djg Posted April 23, 2022 Posted April 23, 2022 I tried to upload a file made in AD; saved it as PSD but the receiving internet source says "file does not match extension" and would not accept the file. Is this because the file was not created in Photoshop? I haven't had problems in the past with other recipients who need to open as psd. Quote
walt.farrell Posted April 23, 2022 Posted April 23, 2022 Welcome too the Serif Affinity forums. Did you Save, which would create a .afdesign file, or did you Export, which could create a .psd file? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.5
R C-R Posted April 23, 2022 Posted April 23, 2022 When you say you saved the file "as PSD" how specifically did you do that? If you just changed or added a .psd extension to it after saving it from AD, that won't work. You need to export it like @walt.farrell said. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.6 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7
djg Posted April 23, 2022 Author Posted April 23, 2022 (edited) I exported in AD as psd file. So the extension was .psd when I exported. Edit to clarify: I had to upload the file to a website, not send it to a recipient. That's why I wonder if somehow the file was identified as not having been created in Photoshop. When I researched the phrase, I found that as one reason why it was rejected. Edited April 23, 2022 by djg Quote
firstdefence Posted April 24, 2022 Posted April 24, 2022 The PSD file wouldn't be a "Full' PSD, Affinity cannot replicate Adobes proprietary code. I'm not sure of how the file format is written in Affinity but I would suspect it's more like a PDF than a PSD. There must be a distinction between a PSD and a PDF from Affinity else why have both as an export option but why not try PDF format if the website allows for that. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions
walt.farrell Posted April 24, 2022 Posted April 24, 2022 3 hours ago, firstdefence said: I'm not sure of how the file format is written in Affinity but I would suspect it's more like a PDF than a PSD. Pretty sure it's a real PSD, just with some features missing. It must be different from PDF, because an exported PDF will have editable text, and an exported PSD won't. R C-R and firstdefence 2 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.5
firstdefence Posted April 24, 2022 Posted April 24, 2022 7 hours ago, walt.farrell said: Pretty sure it's a real PSD, just with some features missing. It must be different from PDF, because an exported PDF will have editable text, and an exported PSD won't. Would be nice to know the differences, the benefits of a PSD over that of a PDF and visa-versa. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions
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