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mh47985373
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February 6, 2019
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Adding captions to a slideshow: PSD extention problem

  • February 6, 2019
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I'm using Adobe Photoshop 5.0 to create a captioned slideshow for an upcoming family event.  I stored all photos for the show in a master file, then started adding a caption to each individual photo. Adding and saving a caption works well. However, when I saved the first captioned photo, the extension automatically changed from 'jpg' to 'psd' leading me to lose the ability to view as part of a slideshow.  I tried changing 'psd' back to 'jpg' but that failed to yield the desired result. Any suggestions? 

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    Correct answer Jeff Arola

    Sounds like you actually did save the photo as a psd.

    This is because  jpegs don't support layers and adding the caption created a text layer and then pressing save or save as would offer psd as the file format option.

    You would need to flatten the layers first before doing a save or save as in order have a jpeg file or manually select the jpeg file extension in the save as dialog in order to save the file as a jpeg.

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    mh47985373
    mh47985373Author
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    February 8, 2019

    Am new to this forum and my attempt at replying yesterday failed so here goes:  Thanks very much for the explanation.  I've subsequently learned that I can caption using Photoshop then run the slideshow through the free service (for noncommercial use) of IrfanView.   

    Jeff Arola
    Jeff Arola
    Braniac
    February 8, 2019

    Your using photoshop elements 5?

    mh47985373
    mh47985373Author
    New Participant
    February 8, 2019

    Yes, I am using Photoshop Elements 5 at a basic level.

    Jeff Arola
    Jeff Arola
    Braniac
    February 8, 2019

    In the photoshop elements 5 organizer you can make slide shows including adding text (captions)

    Jeff Arola
    Jeff ArolaCorrect answer
    Braniac
    February 7, 2019

    Sounds like you actually did save the photo as a psd.

    This is because  jpegs don't support layers and adding the caption created a text layer and then pressing save or save as would offer psd as the file format option.

    You would need to flatten the layers first before doing a save or save as in order have a jpeg file or manually select the jpeg file extension in the save as dialog in order to save the file as a jpeg.

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