hOSHI Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Hi, coming from Photoshop, there are a lot of cases where scripting is helpful. Still hoping to see that in the future, there is this case that I had in Photoshop solved in different ways that I did not find a solution for in Affinity: I need to batch export layers. So I have a mildly complex setup of a composition, with a few layers that change in every exported image. Could be for example a few font layers that are available in different languages, so instead of manually switching layers and saving a new export each time, this could be solved by a script or a batch that switches through different layer states and saves afterwards (both works in photoshop). Photoshop even has a feature called save "Image Assets from Layers" which does something similar but much easier: by just naming the layer with a .png or .jpg at the end. Now: In Affinity neither Macros, not Scripting (not available), nor slices (not saving the rest of the composition), nor layer states (no batch processing for that), nor ... is capable of helping here. Having just bought V2 because layer states (as layer comps in PS) are now available, I am disappointed that the main reason I upgraded is not even possible. So the layer states are almost useless ... Will there be something soon to enable efficient workflows? Or is there a way already? How about a doc for writing a plugin? Thanks hOSHI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 53 minutes ago, hOSHI said: neither Macros APh macros are pretty limited in overall functionality, so far away from what PS/PSE does offer here via Actions. 53 minutes ago, hOSHI said: Scripting (not available) They started to work on this, but it will undoubtly take it's time until something is ready usable here. 53 minutes ago, hOSHI said: nor slices (not saving the rest of the composition) See ... affinity batch export layers 53 minutes ago, hOSHI said: How about a doc for writing a plugin? Never saw one, or any related examples, or any deeper informations for that ... etc.! Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hOSHI Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 Awesome, looking at the link you sent, i get only the workflow that I already tried, which does save individual layers, but not layers including the composition. It's almost the solution, but again, the important part is missing really frustrating greetings hOSHI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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