Converting psd to html
By neonmay25
@neonmay25 (208)
Philippines
December 23, 2011 4:07am CST
Hello everyone! Just wanna ask if there is any software that could convert a .psd file into html/css? Really need your response. Thanks!
3 responses
@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
23 Dec 11
A .psd file is an Adobe Photoshop proprietary format which may include image layers, adjustment layers, layer masks, annotation notes, file information, keywords, and other Photoshop-specific elements.
The information it contains is all image-based and not compatible with a web page, therefore it would be impossible to convert the file to html/css. Basically, all the file can contain is information related to creating an image. Although it may contain text on some of its layers, this is just 'image information', probably in a vector format, and can only be usefully employed as an image.
To use a .psd file in creating a web page, you would first need to open the file with Photoshop (or Gimp or any other image editor/graphics package which is compatible) and save it as an image - .jpg, .png or .gif - which can be displayed on a web page. This can then be incorporated into HTML in the usual way. It's important to remember that the result, including any text, is JUST an image, so it would display EXACTLY as you would see it. You would not be able to select or copy any text within it and you would have to apply any hyperlinks to it in the usual way (using href in the HTML code).
@neonmay25 (208)
• Philippines
27 Dec 11
Hey, thanks again for your this. As usual, you provided a really goof post. I appreciate it:)
@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
27 Dec 11
Thanks for the typo ... really made my day
(I understand completely that 'F' is next to 'D' on the keyboard!)
(I understand completely that 'F' is next to 'D' on the keyboard!)@neonmay25 (208)
• Philippines
2 Jan 12
hahaha! I'm really sorry owlwings, I didn't realize it's goof,sorry sorry! It's
GOOD,promise! :)
@SpikeTheLobster (6399)
•
23 Dec 11
Unless I'm mistaken, a .psd file is from Photoshop, so it's graphical data. Since you want to convert that to html/css, I assume it's a graphical representation of text?
If that's the case, you just need some OCR software (Optical Character Recognition) which will convert the graphics to text. Correct any mistakes and use it as you would any normal text.
@neonmay25 (208)
• Philippines
27 Dec 11
I think I might download the software you've mentioned. Thanks a lot for this, it surely helps.:)
@thewonderboy (7501)
• India
27 Dec 11
Hello neonmay25, I think your question is not at all clear
. If you want to add a .psd file into an html page, you can do it by codding the image codes in the html file
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. If you want to add a .psd file into an html page, you can do it by codding the image codes in the html file
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