Difference between a "Photoshop Image" and a "Photoshop File"

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jdd1904
Nov 25, 2006
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Hi there. I’m not that familiar with Photoshop, so please excuse this question if its particularly rudimentary (I’m having trouble finding the answer elsewhere). He is my situation:

My client has provided me with .psd files to use as menu art for a DVD authoring job I’m working on. When I import the .psd menu art files into my authoring system (DVD Studio Pro), I cannot access the layers in the file (certain layers are to be used as the highlighted/selected button states). I can access the layers when I open the .psd file using Photoshop.

When I compared these files to other that I’ve received from different clients for similar jobs, I noticed that my Mac is listing these files a "Photoshop Image". The files that have worked in the past show up as a "Photoshop File". What is the difference between the two? Can I convert a "Photoshop Image" to a "Photoshop File"?

Thanks in advance for your help.

JD
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Buko
Nov 26, 2006
there is none as far as I know.

the image is the end result of the file.
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Bernie
Nov 26, 2006
Have you tried resaving the files?
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Ram
Nov 26, 2006
The image is what you see when you open the file. It’s the same thing.
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jdd1904
Nov 26, 2006
I tried resaving the file as a photoshop file and and a layered tiff. Neither file would allow me to access the layers when I re-imported them into DVDSP.

JD
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Buko
Nov 26, 2006
Maybe you are bringing the files into DVD Pro wrong?
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Paul_Hokanson
Nov 27, 2006
jdd,

Are they 8 bit or 16 bit PSD files? 16 bit will give many other programs a tough time.

Is the color space RGB?
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jdd1904
Nov 28, 2006
Hi Everyone. The file(s) are 8-bit, RGB.

I ended up fixing the problem by copying all of the layers into a new photoshop file. When Imported the new file into DVDSP, all of the layers were accessible.
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jdd1904
Nov 28, 2006
Forgot to say thanks. Thanks for the help, everyone.

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