Editing Using Photoshop As Storyboard Software (section)

== Photoshop workflow ==

=== onion skins ===
[[File:Photoshop-onion-skin-groups.png|right|240px]]Create groups for each frame in a scene. Adjust the transparency of the groups to use them as onion skins.

Put shared background and foreground elements in their own groups.

=== layer comps ===
[[File:Photoshop-onlon-skin-layer-comps.png|right|240px]]Create a layer comp for each frame in the scene. Turn on the background and foreground groups, plus the groups dedicated to the frame in question.
==== navigating through layer comps ==== 

Make sure that keyboard shortcuts are in place for navigating through layer comps. 

* '''Photoshop main menu''' > '''Edit''' > '''Keywboard shortcuts...'''
* '''Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus''' dialog
** '''Shortcuts for:''' Panel Menus
** '''Panel Menu Command''' > '''Layer Comps''' > '''Next Layer Comp''': <kbd>⌥</kbd> + <kbd>⌘</kbd> + <kbd>]</kbd>
** '''Panel Menu Command''' > '''Layer Comps''' > '''Previous Layer Comp''': <kbd>⌥</kbd> + <kbd>⌘</kbd> + <kbd>[</kbd>

==== exporting layer comps ====

* '''Photoshop main menu''' > '''File''' > '''Export''' > '''Layer Comps to Files...'''
* '''Layer Comps to Files...''' dialog
** '''Destination:''' ''[select location]''
** '''File Name Prefix:''' ''[scene number]''
** '''File Type:''' PSD or JPEG

It may be necessary to further process the files after exporting them, e.g. flatting PSD layers, renaming etc. See [[#Batch_processing_images|Batch Processing Images]] and [[#Renaming_files|Renaming files]] above.

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