What's covered
The following tables list the file formats that Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 can import and export on Windows. For more information about importing and exporting files, see Adobe Photoshop Elements Help.
Editor import and export formats
| Format | Import | Export |
| Bitmap (.bmp, .dib, .rle) | x | x |
| Camera Raw(1) (.tif, .crw, .nef, .raf, .orf, .mrw, .dcr, .mos, .raw, .pef, .srf, .dng, .x3f, .cr2, .erf, .sr2, .kdc, .mfw, .mef, .arw) | x | - |
| Digital Negative (.dng) | x | x(2) |
| Generic PDF (.pdf, .pdp, .ai) | x | - |
| GIF (.gif) | x | x |
| JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jfif) | x | x |
| JPEG 2000 (.jpf, .jpx, .jp2, .j2c, .j2k, .jpc) | x | x |
| PCX (.pcx) | x | x |
| Photoshop Document (.psd, .pdd) | x | x |
| Photoshop Elements Photo Creation (.pse) | x | x |
| Photoshop PDF (.pdf, .pdp) | x | x |
| Photoshop Raw (.raw) | x | x |
| Pixar (.pxr) | x | x |
| Portable Network Graphics (.png) | x | x |
| Targa (.tga, .icb, .vst, .vda) | x | x |
| TIFF (.tif, .tiff) | x | x |
| Wireless Bitmap (.wbm, .wbmp) | x | x |
- For a complete list of supported camera models, see www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html.
- You can save camera raw files as Digital Negative files from the Camera Raw dialog box.
Organizer import and export formats
| Format | Import | Export |
| Catalog files | ||
| Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Album Catalogs (.psa) | x | x |
| Image files | ||
| Bitmap (.bmp, .dib, .rle) | x | - |
| Camera Raw(1) (.tif, .crw, .nef, .raf, .orf, .mrw, .dcr, .mos, .raw, .pef, .srf, .dng, .x3f, .cr2, .erf, .sr2, .kdc, .mfw, .mef, .arw) | x | - |
| Digital Negative (.dng) | x | - |
| GIF (.gif) | x | - |
| JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jfif) | x | x |
| JPEG 2000 (.jpf, .jpx, .jp2, .j2c, .j2k, .jpc) | x | - |
| PCX (.pcx) | x | - |
| Photoshop Document (.psd, .pdd)(2) | x | x |
| Photoshop Elements Photo Creation (.pse) | x | - |
| Portable Document Format (.pdf) | x | x(3) |
| Portable Network Graphics (.png) | x | x |
| Targa (.tga, .icb, .vst, .vda) | x | - |
| TIFF (.tif, .tiff) | x | x |
| Wireless Bitmap (.wbm, .wbmp) | x | - |
| Audio and Video files | ||
| 3GPP Movie (.3gp, .3g2) | x | x |
| Advanced Audio Coding (.m4a)(4) | x | - |
| Apple AIFF (.aif, .aiff) | x | - |
| Audio Waveform (.wav) | x | - |
| Dolby Digital (.ac3) | x | - |
| Flash Video (.flv) | x | - |
| Microsoft AVI (.avi) | x | - |
| MP3 (.mp3) | x | - |
| MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 (.mpg, .mpeg, .mpe, .m2v, .mp2, .mpv) | x | - |
| MPEG-4 (.mp4, .m4v) | x | - |
| QuickTime Movie (.mov) | x | - |
| Windows Media (.wmv, .wma, .asf) | x | x |
| Other | ||
| DVD (requires Premiere Elements and a DVD burner) | - | x |
| Video CD (requires a CD/DVD burner) | - | x |
- For a complete list of supported camera models, see www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html.
- Does not support reading/writing PSD files that are: Duotone, Multichannel, or Bitmap.
- PDF files are saved when a Creation is saved or shared.
- AAC files protected by Digital Rights Management systems (such as Apple's FairPlay) are not supported.