Supported file formats (Photoshop Elements 5.0)Products affected
What's Covered
The following tables list the file formats that Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 can import and export. For more information about importing and exporting files, see Adobe Photoshop Elements Help.
Editor import and export formats
| Format | Import | Export |
| Bitmap (.bmp, .dib, .rle) | x | x |
| Camera Raw1 | x | - - |
| Digital Negative (.dng) | x | x2 |
| Encapsulated Postscript (.eps) | x | - - |
| Filmstrip (.flm) | x | - - |
| Generic EPS (.eps, .ps, .ai) | x | - - |
| Generic PDF (.pdf, .pdp, .ai) | x | - - |
| GIF (.gif) | x | x |
| JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jfif) | x | x |
| JPEG 2000 (.jpf, .jpx, .jp2, .j2c, .j2k, .jpc) | x | x |
| PCX (.pcx) | x | x |
| Photoshop Document (.psd, .pdd) | x | x |
| Photoshop Elements Photo Creation (.pse) | x | x |
| Photoshop EPS (.eps) | x | x |
| Photoshop PDF (.pdf, .pdp) | x | x |
| Photoshop Raw (.raw) | x | x |
| PICT File (.pct, .pict) | x | x |
| Pixar (.pxr) | x | x |
| Portable Network Graphics (.png) | x | x |
| Scitex CT (.sct) | x | x |
| Targa (.tga, .icb, .vst, .vda) | x | x |
| TIFF (.tif, .tiff) | x | x |
| Wireless Bitmap (.wbm, .wbmp) | x | x |
1 For a complete list of supported camera models, see the Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw pate at www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html.
2 You can save Photoshop Camera Raw files as Digital Negative files from the Camera Raw dialog box.
Organizer import and export formats
| Format | Import | Export |
| Catalog files | ||
| Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Album Catalogs (.psa) | x | x |
| Image files | ||
| Bitmap (.bmp, .dib, .rle) | x | - - |
| Camera Raw1 | x | - - |
| Digital Negative (.dng) | x | - - |
| GIF (.gif) | x | - - |
| JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jfif) | x | x |
| JPEG 2000 (.jpf, .jpx, .jp2, .j2c, .j2k, .jpc) | x | - - |
| PCX (.pcx) | x | - - |
| Photoshop Document (.psd, .pdd) | x | x |
| Photoshop Elements Photo Creation (.pse) | x | - - |
| Portable Document Format (.pdf) | x | x2 |
| Portable Network Graphics (.png) | x | x |
| Targa (.tga, .icb, .vst, .vda) | x | - - |
| TIFF (.tif, .tiff) | x | x |
| Wireless Bitmap (.wbm, .wbmp) | x | - - |
| Audio and Video files | ||
| 3GPP Movie (.3gp, .3g2) | x | x |
| Advanced Audio Coding (.m4a)3 | x | - - |
| Apple AIFF (.aif, .aiff) | x | - - |
| Audio Waveform (.wav) | x | - - |
| Dolby Digital (.ac3) | x | - - |
| Flash Video (.flv) | x | - - |
| Microsoft AVI (.avi) | x | - - |
| MP3 (.mp3) | x | - - |
| MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 (.mpg, .mpeg, .mpe, .m2v, .mp2, .mpv) | x | - - |
| MPEG-4 (.mp4, .m4v) | x | - - |
| QuickTime Movie (.mov) | x | - - |
| Windows Media (.wmv, .wma, .asf) | x | x |
| Other | ||
| Flash Photo Gallery (.swf, .html) | - - | x |
| DVD (requires Premiere Elements and a DVD burner) | - - | x |
| Video CD (requires a CD/DVD burner) | - - | x |
1 1 For a complete list of supported camera models, see the Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw pate at www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html.
2 PDF files are saved when a Creation is saved or shared.
3 AAC files protected by Digital Rights Management systems (such as Apple's FairPlay) are not supported.
Doc ID
(330350)
Last updated
2009-11-11
OS
Windows (All)
Products affected
