This would create a frame animated based on the Layers inside the topmost LayerSet.
It assumes that the file does not have animation yet.
// 2014, use it at your own risk;
#target photoshop
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
// define the layers;
var theLayers = myDocument.layerSets[0].layers;
// hide all except topmost layer;
hideOthers (theLayers[0], myDocument);
// make frame animation;
// =======================================================
var idmakeFrameAnimation = stringIDToTypeID( "makeFrameAnimation" );
executeAction( idmakeFrameAnimation, undefined, DialogModes.NO );
// set frame rate;
// =======================================================
var idsetd = charIDToTypeID( "setd" ); var desc10 = new ActionDescriptor(); var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" ); var ref9 = new ActionReference(); var idanimationFrameClass = stringIDToTypeID( "animationFrameClass" ); var idOrdn = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ); var idTrgt = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ); ref9.putEnumerated( idanimationFrameClass, idOrdn, idTrgt ); desc10.putReference( idnull, ref9 ); var idT = charIDToTypeID( "T " ); var desc11 = new ActionDescriptor(); var idanimationFrameDelay = stringIDToTypeID( "animationFrameDelay" ); desc11.putDouble( idanimationFrameDelay, 0.100000 ); var idanimationFrameClass = stringIDToTypeID( "animationFrameClass" ); desc10.putObject( idT, idanimationFrameClass, desc11 );
executeAction( idsetd, desc10, DialogModes.NO );
// work through layers;
for (var m = 1; m < theLayers.length; m++) {
// =======================================================
var idDplc = charIDToTypeID( "Dplc" ); var desc7 = new ActionDescriptor(); var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" ); var ref6 = new ActionReference(); var idanimationFrameClass = stringIDToTypeID( "animationFrameClass" ); var idOrdn = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ); var idTrgt = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ); ref6.putEnumerated( idanimationFrameClass, idOrdn, idTrgt ); desc7.putReference( idnull, ref6 );
executeAction( idDplc, desc7, DialogModes.NO );
// hide others;
hideOthers (myDocument.activeLayer, myDocument);
hideOthers (theLayers[m], myDocument);
};
};
////// toggle visibility of others //////
function hideOthers (theLayer, myDocument) {
theLayer.visible = true;
myDocument.activeLayer = theLayer;
// =======================================================
var idShw = charIDToTypeID( "Shw " ); var desc10 = new ActionDescriptor(); var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" ); var list4 = new ActionList(); var ref7 = new ActionReference(); var idLyr = charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ); var idOrdn = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ); var idTrgt = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ); ref7.putEnumerated( idLyr, idOrdn, idTrgt ); list4.putReference( ref7 ); desc10.putList( idnull, list4 ); var idTglO = charIDToTypeID( "TglO" ); desc10.putBoolean( idTglO, true );
executeAction( idShw, desc10, DialogModes.NO );
};