A fair question came up on Vincent s launch thread: layer styles and blending modes are where PSD interchange usually stops being honest.
Vincent s current contract is deliberately narrow. It imports 8-bit RGB/RGBA PSD layers as raster layers and retains names, bounds, blend-mode keys, opacity, and visibility in its session/XMP manifest. It does not reconstruct Photoshop layer styles, smart objects, adjustment layers, editable text/vector structure, or masks as editable masks; raster pixels are the compatibility fallback.
On export, Vincent writes a merged preview and separate rasterized layers from bottom to top, including text, shapes, and images after rasterization. Native layer records are currently Normal, 100% opacity, and visible; preserved values stay in Vincent metadata rather than being rewritten as Photoshop-native properties.
The honest positioning is raster-oriented PSD interchange, not lossless Photoshop document editing.
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Vincent keeps the chrome minimal so the canvas stays front and center. The layout is clean, modern, and intentionally small so your focus stays on the drawing, not the controls.
