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Bug 166976 - Gimp cannot import Photoshop layer masks correctly from PSD files
Gimp cannot import Photoshop layer masks correctly from PSD files
Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE
Product: GIMP
Classification: Other
Component: Plugins
2.0.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: GIMP Bugs
GIMP Bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-02-10 18:39 UTC by Thomas Mack
Modified: 2006-07-12 18:18 UTC
See Also:
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Description Thomas Mack 2005-02-10 18:39:45 UTC 
Please describe the problem:
Opening a photoshop file with layer masks does not show the layers correctly. 
It just shows them as single coloured layers. 
 
It was mentioned to me that it does not work in version 2.2.3 either. 
 
It works ok in Gimp version 1.2.5 

Steps to reproduce:
1. Just opening a photoshop file with layer masks will reproduce the error. 
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3.  
 

Actual results:


Expected results:


Does this happen every time?
Yes. 

Other information:
You can download a photoshop file showing this behaviour from 
http://th-mack.de/opengeo/eu02_small.psd.zip (184,440 bytes, 6 layers photoshop 
file, 280x360 pixel).
Comment 1 Sven Neumann 2005-02-11 10:05:31 UTC 
See also bug #109841.
Comment 2 Sven Neumann 2005-02-11 10:06:44 UTC 
Confirmed with GIMP 2.2.
Comment 3 Jay Cox 2005-02-21 01:53:30 UTC 
Fixed in cvs head.  The sample file now loads correctly.
Comment 4 Michael Natterer 2005-02-22 15:38:56 UTC 
Is this about to be backported or can we close this bug as FIXED?
Comment 5 Jay Cox 2005-03-02 07:40:27 UTC 
I have backported this bug to the 2.2 branch.  Closing as fixed.
Comment 6 Sean Robertson 2005-07-20 21:51:39 UTC 
Broken again in latest development release. :-(

Also says Photoshop format doesn't allow alpha masks wehn saving, which is quite
ridiculous since Photoshop handles alpha masks just fine (better than Gimp, IMHO).
Comment 7 Michael Schumacher 2005-07-21 08:00:12 UTC 
It says that the plug-in doesn't handle this. If you know how to store alpha
masks in psd files, you could add this to the plug-in.
Comment 8 Sven Neumann 2005-07-26 01:05:48 UTC 
What do you mean, it is broken again? What version did work for you, which
version exactly doesn't?
Comment 9 Michael Schumacher 2006-01-11 19:59:44 UTC 
Sean, please answer Sven's question.
Comment 10 André Klapper 2006-07-12 18:18:20 UTC 
Closing this bug report as no further information has been provided. Please feel free to reopen this bug if you can provide the information Sven asked for.
Thanks!