Importing PSD files

Debo · Post by **Debo** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:06 pm

I read that with AS6, it's possible to import Photoshop files with their separate layers intact. I wonder, does this work for Photoshop Elements too?

Imago · Post by **Imago** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:24 am

Look on the download page on the SmithMicro website, somewhere there are a little plug-in for photoshop that does esactly what you want.
The link may are below the Papagayo download link.

rave · Post by **rave** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:27 pm

Imago wrote:Look on the download page on the SmithMicro website, somewhere there are a little plug-in for photoshop that does esactly what you want.
The link may are below the Papagayo download link.

Hi, I read this - thank you for the info. But I can not find this. Can you help?

ink animations · Post by **ink animations** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:38 pm

you know what else would be cool? an 'export layers' to photoshop option.
Or even export layers to pngs.

I often do drawings in Anime Studio now as Im more used to that than Illustrator. Would be nice to export as seperate elements to work up in Photoshop.

Does this option already exist? (perhaps by means of a script?)

Cheers.

Post by **Lost Marble** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 6:48 pm

You can't import a PSD directly into Anime Studio. What you can do is export a Anime Studio file from Photoshop, and then open that up in Anime Studio. To do that you need to install the Photoshop script that comes with Anime Studio. Look in the Anime Studio program folder, and find a folder called "Extra Files". In there is a script that can be installed for Photoshop that puts a new command in Photoshop's Scripts menu called "Export Layers To Anime Studio".

When you run it, it will save out an Anime Studio file with each Photoshop layer as a separate image layer. If you have a Group in Photoshop where only one of the sub-layers in that group is currently visible, that group will become a switch layer in Anime Studio.

You can go the other way too - you can export a PSD from Anime Studio Pro. When you choose File->Export Animation, one of the export formats is PSD. When you choose that format, every top-level layer in Anime Studio will be exported as a separate Photoshop layer. If you only want to do this for a single frame, be sure to set the start and end frames to the same value.

uncle808us · Post by **uncle808us** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:07 pm

Wish there was a script or plugin for importing Gimp files into anime pro 6.

ulrik · Post by **ulrik** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:11 pm

uncle808us wrote:Wish there was a script or plugin for importing Gimp files into anime pro 6.

Actually there is a script for exporting layers from gimp to AS, here: http://registry.gimp.org/node?page=8

You also should read this at the comments: http://registry.gimp.org/node/12867#comments

uncle808us · Post by **uncle808us** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:21 pm

Just found that and was going to edit my post but you beat me to it.

uncle808us · Post by **uncle808us** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:13 pm

Well I got the script but don't know how to edit it: Is it a Capital O or the number 0 ? do I use a space before it?
Could some one look at the script file and tell me what to do.
http://registry.gimp.org/node/12867#attachments Thank you.

This is what the instructions say.

This problem can be solved by simply adding 0 inside of the parentheses of the first variable/term/whatever you want to call it for each time let*:((..... insert here) appears in the script.

Before
let* : ((flnm) (p) (w) (h) (s) (img-name) (img-name-raw) (ln ""))

After
let* : ((flnm 0) (p) (w) (h) (s) (img-name) (img-name-raw) (ln ""))

* reply

ulrik · Post by **ulrik** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:36 pm

uncle808us wrote:Well I got the script but don't know how to edit it: Is it a Capital O or the number 0 ? do I use a space before it?
Could some one look at the script file and tell me what to do.
http://registry.gimp.org/node/12867#attachments Thank you.

This is what the instructions say.

This problem can be solved by simply adding 0 inside of the parentheses of the first variable/term/whatever you want to call it for each time let*:((..... insert here) appears in the script.

Before
let* : ((flnm) (p) (w) (h) (s) (img-name) (img-name-raw) (ln ""))

After
let* : ((flnm 0) (p) (w) (h) (s) (img-name) (img-name-raw) (ln ""))

* reply

Yes it's a number 0 , and yes you should have a space before the number, if I remember correctly there is only 1 line you have to adjust.

uncle808us · Post by **uncle808us** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:01 am

Well I can't get it to work after hours of fooling with it.

Patmals · Post by **Patmals** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:56 am

Although i admit i haven't tested it (mainly due to time, and i don't have photoshop with me) but you may want to try this japanese program made for converting PSD etc to AS.

http://suiseikobo.sakura.tv/Tool/ASP.html

look down the page until you find ASPConv3.zip

the interface, at least on my PC is in English.

apparently, you can make the output into a bone, switch or group layers.

i hope this helps.

madrobot · Post by **madrobot** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:05 am

Can anyone tell me, when you use either of these scripts to export PSD layers to AS images, does it preserve transparency?

uncle808us · Post by **uncle808us** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:05 am

Patmals wrote:Although i admit i haven't tested it (mainly due to time, and i don't have photoshop with me) but you may want to try this japanese program made for converting PSD etc to AS.

http://suiseikobo.sakura.tv/Tool/ASP.html

look down the page until you find ASPConv3.zip

the interface, at least on my PC is in English.

apparently, you can make the output into a bone, switch or group layers.

i hope this helps.

Thank you very much, I forgot to mention I'm on a Mac 10.4.11 Tiger. But I do appreciate you helping me. Thank you.

uncle808us · Post by **uncle808us** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:14 am

madrobot wrote:Can anyone tell me, when you use either of these scripts to export PSD layers to AS images, does it preserve transparency?

If I ever get it to work I'll let you know. But it's almost bedtime and I won't have any free time until wednesday. Gotta work.