Photoshop Actions

Flix links to Photoshop so you can edit your panels directly in Photoshop and send them back to Flix. Flix includes Photoshop actions, which you can access from Photoshop, to use this Flix and Photoshop workflow.

Note: Flix supports Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 and CC 2020. See Third-Party Application Support for more information.

To use Photoshop with Flix for the first time, before opening Photoshop, you first need to set up the required version of Photoshop and then install the plug-in:

Navigate to File > Preferences > Third Party Apps.

Set up the Photoshop preferences.

To open the Photoshop actions:

Open Photoshop.

Navigate to Window > Extensions > Flix.

The Photoshop Actions open in a new tab called Flix.

Select the aspect ratio at the top of the list to match your show's, then use any of the Photoshop Actions (see below) to edit and send panels to Flix.

Note: Both Photoshop and Flix need to be open for these actions to function.

Action	Description
Aspect ratio	Specifies the aspect ratio to set for the panels that are sent to Flix.
Always Send Original as Master	When enabled, sends the current .psd file as a master image to Flix's Library.
New Template	Creates a new document with the aspect ratio specified in the Aspect ratio dropdown.
New Thumbnails	This creates a new document that contains nine thumbnails, each with the aspect ratio specified in the Aspect ratio dropdown.
Send Thumbnails	Sends thumbnails, created by the New Thumbnails action to Flix as individual panels.
Current Image	Sends the current image to Flix.
Replace Current Image	Replaces the currently-selected Flix panel with the image.
Send Original as Master	Exports the current .psd file as is, as a master image, which means that all information is saved such as hidden layers and empty groups. This is the only action that does not insert anything in the edit (sequence revision).
Selected Layer as Annotation	Sends the currently selected layer to Flix as an annotation.
Each Layer Comp	Imports or re-imports each layer comp as a separate panel with all the visible layers from the individual layer comp.
Replace Each Layer Comp	Replaces Flix panels with each layer comp, starting from the selected Flix panel.
Selected Layer Comps	Re-imports all selected layer comps.
Replace Selected Layer Comps	Replaces Flix panels with each selected layer comp, starting from the selected panel in Flix.
Each Frame	Re-imports each frame in the Frame Timeline as a separate panel. This is only available if you are using the animation timeline workflow.
Replace Each Frame	Replaces Flix panels with each frame in the Timeline, starting from the selected Flix panel. This is only available if you are using the frame timeline workflow.
Each Layer	Re-imports each visible layer in an image as a separate panel.
Each Layer + BG	Re-imports each visible layer in an image as a separate panel but keeps the background the same for each one.
Each Layer + FG/BG	Re-imports each visible layer in an image as a separate panel but keeps the background and foreground the same for each one.
Selected Layer(s)	Re-imports only the selected layers of the image as a new panel.
Cropped Current Image	Exports the image selection to a new Flix panel.
Replace Cropped Current Image	Replaces the currently-selected panel in Flix with the image selection.
Previous Panel	Selects the previous panel in the Flix current sequence from within Photoshop.
Open Current Image	Opens the currently-selected panel in Flix.
Next Panel	Selects the next panel in the Flix current sequence from within Photoshop.
Flix Version	Displays the current script version.