import animation frames from photoshop layers

I can't say how useful it would be for others, but for me "import animation frames from *.psd file layers" would be extremaly helpful. At the moment i have got about 70 frames for one character attack animation. Importing them to construct one by one might be a bit rough expirience.

You could lay your sprites out evenly on a single sheet, and use the importer to automatically cut them into separate frames.

Also, if it's exporting layers to files that you're worried about, I know Photoshop has scripts available that do that. I have one that exports each layer to a .png, numbers them, and sticks them all in a new folder. I'd go crazy without it.

But I think some sort of "batch import" for Construct would be handy... like if your files are numbered in sequence, you could select them and tick an "import sequence to frames" box or something. That would be quite useful, at least for me.

But I think some sort of "batch import" for Construct would be handy... like if your files are numbered in sequence, you could select them and tick an "import sequence to frames" box or something. That would be quite useful, at least for me.

You can already do a batch import. Under the "Import Frames" dialog, just select all of your frames and hit open. It will automatically import all of them as seperate frames to add.

Rather than rip on Photoschlop, (like I usually do) I'll just say Gimp can do all the things you need to do as well.

This script: http://flashingtwelve.brickfilms.com/GIMP/Scripts/mosaicize.scm

Will turn all layers into one image. Useful when using the importer in Construct.

Then this one: http://www.flashingtwelve.brickfilms.com/GIMP/Scripts/sg-demosaicize.scm

Will do the opposite, via a selection as the cookie cutter.

Finally this: http://www.flashingtwelve.brickfilms.com/GIMP/Scripts/sg-save-all-layers.scm

Will export all layers as separate images, like deadeye's example.

Any way, screw Adobe I don't think people should have to pay to use something that's free.

You can already do a batch import. Under the "Import Frames" dialog, just select all of your frames and hit open. It will automatically import all of them as seperate frames to add.

...what? <img src="http://www.b3tards.com/u/2951c544e5d930f23b20/emot-doh.gif">

That's my second "Doh!" moment today. I'm on a roll.

Newt do those scripts work in Photoshop as well? Or Deadeye could you post your Photoshop script(s)?

I still use Photoshop 7, so I got the scripting plugin off the Adobe site:

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/ ... ftpID=1536

And here's where I got my layers-to-png script:

http://www.kirupa.com/motiongraphics/scripting6_2.htm

And I think scripting is in CS by default... not sure though.