Currently I am a little stuck on what way to proceed.I am looking to create a plugin that Exports .png files from each of the layers in the document. Each .png will can be exported as [PNG-24, PNG-8, Grayscale] depending on what the user selects. I created a Export plugin that I thought would allow me to achieve this this is what it currently does: Hooks into my service client. Gets the documents name. Gets the documents layer count. Gets the documents layer names. All other logic to handle my objectsWhat else I need to do:Save out each layer of the document to a file path.Return this file path back to my service client ~ I can do this in the Export pluginIdeally I would love to keep all this in my export plugin, I don't want to make a whole new plugin to do ONE action. I have built out another Actions plugin, and have that ready to go. My question is what are my next steps, do I focus on a action like this: error = sPSActionControl->Play ( &resultDescriptor, eventSave, playDescriptor, plugInDialogDontDisplay );What should I focus on to export these layers?

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How should I continue with my plugin development?

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Currently I am a little stuck on what way to proceed.

I am looking to create a plugin that Exports .png files from each of the layers in the document. Each .png will can be exported as [PNG-24, PNG-8, Grayscale] depending on what the user selects.

I created a Export plugin that I thought would allow me to achieve this this is what it currently does:

Hooks into my service client.
Gets the documents name.
Gets the documents layer count.
Gets the documents layer names.
All other logic to handle my objects

What else I need to do:

Save out each layer of the document to a file path.
Return this file path back to my service client ~ I can do this in the Export plugin

Ideally I would love to keep all this in my export plugin, I don't want to make a whole new plugin to do ONE action.

I have built out another Actions plugin, and have that ready to go.

My question is what are my next steps, do I focus on a action like this:

error = sPSActionControl->Play

(

&resultDescriptor,

eventSave,

playDescriptor,

plugInDialogDontDisplay

);

What should I focus on to export these layers?

SDK

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Tom Ruark

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You might want to look at making a generator plugin: http://blogs.adobe.com/photoshop/2013/09/introducing-adobe-generator-for-photoshop-cc.html

It can make the png's for you whenever the user modifies them.

There is also Layers to Files.jsx as JavaScript. You could convert it to C++ with some effort.

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i73Author

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So the current way I am doing it wont work? I am looking for the Artists to save out the files manually,

I

i73Author

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So I'm building out my listener to listen to the actions should I extend this in my actions or is there anyway I can continue to use just my Export plugin if not can I get an explanation on why I cannot preform the action on Export plugins?

Saving out a PNG action:

SPErr PlayeventSave(/*your parameters go here*/void)

{

PIActionDescriptor result = NULL;

DescriptorTypeID runtimeKeyID;

DescriptorTypeID runtimeTypeID;

DescriptorTypeID runtimeObjID;

DescriptorTypeID runtimeEnumID;

DescriptorTypeID runtimeClassID;

DescriptorTypeID runtimePropID;

DescriptorTypeID runtimeUnitID;

SPErr error = kSPNoError;

// Move this to the top of the routine!

PIActionDescriptor desc0000000000000700 = NULL;

error = sPSActionDescriptor->Make(&desc0000000000000700);

if (error) goto returnError;

// Move this to the top of the routine!

PIActionDescriptor desc0000000000000708 = NULL;

error = sPSActionDescriptor->Make(&desc0000000000000708);

if (error) goto returnError;

error = sPSActionDescriptor->PutEnumerated(desc0000000000000708, keyPNGInterlaceType, typePNGInterlaceType, enumPNGInterlaceNone);

if (error) goto returnError;

error = sPSActionDescriptor->PutEnumerated(desc0000000000000708, keyPNGFilter, typePNGFilter, enumPNGFilterAdaptive);

if (error) goto returnError;

error = sPSActionDescriptor->PutInteger(desc0000000000000708, keyCompression, 9);

if (error) goto returnError;

error = sPSActionDescriptor->PutObject(desc0000000000000700, keyAs, classPNGFormat, desc0000000000000708);

if (error) goto returnError;

// Move this to the top of the routine!

Handle aliasValue = NULL;

FullPathToAlias("C:\Pictures\Deleteme.png", aliasValue);

error = sPSActionDescriptor->PutAlias(desc0000000000000700, keyIn, aliasValue);

if (error) goto returnError;

error = sPSActionDescriptor->PutInteger(desc0000000000000700, keyDocumentID, 1121);

if (error) goto returnError;

error = sPSActionDescriptor->PutBoolean(desc0000000000000700, keyCopy, true);

if (error) goto returnError;

error = sPSActionControl->StringIDToTypeID("saveStage", &runtimeKeyID);

if (error) goto returnError;

error = sPSActionControl->StringIDToTypeID("saveSucceeded", &runtimeEnumID);

if (error) goto returnError;

error = sPSActionControl->StringIDToTypeID("saveStageType", &runtimeTypeID);

if (error) goto returnError;

error = sPSActionDescriptor->PutEnumerated(desc0000000000000700, runtimeKeyID, runtimeTypeID, runtimeEnumID);

if (error) goto returnError;

error = sPSActionControl->Play(&result, eventSave, desc0000000000000700, plugInDialogSilent);

if (error) goto returnError;

returnError:

if (result != NULL) sPSActionDescriptor->Free(result);

if (desc0000000000000700 != NULL) sPSActionDescriptor->Free(desc0000000000000700);

if (desc0000000000000708 != NULL) sPSActionDescriptor->Free(desc0000000000000708);

if (aliasValue != NULL) sPSHandle->Dispose(aliasValue);

return error;

}

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