Bridge Workflow fails on PSDs with masks, locked layers, or bitmap mode
I’ve been trying to use the Bridge Workflow panel to automate modern web exports from layered PSD files — converting from FOGRA39 to PNG or WebP in 2000px output — and after hours of testing, I found that the system only works reliably with basic JPEGs.
PSD export fails when:
The file is in bitmap (1-bit) mode.
Any layer has a mask, even if it’s the only layer.
There’s a locked background layer, even hidden.
The bottom layer is locked, regardless of content.
→ These files are silently skipped in export. No error. No result. Nothing.
Expected behavior:
If I uncheck “Transparency” in export settings, I expect Bridge to:
flatten the image automatically,
ignore masks, hidden layers, or locked backgrounds,
and export reliably to PNG or WebP.
Instead, the system quietly fails — and requires manual preprocessing in Photoshop, like adding a dummy layer and merging visible layers, before it works.
Workflow panel is unusable for modern export:
WebP is not supported at all.
PNG export fails unless PSDs are flattened manually.
JPEG is the only format that works reliably — but that’s no longer acceptable for modern responsive or color-managed web workflows.
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