Question on Layers

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Aug 29, 2006
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I have been a longtime user of Paintshop Pro, but have recently started using Photoshop Elements 4. I have a huge project (scanning over 2000 old photographic slides) and, to that end, am still experementing with PSE to get the best results.

I have just completed a short tutorial on adjustment layers. I created a file with a couple of adjustment layers, then saved the file as a tiff with all layers. When I reopened later, the layers were still there, as expected. However, when I opened the file with PSP, the layers were not there.

My question is: Are layers unique to the application that created them, or should they be available to any appliction that can open the specific file format for editing.

Thanks.
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Tacit
Aug 29, 2006
In article wrote:

I have just completed a short tutorial on adjustment layers. I created a file with a couple of adjustment layers, then saved the file as a tiff with all layers. When I reopened later, the layers were still there, as expected. However, when I opened the file with PSP, the layers were not there.

Correct.

Paint Shop Pro does not understand adjustment layers or layered TIFF files. It can not read TIFFs and keep layer information intact.

My question is: Are layers unique to the application that created them, or should they be available to any appliction that can open the specific file format for editing.

Layers are not unique to Photoshop. However, it is up to the programmers who write other programs to write code that can deal with layered TIFF files. Very few other programs can do this. Most programs read only the flattened TIFF file.

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RH
Aug 29, 2006
"tacit" wrote in message
In article wrote:

I have just completed a short tutorial on adjustment layers. I created a file with a couple of adjustment layers, then saved the file as a tiff with
all layers. When I reopened later, the layers were still there, as expected. However, when I opened the file with PSP, the layers were not there.

Correct.

Paint Shop Pro does not understand adjustment layers or layered TIFF files. It can not read TIFFs and keep layer information intact.
My question is: Are layers unique to the application that created them, or
should they be available to any appliction that can open the specific file
format for editing.

Layers are not unique to Photoshop. However, it is up to the programmers who write other programs to write code that can deal with layered TIFF files. Very few other programs can do this. Most programs read only the flattened TIFF file.

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Art, photography, shareware, polyamory, literature, kink: all at http://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html
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OK, that covers it. Thanks for the explanation.

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