Fireworks PNG file

Hello...I'm trying to use Fireworks to create a PNG file for a tab bar icon. I create the image, save it and add it to my solution but the file does not appear.
I notice in Finder that the file type is a Firworks PNG file and not a regular PNG file. Research has told me there is a difference?
How do I save a Fireworks PNG file to a regular PNG file so I can use it in my application?
Thanks for your help.

This is not the developer forum, you need to go there for your answers:
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/

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Reaganjudd wrote:
> I have a Fireworks png file that i am trying to save out
as a psd. I can do
> so, but when I open in Photoshop, the layer groups I
created in my Fireworks
> png file are not preserved. The layers stay put, but
photoshop ignores the
> layer folder (or groups) and puts them all in one big
bucket. Is there a way
> to preserve the layer groups during my saving to psd
process?
>
> Also, I have text in my png file that uses -4
letterspacing. When I save as
> PSD, and open in Photoshop, the letterspacing changes to
-40. Anyway to get
> around this? I need to text to remain editable is
photoshop also.
>
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OBJECTS,
while Photoshop is really just layer-based. With the current
version of
FW there is no way that I know of to preserve this hierarchy
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manually once the
file has been saved as a PSD and opened in Photoshop.
Here's how I tackled it:
1 Start by making sure that all objects are ungrouped (to
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when the PSD
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on the
layer names in Fireworks, copy the name and then double-click
on the
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you can see
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the Photoshop
file, select them and begin dragging them into the
appropriate groups.
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you save as
a PSD, they are still exported and will still remain hidden
when you
open the file in Photoshop.
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on CMX.
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but the
workflow is applicable to any FW PNG file.
http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=C49D7
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help.
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> How do I set up a good workflow from FW to DW?
Export the graphics from FW and place them on the page in DW.
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about any more than that. Trying to use FW to write your HTML
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> I'm taking over another person's work and they built the
designs in
> Fireworks.
> I have an HR page that has photos that get updated all
the time (lots of
> turnover I guess) and I'm not really a Fireworks guys
(use Photoshop) and
> I've
> kinda figured out that there is a ".mno" (I think that's
what it is) file
> that
> stores the metadata to show where the .gif or .jpg was
made from the
> Fireworks
> .png file.
>
> I guess my question is, in matters of workflow, how do I
efficiently set
> up a
> .PNG file (from scratch) that saves its slices in either
.jpg or .gif,
> with the
> "here is the path to the original .png" flag so when I
come back to
> editing the
> .html in DW, I can see a flag that says "find the
original .png on Hard
> Drive
> 2"?
>
> I just did a search on OSX Spotlight for the image file
and it came up
> with
> the same named file as .mno or something like that. When
I opened that as
> a
> text doc, it gave a path, which fortunately helped me
find the original
> .png
> this time, so I didn't need to rebuild the image from
scratch. I did this
> through the "back door" of using OSX's search function.
>
> There are times I'm so busy, I need to find stuff fast.
How do I find
> original
> .pngs from .jpg/.gif images made in Fireworks, easily?
>
> How do I set up a good workflow from FW to DW?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> nick
>

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adult school, and I have done this procedure 100's of times with CS3. There is something different with
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Sandra A. wrote:
> I cannot get a 532 kb .png to open that was created by
me in
> Fireworks 8. I have tried other similar files with the
same result,
> that is, it opens briefly, then closes and crashes the
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it's located at
C:\Documents and Settings\Linda Rathgeber\Application
Data\Macromedia\Fireworks 8\English
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.png files will not open Fireworks from Dreamweaver.

Hi there,
I wonder if anyone can help - I am a new to this forum, so
please be gentle!
I am running the new Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Standard on a
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quote:
Originally posted by:
n h c
actually, i've had that same problem and haven't been able to
fix it. maybe you can since you have the new version, though. go
into your preferences, select file types/editors, and make sure
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i did that on mine but it still won't work for me. but i get
around it by just right clicking and choosing "open with" and the
selecting Fireworks. it's kind of a pain in the butt, so i'm
interested to see if anyone else has any ideas.
Hi n h c,
Thanks for your prompt reply!
I did as you suggested and went into preferences and checked
file types/editors. Low and behold .png files were selected to open
with Fireworks MX 2004 by default - Fireworks MX 2004 is NOT on my
MacBook ... no wonder the .png files would not open! Meanwhile .gif
files were selected to open with Adobe Fireworks CS3 (Primary)
I played around with the + and - buttons, selected the
correct application and everything now seems to be OK.
How interesting the techie at Adobe didn't think to tell me
of this simple fix ...mmnn! On the other hand, how stupid of me not
to check preferences! Thanks again n h c - you are a gem!
voicebox

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> I have a fireworks *.png image which I would like to
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> MX. The fireworks artwork was provided by the designer
to use in a
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