I just got Adobe Photoshop and it will only let me save as .pds/.pdd
I want to be able to save other ways, such as .jpg or .gif and right now the only option in the pull down box is .pds/.pdd
Is there a way I can change this?
Thanks in advance.
If the image youre working in currently has multiple layers, you can only save it in very limited formats (and not bitmaps or JPEGs).
If your “Layers” window has more than one, you’ll need to reduce your image to one layer. Just go to the Layers menu, and select “Flatten Image.” That’s likely the solution to your problem.
Just a tidbit. I never flatten an image without saving the .psd file first. Because if i was working in multiple layers, I dont want to lose them just so I can save the .jpg. If I decide I want to change something, I can open my .psd file and I sill have all my old, separated layers just the way I left them.
audilover is probably correct, but if not…
Did you recently install it in Windows XP? I did this, and found that 5.5 (which came out prior to XP) is a bit buggy in XP.
It likely has to do with some entries being left out of the registry. A brief discussion of some similar issues can be found here, which may solve your problem:
Audilover is right. To elaborate, Photoshop has a quirk – it does not show all the save options available, just the ones your file can be saved in at its present state. It doesn’t even show the non-available options as grayed-out.
In contrast, Corel shows all options. If you try to save in a format that might not be a good idea, it warns you that some things cannot be preserved, tells you what & why, and gives you the option of cancelling. Much more user-friendly.
Masks, objects, and layers cannot be saved in JPG or TIF file, but can in a PSD, so you have to remove them (“flatten”) first for many formats.
And a PSD or other non-lossy bitmap file is best to save your final work, before converting to a JPG, since every time you work with a JPG file and re-save it, you lose a little something. Over time, this can accumulate.