PSD Screwing up. PSD file: Unsupported compression mode: 32996

July 6, 2009 - 07:55 — FLAMINGPINECONE

I am saving my files as PSD so I can switch between GIMP and Shop on the fly. I keep getting this message and it's made me repeat hours of work already done. I finally got this file looking good and behold, the one time I forget to save xcf too, it gives me this message.

PSD file: Unsupported compression mode: 32996

I am tired of losing countless days of work to this bug. Photoshop won't open it. Gimp 2.6 won't open it. I'm going to try an unstable version and see if it somehow fixes this long enough for me to save it as xcf. I cannot keep coloring the same thing. PLEASE PLEASE someone help me fix this so I'm not out a days work.

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September 13, 2011 - 22:27 — zlatan24

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September 13, 2011 - 22:48 — PhotoComiX

Maybe yes..maybe not

I hope but i fear that he has that problem when trying to export as .psd FROM GIMP

The problems is usually derived when saving image wich layers contain layer mode unsupported by PS (as grain merge or grain combine) and/or text layer (PS doesn't support gimp text layer and vice versa )

I doubt that utility may solve it (i will be happy to be proofed wrong ) while i believe may be useful in other cases

July 19, 2009 - 20:06 — Anonymous

I'm having same issue...

I'm having same issue... I went to Cali to do a photo shoot this week... When I left I brought my old laptop, the one I gave to my daughter... and she uses it all for music.. So she deleted all non essential programs from the computer to make room for her music.. aka Photoshop and such... So while I was in Cali I downloaded Gimp... I used gimp to do many things, not as easy as I'm use to but I did them none the less... now I saved the files in the gimp format .xcf... Now that I'm back in Philly I saved the files into PSD format. But Photoshop won't read them.. I'm using CS3 and have no clue as to why gimp or photoshop won't open the psd files...

July 19, 2009 - 20:36 — PhotoComiX

Obviously there is a bug if

Obviously there is a bug if gimp save that xcf, gimp should be able to open them But you should still have the original XCF, (save in other file format will not overwrite ) if so open again the original xcf, then export layer as PNG, rename the PNG according to original mode and opacity (as example Top_darken only_80 2-SoftLight_90 BG-normal and then you may well recompose ,opening the images as layer with PS or any other editor

July 7, 2009 - 00:32 — cr33dog

Save early, save often

Subject says it all. We've all lost work at some time or another so my advice: When working on a file (let's say 'Picture.xcf'), be sure to save every so often, but also do a 'Save As' and save it as 'Picture_02.xcf' after you do a significant amount of work. I tend to do so every hour or so. When working in GIMP. save as XCF until you are ready to use PS, then export a PSD. Same goes for PS - save as PSD until you are ready to export another format. In summary: awlays save your work in the format native to the program, and be sure to make new copies as you work. In the long run, you will save many hours of work. Chris

July 7, 2009 - 15:32 — PhotoComiX

Save early, save often

A additional note to C33dog suggestion When saving PSD from PS if you want use them with NOT_ADOBE programs you MUST save them using the "backward compatible " option Or not even "older-then-CS" PS versions will be able to open them, and for sure not Gimp

July 7, 2009 - 15:15 — ffaat

Script to save a backup

This script: http://registry.gimp.org/node/14246 makes it easy to create a unique backup on the fly, simpler than the 'Save As' and changing the name. -Rob A>

July 6, 2009 - 09:35 — schumaml

If you want to work with

If you want to work with PSD, then stick to Photoshop. There's just no way for Free Software to support PSD reliably, due to Adobe's licensing of the file format specification.

July 30, 2009 - 19:31 — Anonymous

Disagree about PSD format sticking to Photoshop.

Numerous applications other than Photoshop can import the PSD format. Prior to Adobe putting restrictions on and licensing the format, it became sort of a de facto industry standard. In the long run, IMHO, Photoshop will lose some of its significance as a file standard because of this. Nevertheless, the PSD format, particularly the older versions, will live on as a method for many people to move content between applications. It will be great for the Gimp to continue supporting PSD at some level. Maybe the XCF format becomes industry standard. But there still are many apps for which PSD format may be the only option, or best option, to share data. Long live free software and free choice!

July 31, 2009 - 08:42 — schumaml

XCF is not supposed to

XCF is not supposed to be (or become) a standard, either. The only difference to PSD is that nobody is legally prohibited from using it, it is just discouraged.

OpenRaster could become a standard among Free Software, and I would rather see developer resources of any project used on implementing support for that one instead of another proprietary format.

July 31, 2009 - 10:59 — Anonymous

Open raster and gimp

future Gimp (i.e. 2.8 or 3.0) will still use XCF to save, or XCF will be only maintained not to "save" but to "export" in a backward compatible way? or xcf specific will be modified to support 16bit,layer adjustment, layer modes as Overlay that are still missed ...and so on ? If the last will not make sense use OpenRaster as new gimp saving format, and maintain xcf support only for backward compatibility ?

August 3, 2009 - 10:58 — schumaml

See my comment about making

See my comment about making it harder to save as PSD.

In GIMP versions beyond 2.8, XCF could (afaik will) become a format that is imported and exported but not saved; but I can't pinpoint this change to a definite version yet.

July 30, 2009 - 22:33 — Anonymous

Re Disagree about PSD format sticking to Photoshop.

please you may list some of the "Numerous applications other than Photoshop can import the PSD format" As far i know now only other Adobe CS sw may do Sure, as you wrote was a bit different with the older type of psd but , that type is obsolete from 4 years,discarded even from Adobe and full of legal restriction so can't be seen as a standard.

July 8, 2009 - 22:08 — bootchk

PSD bug

Its not clear, but I interpret the situation as: Gimp won't open a PSD file that Gimp created. In other words, the user saved their work as a PSD file with success, closed Gimp, restarted Gimp, and was unable to read the PSD file. If that is the case, it is not fair to blame Adobe. Whatever Gimp writes, it should be able to read. I think it is a bug worth reporting. It is different to dissavow Gimp being able to reliably read and write files that Adobe programs can read and write. plashless, off banks of noon

July 20, 2009 - 12:26 — schumaml

It has been suggested to

It has been suggested to drop PSD altogether because of problems like this.

July 20, 2009 - 15:35 — PhotoComiX

It has been suggested to

Instead then drop support will be possible add a error message ? AS "error- save as PSD failed i can't create PSD with layer(s) in Grain Merge Mode" "error- save as PSD failed PLEASE convert the text layer(s) before export as PSD" That will fix, user will know that export failed and so will be able to guess how solve or find some workaround, instead then be simply disappointed

July 20, 2009 - 15:41 — schumaml

The whole save and export

The whole save and export workflow is going to change in 2.8. An image can only be saved as XCF (.bz2, .gz), any other format will require an export. See http://gui.gimp.org/index.php/Save_%2B_export_specification for more information.

This should make it harder to end up with an incompatible file as the only instance of your work.

July 6, 2009 - 08:12 — FLAMINGPINECONE

ARGH!

Tried installing unstable 2.7. STILL giving me this error. I am still out a days work. PLEASE HELP!!!!

July 8, 2009 - 22:40 — bootchk

PSD bugs in 2.6, 2.6.1, 2.7

Note that Gimp version 2.6.1 did fix at least one PSD load plugin bug. See Bugzilla for GImp bug number 555222. However, it might not be the same bug. Also, I would hope that bugs fixed in 2.6.1 are still in the latest unstable version 2.7. But it depends on how the Gimp developers proceed between versions, which I can't speak to. To help others, I think you should report this bug and attach the file that shows the bug. Especially if the case is as discussed above: Gimp created the file and Gimp won't read the file. plashless, off banks of noon

July 9, 2009 - 00:36 — PhotoComiX

PSD bugs

@bootchk reading better the first message i believe you are right If was saved by Gimp Gimp should be able to open it, if not is a Gimp bug i may try to guess what trigger the bug ( text layers and/or layer mode not supported by PS as grain merge ) but anyway if that , remain a bug In case should pop out a advice as "before save as PSD please convert text layer(s) in normal layer" or " Grain merge mode is not supported by PSD ...merge down the layer and try again"...or that should be automatically done by Gimp. But if saved from gimp without error messages then should be possible to open it again

July 6, 2009 - 08:40 — Anonymous

Hello?

Can't anyone help me? I'm missing a whole days worth of work, sucked into the void. CAN YOU HELP ME?

July 6, 2009 - 19:24 — PhotoComiX

Hello?

The only thing that may help is from PS save in" backward compatible" mode. Label may be a bit different anyway is the option that allow to save from photoshop CS (1, 2,3,4) PSD files that may be opened with older version of photoshop. That may solve except if the image contain text layer ...or even layer blending mode unsupported by Gimp or adjustment layers In those cases no hope

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