.PSD Files

Using .psd files in Photoshop Elements to use Over and Over Again.

.Psd files can save a lot of image data, layers and graphical elements.
You can save a image that you have been working on in .psd format, then open that same file and continue editing the image or save it as another .psd file with a different filename and reuse it like a template.

If you save the file as a .psd file your layers and such are retained, this is very useful.

Files formats for Importing and Exporting are shown below.

File formats supported for importing

Format and filename extension

Photoshop (PSD, PDD)

BMP (BMP, RLE, DIB)

Camera Raw (TIF, CRW, NEF, RAF, ORF, MRW, DCR, MOS, RAW, PEF, SRF, DNG, X3F, CR2, ERF, SR2, KDC, MWF, MEF, ARW, NRW, RW2, RWL, IIQ, 3FR, FFF, SRW, GPR, DXO)

CompuServe GIF (GIF)

Photo Project Format (PSE)

JPEG (JPG, JPEG, JPE)

Photoshop PDF (PDF, PDP)

Pixar (PXR)

PNG (PNG, PNS)

TIFF (TIF, TIFF)

High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF)*

* HEIF files format is supported only on macOS 10.13.x and above. Currently, HEIF files can only be imported in Photoshop Elements 2019 release.

File formats supported for exporting