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olesian28906830
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October 22, 2018
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Help: Can't open psd files

  • October 22, 2018
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After editing photo, I saved it as photoshop type PSD, PDD,PSDT (color ICC Profile: Adobe RGB) and now I couldn't open it ((( What should I do to open it?

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    Correct answer gary_sc

    Hi Olesian,

    As Chuck said, Adobe Camera Raw cannot open psd files.

    ACR can open jpeg, raw, and tif image (but the tif image cannot have any extra layers).

    Within Photoshop, one can select the ACR Filter and work on psd files as well as tif images that do have layers. It is recommended to make the image a Smart Object before selecting the ACR Filter to maintain non-destructive editing.

    Hope all this helps, let us know

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    gary_sc
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    gary_scCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    October 22, 2018

    Hi Olesian,

    As Chuck said, Adobe Camera Raw cannot open psd files.

    ACR can open jpeg, raw, and tif image (but the tif image cannot have any extra layers).

    Within Photoshop, one can select the ACR Filter and work on psd files as well as tif images that do have layers. It is recommended to make the image a Smart Object before selecting the ACR Filter to maintain non-destructive editing.

    Hope all this helps, let us know

    Chuck Uebele
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    Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
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    October 22, 2018

    Are you editing the image in Camera Raw or Photoshop? Are you trying to reopen the psd in Camera Raw? If so, you can't open psd files in Camera Raw, only Photoshop.

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    maxwyss
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    November 4, 2018

    With all due respect, but I am able to open a PSD file in the Camera RAW plug-in.

    In Photoshop: Menu Open --> select .psd file --> options "all files" and "Camera RAW" --> Open button

    This opens the .psd file in the Camera RAW plug-in.

    Of course, it could be that I am using a bug (but in this case, I'd prefer to consider it to be a feature…)

    Chuck Uebele
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    Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
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    November 4, 2018

    That is the "Open As," and it flattens the psd file, so it's only working on one layer, very similar to the camera raw filter inside of PS, so it really doesn't open a full psd file.

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