photoshop can't open .gifs

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On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:59:05 -0700, godzukie.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:

>hi
>
>i just installed photoshop cs3 and for some reason i can't open .gifs
>anymore. i have the same program on another computer of mine and it
>works just fine. i think it has something to do with image handling
>preferences... but i'm not sure where to change this.
>
>help, please?
>
>tia


Open 'My Computer'
Follow the route to the 'gif'
Right Click on it and then
Left Click on 'Open With'
Then Left click on 'Choose Program'
and mark 'always choose the selected program'
Then, double click on Photoshop.

If Photoshop still can not view it,
do the routine again and choose something else.


Dave
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"Dave" <d.RemoveThis@d.durbs> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:59:05 -0700, godzukie.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>hi
>>
>>i just installed photoshop cs3 and for some reason i can't open .gifs
>>anymore. i have the same program on another computer of mine and it
>>works just fine. i think it has something to do with image handling
>>preferences... but i'm not sure where to change this.
>>
>>help, please?
>>
>>tia
>
>
> Open 'My Computer'
> Follow the route to the 'gif'
> Right Click on it and then
> Left Click on 'Open With'
> Then Left click on 'Choose Program'
> and mark 'always choose the selected program'
> Then, double click on Photoshop.
>
> If Photoshop still can not view it,
> do the routine again and choose something else.
>
>
> Dave
>

IMAGE Ready is the better choice for opening animated GIF's
it will show you ALL the frames
PS can only show the first frame
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On Jun 12, 6:56 am, Voivod <V....TakeThisOut@vod.con> wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:59:05 -0700, godzu....TakeThisOut@gmail.com scribbled:
>
> >hi
>
> >i just installed photoshop cs3 and for some reason i can't open .gifs
> >anymore. i have the same program on another computer of mine and it
> >works just fine. i think it has something to do with image handling
> >preferences... but i'm not sure where to change this.
>
> >help, please?
>
> When you say it won't open then have you tried dragging and dropping one
> on Photoshop while it's open? What are you doing and what happens when
> you do it?

yes, i've tried dragging it on photoshop while its open and i get an
alert that says "Could not complete your request because it is the
right kind of document." and i know that it is the right kind of
document because i created the image in photoshop and saved it as
a .GIF myself and it shows up as a .GIF in the folder it is located
in.

I noticed that if i go to File> Open in Photoshop .GIF is missing from
the drop down list of file formats when it *should* be there. so what
i'm asking is if there is anything i can do to put it back on this
list?
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