photoshop cs .psd problem

ushere wrote on 11/22/2004, 3:07 PM
have just installed photoshop cs and can no longer create transparent images. all my previous .psd files created with 7 work fine, but those created with ps cs are shown in the media box and on the time line as smaller black square with the following text inside;

"this layered photoshop file was not saved with a composite image"

i have tried every save option, with no success. png, tga etc., export fine...

leslie

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ushere wrote on 11/22/2004, 3:18 PM
ah ha!!!!

Edit>Preferences>File Handling - Maximise PDF File Compatibility - Always or Ask

sorry to have wasted the bandwidth....

leslie
Control_Z wrote on 11/22/2004, 5:18 PM
No, that's interesting. Why a PDF setting should affect a .psd file is just one of those silly Adobe things I guess.

Anyway, CS refused to run my droplets so I had to go back to 7.
ushere wrote on 11/22/2004, 5:58 PM
tried droplet (samples) and they worked. did you check the above setting before going back to 7?

leslie
kentwolf wrote on 11/22/2004, 7:21 PM
Photoshop CS works just fine for me. The alpha channel is always detected; the only thing I need to do is set the pixel aspect ratio.

I really like using PSD files in Vegas. No problems here...
Former user wrote on 11/25/2004, 10:42 PM
I had the same problem.

Chances are you're importing an EPS logo or graphic which you'll then save as a PSD and use in VEGAS. Well, the key is to watch the colour separation.

Generally, EPS / logo files / word marks are prepared for print and are CMYK. Video is only RGB. So, when you create a new document or save it, be sure the colour mode is RGB. That'll solve your problem. And yes, you'l want to have the file compatibility set to maximum.

As a side note, someone mentioned in another thread that PSD files can actually HINDER the performance you get out of your project. Absolutely true. PSD is MAJOR overkill for detail. If you save the file as a PNG (in photoshop CS: FILE > SAVE FOR WEB ) and make sure the PNG is transparent. The transparency is as good, the file size is smaller, and the quality - for video, for all intents and purposes, the same.

Reader's Digest Summary: Just make sure your PSD file (if you opt to use it over PNG) is in RGB mode (and make sure file compabability is set to maximum: EDIT > PREFERENCES > FILE HANDLING )