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October 12, 2016
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loading and using psd files on ipad pro

  • October 12, 2016
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Recently I bought an ipad pro with the intent to use the pencil tool for photoshop projects.  I am a CC subscriber and have photoshop cc, premier cc, etc. on a pc (I don't own a mac computer).

I have uploaded the .psd files to the creative cloud.  I have Creative Cloud, PS Express, Adobe Sketch and Photoshop Mix installed on the ipad.  While I somehow figured out how to retrieve the .psd files and get them on PS Express and Photoshop Mix, I cannot work with them in layers- just as a flat picture.  Adobe customer service said that Adobe Sketch will work with .psd files in layers.  However, I cannot seem to get the .psd file on to Sketch.

How to I open and use a .psd file on the ipad pro?

Thanks!

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    Theresa J
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    Theresa JCommunity Expert
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    October 13, 2016

    Right now it's a one way street that goes from the mobile app to the desktop version of Photoshop. That means you can start a project on your iPad and finish working on it in Photoshop on your desktop, but you can't go the other way around. Many, many of us have requested a round trip feature. Hopefully they are working on one.

    spotdvm
    spotdvmAuthor
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    October 13, 2016

    Thank you for the explanation.  That is disheartening to hear as I was told by Adobe that I could open and use .psd files on the ipad.  At least now know I what I need to do

    War Unicorn
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    War UnicornCommunity Expert
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    October 13, 2016

    Just as an FYI to anyone reading: Mobile apps are engineered a bit differently than their desktop cousins. (e.g., Photoshop Mix doesn't have the full-on, brute-force capabilities that Photoshop CC has. Photoshop Mix does like 5 layers max compared to the theoretical thousands available to Photoshop CC, for example.)

    The reason is rather simple: Hardware involved (and the mobile OS's driving them) is the limiting factor. Tablets usually have a low amount of RAM (compared to their desktop counterparts). The only difference I know of off the bat is the Surface line of tablets from Microsoft, which run on Windows 10 (which, coincidentally, can run Photoshop CC) and can come with a large amount of RAM.

    So, for now, think of the mobile apps as an extension of the desktop monoliths like Photoshop CC.

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