Exporting my Illustrator file as layered PSD files.... some are converting some are flattening?

Anyone know why half the files are flattening and half are converting to editable layer files when exporting to PSD layer files?

You have Transparencies applied which are modifying the Objects on the Layers below the one on which it is applied.

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I'm having a similar problem, but changing the resolution to the exact max of 2896x2896 doesn't work for me...and neither does any smaller resolution for some reason.
Today, my layered PSD file is at least not experiencing the crazy tile-effect you included in your posted images, but it is now:
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2) ignoring/mutating my alpha channel information, as areas that should be transparent and smoothly masked off are now opaque and/or blocky.
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My system info can be found here:
[IMG]http://i36.tinypic.com/2n744di.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i33.tinypic.com/28cks42.jpg[/IMG]
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[IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/amdr9v.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i36.tinypic.com/99kv1g.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i33.tinypic.com/3355w8x.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/1zb6y3m.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i35.tinypic.com/9i5rhz.jpg[/IMG]
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[IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/es40v4.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/2crva83.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i35.tinypic.com/2e3popz.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/jrv8tz.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/28rh6hs.jpg[/IMG]
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[IMG]http://i36.tinypic.com/2n744di.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i33.tinypic.com/28cks42.jpg[/IMG]
Original PSD file info:
[IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/amdr9v.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i36.tinypic.com/99kv1g.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i33.tinypic.com/3355w8x.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/1zb6y3m.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i35.tinypic.com/9i5rhz.jpg[/IMG]
Motion 4 info:
[IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/es40v4.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/2crva83.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i35.tinypic.com/2e3popz.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/jrv8tz.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/28rh6hs.jpg[/IMG]
Any help is appreciated!
Thank you!

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