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Audit Layered Files

Audit the project's layered files and enforce a non-destructive workflow: open key PSDs, convert destructive layers to…

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AExecute — “help me do it”Audit the project's layered files and enforce a non-destructive workflow: open key PSDs,…+
Audit the project's layered files and enforce a non-destructive workflow: open key PSDs, convert destructive layers to smart objects, flag flattened merges, standardize color profiles, and deliver a report with corrected PSDs to the VFX producer by [deadline=Monday].
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Make future fixes safe and fast: inspect core PSDs for destructive edits, convert editable…+
Make future fixes safe and fast: inspect core PSDs for destructive edits, convert editable elements into smart objects, relocate retouches to adjustment layers, standardize to the project's color profile, and provide a prioritized list of files fixed with before/after backups and an enforcement checklist for the art leads.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

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Audit a project's layered files and enforce a non-destructive workflow standard so future changes don't break the deliverables.

Who does this

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Special Effects Artist

Questions people ask

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Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Photoshop — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.