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Can I link to a photoshop file or comp layer from another photoshop file?

Creating all the art for a large site often includes a couple of dozen 50 + mb files for Photoshop. Often this module can be displayed in several files.

Is there a way to reference a frequently used module from another file?

For example - "site-section-2.psd" refers to "common-module-h.psd", and "site-section-6.psd" also refers to "common-module-h.psd", so any updates time of "common-module-h.psd", updates are displayed in both files that reference it.

Possible?

(maybe using javascript photoshop?)

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I checked the Photoshop JSX object model and you can access LayerComps, but there is no magic function to save from one file to another. Something like this can be written to disk, for example, from file1.psd, and then downloaded to file2.psd.

This is a slightly long shot, and I do not know if it is worth it.

For web prototypes, I use Fireworks and I am very satisfied. You can easily create symbols (the same as in Flash and Illustrator), and even save them in a shared library, which means that it will be easy for you to update navigation elements, for example, for all files using it. You can even import PSD files into Fireworks, but not all filters will be supported.

I don’t know if you can save most of the eye candy in Photoshop, and then easily assemble the versions using fireworks.

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You can try converting all layers to a single smart object, and then drag the smart object layer to a new .psd file.

Go to the Layers panel: Window> Layers (F7). LMB SINGLE CLICK top coat. Scroll down the layer palette until you reach the bottom.

SHIFT + LMB SINGLE CLICK. At this point, all layers should be illuminated.

RMB SINGLE CLICK any of the Layer "Titles".

You should see a pop-up menu, so use the mouse to scroll until you find "Convert to smart object." LMB SINGLE CLICK to transform all layers into one smart object. You can edit a smart object by double-clicking it in the Layers panel. You can also drag a smart object from one .PSD to another .PSD. Usually I just open both .PSD files and drag the shape of a smart object from one Layers palette to another Layers palette.

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