Adding captions to a slideshow: PSD extention problem

[mh47985373]

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? 

[Jeff Arola · Accepted solution]

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.

[Jeff Arola]

Your using photoshop elements 5?

[mh47985373]

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

[Jeff Arola]

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

[mh47985373]

Thank you very much, Jeff.  With my pc, I've managed to find two ways to work on a slideshow in Adobe - through Organizer and also through Editor.  In the first case, the work ends up automatically saved as psds which then won't play directly from a flash drive to our 'smart' tv (presumably it would work if I load the show onto my husband's laptop, then connect to tv).  With Editor, I was able to select the way the captioned slides are saved; by saving all as jpegs a show can be loaded onto a flash drive and then viewed on tv (I've tested with a few slides).  But the process is going to be very laborious to produce the full captioned show of over 100 slides (to run in a loop during a family memorial service).  For show creation, I need ready access to the entire collection during editing. This allows me to tweak text style, content and positioning as I work through all, often going back/forth as I do with book-making.  For book-making, I'm used to working with the Snapfish online system (my book-making experience is extensive, including coffee table-size books involving over a hundred professional-quality photos).  I'm seeking a similar experience for slideshow production.  Not realizing that Snapfish can be used to create/run slideshows, I started with Adobe (a family member's suggestion).  I'll need to test out the process using Snapfish and will post the results of my comparison. 

[mh47985373]

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.