Open ALV files

  • Full name
    Adobe Photoshop Levels Format
  • Developer
    Adobe Systems
  • Popularity
Have you encountered a problem with a ALV file? Don’t you know which program opens a file with this extension? You will find all the information you need about working with a ALV file here. In the further part of this page we have added a list of programs that should open your ALV file. It is enough you choose a proper application for your operating system, download and install it.

What is ALV file?

With the file extension ALV so-called Adobe Level files of the image editing software Photoshop are marked. Alv files contain adjustment values (histogram values) for the individual channels of the color space RGB (red, green, blue) of an opened image. In the German version they are called tone value correction files.

More info

The dialog box can be reached via the menu item Image-> Adjustments-> Levels, in which also ALV files can be loaded and saved. This makes it easy to apply your own tonal adjustments to an image. Various, often used settings are already included in Photoshop, for example increase contrast, brighten shadows or darken Mitteltne.

Programs which can open a ALV file

How to open file with ALV extension?

In order to open a file with ALV extension one of the following programs must be installed on user’s system. If a problem with opening ALV file occurred, it is highly possible that none of the listed programs is present on user’s system. Even if one or more said programs are installed, there may be issues related with given programs. In order to solve a problem with ALV files, follow the instructions below.
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Install Adobe Photoshop or other program from the list

Most often resolving problems with opening ALV files is very simple. Just install an appropriate program that supports such files. All of the listed programs support ALV files, but may vary in offered function and purpose. Some programs may be capable only of viewing contents of ALV files or offer file conversion options, but may not be capable of editing such files.

Set Adobe Photoshop as the default program for opening ALV files

It is possible that although a compatible program has been installed on user’s system, it is not used by the system to open it. This may happen because no default application was associated with this type of files. To associate ALV files with given application, select "Open with" from drop-down menu (accessed by right-clicking on the file). Then select from the list the program or application you want to be used to open this type of file. If the Adobe Photoshop applications is not on the list, select "Browse" option in order to manually locate the directory where Adobe Photoshop has been installed.

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Check the section that lists most common problems with ALV files

Sometimes problems with opening ALV files may not lie with the application itself, but can arise due to other causes, such as:

  • File data is corrupted
  • ALV files has been not been completely download from the internet (only a part of the data has been downloaded)
  • Currently used user account hasn’t been granted necessary privileges to open ALV files (should that be the case, please contact your system administrator or IT specialist)
  • ALV file was being copied from a corrupted storage device and is incomplete or data is corrupted. (Copying files from unknown or untrusted sources should be conducted with great care as such files may contain malicious software, which can damage your system)

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