I want to export visible layers from a psd file using jsx as JPEG

[Prithvi Singh38041280pksf]

I want to make an automated script in jsx that reads my psd file in photoshop and saves the visible layers as jpeg in a output folder that i can choose when starting the process. 

[Stephen Marsh]

I want to make an automated script in jsx

By @Prithvi Singh38041280pksf

So what's the problem? Where are you stuck?

[Stephen Marsh · Accepted solution]

I've been waiting for your reply, however, I'll post what I created a couple of days ago when you first posted:

/*
Save All Visible Top-level Layers as JPEG.jsx
v1.0 - 14th June 2024, Stephen Marsh
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/i-want-to-export-visible-layers-from-a-psd-file-using-jsx-as-jpeg/td-p/14681365
*/

#target photoshop

if (app.documents.length) {

    (function () {

        // Select the output folder
        var outputFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Select the folder to save the visible layers as JPEG files to:");
        if (outputFolder === null) {
            alert('Script cancelled!');
            return;
        }

        // Set the doc and layer variables
        var doc = app.activeDocument;
        var docName = doc.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, ''); // Remove the extension
        var theLayers = doc.layers; // or artLayers to exclude layerSets
        var theLayerStates = []; // Set an empty array to hold the original visibility states of the layers

        // Set the counter
        var counter = 0;

        // Hide the Photoshop panels
        app.togglePalettes();

        // Store the original visibility states and hide all layers
        for (var i = 0; i < theLayers.length; i++) {
            theLayerStates[i] = theLayers[i].visible;
            theLayers[i].visible = false;
        }

        // Loop through all the root/top-level layers
        for (var j = 0; j < theLayers.length; j++) {
            var theLayer = theLayers[j];

            // Check if the layer was originally visible
            if (theLayerStates[j]) {
                // Make only the current layer visible
                //alert(theLayer.name);
                theLayer.visible = true;

                // Duplicate the document
                var tempDoc = doc.duplicate();

                // Ensure that the file conforms to JPEG spec
                tempDoc.flatten();
                tempDoc.bitsPerChannel = BitsPerChannelType.EIGHT;
                tempDoc.channels.removeAll();

                // Remove unnecessary metadata - //comment out if needed
                removeDocumentAncestorsMetadata();
                removeCRSmetadata();
                removeXMPmetadata();

                // Save as JPEG 10 using the doc name and sanitised layer name
                var layerName = theLayer.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '').replace(/[:\/\\*\?\"\<\>\|\\\r\\\n.]/g, "");
                var jpegFile = new File(outputFolder + "/" + docName + "_" + layerName + ".jpg");
                var jpegOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
                jpegOptions.formatOptions = FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE;
                jpegOptions.embedColorProfile = true;
                jpegOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE;
                jpegOptions.quality = 10;
                tempDoc.saveAs(jpegFile, jpegOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);
                //alert("Layer name: '" + layerName + "' saved!");

                // Close the temporary document without saving
                tempDoc.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);

                // Hide the layer again
                theLayer.visible = false;

                // Increment the counter
                counter++;
            }
        }
        
        // Restore the original visibility states
        for (var k = 0; k < theLayers.length; k++) {
            theLayers[k].visible = theLayerStates[k];
        }

        // End of script notification
        app.beep();
        alert('Script completed!' + '\r' + counter + ' visible top-level layers saved as JPEG files to:' + '\r' + outputFolder);

        // Restore the Photoshop panels
        app.togglePalettes();


        // Functions

        function removeXMPmetadata() {
            //https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/script-to-remove-all-meta-data-from-the-photo/td-p/10400906
            if (!documents.length) return;
            if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript === undefined) ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject("lib:AdobeXMPScript");
            var xmp = new XMPMeta(activeDocument.xmpMetadata.rawData);
            XMPUtils.removeProperties(xmp, "", "", XMPConst.REMOVE_ALL_PROPERTIES);
            app.activeDocument.xmpMetadata.rawData = xmp.serialize();
        }

        function removeCRSmetadata() {
            //https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/remove-crs-metadata/td-p/10306935
            if (!documents.length) return;
            if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript === undefined) ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject("lib:AdobeXMPScript");
            var xmp = new XMPMeta(app.activeDocument.xmpMetadata.rawData);
            XMPUtils.removeProperties(xmp, XMPConst.NS_CAMERA_RAW, "", XMPConst.REMOVE_ALL_PROPERTIES);
            app.activeDocument.xmpMetadata.rawData = xmp.serialize();
        }

        function removeDocumentAncestorsMetadata() {
            //https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/photoshop-saving-issue-files-too-large/td-p/7279443/page/3
            if (!documents.length) return;
            whatApp = String(app.name); //String version of the app name
            if (whatApp.search("Photoshop") > 0) { //Check for photoshop specifically, or this will cause errors
                if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript === undefined) ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject("lib:AdobeXMPScript");
                var xmp = new XMPMeta(activeDocument.xmpMetadata.rawData);
                // Begone foul Document Ancestors!
                xmp.deleteProperty(XMPConst.NS_PHOTOSHOP, "DocumentAncestors");
                app.activeDocument.xmpMetadata.rawData = xmp.serialize();
            }
        }

    })();

} else {
    alert('A document must be open to run this script!');
}

I presumed that you wanted each separate visible layer as a separate file, however, you might have meant something else.

[Prithvi Singh38041280pksf]

omg thankyou soo much for this, we had a problem in our code with the parser not being able to correctly read data into the json format but we managed to fix that. However i have another issue that is to recreate the psd back from this json file.

[Stephen Marsh]

omg thankyou soo much for this

By @Prithvi Singh38041280pksf

You're welcome.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

@Prithvi Singh38041280pksf , please provide a sample file or at the very least meaningful screenshots (including the pertinent Panels) of the layered image and an overview of the resulting files you want the Script to create. 

[Prithvi Singh38041280pksf]

there wasn't much to that,i just wanted to be able to export all the layers of a psd into png, we managed to do it in python but had issues with jsx since javascript is not our forte.