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PS 12 files not opening with layers intact in PS7

Jul 4, 2012 3:48 PM

Tags: #cs5 #64-bit #layers #photoshop_cs5

Any ideas why my multi-layered psd and tif files saved with PS12 64 bit are opening flattened in PS7?

 

There's been some inconsistency.

Initially all psd were flattened.

Some tif copies i made were not...but most were still flattened when opened with PS7.

 

Perhaps it is because i'm using the 64 bit version and my friend with PS7 is not.

 

Thanks for any help. 

 

My settings...

Jeffs Photoshop CS5 settings2.jpg

518 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: J61, Jul 5, 2012 10:12 AM
 
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  • Bill Hunt
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    1. Bill Hunt,
    Jul 4, 2012 3:57 PM   in reply to J61
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    Were the files Saved with Compatibility enabled?

     

     

     

    Good luck,

     

    Hunt

     
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    2. J61,
    Jul 4, 2012 4:06 PM   in reply to Bill Hunt
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    Do you mean the setting "Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility"?

    That is set to "Always".

     
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  • R_Kelly
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    3. R_Kelly,
    Jul 4, 2012 7:44 PM   in reply to J61
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    If the files are 16 bits/channel then they would open flattened in ps 7 because photoshop 7 doesn't support layers in 16 bits/channel files.

     

    Do they get any kind of message in ps 7 when opening the files?

     
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  • Chris Cox
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    4. Chris Cox,
    Jul 4, 2012 11:19 PM   in reply to R_Kelly
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    16 bit/channel is my guess.  Otherwise the layer data is compatible back to Photoshop 3.0.

     
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  • Noel Carboni
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    5. Noel Carboni,
    Jul 5, 2012 5:54 AM   in reply to J61
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    Just to "fill in the blanks" a bit...

     

    When Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility is set, a flattened composite is saved in the PSD along with all the layer info.  That way, if an older application doesn't understand or can't deal with the content of the layers, it has the option of opening the flattened composite (opposed to just failing).  That's what's apparently happening in your case.

     

    Now the comments of R_Kelly and Chris Cox will make more sense.

     

    -Noel

     
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  • J61
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    6. J61,
    Jul 5, 2012 10:12 AM   in reply to Noel Carboni
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    Thank-you Kelly, Chris and Noel. I'm sure you're correct. It will take a few hours before my friend can test the files...but the ones that worked previously were 8bit...the one's that didn't were 16bit. So...this must be it.

    Your help is greatly appreciated. 

     
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