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Questions tagged [layers]

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Export a single layer as an image in Photoshop

I have a lot of designers send me layered PSDs of their designs and I need to break out the pieces of the designs to place on web pages. I can do a decent number of things in Photoshop, but I'm hardly efficient with it. My old way of just copying…
Randy Burgess
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Take a psd and export all the layers into separate image files without using Photoshop

This is my first question here and I'm not sure if this is the appropriate site for my question, but here it goes. If this is not the correct site, please direct me to the correct one. I have a psd file. I simply want to extract the layers from it…
Darren
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How do I copy a group layer set from one file to another?

How do I copy a group layer set from one file to another? I.e.: If I have a layer group in one file and want it in another file, how can I copy the layer group to another open Photoshop file? Also, does your solution work fine for individual layers…
Kurru
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How to copy layers and groups between open files in Photoshop?

To copy layers/groups of layer between open files in Photoshop, this is what I do: drag one open file tab so it become a small window, then I can drag drop my layer between the documents. I haven't been able to drag layers to tabs directly. This is…
Znarkus
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How do I preserve layers when saving in MS Paint?

In the Windows 11 version of Microsoft Paint, when I go to save an image with layers I get a notification saying my layers will be flattened in the saved image and I won't be able to edit them. This happens if I try saving as PNG, JPEG, BMP, and…
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Is it possible in Photoshop to convert slices into photoshop layers?

What I want to do is to take an image and to cut it up into small squares that are each in a different layer (not export them as individual images). For instance if I had an image that is 100px by 100px and wanted to take that one layer and create…
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How to scan 500+ playing cards to png

I have a card game with 500+ cards. I want to scan all those and have them as individual PNG files, with transparent rounded corners. I have a simple consumer scanner. I can fit 8 cards with ease and still have a lot of white space around the…
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Using a map screenshot as a "tracing paper" for a city-building video game?

I'm trying to recreate real cities in a video game in a 1:1 scale and it's quite tedious to get every proportion right (let's say it's close to impossible). So I've come up with an idea but I really don't know how to make it happen. I think this is…
Antonin Cezard
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Limited pixel values in layer effects and styles (Photoshop)

Some layer effects and styles in Photoshop have pixel settings. The problem appears when you want to scale your design. For example, in Bevel and Emboss you are able to set the Size and Soften. The former is limited to 250px and the latter to…
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Photoshop layers are there but I can't see anything

I've spent all night working on this layout for a client and I'm 100% sure I saved my work — every 5-10 seconds of work I save. That said. I open up Photoshop today to get some work done I notice that although my layers are there and named, they…
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Photoshop how to Tile an image into bigger multiple layer image

How can you tile a single image into tiled multiple layers in a bigger image? Let's say you have 30x32 image, the new image you would want to have 3x2 tile, thus the new image would be 90x64. However, there should still be 6 layers in this new…
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Count Number of Layers in Photoshop

Is there a way to find out the number of layers there are in a .psd? I have .psds that are slowing down terribly. There are 20-30 layer comps and an unknown amount of layers. 1000? 5,0000? I don't know. The reason for this is to start to ascertain…
Mayo
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How can I convert multiple layers to separate smart objects in Photoshop?

I have several layers in a Photoshop document that I would like to convert to smart objects (I'm going to be doing a lot of resizing). However, when I right click or use the menu command to do so, all the selected layers are flattened into one…
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In layers panel, how do I show only layers belonging to the current artboard?

In Illustrator, I have 12 artboards and dozens of layers, and they are all mixing up. In layers panel, how do I show only layers belonging to the current artboard? Do I need to assign layers to artboards first?
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Photoshop - keyboard shortcut for "hide all other layers"

Is there any way to bind "hide all other layers" to a key combination? That you can do with the mouse by alt/option click on eye or right clicking. I found the "hide layers" but that toggles hiding for the selected layers, I want to do the inverse.
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