Saving a multi layer PSD file as a TIF

I'm still convinced the problem here is an alpha channel.

This is how Windows "Photos" displays a flat TIFF with an alpha channel. I've just activated the marching ants here for clarity:

(the color shift is because Photos is not color managed and this is a wide gamut monitor).

Hi,

What if you flatten the layers, save it as PSD and then save it as TIF? Hope this works.

I've noticed the various Windows photo viewers display TIFF with alpha channels as active masks. So if the TIFF contains an alpha channel, delete it and it displays normally.

Ya it is strange... i flattened the image so i saw the image i want to print, then i selected Save As, and chose the TIF format. After saving i went to view the file in the default microsoft photo viewer on my laptop and it was only showing me one of the random layers, not even the top layer prior to me flattening the image.

It is a panoramic image of roughly 8000 x 3500, so it is very large.

Does the size have something to do with it?

I can save it as a png or jpg just fine, just not a TIF.

The tiff format supports layers, so it could easily view the wrong layer. Though it should be the very top layer you see.

Flattening the layers puts you in control of how it will look, so I am not sure why you are seeing the wrong layer.

If you want to preserve the layers, you could create a composition layer on top of the others and hide the remaining layers.

(ctrl-shift-alt-e on windows or cmd-shift-opt-e on mac)