Template Question for PSE users

[Psychozoe]

I am thinking about making my templates TIFF and PNG file types only... is there a reason why I shouldn't do away with the PSD files?

Are you, as PSE users, able to use TIFF layered templates?

and any other useful info I might need to know?

At this time, I am not doing page files or sbc files

[maaike]

I use pse and always use the tiff files!
But I think some customers prefer psd files, I wonder if every program supports tiff????

[sladd79054]

What is tiff? I always see it but I don't know what it is, I always use the psd files

[MamaCake]

Lisa, TIFFs open just like PSD files, I can't tell the difference in PSE or PS and I even like them better because they show the template image as folder instead of the PSD logo ANNND they are usually a smaller file size.

[StarWarsFans]

Lisa, TIFFs open just like PSD files, I can't tell the difference in PSE or PS and I even like them better because they show the template image as folder instead of the PSD logo ANNND they are usually a smaller file size.

What she said! I use PSE 5.0 and use the TIFFS and trash the PSDs, so that works for me. What about GIMP users? Can they use TIFF or PNG?

[Psychozoe]

Thank you everyone for the input. IDK what Gimp can use... I suppose I'll open my unused gimp program and find out. I always have pngs, though, in my template packs.

I love Tiffs, too, for the reasons above.. you can see the preview and they are smaller file sizes!

[Sarah]

Paint Shop Pro, as far as I know, doesn't open tiff files right.

[Psychozoe]

Sarah, do you know what files they use? PSD? (paint shop pro)

also, Gimp was brought up..... I tried to open TIFF in Gimp, but it won't open as layers.

[Sarah]

They can use psd with no issue.

[Psychozoe]

ok, so this is a huge reason for me not to do away with psds! Thank you, Sarah, for that info