psd missing layer styles

As far as I know you cannot get Layer Styles into FCP.

You'll need to rasterize your styles so your shadows and gradients become real pixels. I don't know of any easy way to do this, you may need to redo your effects in other ways.

Photoshop layer styles are created "on-the-fly" and are not actually rendered to the file. When FCP opens the file, it doesn't see those effects.

To make your layers exportable with the effect, you'll need to rasterize/flatten the layer in photoshop. Off-hand I don't remember how to do it for the layer only, I'm sure someone else here can help.

Edit: I realized you can do a merge visible and that'll do it, but only have one layer on at a time when you do that to each layer.

Message was edited by: Jake Abramson

I'll give you 2 way to do this. One was mentioned already but I'm going to add a step:

1.) Flatten the layer in question. But do it to a copy in case you want to alter the style. This is how I do it: copy the main layer, make a new empty layer, then make these 2 layers the ONLY visible layers. Then select Layer > Merge Visible. (Note that the the "new" flat layer is going to take on the name of the layer that was highlighted in the PS Layer Palette before you flattened.) So now you have your original "styled" layer and a flattened copy of it in the same file. The best way to do this entire process is to record it - make a Photoshop action and then assign the action to an "F" key. So then you'd only need to push "F5", for example. Done.

2.) This may not always work for you. It depends highly on the exact "style" being used. But once you've created your work you right-click on the little "fx" button to the right of the layer name, in the layer palette. Should see the option to "Create Layers". Click that. But note: you're going to get a warning that says, "Some aspects of the Effects can not be reproduced with Layers." - There's the caveat. It won't work with all styles and you will also give up the ability to edit the individual elements of the style. The advantage is you would then be able to animate all those layers that comprise the style - as individual entities. The downside is: the new graphic may not look identical to it's former self and you give up editability - unless of course, you again perform the "Created Layers" function on a copy of your original layer.

Anyway, hope that helps. I typically opt for option #1: Make a copy of your layer, make a new layer, merge these 2 into one flat layer. But this is a Photoshop Action.

Good luck.

Yes. I rarely use "option 2". Only when the need arises to animate some portion of the style. However, I use "option 1" all the time.

You're welcome.