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Developer hand-writes a 390-byte Photoshop file

Original: This week I wrote a Photoshop file by hand. 390 bytes, two gray layers, the top one set to Soft... # ai # opensource # p

A programmer has constructed a Photoshop document by hand, just 390 bytes containing two gray layers with the top one set to Soft Light, sharing the experience with the developer community. The exercise highlights how the PSD format encodes details that Photoshop's own interface never exposes, sparking interest among coders curious about file formats, reverse engineering, and what software really does behind its UI.

Why now: The rarity and geek appeal of hand-crafting a binary file format that is normally produced only by Photoshop itself.

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