Exporting PSD Layouts

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You can export your scene's first frame as a PSD layout to modify and paint in an external image editing software. The matching XLI file always has to be with the exported layout file.

NOTEFor information on importing a PSD layout, see Importing PSD Layouts

Before exporting your scene as a layout, position your background elements, and everything you need as a reference in your scene, including a camera movement.

  1. From the top menu, select one of the following:
  • File > Export > Layout Image to export all the elements in your scene to the layout .psd file.
  • File > Export > Layout Image from Selection to export only the selected elements.

The Export Layout Image dialog box opens.

  1. In the Export Layout Image dialog box, set the export parameters—see Export Layout Image Dialog Box
  1. Click OK to validate the settings and export a .psd file of your layout.

The resulting image is a .psd file with one or two layers, each of which is contained in a corresponding group. These groups make the layout .psd file ready for a multilayer .psd import.

The Camera_Set group contains the camera drawing layer. If you selected the Export Camera option, this group and layer appear in your layout image.

The Layout_Set group contains a merged drawing layer of all the content of your scene’s first frame when you exported the layout image.

NOTEAn .xli file is exported along with your .psd file. This file contains all the necessary information for correctly importing and automatically positioning your layout image in a Harmony project. Do not delete the .xli file or rename it. Also, always keep it at the same location as the layout .psd file.