Unwanted compression when I save

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Robert_Wilcott
Sep 25, 2006
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I’m trying to create a menu page in photoshopCS to use on a DVD that I’m authoring in Sonic Reel DVD. Reel DVD will automatically create hot buttons from the layers created in photoshop. When I create the menu (or open the existing menu page from the Sonic Reel DVD tutorial) the page’s size is appx 1100k. But when I save it in photoshop, it becomes appx 650k, and it will not work as a menu page in Reel DVD. I can actually take the WORKING tutorial menu page and save it in another file folder, and then it won’t work as a menu page. I keep getting a message that says, "this image was not saved as a composite image."

I’ve tried everything I can think of, but everytime I save the 1100k images, they become 650k images and then, they don’t work. They look the same, they maintain all their layers and colors…they just don’t work…
HELP!

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Bernie
Sep 25, 2006
So…what format are you saving as?
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Robert_Wilcott
Sep 25, 2006
I’m saving as a .psd.
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Bernie
Sep 25, 2006
I know there is some compression in the PSD file format.

Are you sure this is the correct format to use?
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Robert_Wilcott
Sep 25, 2006
Reel DVD doesn’t specify what format to use. It just talks about photoshop files. When I open the photoshop file in the Reel DVD tutorial, it’s a .psd file, and it works straight out of the tutorial. But when I save it (with out changing at all) to another file folder (using the same file name), it won’t work in Reel DVD. I get a box that says it hasn’t been saved as a compisite image. The only thing I’ve done to it is save it.
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LenHewitt
Sep 25, 2006
I keep getting a message that says, "this image was not saved as a
composite image."<<

Edit>Preferences>File Handling>Maximize PSD and PSB File compatibility>Always
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Robert_Wilcott
Sep 25, 2006
That did it! Thanks for the help!

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