Photoshop CS5: Saving as a layered PDF- is this possible?

[fictionalbeing]

I thought it was, but apparently it isn't... am I missing something?

Thanks for any help!

-S.

[Bo_LeBeau]

Do you have the option selected to SAVE LAYERS when saving as a Photoshop PDF?

Use the Photoshop Save/Save As dialog, don't try printing to PDF or any other method which won''t give you the layer option.

[fictionalbeing]

Hey Bo,

Thanks, but I attempted it that way several times with no joy. 😞

[SG...]

Hi S.,

There are a few cases where text won't be rasterized, but generally Photoshop only saves out a flat rastered PDF. You can use the File> Scripts> Layer Comps to PDF... as a way to get each layer out to a single, multi-page PDF, but that's not quit the same thing.

regards,

steve

[Vinod Balakrishan]

If you check the "Layers" from the save as dialog, Layer information is preserved when you open the same PDF again in Photoshop.

[SG...]

Thanks Vinod,

I stand corrected. What is needed to make sure the file retains the layer data for later Photoshop editing, is to make sure and have the 'Preserve Photoshop Editing Capabilities' checked on in the Save Adobe PDF dialog. The PDF/X presets will uncheck and make this option inactive, which would explain why Bo's suggestion could still fail (the Layers option gets overridden by a PDF/X preset).

regards,

steve

[Vinod Balakrishan]

Hi Steve,

Yes, we can not retain layer data with PDF/X. PDF/X do not have the support for stuffing in extra information like layer data in the PDF file like  older pdf versions.

-Vinod

[philipj70727125]

If you have CS5 Illustrator open the psd file in that so that it imports the layers as objects. You can now save as a pdf from Illustrator. For a smaller file size uncheck the 'Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilites'. The pdf can be opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader and the layers selectively viewed.