InDesign Script - export to PSD layer

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
March 25, 2022
5 replies
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Hi all,

Does anyone know where below mentioned sript can be found: zenodesign.com/scripts/PagestoPSLayers.zip

I had it installed but disappeared after the last update.

It enables users to export an INDD document to a layered PSD file - amazing!

Thanks!!

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roba98481767

Participant

Hi, I'm having an issue. The InDesign file gets exported to Photoshop as a background layer and a Smart Object but when I try to open the Smart Object it gets exported to Illustrator. Is there a workaround for this because my client wants the IND files as PSD files?

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cyclopsdx

Inspiring

Neither of the recommended scripts are now working on ID v19 onwards, which is really, really annoying. Not only did InDesign remove the script on a previous update but whatever they've now done to the code prevents the scripts from running successfully. Adobe need to either offer this as a tool in the software (which has been requested for years) or at least stop messing with their updates so that we're prevented from making our workflow easier.

rob day

Community Expert

Hi @cyclopsdx , I moved the link to my JavaScript to Dropbox when Adobe discontinued their file syncing service. Here is the Dropbox link:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fgl2b67v7iuyu701twgc9/h?rlkey=gygixac74tr4mp9l87oa2l1a9&dl=0

I’ve done limited testing with CC2024 on MacOS Ventura, and it should work—I use it in production with CC2021.

rob day

Community Expert

It's a fairly complex file - multiple layers, psds, .ai files, etc., so something is awry. Other files are running fine and I've tested the file on local, server, and desktop, but still getting the same issue. I'm going to try and find the time to simplify it and test layers later but all dependant upon work schedules. I have more complex projects that I tested last night using @rob day 's latest link and they worked fine. Unfortunately I can't share the file publically due to the confidentiality of the project.

It's a fairly complex file - multiple layers, psds, .ai files, etc., so something is awry.

The complexity of the layout shouldn’t matter, because the Photoshop layers are constructed from individual exported PDFs of the InDesign layers—if one of the exports fail you would get an error.

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Anita5CB1

Participant

The script is very helpful. But I can only see 1 page in Photoshop even though all the objects of multiple pages are present. I am surely missing something, but I can't figure it out.