exporting photoshop folders out as files

Rhinokey · Nov 2011

i seem to recall a while back someone posting a photoshop script that would take and export out folders as seperate files based on the folder name

say i have a file with 50 folders in its layers, in each folder theres like 2 or 3 layers

i would like to save these all out as .dds with each one named the same as the folder. anyone remember anything like that?

m4dcow · Nov 2011

vTools comes to mind, but you would probably have to add prefixes to the name of each layer group.

I also found this:
http://www.damienvanholten.com/blog/export-groups-to-files-photoshop/
it saves out as PNGs but I'm sure you can modify to save as other formats.

kio · Nov 2011

vTools only saves to TGA (http://home.insightbb.com/~jamestaylor/ if you dont know it)
sure you could first save them out as tga and batch convert to DDS.

i used the vTools Folder Exporting heavily on a project (around 40-60 folders) - but as its scripted, it can take an awufully long time to process everything. maybe anyone comes up with something better.

LoTekK · Nov 2011

I don't have the dds plugin installed right now, so I'm not able to test code for dds exporting, but as kio mentioned, you could probably batch convert the TGA output.

#target photoshop
app.bringToFront();

docRef = app.activeDocument;
for(i = 0; i < docRef.layerSets.length; i++) {
	tempDoc = app.documents.add(docRef.width, docRef.height, 72, docRef.layerSets[i].name);
	app.activeDocument = docRef;
	docRef.layerSets[i].duplicate(tempDoc);
	app.activeDocument = tempDoc;
	tempDoc.mergeVisibleLayers();
	tempDoc.saveAs(File(docRef.path + "\\" + tempDoc.name + ".tga"), TargaSaveOptions, false, Extension.NONE);
		//you could change "\\" to "\\TGA\\" or something, if you prefer
	tempDoc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}

funshark · Nov 2011

That's the 'code' to export a dds uncompressed with the last plugin ( not sure it works with older ones but it should ).
You just need to replace the TGA part with that and change the "filename.dds" part with the corresponding variable. ( something like [ docRef.path + "/" + tempDoc.name + ".dds" ] )

var idsave = charIDToTypeID( "save" );
        var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var idAs = charIDToTypeID( "As  " );
        var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var idbarF = charIDToTypeID( "barF" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idbarF, true );
        var idfdev = charIDToTypeID( "fdev" );
        desc3.putDouble( idfdev, 3.000000 );
        var idfbia = charIDToTypeID( "fbia" );
        desc3.putDouble( idfbia, 0.000000 );
        var idurad = charIDToTypeID( "urad" );
        desc3.putDouble( idurad, 5.000000 );
        var iduamo = charIDToTypeID( "uamo" );
        desc3.putDouble( iduamo, 0.500000 );
        var iduthr = charIDToTypeID( "uthr" );
        desc3.putDouble( iduthr, 0.000000 );
        var idxstf = charIDToTypeID( "xstf" );
        desc3.putDouble( idxstf, 1.000000 );
        var idxthf = charIDToTypeID( "xthf" );
        desc3.putDouble( idxthf, 1.000000 );
        var idqual = charIDToTypeID( "qual" );
        desc3.putInteger( idqual, 71 );
        var iderdi = charIDToTypeID( "erdi" );
        desc3.putBoolean( iderdi, false );
        var iderdw = charIDToTypeID( "erdw" );
        desc3.putInteger( iderdw, 1 );
        var idusfa = charIDToTypeID( "usfa" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idusfa, false );
        var idtxfm = charIDToTypeID( "txfm" );
        desc3.putInteger( idtxfm, 7 );
        var idweig = charIDToTypeID( "weig" );
        desc3.putInteger( idweig, 0 );
        var idtmty = charIDToTypeID( "tmty" );
        desc3.putInteger( idtmty, 0 );
        var idmmty = charIDToTypeID( "mmty" );
        desc3.putInteger( idmmty, 30 );
        var idsmip = charIDToTypeID( "smip" );
        desc3.putInteger( idsmip, 0 );
        var idbina = charIDToTypeID( "bina" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idbina, false );
        var idprem = charIDToTypeID( "prem" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idprem, false );
        var idfilm = charIDToTypeID( "film" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idfilm, false );
        var idalpb = charIDToTypeID( "alpb" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idalpb, false );
        var idbord = charIDToTypeID( "bord" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idbord, false );
        var idbrdr = charIDToTypeID( "brdr" );
        desc3.putDouble( idbrdr, 0.000000 );
        var idbrdg = charIDToTypeID( "brdg" );
        desc3.putDouble( idbrdg, 0.000000 );
        var idbrdb = charIDToTypeID( "brdb" );
        desc3.putDouble( idbrdb, 0.000000 );
        var idmmft = charIDToTypeID( "mmft" );
        desc3.putInteger( idmmft, 1 );
        var idfdcl = charIDToTypeID( "fdcl" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idfdcl, false );
        var idfdaf = charIDToTypeID( "fdaf" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idfdaf, false );
        var idftworl = charIDToTypeID( "f2rl" );
        desc3.putDouble( idftworl, 0.500000 );
        var idftwogl = charIDToTypeID( "f2gl" );
        desc3.putDouble( idftwogl, 0.500000 );
        var idftwobl = charIDToTypeID( "f2bl" );
        desc3.putDouble( idftwobl, 0.500000 );
        var idftwoal = charIDToTypeID( "f2al" );
        desc3.putDouble( idftwoal, 0.500000 );
        var idfddl = charIDToTypeID( "fddl" );
        desc3.putInteger( idfddl, 0 );
        var idfafm = charIDToTypeID( "fafm" );
        desc3.putDouble( idfafm, 0.150000 );
        var idbafh = charIDToTypeID( "bafh" );
        desc3.putDouble( idbafh, 0.500000 );
        var iddthc = charIDToTypeID( "dthc" );
        desc3.putBoolean( iddthc, false );
        var iddthzero = charIDToTypeID( "dth0" );
        desc3.putBoolean( iddthzero, false );
        var idsmth = charIDToTypeID( "smth" );
        desc3.putInteger( idsmth, 0 );
        var idfilg = charIDToTypeID( "filg" );
        desc3.putDouble( idfilg, 2.200000 );
        var idfieg = charIDToTypeID( "fieg" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idfieg, false );
        var idfilw = charIDToTypeID( "filw" );
        desc3.putDouble( idfilw, 10.000000 );
        var idover = charIDToTypeID( "over" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idover, false );
        var idfblr = charIDToTypeID( "fblr" );
        desc3.putDouble( idfblr, 1.000000 );
        var idnmcv = charIDToTypeID( "nmcv" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idnmcv, false );
        var idncnv = charIDToTypeID( "ncnv" );
        desc3.putInteger( idncnv, 1009 );
        var idnflt = charIDToTypeID( "nflt" );
        desc3.putInteger( idnflt, 1040 );
        var idnmal = charIDToTypeID( "nmal" );
        desc3.putInteger( idnmal, 1033 );
        var idnmbr = charIDToTypeID( "nmbr" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idnmbr, false );
        var idnmix = charIDToTypeID( "nmix" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idnmix, false );
        var idnmiy = charIDToTypeID( "nmiy" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idnmiy, true );
        var idnmiz = charIDToTypeID( "nmiz" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idnmiz, false );
        var idnmah = charIDToTypeID( "nmah" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idnmah, false );
        var idnswp = charIDToTypeID( "nswp" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idnswp, false );
        var idnmsc = charIDToTypeID( "nmsc" );
        desc3.putDouble( idnmsc, 5.000000 );
        var idnmnz = charIDToTypeID( "nmnz" );
        desc3.putInteger( idnmnz, 0 );
        var idusbi = charIDToTypeID( "usbi" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idusbi, false );
        var idlien = charIDToTypeID( "lien" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idlien, false );
        var idshdi = charIDToTypeID( "shdi" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idshdi, false );
        var idshfi = charIDToTypeID( "shfi" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idshfi, false );
        var idshmm = charIDToTypeID( "shmm" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idshmm, true );
        var idshan = charIDToTypeID( "shan" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idshan, true );
        var idclrc = charIDToTypeID( "clrc" );
        desc3.putInteger( idclrc, 0 );
        var idvdxone = charIDToTypeID( "vdx1" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idvdxone, true );
        var idvdxtwo = charIDToTypeID( "vdx2" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idvdxtwo, true );
        var idvdxthree = charIDToTypeID( "vdx3" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idvdxthree, true );
        var idvdxfive = charIDToTypeID( "vdx5" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idvdxfive, true );
        var idvfourfourfour = charIDToTypeID( "v444" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idvfourfourfour, true );
        var idvfivefivefive = charIDToTypeID( "v555" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idvfivefivefive, true );
        var idvfivesixfive = charIDToTypeID( "v565" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idvfivesixfive, true );
        var idveighteighteight = charIDToTypeID( "v888" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idveighteighteight, true );
        var idalph = charIDToTypeID( "alph" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idalph, false );
        var idusra = charIDToTypeID( "usra" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idusra, false );
        var idusfs = charIDToTypeID( "usfs" );
        desc3.putInteger( idusfs, 0 );
        var idprev = charIDToTypeID( "prev" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idprev, false );
        var idrdep = charIDToTypeID( "rdep" );
        desc3.putInteger( idrdep, 3000 );
        var idlomm = charIDToTypeID( "lomm" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idlomm, false );
        var idsflp = charIDToTypeID( "sflp" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idsflp, false );
        var idlflp = charIDToTypeID( "lflp" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idlflp, false );
        var idscar = charIDToTypeID( "scar" );
        desc3.putDouble( idscar, 1.000000 );
        var idscag = charIDToTypeID( "scag" );
        desc3.putDouble( idscag, 1.000000 );
        var idscab = charIDToTypeID( "scab" );
        desc3.putDouble( idscab, 1.000000 );
        var idscaa = charIDToTypeID( "scaa" );
        desc3.putDouble( idscaa, 1.000000 );
        var idbiar = charIDToTypeID( "biar" );
        desc3.putDouble( idbiar, 0.000000 );
        var idbiag = charIDToTypeID( "biag" );
        desc3.putDouble( idbiag, 0.000000 );
        var idbiab = charIDToTypeID( "biab" );
        desc3.putDouble( idbiab, 0.000000 );
        var idbiaa = charIDToTypeID( "biaa" );
        desc3.putDouble( idbiaa, 0.000000 );
        var idsiar = charIDToTypeID( "siar" );
        desc3.putDouble( idsiar, 1.000000 );
        var idsiag = charIDToTypeID( "siag" );
        desc3.putDouble( idsiag, 1.000000 );
        var idsiab = charIDToTypeID( "siab" );
        desc3.putDouble( idsiab, 1.000000 );
        var idsiaa = charIDToTypeID( "siaa" );
        desc3.putDouble( idsiaa, 1.000000 );
        var idbiir = charIDToTypeID( "biir" );
        desc3.putDouble( idbiir, 0.000000 );
        var idbiig = charIDToTypeID( "biig" );
        desc3.putDouble( idbiig, 0.000000 );
        var idbiib = charIDToTypeID( "biib" );
        desc3.putDouble( idbiib, 0.000000 );
        var idbiia = charIDToTypeID( "biia" );
        desc3.putDouble( idbiia, 0.000000 );
        var idoutw = charIDToTypeID( "outw" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idoutw, false );
        var idclcL = charIDToTypeID( "clcL" );
        desc3.putBoolean( idclcL, true );
    var idNVIDIADthreeDDS = stringIDToTypeID( "NVIDIA D3D/DDS" );
    desc2.putObject( idAs, idNVIDIADthreeDDS, desc3 );
    var idIn = charIDToTypeID( "In  " );
    desc2.putPath( idIn, new File( "C:/filename.dds" ) );
    var idCpy = charIDToTypeID( "Cpy " );
    desc2.putBoolean( idCpy, true );
executeAction( idsave, desc2, DialogModes.NO );

passerby · Nov 2011

http://home.insightbb.com/~jamestaylor/

vSavePSDTGA and vQuickPSDTGA are the ones you want

is old but works in my PS cs5 fine

edit didnt notice someone already mentioned vtools

exporting photoshop folders out as files

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