnlFileType.pnlOptions.grpPNG24Options.png24Inter.value;
app.activeDocument.saveAs( new File( exportInfo.destination + "/" + fileNameBody + ".png") , pngSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE );
I have not tested this, you may also have to add checks for 8bit, no extra layers, no alpha or spot channels, etc. SFW does most of that by default. But by using the saveAs method and setting copy to true I think it will be ok. -
Error in Export Layers to Files (PSCS 5)
When I try Scripts-export layers to files in PS CS5, I get the message "Error 519: Server Interface error (No component returned from CreateWidget- line 250)".
This script used to work well. Anybody any idea what to do, cause I ain't got a clue (-:).
Thanks in advance!
RobHi Rob
Any chance you have a Windows computer/folder mounted on your computer. There's an odd behavior that happens with a couple scripts; Export to layers, Image Processor and Dr Browns 1-2-3 scripts, when a particular Windows environment is logged into your computer. Also, Bridge AOM is effected.
see below if you do have a Windows computer mounted:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/707155?tstart=0
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/708719?tstart=0
no workaround but to unmount the Windows computer when running the script. ( you will also need to restart PS)
good luck -
Cannot export layers to files in Photoshop Elements 12
The menu options export and export creations are both disabled / greyed out. I'm trying to save multipule layers to files.
Please assist.
FYI: Windows 7 64 bit, no scanner attached, installed optional twain plugin from C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 12\optional plug-ins... no change.
Do I really need a scanner to export multiple layers to files? Do I really need to save each layer to a file manually?You also might try this script to export Layers to Files
https://workspaces.acrobat.com/?d=blJVJ4ZFfR7dRg24q-mBbQ
(use this link instead of the no longer active one in the post below to download the Layers to Files.zip)
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4186187#4186187
Unzip the Layers to Files.zip and then copy the Export Layers to Files.jsx
to
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 12\Presets\Scripts
Then after starting or restarting the pse 12 editor, the script should show under File>Automation Tools>Export Layers to Files -
Preserving background in Export Layers as Files
Back in the days of CS2 and ImageReady, there was an advanced export layers as files and it had an option of preserving the background while exporting all the visible layers above it. Is there any possible way to achieve this with CS4? I know there is the Export Layers to Files but it generates separate files for every layer and I need each separate image above the background to be on TOP of the background.
Something like this should work:
// enable double clicking from the
// Macintosh Finder or the Windows Explorer
#target photoshop
// Make Photoshop the frontmost application
app.bringToFront();
// Start at the top of the layers stack and select each
// layer in turn
for (var i = 0; i < activeDocument.layers.length; i++) {
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[i];
// Put all your processing functions... //
duplicateSelectedLayers(activeDocument.activeLayer.name);
var psdSaveOptions = new PhotoshopSaveOptions();
app.activeDocument.saveAs( File( "~/Desktop/" + activeDocument.name + ".psd" ), psdSaveOptions);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
// ...in the area between these two comments. //
function duplicateSelectedLayers(soParent){
var id2277 = charIDToTypeID( "Mk " );
var desc304 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id2278 = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
var ref144 = new ActionReference();
var id2279 = charIDToTypeID( "Dcmn" );
ref144.putClass( id2279 );
desc304.putReference( id2278, ref144 );
var id2280 = charIDToTypeID( "Nm " );
desc304.putString( id2280, soParent );
var id2281 = charIDToTypeID( "Usng" );
var ref145 = new ActionReference();
var id2282 = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " );
var id2283 = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" );
var id2284 = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" );
ref145.putEnumerated( id2282, id2283, id2284 );
desc304.putReference( id2281, ref145 );
executeAction( id2277, desc304, DialogModes.NO );
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