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| − | '''PSD''' is the native layered raster graphics file format of the Adobe Photoshop program line. The format has gone through multiple versions, each being downwards (but not always upwards) compatible. | + | '''PSD''' is the native layered raster graphics file format of the [[Photoshop|Adobe Photoshop]] program line. The format has gone through multiple versions, each being downwards (but not always upwards) compatible. |
PSD is a partially-documented proprietary format. It is very large and complex. Despite this, decoding the primary image of a PSD file is often fairly simple. If an application claims to support PSD, that could mean just about anything. | PSD is a partially-documented proprietary format. It is very large and complex. Despite this, decoding the primary image of a PSD file is often fairly simple. If an application claims to support PSD, that could mean just about anything. | ||
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[PSB]] | * [[PSB]] | ||
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| − | + | See [[Photoshop]] for other related formats. | |
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== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
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== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml/ Adobe Photoshop File Formats Specification] (current version) |
** Other versions (from archive.org): [http://web.archive.org/web/20110109163057/http://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml/ 2010-07], [http://web.archive.org/web/20120910224552/http://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml/ 2012-06], [http://web.archive.org/web/20121209170357/http://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml/ 2012-12], [http://web.archive.org/web/20130725152233/http://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml/ 2013-06], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160617040616/https://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml/ 2013-10], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160701113240/https://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml/ 2016-06] | ** Other versions (from archive.org): [http://web.archive.org/web/20110109163057/http://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml/ 2010-07], [http://web.archive.org/web/20120910224552/http://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml/ 2012-06], [http://web.archive.org/web/20121209170357/http://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml/ 2012-12], [http://web.archive.org/web/20130725152233/http://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml/ 2013-06], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160617040616/https://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml/ 2013-10], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160701113240/https://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml/ 2016-06] | ||
* [ftp://ftp.buerliag.ch/pub/Documentation/Adobe/Photoshop/ps6ffspecsv2.pdf Photoshop File Formats Specification V6.0 Release 2] | * [ftp://ftp.buerliag.ch/pub/Documentation/Adobe/Photoshop/ps6ffspecsv2.pdf Photoshop File Formats Specification V6.0 Release 2] | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
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* [[Wikipedia: Adobe Photoshop#File format]] | * [[Wikipedia: Adobe Photoshop#File format]] | ||
* [http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html Adobe Photoshop website] | * [http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html Adobe Photoshop website] | ||
* {{EGFF|psd|Adobe Photoshop File Format Summary}}, from the [[Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats]] | * {{EGFF|psd|Adobe Photoshop File Format Summary}}, from the [[Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats]] | ||
* [http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/tree/plug-ins/file-psd Open-Source PSD import code from GIMP] | * [http://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp/tree/plug-ins/file-psd Open-Source PSD import code from GIMP] | ||
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=== Commentary === | === Commentary === | ||
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* [http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2009/05/some_thoughts_about_the_psd_format.html Some thoughts about the PSD format] | * [http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2009/05/some_thoughts_about_the_psd_format.html Some thoughts about the PSD format] | ||
* [https://bitbucket.org/WAHa_06x36/old-xee/src/fe1cec107972603523e67e7be29a83e493f5cac2/XeePhotoshopLoader.m?fileviewer=file-view-default#XeePhotoshopLoader.m-108 Rant about PSD format in comments of a program's source code] | * [https://bitbucket.org/WAHa_06x36/old-xee/src/fe1cec107972603523e67e7be29a83e493f5cac2/XeePhotoshopLoader.m?fileviewer=file-view-default#XeePhotoshopLoader.m-108 Rant about PSD format in comments of a program's source code] | ||
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[[Category:Adobe]] | [[Category:Adobe]] | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 2 September 2016
PSD is the native layered raster graphics file format of the Adobe Photoshop program line. The format has gone through multiple versions, each being downwards (but not always upwards) compatible.
PSD is a partially-documented proprietary format. It is very large and complex. Despite this, decoding the primary image of a PSD file is often fairly simple. If an application claims to support PSD, that could mean just about anything.
Contents |
See Also
See Photoshop for other related formats.
Identification
PSD files begin with bytes '8' 'B' 'P' 'S' 0x00 0x01.
Specifications
- Adobe Photoshop File Formats Specification (current version)
- Photoshop File Formats Specification V6.0 Release 2
- PHOTOSDK.PDF - Adobe Photoshop 3.0.4 SDK
- ADOBE.TXT - Photoshop 3.0.4 File Format
- PHOTOSHP.TXT - Adobe Photoshop 2.5 File Format
- PSD.rb: Anatomy of a PSD File
Software
Viewers and editors
Libraries and tools
Sample files
- "Free PSD" websites are abundant. Some examples:
- tombexcavator samples
Links
See also Photoshop#Links.
- Wikipedia: Adobe Photoshop#File format
- Adobe Photoshop website
- Adobe Photoshop File Format Summary, from the Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats
- Open-Source PSD import code from GIMP
