pptXTREME Photoshop Import: Conversation with Keith Tromer

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       Keith Tromer has been Founder and President of Corporate Imaging, Inc. since 1989. His strategic vision focuses on three fundamental aspects: generating the best creative content possible, fostering innovation, and utilizing the latest technologies.

In this interview, Keith discusses pptXTREME and its Photoshop Import feature.

Geetesh: For readers who may be new to pptXTREME and the Photoshop Import feature, how would you describe the product and the problem it was originally designed to solve for PowerPoint users?

Keith: pptXTREME is a professional PowerPoint add-in designed to remove the friction between high-end design workflows and real-world presentation delivery. It was originally built for designers and show producers who rely on PowerPoint for playback but quickly outgrow PowerPoint’s native design tools.

The Photoshop Import feature specifically solves a long-standing problem: PowerPoint is excellent at presenting and animating content, but far more limited as a design environment. With Photoshop Import, users can design complex slides—or entire sections—in Photoshop, then bring individual layers into PowerPoint as perfectly sized, editable objects that are immediately ready for animation. This preserves creative freedom without sacrificing PowerPoint’s strengths as a presentation and playback platform.

Geetesh: Photoshop and PowerPoint have coexisted in presentation workflows for years, yet the handoff between them has remained challenging. What originally motivated you to develop the Photoshop Import feature in pptXTREME?

Keith: The motivation came directly from production reality. Designers were already using Photoshop to create layouts, typography, and visual effects that PowerPoint simply couldn’t handle well—but the handoff was painful. Layers had to be flattened, animations recreated manually, and any late design changes meant starting over.

Photoshop Import was built to eliminate that break in the workflow. Instead of treating Photoshop as a dead-end design step, pptXTREME treats it as an active, connected part of the process. Layers come into PowerPoint as trimmed, correctly scaled elements, and—critically—the link back to the original Photoshop file is retained. That means designers can revise artwork in Photoshop and update it in PowerPoint without losing positioning, timing, or animation. It turns what used to be a one-way export into a true round-trip workflow.

Geetesh: How is pptXTREME priced, and do you offer a trial for users who want to explore it before purchasing?

Keith: Yes—pptXTREME is available with a fully functional 30-day free trial, and no payment information is required to start. This is intentional, as many users want to test the tools on real client work before committing.

The product is offered as a subscription with three editions, each tailored to different levels of use and feature needs—from core productivity tools to advanced animation, Photoshop integration, and show-control features. Full pricing and feature comparisons are available here.

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