Exporting Only Visible Groups One by One Script/Action

[Lucas from H]

Hey there,

I'm wondering if there is any simple way to speed up the process I have. Either by script or action, it doesn't matter to me.

I have a .psd file with a purple background layer (which is common for all the groups) and 100 groups with a rectangle (darker one) and a number on it.

Now I need to export all of them (each group separately), one by one, in a .png format. Normally it'd take me A LOT of time when turning on/off each group one by one and saving images manually (and giving them names manually). Is there any way to quickly save it so:

1. action/script will show/hide each group one by one,
2. save it as .png,
3. save it with a name of the group?

Do you have any ideas? Maybe someone wrote a similar script? Or I can do it myself? Do you know any script related tutorials?

Thank you in advance,

Lucas

[Mike Bro · Accepted solution]

@Lucas from H,

Take a look at the post below as it seems to be exactly what you're looking for.

https://github.com/antipalindrome/Photoshop-Export-Layers-to-Files-Fast/blob/main/README.md

Regards,

Mike

[Lucas from H]

Thank you so much @Mike Bro ! Please give me some time now so I can try it and maybe I'll be back with some questions. Many thanks again! 

[Lucas from H]

This. is. a. GOLD. OMG, I was looking for something like that for ages, thanks so much @Mike Bro !!

Have a great day! 🙂

[Stephen Marsh]

Your key requirement is a mix of a static layer and variable layers, so in addition to the script mentioned by @Mike Bro here are three additional options:

https://github.com/mechanicious/photoshopCompositionComposer

https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/blob/master/Layer%20Saver%20Plus.jsx

https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/blob/master/Layer%20Saver.jsx

[Lucas from H]

Thank you @Mike Bro ! Looks very helpful! Please give me some time now so I can try it and maybe I'll be back with some questions. Kudos for these links, really. 

[Bojan Živković]

Out of context, maybe will help someone. One can record action, I believe, to create layer comp from current layers state. While creating compositions - create layer comps then export layer comps using File > Export > Layer Comps to Files...

Renaming is not problem, it can be done in Bridge.

[Lucas from H]

Uh, also a nice idea. I was looking for the ultimate solution, but yours is not bad at all and worth a try. Thanks @Bojan Živković