Merge groups inside of a document

[woodybatts]

I have a document of 100 groups. is there a script that I can run that will merge all groups into a flattened layer?

For context: I create hand-drawn animations. Each "group" has 5 layers. My challenge is that the file is much too robust to bring into after effects where I animate it. My solution is that I flatten all my layers and then after effects can handle it just fine. 

Thank you!

[Simmer1]

Hi,

Check out this thread: https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/how-to-merge-multiple-groups-and-keep...

[woodybatts]

That did it! Thank you

[Mohammad.Harb]

Convert each group to a smart object, then go to file -> export ->layers to file 

then import the file into after effect as image sequence 

[woodybatts]

Thank you. Is there a way to automate the process of making all groups smart objects? I have A LOT of groups 🙂

[Mohammad.Harb]

In my case, I create a customized shortcut for "convert to smart object " it makes life musch easier 🙂 

[pixxxelschubser]

Or you can try a slightly different solution ( written by @SuperMerlin) from this older Photoshop scripting thread:

Script to Merge each main group (not subgroup) in to a layer

Something like this?

#target photoshop;

while(app.activeDocument.layerSets.length){
activeDocument.activeLayer = app.activeDocument.layerSets[0];
executeAction(stringIDToTypeID("newPlacedLayer"), new ActionDescriptor(), DialogModes.NO);
activeDocument.activeLayer.rasterize(RasterizeType.ENTIRELAYER);
}

By @SuperMerlin

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If that works for you

have fun

😉

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

Nice script!

A related topic here too:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/smart-objects-in-separate-layers/td-p...