Hatrantator Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Hi there! I don't know if this is a stupid question or not but: Are there any differences between a PSD made in Photoshop and a PSD made in Affinity Designer? I am asking, because i am currently looking for a 2D-Animation-Software (meshing and rigging) and i've tested a few with a built-in PSD-Import. None of my PSDs out of Affinity seemed to work. A friend of mine made a PSD in Photoshop which was imported successfully. Ofc i tried several export settings, but none seemed to work. I am probably missing a tiny thing, maybe you guys can help me with it. EDIT: I just realized that i (probably) need to rasterize the curves and the .psd can only be '1 layer deep' for the file to be readable. I am not there yet, this is just what i noticed when opening the .psd in photopea.com. ALSO: Please make rasterizing of multiple layers possible without grouping them and having a single pixel layer. This would be a huge QoL changer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted September 10, 2020 Staff Share Posted September 10, 2020 Hi Hatrantator, There shouldn't be any differences besides Adobe's export supporting Text and ours not. Did flattening your file help at all? Thanks C Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatrantator Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 I had to rasterize 68 layers and scale down the resolution. Then i had to export it as an editable .PSD After that my other software was able to import it. Works for me but still feel like rasterizing multiple layers would be a great addition for a future update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 10, 2020 Staff Share Posted September 10, 2020 Hi Hatrantator, Welcome to Affinity Forums To what software are you trying to import the PSD? Does the original exported psd opens in any other software or it also fails? Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatrantator Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 I tried to import it in Creature2D and Spine. The Original PSD opens normally in AD and Photopea. The project was made entirely out of Vectors and had several Artboards in it. I exported only the relevant Artboard when exporting to .PSD but when i opened it in photopea it had all the other artboards in it, altough they were not visible and could only be seen as empty layers. I've got no idea what a .PSD really is (just a file type or a container for several files) tbh. I've used my limited time to learn about the artistic stuff. I haven't touched the technical part of digital artistry yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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