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Exporting individual layers in Photoshop, keeping their sizes

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I‘m trying to export individual layers in Photoshop as PNGs, keeping their size. So if I have a layer that is 200×200 in a composition that is 1000×1000, I want to export just that layer as a PNG at 200×200. Is it possible?

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File→Script→Export Layers to Files...

Make sure that Trim Layers is checked before exporting. This will save a 200×200 layer within a 1000×1000 composition as a 200×200 PNG file.

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Select Layer and go to Layer → Export As in CS6.

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Exporting individual layers in Photoshop, keeping their sizes

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I‘m trying to export individual layers in Photoshop as PNGs, keeping their size. So if I have a layer that is 200×200 in a composition that is 1000×1000, I want to export just that layer as a PNG at 200×200. Is it possible?

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File→Script→Export Layers to Files...

Make sure that Trim Layers is checked before exporting. This will save a 200×200 layer within a 1000×1000 composition as a 200×200 PNG file.

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Hey, I have tried this, but I don't have the scripts option in file. I have Photoshop 6. How can I fix this? - Ruchir Baronia Nov 13, 2015 at 0:45

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