Last Modified: Sep. 20th 1999

New version 1.1: Bug Fix -- Non-developers can more easily use this program since it does not require the debug DLLs for MFC but rather uses the normal DLLs.

NOTE: This application requires the MFC DLLs that are usualy distributed with Windows. Now it does not require the Debug DLLs.

This is a very simple yet effective PSD (Photoshop file) Ripper. 
It reads the PSD file and exports the file's layers into both .PNG and .GIF files in the output directory.
The files are named according to the name of the layers with the extentions PNG and GIF added.
Note that it will not save any files for .PSD files that have no layers -- it WILL NOT save the merged PSD image --
Use any converter to do that.

The reasons for creating this utility was that I required a way to export the .PSD layers while keeping the layer's
name, transparency AND alpha data. No existing program knew how to do that.

The code for reading the PSD files is all my creation from scratch -- if you want it -- eMail me.
Code for saving the PNG files was from LIBPNG -- http://www.cdrom.com/pub/png/
Code for saving GIF files was from GD 1.5 -- http://www.boutell.com/gd/

So far it has been tested with .PSD files saved from:

Paint Shop Pro 6
Microsoft Image Composer 98

Tal Rotbart, a.k.a. Opium
tal@netbox.com
http://www.opisphere.com

STANDARD DISCLAIMER:
This application is supplied "AS IS".  The author disclaims all warranties, 
expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of
fitness for any purpose.  The author assumes no liability for direct, indirect, 
incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages, which may result from the use of the application,
even if advised of the possibility of such damage.
You may redistribute this application only if you do not modify it and include this copyright notice.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE:
http://www.opisphere.com/
(C) Copyright 1999 by Tal Rotbart <tal@netbox.com>
All rights reserved.

--GD Related Copyrights:

Portions copyright 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Funded under Grant P41-RR02188 by the National Institutes of Health. 
Portions copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, by Boutell.Com, Inc. 

GIF decompression code copyright 1990, 1991, 1993, by David Koblas (koblas@netcom.com). 

Non-LZW-based GIF compression code copyright 1998, by Hutchison Avenue Software Corporation (http://www.hasc.com/, info@hasc.com). 

--LIBPNG Related Copyrights:
libpng version 1.0.3 - January 14, 1999
Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger
Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
This is a public release of libpng, intended for use in production codes.
