Automatically Slicing Large TIFF File with Photoshop and Save Slices into TIFF Files?

Question

I have a TIFF file. I want to slice it automatically (specifying the number of slices in horizontal and vertical) and save them into TIFF files (I don't want to change the format to png or ...)

I know that in photoshop you can choose the slice tool>>right click>>Divide Slice>>Save for web

However, the "Save for web" doesn't offer saving in TIFF Format and also I don't think it can work for large file (which is the case here).

Anything that can help (script, plugin) is welcome

Answer 1

With the help of some online codes, I created the script below which is capable of automatically slicing a big TIFF into smaller Tiff files:

#target photoshop
function main(){
if(!documents.length) return;
var dlg=
"dialog{text:'Script Interface',bounds:[100,100,380,290],"+
"panel0:Panel{bounds:[10,10,270,180] , text:'' ,properties:{borderStyle:'etched',su1PanelCoordinates:true},"+
"title:StaticText{bounds:[60,10,220,40] , text:'File Chop' ,properties:{scrolling:undefined,multiline:undefined}},"+
"panel1:Panel{bounds:[10,40,250,130] , text:'' ,properties:{borderStyle:'etched',su1PanelCoordinates:true},"+
"statictext1:StaticText{bounds:[10,10,111,30] , text:'Accross' ,properties:{scrolling:undefined,multiline:undefined}},"+
"statictext2:StaticText{bounds:[140,10,230,27] , text:'Down' ,properties:{scrolling:undefined,multiline:undefined}},"+
"across:DropDownList{bounds:[10,30,100,50]},"+
"down:DropDownList{bounds:[140,30,230,50]},"+
"saveFiles:Checkbox{bounds:[10,60,230,80] , text:'Save and Close new files?'}},"+
"button0:Button{bounds:[10,140,110,160] , text:'Ok' },"+
"button1:Button{bounds:[150,140,250,160] , text:'Cancel' }}};"
var win = new Window(dlg,'File Chop');
if(version.substr(0,version.indexOf('.'))>9){
win.panel0.title.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont("Georgia","BOLD",20);
g = win.graphics;
var myBrush = g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [1.00, 1.00, 1.00, 1]);
g.backgroundColor = myBrush;
var myPen =g.newPen (g.PenType.SOLID_COLOR, [1.00, 0.00, 0.00, 1],lineWidth=1);
}
win.center();
  for(var i=1;i<31;i++){
   win.panel0.panel1.across.add ('item', i);     
   win.panel0.panel1.down.add ('item', i);     
  }
win.panel0.panel1.across.selection=0;
win.panel0.panel1.down.selection=0;
var done = false; 
    while (!done) { 
      var x = win.show(); 
      if (x == 0 || x == 2) {
        win.canceled = true;
        done = true; 
      } else if (x == 1) { 
        done = true; 
        {
if(!documents.length)return;
var startRulerUnits = preferences.rulerUnits;
preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
doc = app.activeDocument;
app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO;
doc.flatten();
var tilesAcross = parseInt(win.panel0.panel1.across.selection.index)+1;
var tilesDown =parseInt(win.panel0.panel1.down.selection.index)+1;
var tileWidth = parseInt(doc.width/tilesAcross);
var tileHeight = parseInt(doc.height/tilesDown);
var SaveFiles = win.panel0.panel1.saveFiles.value;
ProcessFiles(tilesDown,tilesAcross,tileWidth,tileHeight,SaveFiles);
app.preferences.rulerUnits = startRulerUnits;      
      } 
   }
  }
}
main();
function ProcessFiles(Down,Across,offsetX,offsetY,SaveFiles){
 try{
var newName = activeDocument.name.match(/(.*)\.[^\.]+$/)[1];
}catch(e){var newName="UntitledChop"}
var Path='';
try{
Path =  activeDocument.path;
}catch(e){Path = "~/Desktop";}
 if(SaveFiles){
Path = Folder(decodeURI(Path) +"/FileChop");
if(!Path.exists) Path.create();
     }
TLX = 0; TLY = 0; TRX = offsetX; TRY = 0;
BRX = offsetX; BRY = offsetY; BLX = 0; BLY = offsetY;
 for(var a = 0; a < Down; a++){
  for(var i = 0;i <Across; i++){
            var NewFileName = newName +"#"+a+"-"+i;
   app.activeDocument.duplicate (NewFileName, true);
    activeDocument.selection.select([[TLX,TLY],[TRX,TRY],[BRX,BRY],[BLX,BLY]], SelectionType.REPLACE, 0, false); 
    executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "Crop" ), undefined, DialogModes.NO );
    app.activeDocument.selection.deselect();
 if(SaveFiles){
var saveFile = File(decodeURI(Path+"/"+NewFileName+".tiff"));
SaveTIFF(saveFile);
app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
    activeDocument = documents[0];
TLX = offsetX * (i+1) ; TRX  = TLX + offsetX; BRX = TRX; BLX = TLX;  
    }
TLX = 0; TLY = offsetY * (a +1); TRX = offsetX; TRY = offsetY * (a +1);
BRX = offsetX; BRY = TRY + offsetY; BLX = 0; BLY = (offsetY * (a +1)+offsetY);

 }
 if(SaveFiles){
Path.execute()
    }
}
function SaveTIFF(saveFile){
tiffSaveOptions = new TiffSaveOptions();   
tiffSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true;   
tiffSaveOptions.alphaChannels = true;   
tiffSaveOptions.layers = true;  
tiffSaveOptions.imageCompression = TIFFEncoding.NONE;  
activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, tiffSaveOptions, true, Extension.LOWERCASE);   
}