PSD format for other Graphics Programs

"Jerry" wrote in message

I am using Windows XP and Photoshop CS4. When I save an image as .psd, I can NOT open it other graphics program such as Paint Shop Pro. In Preferences under File Handling, Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility is set to NEVER. I have tried all the settings for this and still get an error when opening the files in PSP.
The error I get in PSP is "An undefined error has occurred – 565". If I create a .psd in PSP, it works fine in both Photoshop and PSP.
What I need to know is how to create a .psd image in Photoshop that can be opened in PSP without the error.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

PSD (Photoshop Document) is not a file format that PSP (PaintShopPro) can open
and the reverse is true as well

My hubby likes to paint his sim cars (ARCA) many of his fellow painters do not use Photoshop or buy it for just that hobby
so many times when they share files it is an issue

I downloaded a utility file (free)
that opens PSP layers in Photoshop
it has the limitation of only opening one layer at a time so if you want all the layers you have to open each one and change it to PSD manually

there are some programs that claim to change formats of files to be compatible but I didn’t find any free ones
Maybe ifranview can do it? or gimp I don’t have those so not sure

this is the readme file from it
Paint Shop Pro file format plug-in for Photoshop

http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/
———————————————–
Copyright 2003-5 Toby Thain .

The plug-in adds the ability to open and save Paint Shop Pro 5-9 format files.
Please contact the author with bug reports, comments or suggestions.

Uses zlib by Jean-loup Gailly & Mark Adler, http://www.zlib.org/

Should work with all versions of Photoshop on Windows and Macintosh.

SUPPORTED

* reads and writes PSP files, versions 5-9 (.PSP, .JSL, .PFR, .TUB) * uncompressed, RLE and LZ77 compression formats
* 1, 4, 8 and 24 bit depths (Bitmap, Grey Scale, Indexed and RGB modes) * layer transparency
* alpha channels

LIMITATIONS

The Photoshop plug-in interface only allows access to a single layer, so of PSP files of multiple layers, only one image layer will be read or saved (if there is more than one image layer, you will be asked to choose one).

Only raster layers are supported; other layer types are ignored.

Because each image channel is processed in its entirety (rather than in pieces),
Photoshop may run out of memory using this plug-in with very large images.

"Jerry" wrote in message

I am using Windows XP and Photoshop CS4. When I save an image as .psd, I can NOT open it other graphics program such as Paint Shop Pro. In Preferences under File Handling, Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility is set to NEVER. I have tried all the settings for this and still get an error when opening the files in PSP.
The error I get in PSP is "An undefined error has occurred – 565". If I create a .psd in PSP, it works fine in both Photoshop and PSP.
What I need to know is how to create a .psd image in Photoshop that can be opened in PSP without the error.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

OK I don’t use PSP but affter a little google looking for reverse utility (PSD to PSP)

PSP supposedly has native support for PSD EXCEPT if your PSD file is 32 bit or has VECTOR layers or certain other layers that cannot be read in PSP- thus the error message

So the solution is a little ugly
you have to export each layer of PSD (export layers to single files) and re-create them in PSP

Thanks for the explanation Kat. I guess what had me confused is being able to create .psd in PSP and it works in both. Yes the solution is a bit ugly to say the least. The reason I wanted to open the .psd in PSP is the soften brush in PSP which I have not been able to easily simulate in Photoshop. I guess I will have to come up with another way to handle this when needed.

Thank you

"KatWoman" wrote in message

"Jerry" wrote in message

I am using Windows XP and Photoshop CS4. When I save an image as .psd, I can NOT open it other graphics program such as Paint Shop Pro. In Preferences under File Handling, Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility is set to NEVER. I have tried all the settings for this and still get an error when opening the files in PSP.
The error I get in PSP is "An undefined error has occurred – 565". If I create a .psd in PSP, it works fine in both Photoshop and PSP.
What I need to know is how to create a .psd image in Photoshop that can be opened in PSP without the error.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

OK I don’t use PSP but affter a little google looking for reverse utility (PSD to PSP)

PSP supposedly has native support for PSD EXCEPT if your PSD file is 32 bit or has VECTOR layers or certain other layers that cannot be read in PSP- thus the error message

So the solution is a little ugly
you have to export each layer of PSD (export layers to single files) and re-create them in PSP

I also lot of info about using tubes in Photoshop
maybe that will work

or try blur tool in PS or customize a brush to emulate the psp one

"Jerry" wrote in message

Thanks for the explanation Kat. I guess what had me confused is being able to create .psd in PSP and it works in both. Yes the solution is a bit ugly to say the least. The reason I wanted to open the .psd in PSP is the soften brush in PSP which I have not been able to easily simulate in Photoshop. I guess I will have to come up with another way to handle this when needed.

Thank you

"KatWoman" wrote in message

"Jerry" wrote in message

I am using Windows XP and Photoshop CS4. When I save an image as .psd, I can NOT open it other graphics program such as Paint Shop Pro. In Preferences under File Handling, Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility is set to NEVER. I have tried all the settings for this and still get an error when opening the files in PSP.
The error I get in PSP is "An undefined error has occurred – 565". If I create a .psd in PSP, it works fine in both Photoshop and PSP.
What I need to know is how to create a .psd image in Photoshop that can be opened in PSP without the error.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

OK I don’t use PSP but affter a little google looking for reverse utility (PSD to PSP)

PSP supposedly has native support for PSD EXCEPT if your PSD file is 32 bit or has VECTOR layers or certain other layers that cannot be read in PSP- thus the error message

So the solution is a little ugly
you have to export each layer of PSD (export layers to single files) and re-create them in PSP