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sddreamcrystal
sddreamcrystal
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November 10, 2023
Question

Exporting layers to separate image files?

  • November 10, 2023
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I had someone send me a few files (PDFs) that they needed me to touch up the images in those files. I was able to open the PDF into APSE19 and have the images on different windows/tabs in photoshop, then moved them all to one new file to work on (saving the psd inbetween).

 

Now that I'm done with the file, I needed to save all 30+ images into separate files to send back and I thought there was away to export several layers as images... but the option under File is greyed out. I could just simply save each layer one by one with the other saving functions but the exporting would have been faster. Is there any reason why "export" would be greyed out?

 

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    Glenn 8675309
    Glenn 8675309
    Brainiac
    November 11, 2023

    What I've done in the past:   hide all the images in a psd except for one- export it / save as a png.   Turn that one off, turn the next one on- and repeat the save/ export.

     

    sddreamcrystal
    sddreamcrystalAuthor
    Known Participant
    November 11, 2023

    That's what I ended up doing, though having to do that over 30 times in one file isn't very optimal but doable

      Greg_S.
      Greg_S.
      Community Expert
      November 10, 2023

      Photoshop Elements does not have a native Export command.  It is available only for third-party plug-ins to use.  This discussion will give you more detail.

      (I've been using Elements for more than 20 years, and frankly I don't think I have ever noticed this menu item before.)

      sddreamcrystal
      sddreamcrystalAuthor
      Known Participant
      November 10, 2023

      That makes me wonder why it's there in the first place. I've seen videos showing older APSE versions using a similar function but never metioned there was a 3rd party plugin involved.

       

      Thank you for the info.

      MichelBParis
      MichelBParis
      Community Expert
      November 11, 2023
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      That makes me wonder why it's there in the first place. I've seen videos showing older APSE versions using a similar function but never metioned there was a 3rd party plugin involved.

       

      Thank you for the info.


      By @sddreamcrystal

      For users wanting to use powerful add-ons based on scripts, it's necessary. That's why the option is important even if you don't use it. The problem is that it suggests another function not available in PSE. How would you define the real function wording option in the menu?

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