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October 28, 2019
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Open, edit and export dds file in PE 2019 on Mac OS 10.14.4

  • October 28, 2019
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I am running Adobe Photoshop Elements 2019 on a Mac with OS 10.14 5 Mojave. I need to open, edit and export a dds file. I need to change the colour of an object but can't open the file.

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    Jeff Arola
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 28, 2019
    dchydeAuthor
    Participant
    November 4, 2019

    Thanks Jeff.  I did install it but it would not work. I retraced my steps and found a stupid mistake I made. I did not read the popup window which asks if I wanted to install the plugins not installed by Adobe. I manually installed as per instructions and it works perfectly. I was able to open, edit and resave the dds file with no problems.

    Phinny
    Legend
    October 28, 2019

    I don't believe DDS is supported by PSE.  Unless I'm mistaken you'll need to open that file with the software that created it.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/kb/supported-file-formats-photoshop-elements.html

    dchydeAuthor
    Participant
    November 4, 2019

    Initially that is correct but with a dds plugin from Jeff Arola it will open dds files.