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Deck Import/Export

Hello, I make decks with a number of different programs, and can export in many different formats (including the ever-growing popularity of the TTS format). Is there a file format that I can use to import a deck into a game of Roll20? And how would I do that. I don't need to port between games, I'm hoping I can import from other file formats and upload my decks. This would save me having to use TTS (I will refrain from using it's full name, as it is sort of a competitor I guess) at the same time as Roll20. Thanks in advance for your consideration.
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GiGs
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The only way to add a deck to roll20 is to upload the individual images for each card, either one at a time or in a batch, and then build the deck manually in roll20. If you have a Pro subscription, the last part can be automated. But you still need to get the images into roll20, so you'll need your deck broken up into jpeg pr png images, one for each card.
Is there a way to request an update to this feature that's not so... time consuming? I have a lot of decks I want to transfer and I am not looking forward to cutting the images down to singles and then uploading them one at a time. x.x
Right now we're spread across two programs and I would REALLY like to consolidate down to Roll20.
(I would migrate to TTS instead but it's so heavy and they don't have any features for character sheets)
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keithcurtis
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GG has summarized it pretty well. There is no automated way to upload a graphic and slice it into individual cards. You could try making a suggestion on the Suggestion forum, but it is admittedly a very niche use on Roll20.
Really? Crit decks? Fumble decks? Chase decks? Any board game ever? Is that really niche?
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There's a lot of roll20 features that are very clunky, unfortunately this is one of them. Though to be fair to roll20 in this case, none of the VTTs I've used (and I've used a few!) would accept whatever deck file format you're using. They'd all need individual images for each card.
Not true. TTS has an import format that the deck making software I use has an export for. It's not niche. And it could really serve to make Roll20 stand out quite a bit, especially among deck enthusiasts like me and my table of gamers. Just sayin' is all. Thank you all for your help. :-)
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What is TTS? Is it a virtual table top?
Yup. I don't know if I can name it here. So I won't.
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I guess you mean Tabletop Simulator? That's a very different kind of application. It might do card games and boards games well, but it doesnt to rpgs very well at all. I do agree there's a lot of features where roll20 could improve. But the applications have a different focus.
I wasn't arguing that point, though I do disagree with it.
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Okay, no problem :) Sorry we couldnt be more help.
No I appreciate the input all the same. :-)