# converting photo files

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 4, 2002, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-photo-files/117360 "2002-07-04T15:36:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aceospades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Aceospades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aceospades)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-photo-files/117360/1 "2002-07-04T15:36:30Z")

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How do I convert a PDD file (Adobe PhotoDeluxe) into a gif. Or a jpeg. File?

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**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-photo-files/117360/2 "2002-07-04T15:42:52Z")

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I have never used the program “Adobe PhotoDeluxe”, but I am assuming it is probably similar to Photoshop or something.

If you open up the “PDD” file in PhotoDeluxe, go to File \> Save as…

It’s possible you can change the file type to a .gif or .jpg there (underneath the Filename box).

I can’t say for sure, though since I’ve never used PhotoDeluxe.

LilShieste

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**Author:** ![ArturoBandini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@ArturoBandini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArturoBandini)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-photo-files/117360/3 "2002-07-04T16:09:06Z")

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In Photoshop, adding text will create new layers. Layers can also be manually created or automatically created by certain procedures, such as dragging-n-dropping an image from another graphic file.

This multi-layered image must be “flattened” before you can save it as anything but a PDD file.

That, or what LilShieste said.

Good luck.

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**Post date:** [July 4, 2002, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-photo-files/117360/4 "2002-07-04T17:10:41Z")

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IIRC in PhotoDeluxe you want to use the Export function, which allows you to save in any number of formats. The standard Save only allows you to save in PDD.