cannot parse the file
 

hello everyone

I am trying to open a picture in an early version of photoshop using the OPEN AS method.
but when i try to open picture i get this message

COULD NOT COMPLETE YOUR REQUEST BECAUSE THE
FILE-FORMAT MODULE CANNOT PARSE THE FILE

can anyone tell me what this means


regards ron moore

It usually a corrupt file, harddisk or memory which causes this error. It could even be a virus or malware aswell. I have posted two sites below which should help. :D

[url]http://forums.adobe.com/message/1647715[/url]

[url]http://www.dailyblogging.org/howto/solve-the-file-format-module-error-in-photoshop/[/url]

You could even reinstall the corrupt files that are causing this problem. If you go into Event Viewer and check applications errors, it should show which files are having the problem and you just need to replace them with an uncorrupted version. :D

What's the reason that you're using Open As instead of Open?

What format is the "picture" and what version of PS?

It's most likely to be a PNG or GIF file which is causing this promlem, which is why he's using the open with method. :D

Not sure what a 'PND' file is (PNG perhaps? Or PSD?) Either way, you still wouldn't need to use "Open As..."

I'm wondering if, by going the "Open As" route, no File Type has been selected. If nothing else is chosen, the File Type is PSD, by default, and maybe the dialog is expecting just that (a PSD) but he's trying to open some other format.

cannot parse the file
 

hello everyone

firstly, thanks for all your replies.

I am trying to open a jpeg file in the camera raw plug in of photoshop cs version 8.
and i thought that if you use the open as method this would work, am i wrong.
if i use this method in elements 9 it works.


regards ron moore

Ah, I see. Are you making sure to choose "Camera RAW" and not "Photoshop RAW" in the drop-down menu on the Open As window?

cannot parse the file
 

hello matt

yes i am using the camera raw on the drop down menu.
I have found that a CR2 file from 500d converted to a jpeg will not open in camera raw,
but a CR4 file from my old 300d converted to a jpeg will open in camera raw, I have also found that my panasonic lumix camera files which are already jpeg`s will not open
in camera raw using the open as method.

regards ron moore

Hi Ron,

Not sure what the problem is then. I suggest using this: [url]http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm[/url]

And see if you can convert the CR2s into DNG and open the DNG in Adobe Camera RAW instead?