Color pick current layer only

[TVPUSER]

I was recently showed a photoshop plugin that allows us to set the sampling mode for the color picker.

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It simply makes so much sense especially for those of us who like to use layer modes for lighting effects..
Setting the color picking mode to current layer samples the normal color info regardless of layer mode!

Tvpaint already has a similar feature when sampling for color filling

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Perhaps it is a little bit of a niche ask but I think this is an easy productivity boost for many.

Video in action:

[Peter Wassink]

I remember Mark Chong (Lemec) once built an elaborate colorpicker for TVPaint that looked just like that.
Perceptual Palette.

If i remember correct it no longer worked in the 64bits version...
anyway i don't have it anymore. Not sure if Marc is still around?

[TVPUSER]

I remember Mark Chong (Lemec) once built an elaborate colorpicker for TVPaint that looked just like that.
Perceptual Palette.

If i remember correct it no longer worked in the 64bits version...
anyway i don't have it anymore. Not sure if Marc is still around?

There it is!

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You're right it isn't compatible with 64-bit
Perhaps there is a way to achieve this in george script?
I do like the notion of it being a toggle, though I don't think you can do that with the scripting.

[Jeremy Richard]

Perhaps there is a way to achieve this in george script?

I don't know if it's exactly what you are looking for, but with Svengali's script you can select the actual colour on the active layer even if you are using blending modes.

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tv_LockMouse 4
tv_WaitButton
parse result ButtonState X Y
tv_GetPixel X Y
parse result R G B A
tv_UnLockMouse
IF A > 0
    tv_SetAPen R G B A
ELSE
     tv_warn "no pixel color found"
END

[TVPUSER]

Perhaps there is a way to achieve this in george script?

I don't know if it's exactly what you are looking for, but with Svengali's script you can select the actual colour on the active layer even if you are using blending modes.

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tv_LockMouse 4
tv_WaitButton
parse result ButtonState X Y
tv_GetPixel X Y
parse result R G B A
tv_UnLockMouse
IF A > 0
    tv_SetAPen R G B A
ELSE
     tv_warn "no pixel color found"
END

Brilliant! This is the functionality i'm looking for! hope some official option comes along but setting a hotkey to the script will suffice!