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How to import layers into different sprites

Discussion in '2D' started by neozack, Apr 14, 2020.

  1. neozack

    neozack

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    Hi,

    I'm using GIMP for my 2D Game textures and sprites.

    As I learn character creation, I want to try skeletal animation, and I can see that in this video



    Unity can import layers into different sprites if using PSB files. However, PSB is Photoshop only (GIMP does support PSD but not PSB). Is there any format that GIMP supports that Unity can use in the same way (importing each layer as a different asset)?

    If not, is there another way of making this easy?

    Thanks!
     
    neozack, Apr 14, 2020
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  2. ChuanXin

    ChuanXin

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    You could try renaming the extension of your GIMP .psd file to .psb and importing that file with the Unity PSD Importer?
     
    ChuanXin, Apr 15, 2020
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  3. Beetruth

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    That didn't work for me. I exported it as a psb, but it said "The given filename does not have any known file extension. Please enter a known file extension or select a file format from the file format list."
     
    Beetruth, Dec 4, 2020
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  4. Xiangting_Su

    Xiangting_Su

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    Heya Main-mane! Have you tried exporting it from Gimp as a PSD file first (not PSB)?

    Then try renaming the extension as PSB manually in your folder. :)
     
    Xiangting_Su, Dec 6, 2020
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  5. muraDev

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    Thank you! It works
     
    muraDev, Jan 26, 2021
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  6. Xiangting_Su

    Xiangting_Su

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    Xiangting_Su, Feb 4, 2021
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  7. Mercuri

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    Wow - I was pulling my hair out over this. Created Animations with onion skinning in Procreate - exported as PSDs, can't get each layer as a frame/sprite in Unity. Really seems like Unity's sprite editor should be made to work with PSD layers natively, and not the much more rarely used, and less-commonly supported PSB format. Glad I found this answer though.
     
    Mercuri, Mar 14, 2021
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