PHOTOSHOP CS6: Save as a .png?

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Sat, 03/29/2014 - 10:16

I just got a new computer (yay!) and bought CS6 (double yay!). BUT...I no longer see the option to save as a .png file! I have the standard CS: InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop--no Fireworks. Am I missing something obvious? If not, what is the best format for me to save my elements as to preserve the transparent background?

Sun, 03/30/2014 - 12:08

Judy Salerno

I have not had problems saving as PNG, so I opened a couple of different pictures in CS6 to see. I don't usually save as PNG, so I have never noticed any differences, but one picture would not let me save as PNG, but would save as PSD or TIFF. The other pictures did allow for saving PNG. I do not know why the difference.

Mon, 03/31/2014 - 06:03

Angela Kaz

Thanks, Judy...I also noticed that as I played around with things. I think it was something about the settings I created, because when I closed that file and opened a new one, I could select the .png option. Guess it's just one of those weird things...

Mon, 03/31/2014 - 15:18

Judy Salerno

Glad it worked out.

Wed, 04/02/2014 - 04:23

Lórien Rezende

When you don´t see the png option on save as, check the color mode. It usually means that your image is on CMYK and not RGB.

Also, I had another problem with saving .pngs on CS6 when I first started using it a couple of weeks ago: on the window that opens up after you choose the file name and type, there is a new option: On CS4 there was only a pair of things to choose - none and interlaced; on cs6 you must also choose between no compression none/fast or smallest/slow. I realised that I have to choose smallest/slow or the files are too big - a single file has the same amout of .mb as a full elements set! So, my settings are smallest/slow and none. Hope I´m doing it right...

Wed, 04/02/2014 - 06:59

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Angela Kaz

Thanks, Lorien! I didn't know what I had done wrong, but I must have been working in CMYK. Thanks for the tip on the compression, too--I've been using none/fast because I wanted my files to be print-quality, but they have been really big--I thought it was because I was using the 64-bit CS6, so this really helps.

Wed, 04/02/2014 - 09:35

Judy Salerno

I found this plug-in, it may help when saving PNG files:
SuperPNG is a free Adobe Photoshop plug-in for using PNG ("ping") files.
It has more comprehensive support for the format than Photoshop's included plug-in and provides control over alpha channel handling.
http://www.fnordware.com/superpng/

Mon, 04/07/2014 - 10:15

Susan Cantin

Sometimes you can't save as a png if the image has been indexed .... if something won't save check under image ... then mode and make sure it's set to RGB ... I have been caught by that a few times .... sometimes photoshop elements has actually saved in index mode for whatever reason and I've had to go back and resave too.