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Escape Motions Connect - Photoshop Plug-in

Escape Motions Connect is a plug-in for Photoshop CC 2015 - CC 2024. It is a communication channel between Photoshop and Escape Motions Software for transferring layers between these applications. It is compatible with:

  • Rebelle 7 Pro
  • Flame Painter 4
  • Flame Painter 3 Pro

Installation

Download Escape Motions Connect from the email you receive after purchasing Rebelle Pro or anytime from your Community account.

After extracting the zip package on your disk, open Photoshop and in the main menu, select File > Scripts > Browse, and select the "Installer.jsx" file contained in this package.

How to run Escape Motions Connect

STEP 1: Run both Photoshop and Rebelle (or Flame Painter).
STEP 2: In Photoshop create a new document from the menu: File > New...
STEP 3: In Photoshop click from the menu: Window > Extensions > Escape Motions Connect.

A new Escape Motions Connect panel on the right side of the screen appears:

How to export layers

Export from Photoshop to Escape Motions Software

Select a layer that you want to be exported and click on:

  • "PS -> RB" button for exporting to Rebelle
  • "PS -> FP" button for exporting to Flame Painter

If you select an empty layer in Rebelle (or Flame Painter), a layer from Photoshop will be exported to this empty layer, otherwise, a new layer will be created.

Export from Rebelle or Flame Painter to Photoshop

Select a layer you want to be exported to Photoshop and click the button "PS" in the Layers panel, or from the menu: Layer > Export to Photoshop (shortcut Ctrl + F on Windows / Cmd + F on macOS).

If you select an empty layer in Photoshop, a layer from Rebelle or Flame Painter will be exported to this empty layer, otherwise, a new layer will be created.

If the export from Rebelle or Flame Painter to Photoshop is not working, please
check whether the following option is deselected in PS:
Edit > Preferences > Interface (or Workspace) > Auto-Collapse Iconic Panels.
The Escape Motions Connect panel has to be always visible while exporting.

Exported layers keep their original name and opacity. Most of the blending modes copy their original presets as well.

How to keep the same canvas size in Photoshop and Escape Motions Software

Option 1: Run Photoshop.
When you export the Photoshop layer, Rebelle or Flame Painter application will be opened with the exported layer size.

Option 2: Run both Photoshop and Escape Motions Software.
When you export the Photoshop layer and there is a New document with no changes in Rebelle or Flame Painter, the new document will be resized to the exported layer size.

Option 3: Run both Rebelle or Flame Painter and Photoshop.
Open Escape Motions Connect in Photoshop.

When exporting a layer from Rebelle or Flame Painter, the new document will be created in Photoshop with exported layer size.

Option 4: Manually set the same canvas size in both applications.

Video tutorial

Learn how to use the Escape Motions Connect in this video: Photoshop export to Rebelle Pro.