Consolidate visible layers to new layer?

[KenC]

Maybe it's in there somewhere but I can't figure out how to just grab everything visible on all layers and stick it into a new layer like control+shiFt+e in photoshop. I use that a lot to paint in shadows/colors so I can paint/airbrush and not worry about going over something else, I can just erase back when I'm done and drop the layer down.

I could use a cutbrush, but I'd like to register everything perfectly and it's hard not to be a pixel or two off with the cutbrush after a couple espressos

I tried copy/swap spare, and image menu copy image/paste to new layer, but all I end up with is a copy of what's on the current layer and not everything visible. Also tried "new layer from current image" but that just gives me a new blank layer? What's the difference between layer and image? Image sounds like it would be everything visible but it's not.

I found a horrible hack way to do it (Merge all, copy to spare, undo, new layer, swap spare) but there's got to be an easier way.

[ZigOtto]

you can use one of the cut-brush tools, but with Display option checked ON,
then "Stamp in Place" it on a new (empty) layer.

[Peter Wassink]

you can use one of the cut-brush tools, but with Display option checked ON,
then "Stamp in Place" it on a new (empty) layer.

Zig, do you know if it would be possible to create a custompanel button for this, using a script maybe?
then it could become a one click affair.

but i have no clue how to add 'Tool: Cutbrush ; check display'

[Svengali]

Here's a script I threw together which seems to do what you want Ken. It's heavily commented.

I have NOT thoroughly tested it for all situations, but here's what it does: Combines all the VISIBLE layers together into a new layer called "merged visible layers", then moves it to the top and places it in hidden mode.

unzip into the george folder and then insert the script into a button...

Sven

(note: script was updated with a second refinement.)

[ZigOtto]

you can use one of the cut-brush tools, but with Display option checked ON,
then "Stamp in Place" it on a new (empty) layer.

Zig, do you know if it would be possible to create a custompanel button for this, using a script maybe?
then it could become a one click affair.

but i have no clue how to add 'Tool: Cutbrush ; check display'

hmmm, this requires a little script imo,
meanwhile, to merge (flatten) a multi-layered frame in one new image-layer, you can use this :

framergdisplay.png (4.29 KiB) Viewed 11812 times

[Peter Wassink]

you can use one of the cut-brush tools, but with Display option checked ON,
then "Stamp in Place" it on a new (empty) layer.

Zig, do you know if it would be possible to create a custompanel button for this, using a script maybe?
then it could become a one click affair.

but i have no clue how to add 'Tool: Cutbrush ; check display'

hmmm, this requires a little script imo,
meanwhile, to merge (flatten) a multi-layered frame in one new image-layer, you can use this :

framergdisplay.png

yeah... but the clipboard never heard of no alpha...

[KenC]

Thanks for the help everyone.

I had come up with this

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tv_ReqString "New Layer Name"
Parse Result LayerName

If (Cmp(LayerName,"Cancel") == 0)
   tv_LayerMergeAll
   tv_SpareCopy
   tv_Undo
   tv_LayerCreate LayerName Date
   tv_SpareSwap
   tv_LayerMove 0
END

But of course it only copied the current frame. Svens script does frames to, so it's much better.

I'll explore the other options to, so many ways to do (Allmost) the same thing.