Saving Fireworks PNG as PSD

Question

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.

Answer 1

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.
>
I've written three different tutorials for CMX that deal with
converting
complex PNG files to PSD files. Fireworks has both LAYERS and
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
when you go
from PNG to PSD, but you can recreate the same set up
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
avoid any
object flattening in the Save as PSD process) and
individually named,
because FW will use these names for the layers it creates
when the PSD
file is made.
2 Save the file as a psd file.
3 Launch Photoshop and open the newly created PSD file. Keep
the
original PNG file open in Fireworks
Create and Fill Your Layer Groups
4 Refer to the original Fireworks PNG file and create a
series of empty
Layer groups that will mimic the Layer/object hierarchy of
the PNG file.
5 Name each group as seen in the PNG file. The easiest way to
create
empty Layer Groups without nesting them within each other is
to press
the Create New Group icon at the bottom of the Layers
Palette. This icon
looks like a file folder. To save time, you can double-click
on the
layer names in Fireworks, copy the name and then double-click
on the
Layer group name in Photoshop and paste the text.
6 Once the groups are named expand the layers in the PNG so
you can see
the objects within each layer. Find the matching layers in
the Photoshop
file, select them and begin dragging them into the
appropriate groups.
If you leave any objects/layers invisible in Fireworks when
you save as
a PSD, they are still exported and will still remain hidden
when you
open the file in Photoshop.
For more detail (and pictures) you can check out this article
on CMX.
It's based on converting one of our JumpStarts to a PSD file,
but the
workflow is applicable to any FW PNG file.
http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=C49D7
Probably not the answer you wanted, but I hope these steps
help.
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