 Paul M |
Saving in PSD format I have been shooting in super Fine JPEG format or (sometime) RAW. Then I correct and fine tune my shots in photoshop. I have been saving my corrected photos as TIFFs, but the odd time I have accidentally ended up saving them in PSD format. I have noticed that PSD files are quite a bit smaller than TIFFs. Is there any good reason why I should not just archive all my photos as PSDs? Is PSD a lossless format? How do you professionals archive your photos? Thanks.
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Peter K. Burian |
Paul: Unless you are using an old version of Photoshop there is absolutely no need to use psd. TIFF supports layers, etc. And when you save as TIFF, PS gives you the option for (lossless) Compression. Use that and your files will be smaller than psd files. Cheers! Peter Burian
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Peter K. Burian |
Paul: Today, there is no benefit to PSD or TIFF. Either is ideal. I save as TIFF. Some people save their layered files (with Layers open in Photoshop) as PSD and their final files (ready for printing) as TIFF. Just so they can quickly recognize which file is which. But that is just personal preference. Both TIFF and PSD (with or without compression) are LOSSLESS formats. Cheers! Peter www.peterkburian.com
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John P. Sandstedt |
The major reason to save in PSD is the smaller files. it's also Photoshop's native file format. The reason to save as a TIFF is because these files are "read" by more programs. For example, Microsoft's Office Picture Manager [you might use this when someone sends you an e-mail] doesn't read PSD's.
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Peter K. Burian |
John: Yes, that's a good point about TIFF being compatible with more software programs. Peter
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