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Hi!
When i try to save any file as .PSD, the file always gets bigger than 1GB. I have tried everything, but it always stores it at least at 1GB.
I did a test to add a PDF on 765KB and save it as .psd, but the message sais it cannot save as .PSD as it is larger than 4GB.
My version: 22.5.0 20210809.r.384 ce617de x64
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Hello,
usually, such problem happens when we select the wrong units in the new document: 1920 x1080 inches can be big...
It is is not the problem, I would first try to reset the preferences: reset Photoshop's preferences by holding down Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Pc) Cmd+Opt+Shift (Mac) as you click on Photoshop's icon to start it up.
See: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html
If you do have access to the menu Edit>Preferences (Pc) or Photoshop>Preferences (Mac), it is possible to reset them from the General submenu.
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Could you please post screenshots with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Options Bar, …) and the File Size dialog visible?
What are the image’s Color Mode and bit depth?
Does this affect blank newly created documents as well or only ones where at least some existing content has been added?
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I asked for a screenshot that includes the Image Size dialog and Panels.
Also: Why 32bit? 600 pixel per what – inches or cm?
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Hi, Christof, "Tomme" seems to be "inch" in Swedish.
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Good, now that you have a 8bits/channel file, try to save an A4 at 300pixels per inches. (300 per cm is 2.54x more!) to see its size.
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Hi! Do you really need to use a 32bits document and not an 8 bit one?
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Hi
You need to look at the document format you are using.
300 pixels per cm uses 6.45 times more pixels for any given physical size than 300 pixels per inch. In most use cases, it is unnecessary.
In addition an 8 bit/channel document needs 3 bytes per pixel, 16 bits/channel needs 6 bytes per pixel and 32 bit floating point needs 12 bytes per pixel. Keep 32 bit for specialist use such as HDR/some 3D render work.
When saving a PSD you can choose, in preferences, whether to use lossless compression on saving which results in a smaller file size on disk, but at the expense of a longer loading time (the document has to be uncompressed). In a similar vein, using the maximise compatibility option, adds to the file size on disk by adding a flattened version of the image within the file, but is more likely to be useable in other applications (e.g. Lightroom uses that flattened image to display it's thumbnails.
I would sort the basic image sizing out as in my first paragraph, then don't worry about file sizes, disk space is relatively cheap. PSDs/PSBs are meant for storing master files with full layers etc for re-editing. If you need a small version to send on, use a flattened copy and save as jpeg/png as appropriate.
Dave