Writing Photoshop Format

Photoshop CS4
When I open a file or close a file in Photoshop a lot of times it takes a lot of time and I get the message "Writing Photoshop Format". Is there a setting that is causing this or a setting that I can set to prevent this from occurring so that the file closes faster or is it necessary and not preventable?

On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:01:30 -0800 (PST), RDOC wrote:

Photoshop CS4
When I open a file or close a file in Photoshop a lot of times it takes a lot of time and I get the message "Writing Photoshop Format". Is there a setting that is causing this or a setting that I can set to prevent this from occurring so that the file closes faster or is it necessary and not preventable?

flatten the image before saving and it will save to the the original file. --
Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com

RDOC wrote:

Photoshop CS4
When I open a file or close a file in Photoshop a lot of times it takes a lot of time and I get the message "Writing Photoshop Format". Is there a setting that is causing this or a setting that I can set to prevent this from occurring so that the file closes faster or is it necessary and not preventable?

This is probably due to your preference settings. If you have turned on 'Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility' in the preferences, Photoshop will render a flat full size preview of your layered files. If you never open these files with any other application than Photoshop, it's a useless option that only increases the saving time and the file size.

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Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.com

On Dec 24, 4:51 am, (Johan W. Elzenga) wrote:

RDOC wrote:

Photoshop CS4
When I open a file or close a file in Photoshop a lot of times it takes a lot of time and I get the message "Writing Photoshop Format". Is there a setting that is causing this or a setting that I can set to prevent this from occurring so that the file closes faster or is it necessary and not preventable?

This is probably due to your preference settings. If you have turned on 'Maximize PSD and PSB File Compatibility' in the preferences, Photoshop will render a flat full size preview of your layered files. If you never open these files with any other application than Photoshop, it's a useless option that only increases the saving time and the file size.
--
Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.com

Thanks guys you both as usual hit the nail on the head. I made the changes and now it saves and opens much faster.