Flattening vs One layer

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ewk
Feb 25, 2004
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What is the difference between a file that has only one layer and a file that is flattened and thus also has only one layer? Anything?
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Ronald_Lanham
Feb 25, 2004
Flattened = smaller file but no transparency
One layer = transparency option available
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Scott_Weichert
Feb 25, 2004
Flattened = locked single layer
One layer = movable and scalable within the document size due to the transparency Ronald mentioned.

Just experiment, you’ll find allsorts of differences.
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Buko
Feb 25, 2004
you can’t use the one layer file in Quark

but you can use it in InDesign.
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Ronald_Lanham
Feb 25, 2004
One of my printers said he received an InDesign file with a linked PSD that had almost 100 layers in it. He said it printed fine. Brand X is definitely on its way out.
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JasonSmith
Feb 26, 2004
All that InDesign, sees is the flattened composite of the PSD.

It has no idea how many layers are in a particular PSD file.

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