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1. 7 QUICK WAYS TO REDUCE
YOUR PHOTOSHOP FILE SIZE

2. REDUCING PR OC ESS
Saving megabytes wherever possible helps you save
time on the upload, and the person on the other end
save time on the download, so it's a critical step when
sharing PSD files with a client.

3. HERE ARE THE BEST TRICKS TO
QUICKLY REDUCE YOUR
PHOTOSHOP FILE SIZES

4. 1
PUT A SOLID COLOR LAYER

5. DOC: 136
46% FILE SIZE
REDUCTION!
DOC: 74 MBDOC: 136 MB
Photoshop's high quality file previews are
weighty and large, so simplifying them as much
as possible can save you tons of space.
Normal.psd WhiteLayer.psd

6. Also, instead of adding a
layer on top, you could simply
hide all the layers.

7. 2
ONLY KEEP THE ESSENTIAL

8. Hidden layers used to trace a design? - Delete them.
A layer for your color palette? - Delete it.
Notes and measurements? - Delete them.

9. Does the recipient of
the file need to see this?
?
Ask yourself
If the answer is no, then delete it.

10. 3
MERGE / FLATTEN LAYERS

11. 100 layers > 10 layers
BUT BE CAREFUL!
Flattening layers can be destructive and
greatly reduces your ability to make
changes to your file.

12. 4
APPLY LAYERS MASKS

13. Background
Disable Layer Mask
Delete Layer Mask
Apply Layer Mask
Add Mask To Selection
Substract Mask From Selection
Intersect Mask With Selection
Refine Mask…
Mask Options…
Apply Layer Mask
Essentially, these are extra layers that can hide in
plain sight. Right-click on a mask, then apply it and
you'll reduce your file size.

14. 5
CROP OVERSIZED LAYERS

15. Image Size…
Canvas Size…
Image Rotation
Crop
Trim…
Refine Mask…
+ Crop
Image
+
Make sure to delete anything in the
document that is off the canvas.
Of course, this only saves space if you have
overhang in your document. As a quick fix,
hit Command-A to select all, then go to
Image>Crop.

16. 6
RASTERIZE SMART

17. Smart Objects
Video Layers
Restarize
New Layer Based Slice
Group Layers
Ungroup Layers
Hide Layers
Shape
Fill Content
Vector Mask
Smart Object
Group Layers
Ungroup Layers
Type
Video
3D
Layer Styke
Image Layer TextEdit
Rasterize
Smart Object
When you rasterize a smart
object, you're taking away its
intelligence, which saves space.
All the code that makes up the different functions
of the object is now deleted from the file, making
it smaller.

18. 7
USE ADJUSTMENT LAYERS

19. New Fill Layer
New Adjustment Layer
Layer Content Options…
Layer Mask
Vector Mask
Create Vector Mask
Smart Objects
Levels…
Curves…
Exposure…
Vibrance…
Photo Filter
Channel Mixer
Brightness/Contrast…
Hue/Saturation…
Color Balance…
Black & White…
Image Layer TextEdit
New Adjustment Layer
Curves…
Normally, you just duplicate a layer and then
use blend the screen. Instead, you should
create an adjustment layer and change the
blend mode to screen.

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