In article <NALuc.51262$>, "Captain
Blammo" wrote:
The "Spin" action seems to be what I’m after, apart from that it spins in the wrong direction, and the angular increments are too large. Also, I couldnt figure out how to save each layer as a file.
Is there no way to use scripting of some sort to do this? I looked for ways to use Photoshop’s tools from the command line, but couldn’t find anything.
It’s my day off so I’m not near my workstation so forgive if I’m not perfectly accurate, but in ImageReady you can change that action to a whatever increment you want, and in any direction you want. To do that, just double-click on the action part named "Angle:" and type in the degrees you want in MINUS degrees for counter-clockwise. For example, instead of 20 type in -20.
Regarding the saving of layers, it’s been covered here. I only got CS an hour before I left work Friday so I can’t swear that it does that (but I’d bet a beer it does, possibly under an ‘export’ menu item), and regardless you can download a trial of a program that does exactly that via drag-n-drop here:
http://www.metadma.com/LayerSplitter.html Sometimes it’s okay to drop the compulsion to program and to do with what you have when the outcome is adequate. Or read the documentation. RTFM!
It took me longer to type the above than to cut the ImageReady adjustments neccessary to do what you need to do. But for the program-compulsive, this is the outcome. Use a text editing macro. Knock yourself out.
// Action file – Generated by Adobe ImageReady 2.0
// ============================================================ =============== {
action = new Action("Spin");
action.expanded = true;
action.runInBackground = false;
action.saveSource = false;
action.saveTarget = true;
action.targetLocation = tlSourceFolder;
action.dupFileNameBehavior = dfnAdd2Digits;
action.windowsFileNaming = true;
action.macFileNaming = true;
action.unixFileNaming = true;
action.displayImages = false;
action.pauseBeforeSave = false;
action.errorBehavior = dfnOverwriteConfirm;
action.version = 2;
step1 = new CopyLayerSet;
step1.enabled = true;
step1.doDialog = false;
step1.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step1);
step2 = new LayerVisibility;
step2.enabled = true;
step2.doDialog = false;
step2.expanded = false;
step2.visible = false;
step2.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step2);
step3 = new DuplicateLayer;
step3.enabled = true;
step3.doDialog = false;
step3.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step3);
step4 = new LayerVisibility;
step4.enabled = true;
step4.doDialog = false;
step4.expanded = false;
step4.visible = true;
step4.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step4);
step5 = new TransformLayer;
step5.enabled = true;
step5.doDialog = false;
step5.expanded = false;
step5.positionX = 0.000000;
step5.positionY = 0.000000;
step5.positionMode = ePositionRelative;
step5.percentage = 1.000000;
step5.horzSkew = 0.000000;
step5.vertSkew = 0.000000;
step5.rotation = 30.000000;
action.AddStep(step5);
step6 = new CopyLayerSet;
step6.enabled = true;
step6.doDialog = false;
step6.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step6);
step7 = new LayerVisibility;
step7.enabled = true;
step7.doDialog = false;
step7.expanded = false;
step7.visible = false;
step7.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step7);
step8 = new SelectBackwardLayer;
step8.enabled = true;
step8.doDialog = false;
step8.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step8);
step9 = new DuplicateLayer;
step9.enabled = true;
step9.doDialog = false;
step9.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step9);
step10 = new LayerVisibility;
step10.enabled = true;
step10.doDialog = false;
step10.expanded = false;
step10.visible = true;
step10.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step10);
step11 = new TransformLayer;
step11.enabled = true;
step11.doDialog = false;
step11.expanded = true;
step11.positionX = 0.000000;
step11.positionY = 0.000000;
step11.positionMode = ePositionRelative;
step11.percentage = 1.000000;
step11.horzSkew = 0.000000;
step11.vertSkew = 0.000000;
step11.rotation = 60.000000;
action.AddStep(step11);
step12 = new CopyLayerSet;
step12.enabled = true;
step12.doDialog = false;
step12.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step12);
step13 = new LayerVisibility;
step13.enabled = true;
step13.doDialog = false;
step13.expanded = false;
step13.visible = false;
step13.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step13);
step14 = new SelectBackwardLayer;
step14.enabled = true;
step14.doDialog = false;
step14.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step14);
step15 = new DuplicateLayer;
step15.enabled = true;
step15.doDialog = false;
step15.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step15);
step16 = new LayerVisibility;
step16.enabled = true;
step16.doDialog = false;
step16.expanded = false;
step16.visible = true;
step16.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step16);
step17 = new TransformLayer;
step17.enabled = true;
step17.doDialog = false;
step17.expanded = false;
step17.positionX = 0.000000;
step17.positionY = 0.000000;
step17.positionMode = ePositionRelative;
step17.percentage = 1.000000;
step17.horzSkew = 0.000000;
step17.vertSkew = 0.000000;
step17.rotation = 90.000000;
action.AddStep(step17);
step18 = new CopyLayerSet;
step18.enabled = true;
step18.doDialog = false;
step18.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step18);
step19 = new LayerVisibility;
step19.enabled = true;
step19.doDialog = false;
step19.expanded = false;
step19.visible = false;
step19.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step19);
step20 = new SelectBackwardLayer;
step20.enabled = true;
step20.doDialog = false;
step20.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step20);
step21 = new DuplicateLayer;
step21.enabled = true;
step21.doDialog = false;
step21.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step21);
step22 = new LayerVisibility;
step22.enabled = true;
step22.doDialog = false;
step22.expanded = false;
step22.visible = true;
step22.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step22);
step23 = new TransformLayer;
step23.enabled = true;
step23.doDialog = false;
step23.expanded = false;
step23.positionX = 0.000000;
step23.positionY = 0.000000;
step23.positionMode = ePositionRelative;
step23.percentage = 1.000000;
step23.horzSkew = 0.000000;
step23.vertSkew = 0.000000;
step23.rotation = 120.000000;
action.AddStep(step23);
step24 = new CopyLayerSet;
step24.enabled = true;
step24.doDialog = false;
step24.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step24);
step25 = new LayerVisibility;
step25.enabled = true;
step25.doDialog = false;
step25.expanded = false;
step25.visible = false;
step25.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step25);
step26 = new SelectBackwardLayer;
step26.enabled = true;
step26.doDialog = false;
step26.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step26);
step27 = new DuplicateLayer;
step27.enabled = true;
step27.doDialog = false;
step27.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step27);
step28 = new LayerVisibility;
step28.enabled = true;
step28.doDialog = false;
step28.expanded = false;
step28.visible = true;
step28.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step28);
step29 = new TransformLayer;
step29.enabled = true;
step29.doDialog = false;
step29.expanded = false;
step29.positionX = 0.000000;
step29.positionY = 0.000000;
step29.positionMode = ePositionRelative;
step29.percentage = 1.000000;
step29.horzSkew = 0.000000;
step29.vertSkew = 0.000000;
step29.rotation = 150.000000;
action.AddStep(step29);
step30 = new CopyLayerSet;
step30.enabled = true;
step30.doDialog = false;
step30.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step30);
step31 = new LayerVisibility;
step31.enabled = true;
step31.doDialog = false;
step31.expanded = false;
step31.visible = false;
step31.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step31);
step32 = new SelectBackwardLayer;
step32.enabled = true;
step32.doDialog = false;
step32.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step32);
step33 = new DuplicateLayer;
step33.enabled = true;
step33.doDialog = false;
step33.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step33);
step34 = new LayerVisibility;
step34.enabled = true;
step34.doDialog = false;
step34.expanded = false;
step34.visible = true;
step34.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step34);
step35 = new TransformLayer;
step35.enabled = true;
step35.doDialog = false;
step35.expanded = false;
step35.positionX = 0.000000;
step35.positionY = 0.000000;
step35.positionMode = ePositionRelative;
step35.percentage = 1.000000;
step35.horzSkew = 0.000000;
step35.vertSkew = 0.000000;
step35.rotation = 180.000000;
action.AddStep(step35);
step36 = new CopyLayerSet;
step36.enabled = true;
step36.doDialog = false;
step36.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step36);
step37 = new LayerVisibility;
step37.enabled = true;
step37.doDialog = false;
step37.expanded = false;
step37.visible = false;
step37.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step37);
step38 = new SelectBackwardLayer;
step38.enabled = true;
step38.doDialog = false;
step38.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step38);
step39 = new DuplicateLayer;
step39.enabled = true;
step39.doDialog = false;
step39.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step39);
step40 = new LayerVisibility;
step40.enabled = true;
step40.doDialog = false;
step40.expanded = false;
step40.visible = true;
step40.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step40);
step41 = new TransformLayer;
step41.enabled = true;
step41.doDialog = false;
step41.expanded = false;
step41.positionX = 0.000000;
step41.positionY = 0.000000;
step41.positionMode = ePositionRelative;
step41.percentage = 1.000000;
step41.horzSkew = 0.000000;
step41.vertSkew = 0.000000;
step41.rotation = 210.000000;
action.AddStep(step41);
step42 = new CopyLayerSet;
step42.enabled = true;
step42.doDialog = false;
step42.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step42);
step43 = new LayerVisibility;
step43.enabled = true;
step43.doDialog = false;
step43.expanded = false;
step43.visible = false;
step43.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step43);
step44 = new SelectBackwardLayer;
step44.enabled = true;
step44.doDialog = false;
step44.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step44);
step45 = new DuplicateLayer;
step45.enabled = true;
step45.doDialog = false;
step45.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step45);
step46 = new LayerVisibility;
step46.enabled = true;
step46.doDialog = false;
step46.expanded = false;
step46.visible = true;
step46.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step46);
step47 = new TransformLayer;
step47.enabled = true;
step47.doDialog = false;
step47.expanded = false;
step47.positionX = 0.000000;
step47.positionY = 0.000000;
step47.positionMode = ePositionRelative;
step47.percentage = 1.000000;
step47.horzSkew = 0.000000;
step47.vertSkew = 0.000000;
step47.rotation = 240.000000;
action.AddStep(step47);
step48 = new CopyLayerSet;
step48.enabled = true;
step48.doDialog = false;
step48.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step48);
step49 = new LayerVisibility;
step49.enabled = true;
step49.doDialog = false;
step49.expanded = false;
step49.visible = false;
step49.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step49);
step50 = new SelectBackwardLayer;
step50.enabled = true;
step50.doDialog = false;
step50.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step50);
step51 = new DuplicateLayer;
step51.enabled = true;
step51.doDialog = false;
step51.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step51);
step52 = new LayerVisibility;
step52.enabled = true;
step52.doDialog = false;
step52.expanded = false;
step52.visible = true;
step52.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step52);
step53 = new TransformLayer;
step53.enabled = true;
step53.doDialog = false;
step53.expanded = false;
step53.positionX = 0.000000;
step53.positionY = 0.000000;
step53.positionMode = ePositionRelative;
step53.percentage = 1.000000;
step53.horzSkew = 0.000000;
step53.vertSkew = 0.000000;
step53.rotation = 270.000000;
action.AddStep(step53);
step54 = new CopyLayerSet;
step54.enabled = true;
step54.doDialog = false;
step54.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step54);
step55 = new LayerVisibility;
step55.enabled = true;
step55.doDialog = false;
step55.expanded = false;
step55.visible = false;
step55.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step55);
step56 = new SelectBackwardLayer;
step56.enabled = true;
step56.doDialog = false;
step56.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step56);
step57 = new DuplicateLayer;
step57.enabled = true;
step57.doDialog = false;
step57.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step57);
step58 = new LayerVisibility;
step58.enabled = true;
step58.doDialog = false;
step58.expanded = false;
step58.visible = true;
step58.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step58);
step59 = new TransformLayer;
step59.enabled = true;
step59.doDialog = false;
step59.expanded = false;
step59.positionX = 0.000000;
step59.positionY = 0.000000;
step59.positionMode = ePositionRelative;
step59.percentage = 1.000000;
step59.horzSkew = 0.000000;
step59.vertSkew = 0.000000;
step59.rotation = 300.000000;
action.AddStep(step59);
step60 = new CopyLayerSet;
step60.enabled = true;
step60.doDialog = false;
step60.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step60);
step61 = new LayerVisibility;
step61.enabled = true;
step61.doDialog = false;
step61.expanded = false;
step61.visible = false;
step61.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step61);
step62 = new SelectBackwardLayer;
step62.enabled = true;
step62.doDialog = false;
step62.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step62);
step63 = new DuplicateLayer;
step63.enabled = true;
step63.doDialog = false;
step63.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step63);
step64 = new LayerVisibility;
step64.enabled = true;
step64.doDialog = false;
step64.expanded = false;
step64.visible = true;
step64.toggleOthers = false;
action.AddStep(step64);
step65 = new TransformLayer;
step65.enabled = true;
step65.doDialog = false;
step65.expanded = false;
step65.positionX = 0.000000;
step65.positionY = 0.000000;
step65.positionMode = ePositionRelative;
step65.percentage = 1.000000;
step65.horzSkew = 0.000000;
step65.vertSkew = 0.000000;
step65.rotation = 330.000000;
action.AddStep(step65);
step66 = new GoToNextFrame;
step66.enabled = true;
step66.doDialog = false;
step66.expanded = false;
action.AddStep(step66);