3.5 gig file won’t open properly!

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rob_wielgoszinski
Feb 27, 2004
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I’m working in XP with PS6, making an image that is 36" x 60" at 300dpi. The file saves in at about 3 gigs. Unfortunately, when I click on the file to open it, a dialogue box for ‘new file’ opens with the same dimensions as the original file (i.e. 36×63 @300 dpi).

The properties of the file reads as a PS file at 3.5 gigs, but said image will not open, only a new file opens in it’s place.
Having read thru the other topics, I find the psicon.dll issue i have can be resolved, but having fixed that, why can’t i open my file?

Help!
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Robert_Levine
Feb 27, 2004
PS 6.0 had a file size limit of 2 gigs. Unfortunately it would let you save a larger file but won’t open it.

PS CS has introduced a new file format that can go larger but I don’t think it will be able to read your old file.

Bob
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rob_wielgoszinski
Feb 27, 2004
well, thanx for the reply, but can anything be done to retrieve my original file? without buying a new program?
And if i have to re-do the image, how would I keep it under 2 gigs? (i relaise you probably need to know more about the file, but broad suggestions would help)

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Robert_Levine
Feb 27, 2004
I have no solution at all for you. I don’t even think that CS will open it. But check back. Someone else may be able to help. I simply don’t use files that large.

Bob
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Rene_Walling
Feb 27, 2004
And if i have to re-do the image, how would I keep it under 2 gigs? (i relaise you probably need to know more about the file, but broad suggestions would help)

Why are you working at 300 ppi? Chances are you will be able to get away with much less. Working somewhere in the 100-150 ppi range will give you a small enougb file that you won’t have problems with the 2Gb limit (unless you add too many layers/alpha channels)
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Stephanie_Schaefer
Feb 27, 2004
rob,

Photoshop CS may be able to open your large psd image – download the free 30 day tryout and give it a try. If it is able to open the image, you’ll want to follow Renee’s advice to decrease the size as CS cannot save PSDs over 2G.

–Steph
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Pierre_Courtejoie
Feb 27, 2004
Stephanie, doesn’t the big files have a new extension (.psb) in PSCS? rom, you may need to activate the big files function in PSCS…
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John_Slate
Feb 28, 2004
since a flattened uncompressed file of that size would contain about 800MB worth of 4-channel pixels, he must have added a lot of layers/channels

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