Exporting and manipulating individual layers by name

Eponymic · Post by **Eponymic** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 5:29 am

Hi, it's one am and I've been trying to understand this for a while now.

My end goal is to have a script that takes a layer, and exports it at two different sizes. But this script is just going to be part of a another script.

I've found how to reference layers by name

Code: Select allvar baseLayer:Layer = app.activeDocument.artLayers.getByName("Background");

I've even found how to export into two different sizes

Code: Select allmain();
function main(){
var originalRulerUnits = preferences.rulerUnits;
preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
var inputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select the input folder");
if(inputFolder == null) return;
var fileList = inputFolder.getFiles(/\.(jpg|tif|psd|png)$/i);
var outputFolder1 = Folder(inputFolder + "/300x300");
if(!outputFolder1.exists) outputFolder1.create();
var outputFolder2 = Folder(inputFolder + "/66x66");
if(!outputFolder2.exists) outputFolder2.create();
for (var a in fileList){
open(fileList[a]);
var Name = decodeURI(activeDocument.name).replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
app.activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT);
FitImage(300,300);
var saveFile = File(outputFolder1 + "/" + Name + ".jpg");
SaveForWeb(saveFile,70);
FitImage(66,66);
var saveFile = File(outputFolder2 + "/" + Name + ".jpg");
SaveForWeb(saveFile,70);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
}
function FitImage( inWidth, inHeight ) {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var unitPixels = charIDToTypeID( '#Pxl' );
desc.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( 'Wdth' ), unitPixels, inWidth );
desc.putUnitDouble( charIDToTypeID( 'Hght' ), unitPixels, inHeight );
var runtimeEventID = stringIDToTypeID( "3caa3434-cb67-11d1-bc43-0060b0a13dc4" );
executeAction( runtimeEventID, desc, DialogModes.NO );
}
function SaveForWeb(saveFile,jpegQuality) {
var sfwOptions = new ExportOptionsSaveForWeb();
sfwOptions.format = SaveDocumentType.JPEG;
sfwOptions.includeProfile = false;
sfwOptions.interlaced = 0;
sfwOptions.optimized = true;
sfwOptions.quality = jpegQuality;
activeDocument.exportDocument(saveFile, ExportType.SAVEFORWEB, sfwOptions);
}

I just have no idea how to put the two of these together so that I can export ~40 layers according to their name, so that it'll also run inside another script whenever I call on it.

I know this is kinda a stupid question, I'm just at the end of my wits trying to figure it out. I'd appreciate some help. Thanks. Heck, if all you care to do is point me to a tutorial that explicitly states how the save/export thing works, that'd be a help too.

This is the script I'm trying to get it to run inside of.

Code: Select all#target photoshop
function main(){
var LSets = activeDocument.layerSets.length;
var ArtLayers = activeDocument.artLayers.length;
var NoOfLayers = activeDocument.layers.length;
var Back = hasBackground();
var hasTop = false;
var selLayers =getSelectedLayersIdx();
var selGroups=[];
if(LSets>0){
for(var s in selLayers){
if(isLayerSet(selLayers[s])) selGroups.push(selLayers[s]);
}
}
if(activeDocument.layers[0].typename == 'ArtLayer') hasTop = true;
var win = new Window('dialog','Layer Export');
g = win.graphics;
var myBrush = g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [0.99, 0.99, 0.99, 1]);
g.backgroundColor = myBrush;
win.p1= win.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {borderStyle:"black"});
win.p1.preferredSize=[500,20];
win.g1 = win.p1.add('group');
win.g1.orientation = "row";
win.title = win.g1.add('statictext',undefined,'Layer Export');
win.title.alignment="fill";
var g = win.title.graphics;
g.font = ScriptUI.newFont("Georgia","BOLDITALIC",22);
win.g5 =win.p1.add('group');
win.g5.orientation = "column";
win.g5.alignChildren='left';
win.g5.spacing=0;
if(LSets == 0){
win.g5.rb1 = win.g5.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Save selected layers');
//win.g5.rb2 = win.g5.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Save selected layers along with the top layer');
//win.g5.rb3 = win.g5.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Save selected layers along with background layer');
win.g5.rb4 = win.g5.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Save all layers');
//win.g5.rb5 = win.g5.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Save all layers along with the top layer');
//win.g5.rb6 = win.g5.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Save all layers along with background layer');
//win.g5.rb3.enabled=Back;
//win.g5.rb6.enabled=Back;
win.g5.rb4.value=true;
}else{
win.g5.rb1 = win.g5.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Save selected layerSets');
//win.g5.rb2 = win.g5.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Save selected layerSets along with the top layer');
//win.g5.rb3 = win.g5.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Save selected layerSets along with background layer');
win.g5.rb4 = win.g5.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Save all layerSets');
//win.g5.rb5 = win.g5.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Save all layerSets along with the top layer');
//win.g5.rb6 = win.g5.add('radiobutton',undefined,'Save all layerSets along with background layer');
//win.g5.rb3.enabled=Back;
//win.g5.rb6.enabled=Back;
//win.g5.rb2.enabled=hasTop;
//win.g5.rb5.enabled=hasTop;
if(selGroups.length <1){
win.g5.rb1.enabled=false;
// win.g5.rb2.enabled=false;
// win.g5.rb3.enabled=false;
}
win.g5.rb4.value=true;
}
win.p2 = win.add("panel", undefined, undefined, {borderStyle:"black"});
win.p2.preferredSize=[500,20];
win.p2.st1 = win.p2.add('statictext',undefined,'Output details');
win.p2.st2 = win.p2.add('statictext',undefined,"Select all layer groups for export, if exporting to Revenez 1 make sure to select 'merge visible' and to make the unwanted layers invisible");
win.p2.st1.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont("Tahoma", "Bold", 18);
win.g10 =win.p2.add('group');
win.g10.orientation = "row";
win.g10.alignment='left';
win.g10.et1 = win.g10.add('edittext');
win.g10.et1.preferredSize=[350,20];
win.g10.bu1 = win.g10.add('button',undefined,"Select Folder");
win.g10.bu1.onClick=function(){
var Folder1 = Folder(app.activeDocument.path);
outputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select the output folder for this client",Folder1);
if(outputFolder !=null){
win.g10.et1.text = decodeURI(outputFolder.fsName);
}
}
win.g12 =win.p2.add('group');
win.g12.orientation = "row";
win.g12.alignment='left';
win.g12.cb1 = win.g12.add('checkbox',undefined,'Merge Visible Layers?');
win.g12.cb2 = win.g12.add('checkbox',undefined,'Trim Layer');
win.g15 =win.p2.add('group');
win.g15.orientation = "row";
win.g15.alignment='left';
var Options= ["Layer/Group Name","FileName + Sequence No.","FileName + Layer/Group Name ","User Defined with Sequence No."];
win.g15.st1 = win.g15.add('statictext',undefined,'Save Options..');
win.g15.dd1 = win.g15.add('dropdownlist',undefined,Options);
win.g15.dd1.selection=0;
win.g15.et1 = win.g15.add('edittext');
win.g15.et1.preferredSize=[150,20];
win.g15.et1.hide();
win.g15.dd1.onChange=function(){
if(this.selection.index==3){
win.g15.et1.show();
}else{
win.g15.et1.hide();
}
}
win.g18 =win.p2.add('group');
win.g18.orientation = "row";
win.g18.st1 = win.g18.add('statictext',undefined,'Save as :');
var Types = ["PNG","PSD","PDF","TIF","JPG"];
//var Types = ["PNG","JPG"];
win.g18.dd1 = win.g18.add('dropdownlist',undefined,Types);
win.g18.dd1.selection = 0;
win.g18.alignment='left';
win.g20 =win.p2.add('group');
win.g20.orientation = "row";
win.g20.bu1 = win.g20.add('button',undefined,'Process');
win.g20.bu1.preferredSize=[200,35];
win.g20.bu2 = win.g20.add('button',undefined,'Cancel');
win.g20.bu2.preferredSize=[200,35];
win.g20.bu1.onClick=function(){
if(win.g10.et1.text == ''){
alert("No Output Folder has been Selected!");
return;
}
if(win.g15.dd1.selection.index==3){
if(win.g15.et1.text ==''){
alert("No FileName Has Been Entered!");
return;
}
}
win.close(1);
Process();
}
win.center();
win.show();
function Process(){
if(LSets == 0){
//Process layers only
if(win.g5.rb1.value){//Save selected layers
for(var b in selLayers){
selectLayerByIndex(Number(selLayers));
var l = activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
var saveFile= File(outputFolder+ "/" + getName(b,lName));
dupLayers();
if(win.g12.cb1.value){
try{activeDocument.mergeVisibleLayers();}catch(e){}
}
if(win.g12.cb2.value){
try{activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT,true,true,true,true);}catch(e){}
}
SaveDOC(saveFile);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
}//End Save selected layers
/*if(win.g5.rb2.value){//Save selected layers along with the top layer
for(var b in selLayers){
selectLayerByIndex(Number(selLayers));
var lName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
activeDocument.activeLayer= activeDocument.layers[0];
selectLayerByIndex(Number(selLayers),true);
var saveFile= File(outputFolder+ "/" + getName(b,lName));
dupLayers();
if(win.g12.cb1.value){
try{activeDocument.mergeVisibleLayers();}catch(e){}
}
if(win.g12.cb2.value){
try{activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT,true,true,true,true);}catch(e){}
}
SaveDOC(saveFile);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
}//End Save selected layers along with the top layer*/

/*if(win.g5.rb3.value){//Save selected layers along with background layer
for(var b in selLayers){
selectLayerByIndex(Number(selLayers));
var lName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[activeDocument.layers.length-1];
selectLayerByIndex(Number(selLayers),true);
var saveFile= File(outputFolder+ "/" + getName(b,lName));
dupLayers();
if(win.g12.cb1.value){
try{activeDocument.mergeVisibleLayers();}catch(e){}
}
if(win.g12.cb2.value){
try{activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT,true,true,true,true);}catch(e){}
}
SaveDOC(saveFile);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
}//End Save selected layers along with background layer
*/
if(win.g5.rb4.value){//Save all layers
selectAllLayers();
selLayers =getSelectedLayersIdx();
for(var b in selLayers){
selectLayerByIndex(Number(selLayers));
var lName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
var saveFile= File(outputFolder+ "/" + getName(b,lName));
dupLayers();
if(win.g12.cb1.value){
try{activeDocument.mergeVisibleLayers();}catch(e){}
}
if(win.g12.cb2.value){
try{activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT,true,true,true,true);}catch(e){}
}
SaveDOC(saveFile);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
}//End Save all layers
/*if(win.g5.rb5.value){//Save all layers along with the top layer
selectAllLayers(1);
selLayers =getSelectedLayersIdx();
for(var b in selLayers){
selectLayerByIndex(Number(selLayers));
var lName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[0];
selectLayerByIndex(Number(selLayers),true);
var saveFile= File(outputFolder+ "/" + getName(b,lName));
dupLayers();
if(win.g12.cb1.value){
try{activeDocument.mergeVisibleLayers();}catch(e){}
}
if(win.g12.cb2.value){
try{activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT,true,true,true,true);}catch(e){}
}
SaveDOC(saveFile);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
}//End Save all layers along with the top layer
*/
/*if(win.g5.rb6.value){//Save all layers along with background layer
selectAllLayers();
selLayers =getSelectedLayersIdx();
for(var b in selLayers){
selectLayerByIndex(Number(selLayers));
var lName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[activeDocument.layers.length-1];
selectLayerByIndex(Number(selLayers),true);
var saveFile= File(outputFolder+ "/" + getName(b,lName));
dupLayers();
if(win.g12.cb1.value){
try{activeDocument.mergeVisibleLayers();}catch(e){}
}
if(win.g12.cb2.value){
try{activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT,true,true,true,true);}catch(e){}
}
SaveDOC(saveFile);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
}//End Save all layers along with background layer*/
}else{
//Process LayerSets Only
if(win.g5.rb1.value){//Save selected layerSets
for(var g in selGroups){
selectLayerByIndex(Number(selGroups[g]));
var lName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
var saveFile= File(outputFolder+ "/" + getName(g,lName));
dupLayers();
if(win.g12.cb1.value){
try{activeDocument.mergeVisibleLayers();}catch(e){}
}
if(win.g12.cb2.value){
try{activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT,true,true,true,true);}catch(e){}
}
SaveDOC(saveFile);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
}//End Save selected layerSets
/*if(win.g5.rb2.value){//Save selected layerSets along with the top layer
for(var g in selGroups){
selectLayerByIndex(Number(selGroups[g]));
var lName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
activeDocument.activeLayer= activeDocument.layers[0];
selectLayerByIndex(Number(selGroups[g]),true);
var saveFile= File(outputFolder+ "/" + getName(g,lName));
dupLayers();
if(win.g12.cb1.value){
try{activeDocument.mergeVisibleLayers();}catch(e){}
}
if(win.g12.cb2.value){
try{activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT,true,true,true,true);}catch(e){}
}
SaveDOC(saveFile);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
}//End Save selected layerSets along with the top layer*/

/*if(win.g5.rb3.value){//Save selected layerSets along with background layer
for(var g in selGroups){
selectLayerByIndex(Number(selGroups[g]));
var lName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[activeDocument.layers.length-1];
selectLayerByIndex(Number(selGroups[g]),true);
var saveFile= File(outputFolder+ "/" + getName(g,lName));
dupLayers();
if(win.g12.cb1.value){
try{activeDocument.mergeVisibleLayers();}catch(e){}
}
if(win.g12.cb2.value){
try{activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT,true,true,true,true);}catch(e){}
}
SaveDOC(saveFile);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
}//End Save selected layerSets along with background layer
*/
if(win.g5.rb4.value){//Save all layerSets
for(var g =0;g<LSets;g++){
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layerSets[g];
var lName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
var saveFile= File(outputFolder+ "/" + getName(g,lName));
dupLayers();
if(win.g12.cb1.value){
try{activeDocument.mergeVisibleLayers();}catch(e){}
}
if(win.g12.cb2.value){
try{activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT,true,true,true,true);}catch(e){}
}
SaveDOC(saveFile);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
}//End Save all layerSets
/*if(win.g5.rb5.value){//Save all layerSets along with the top layer
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[0];
var TopIDX =getSelectedLayersIdx();
for(var g =0;g<LSets;g++){
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layerSets[g];
var lName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
selectLayerByIndex(Number(TopIDX[0]),true);
var saveFile= File(outputFolder+ "/" + getName(g,lName));
dupLayers();
if(win.g12.cb1.value){
try{activeDocument.mergeVisibleLayers();}catch(e){}
}
if(win.g12.cb2.value){
try{activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT,true,true,true,true);}catch(e){}
}
SaveDOC(saveFile);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
}//End Save all layerSets along with the top layer
*/
/*if(win.g5.rb6.value){//Save all layerSets along with background layer
for(var g =0;g<LSets;g++){
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layerSets[g];
var lName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
selectLayerByIndex(0,true);
var saveFile= File(outputFolder+ "/" + getName(g,lName));
dupLayers();
if(win.g12.cb1.value){
try{activeDocument.mergeVisibleLayers();}catch(e){}
}
if(win.g12.cb2.value){
try{activeDocument.trim(TrimType.TRANSPARENT,true,true,true,true);}catch(e){}
}
SaveDOC(saveFile);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
}//End Save all layerSets along with background layer*/
}
}
function getName(seq,lName){
seq = zeroPad((Number(seq)+1), 3);
var dName = decodeURI(activeDocument.name).replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');
var Name ='';
switch (Number(win.g15.dd1.selection.index)){
case 0: Name += lName; break;
case 1: Name += dName +"-"+seq; break;
case 2: Name += dName +"-"+ lName; break;
case 3: Name += win.g15.et1.text + "-"+seq; break;
default :break;
}
return Name;
}
function SaveDOC(saveFile){
switch(Number(win.g18.dd1.selection.index)){
case 0 : SavePNG(File(saveFile+".png")); break;
case 1: SavePSD(File(saveFile+".psd")); break;
case 2: SavePDF(File(saveFile+".pdf")); break;
case 3: SaveTIFF(File(saveFile+".tif")); break;
case 3: SaveJPG(File(saveFile+".jpg"),8); break;
default : break;
}
}
}
main();
function hasBackground() {
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr"), charIDToTypeID( "Bckg" ));
ref.putEnumerated(charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ),charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ),charIDToTypeID( "Back" ));
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
var res = desc.getBoolean(charIDToTypeID( "Bckg" ));
return res
}
function getSelectedLayersIdx(){
var selectedLayers = new Array;
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
if( desc.hasKey( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ) ) ){
desc = desc.getList( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ));
var c = desc.count
var selectedLayers = new Array();
for(var i=0;i<c;i++){
try{
activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
selectedLayers.push( desc.getReference( i ).getIndex() );
}catch(e){
selectedLayers.push( desc.getReference( i ).getIndex()+1 );
}
}
}else{
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putProperty( charIDToTypeID("Prpr") , charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ));
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
try{
activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" ))-1);
}catch(e){
selectedLayers.push( executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID( "ItmI" )));
}
}
return selectedLayers;
};
function isLayerSet(idx) {
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex(1283027488, idx);
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
var type = desc.getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID("layerSection"));
var res = typeIDToStringID(type);
if(res == 'layerSectionStart') return true;
return false;
}
function dupLayers() {
var desc143 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref73 = new ActionReference();
ref73.putClass( charIDToTypeID('Dcmn') );
desc143.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref73 );
desc143.putString( charIDToTypeID('Nm '), activeDocument.activeLayer.name );
var ref74 = new ActionReference();
ref74.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc143.putReference( charIDToTypeID('Usng'), ref74 );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Mk '), desc143, DialogModes.NO );
};
function selectLayerByIndex(index,add){
add = (add == undefined) ? add = false : add;
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), index);
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref );
if(add) desc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifier" ), stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifierType" ), stringIDToTypeID( "addToSelection" ) );
desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false );
try{
executeAction(charIDToTypeID("slct"), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}catch(e){}
};
function selectAllLayers(layer) {//does not select background layer
if(layer == undefined) layer = 0;
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[activeDocument.layers.length-1];
if(activeDocument.activeLayer.isBackgroundLayer)
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[activeDocument.layers.length-2];
var BL = activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[layer];
var desc5 = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref3 = new ActionReference();
ref3.putName( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), BL);
desc5.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref3 );
desc5.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifier'), stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifierType'), stringIDToTypeID('addToSelectionContinuous') );
desc5.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID('MkVs'), false );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc5, DialogModes.NO );
};
function zeroPad(n, s) {
n = n.toString();
while (n.length < s) n = '0' + n;
return n;
}
function SavePNG(saveFile){
pngSaveOptions = new PNGSaveOptions();
activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, pngSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
}/*
function SaveTIFF(saveFile){
tiffSaveOptions = new TiffSaveOptions();
tiffSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true;
tiffSaveOptions.alphaChannels = true;
tiffSaveOptions.layers = true;
tiffSaveOptions.imageCompression = TIFFEncoding.TIFFLZW;
activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, tiffSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
}
function SavePSD(saveFile){
psdSaveOptions = new PhotoshopSaveOptions();
psdSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true;
psdSaveOptions.alphaChannels = true;
activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, psdSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
}
function SavePDF(saveFile){
pdfSaveOptions = new PDFSaveOptions();
activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, pdfSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
}*/
function SaveJPG(saveFile, jpegQuality){
jpgSaveOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
jpgSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true;
jpgSaveOptions.formatOptions = FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE;
jpgSaveOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE;
jpgSaveOptions.quality = jpegQuality; //1-12
activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, jpgSaveOptions, true,Extension.LOWERCASE);
}

Mike Hale · Post by **Mike Hale** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 3:10 pm

You can not directly export or save a layer. You can either turn all the other layers off then flatten before the export or save. Or you can duplicate the layer to a new document and export/save that document.

Eponymic · Post by **Eponymic** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:19 pm

Well, that explains why I felt like I was bashing my head against a brick wall. Thanks for the response. One last question if you don't mind, is it possible to save out the image that makes up a layer as a png or jpg? If so, can you point me in the right direction?

Mike Hale · Post by **Mike Hale** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:10 pm

This will duplicate a layer to a new document. From there you can save/export in any format you like.
Code: Select allvar doc = app.activeDocument
var targetLayer = doc.activeLayer = doc.artLayers.getByName("Background");
newDocFromLayer(targetLayer.name,targetLayer.name);

function newDocFromLayer(docName,layerName){
docName == undefined ? docName = "Untitled":docName;
layerName == undefined ? layerName = activeDocument.activeLayer.name:layerName;
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putClass( charIDToTypeID( "Dcmn" ) );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );
desc.putString( charIDToTypeID( "Nm " ), docName );
var ref1 = new ActionReference();
ref1.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "Usng" ), ref1 );
desc.putString( charIDToTypeID( "LyrN" ), layerName );
executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Mk " ), desc, DialogModes.NO );
};