Scrip for saving as (jpeg or png) and incremental sequence name

[oscarv45717131]

Scenario:

I'm trying to make a time lapse video.

I have a finished (only one file, so no batching) drawing/painting file with many layers. I made all the layers invisible. Then, I started at my background layers and enabled the visibility of a particular layer, changed the opacity of that one layer to, lets say 25%, and saved the image as a jpeg file named "1" (however, png would be better now that I think about it). Then, I went back to the same layer, changed the opacity to 50% and saved a jpeg file as "2"........ I made it to 250 images and I cannot afford to keep going this way.

Is there a script that could save the images and add a sequential name as in the example, after I have manually modified the opacity of the layer?

I found this unique name command but is either not doing it or is saving the images in some random place.

function CreateUniqueFileName( inFolder, inFileName, inExtension ) {

  inFileName = inFileName.replace(/[:\/\\*\?\"\<\>\|]/g, "_");  // '/\:*?"<>|' -> '_'

  var uniqueFileName = inFolder + inFileName + inExtension;

  var fileNumber = 1;

  while ( File( uniqueFileName ).exists ) {

  uniqueFileName = inFolder + inFileName + "_" + fileNumber + inExtension;

  fileNumber++;

  }

  return uniqueFileName;

}

I also found this code, which works but the image gets overwritten every time.

var doc = app.activeDocument; 

var Path = doc.path; 

var Name = doc.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');  

var Suffix = "-Copy"; 

var saveFile = File(Path + "/" + Name + Suffix + ".jpg"); 

SaveJPEG(saveFile, 8); 

function SaveJPEG(saveFile, jpegQuality){ 

jpgSaveOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions(); 

jpgSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true; 

jpgSaveOptions.formatOptions = FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE; 

jpgSaveOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE; 

jpgSaveOptions.quality = jpegQuality; 

activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, jpgSaveOptions, true,Extension.LOWERCASE); 

}

I wish there was something easy like (see red words):

var doc = app.activeDocument; 

var Path = doc.path; 

var Name = doc.name.replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '');  

var Suffix = "i"; 

var i=1;

var saveFile = File(Path + "/" + Name + (Suffix+1) + ".jpg"); 

SaveJPEG(saveFile, 8); 

function SaveJPEG(saveFile, jpegQuality){ 

jpgSaveOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions(); 

jpgSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true; 

jpgSaveOptions.formatOptions = FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE; 

jpgSaveOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE; 

jpgSaveOptions.quality = jpegQuality; 

activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, jpgSaveOptions, true,Extension.LOWERCASE); 

}

I would appreciate any help. Saving: choosing the quality and renaming is taking too long. I like having the control over the opacity but I want to make the saving process faster and only focus on the opacity/transitions.

Thanks!

[SuperMerlin]

For batch processing that can use sequential naming you could use Picture Processor, it can be downloaded from

GitHub - Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts: Photoshop Scripts

[oscarv45717131]

This is an amazing tool that I will definitely use when processing many pictures, however, and as stated in my "Scenario", I only have one file that I want to save (hopefully by pressing one button)  over and over again, after a small modification.

I'm trying to change opacity of one layer, and save. Next layer, change opacity, save. And I want to do this until my drawing is completed and I want to keep all the files since the modification to the first layer.

I DO NOT NEED A BATCH PROCESSING TOOL - I just need to save a file multiple times, after small adjustments and keep each saved file with a different name (so that it does not overwrites it).

Here is a sample of what I am working on: Brain Damage Lapse - YouTube

Thanks!