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Importing Adobe Photoshop Files

You can import Adobe Photoshop format files into your project without having to convert them. Photoshop files are usually created with multiple layers, each with its own image, matte, or blending effect. You can use the imported file's layers and effects, or you can import the file as a flat image so it appears as a single layer or frame.

Photoshop files have the following characteristics when imported:

• Converted to 8 bits
• Progressively scanned
• Do not use a LUT
• Cannot be resized
• Cannot be soft-imported
• Cannot be imported in the background

To import a PSD file:

1. From the clip library, click Import Image.
2. From the File Format box, select Photoshop.

   
   

3. Select a Photoshop file in the browser.
4. Select an import option from the Photoshop Import Mode box.

   
   

   Select:	To:
   Flat	Import all the layers in the Photoshop file as a single-frame clip.
   All	Import all the layers in the Photoshop file as single frames in a front+matte sequence.
   Layer	Import a single layer from a Photoshop file. You can choose the layer from the Select Layer box. The layer names are identical to those defined in the Photoshop file. If you selected RGBA in the Channels box, the file is imported as two clips (front and matte). If you selected RGB, the file is imported as a single clip (front).

5. If you selected Layer, then select the layer in the Photoshop file that you want to import from the Source Layer box.

   
   

6. If you selected All or Layer, then you must also select a resolution for the imported Photoshop file from the Photoshop Import Resolution box.

   
   

   Select:	To:
   Native Layer Resolution	Import the layers at their original resolution.
   Background Resolution	Import the layers at the project's background resolution. Layers will be padded (black) and offset.

7. Click Load.

   The Photoshop image and its selected layers are imported as frames in the clip library at the defined resolution.