<a name="1023686"> </a>You can save your Corel Painter document in the RIFF format with "live" layers-the layers continue to function when you reopen the file. RIFF is the only format that preserves layers in their original state.
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<a name="1023691"> </a>If you save a Corel Painter document in PSD (Photoshop) format, all layers convert to standard Photoshop transparent layers. Photoshop does not preserve groups; each layer in a group becomes its own Photoshop layer. For information about grouping layers in Corel Painter, refer to <a href="14-Layers8.html#999287">"Grouping Layers"</a>.
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<a name="1023695"> </a>If you save a Corel Painter document to PSD format, keep in mind how layer composite methods in Corel Painter convert to blend modes in Photoshop:
<a name="1023793"> </a>For more information about composite methods, refer to <a href="14-Layers10.html#1003873">"Blending Layers Using Composite Methods"</a>.
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<a name="1023796"> </a>If you save a file to a file format other than RIFF or PSD, the layers drop (or merge) into a single background image.