Here are a couple of things I failed to mention during the presentation.
- Layers can only be saved using your picture editor’s native file format (*.psd for photoshop, *.psp for Paint Shop Pro, etc) and TIFF. TIFF will save layers and is a universal format rather than a proprietary one but I haven’t used it in several years and am not sure if it has kept up with all the newer features. I would use your editor’s native format and worry about converting later if that ever comes up.
- PhotoShop Elements does not support layer masks innately but go here to get an Add-in for this feature
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pselements/p/layermasks.htm
– jim
