Screen record app for photoshop that let's you target specific layers

[madaneerg]

I've been looking for years, still can't find anything that will do what's needed:

I'd like to record a photoshop session, but target certain layers. For example:

I'd like to have a photo on a layer, which would be visible to me while working in photoshop, but invisible to the screen recording app. Another layer would be used for the tracing image, which would be recorded.

This would be a really good way for me to record animated whiteboard movies, without having to go through the trouble in after effects.

Does anyone know how I might be able to achieve this now. Perhaps there's a app/program that I'm unaware of?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Steen Petersen]

This can be done inside photoshop, relatively easy.

1. Make a layer with whatever it is you want hidden and set its conditions (opacity etc)
2. Make a layer upon which you wish to draw (trace the image)
3. Windows -> Actions (in the burger menu select allow tool recording)
4. Click 'Create new action' and name it something and end with clicking 'record'
5. Start doing your tracing and the you will see that this will record all your actions.
6. When you are done, simply delete/hide the layer you wish ti omit
7. Delete the or hide the drawing you just made a make a new clean layer
8. Press 'Play' and it will redo all of your steps (you can now record it with OBS or whatever you wish)
9. Optional (if you wish to do it step by step, or accelarted or control the speed of playback go back to the burger menu and press 'Playback options' set the seetings as you wish for the playback to be recorded.

Here is a video describing some of the steps for you in more detail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaMOxFG6BCQ&t=63s