 Judy Kaplan |
Saving Files as JPEG Does a JPEG file lose its quality EVERY time you open it and just view it? Or does a JPEG file lose its quality ONLY EACH time you open the file and EDIT and SAVE the new image, then the new file has lost some quality. I store my images as JPEG and when I edit them, I always "save as" - that way I still have my original image. Thanks!
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Christopher A. Vedros |
A JPEG only loses quality when you save it. You're doing the right thing by using "save as" and keeping your original. Make sure you check the options or preferences in your editing program - you may be able to adjust the amount of JPEG compression that is used. Using the lowest amount of compression will give you a larger file size, but will preserve more of your image quality.
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- Shirley D. Cross-Taylor Contact Shirley D. Cross-Taylor Shirley D. Cross-Taylor's Gallery |
Sorry, but using 'save as' also reduces the quality of your jpegs. The only safe way to save your file without losing quality is to use TIFF, so something similar.
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Christopher A. Vedros |
My point was that using "save as" does nothing to the quality of the original. Chris
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- Shirley D. Cross-Taylor Contact Shirley D. Cross-Taylor Shirley D. Cross-Taylor's Gallery |
Dear Chris, If you open a jpeg, then save it again in 'save as', you will definitely lose quality every time you do this. Shirley
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Judy Kaplan |
Shirley-- What Chris and I are talking about is that the ORIGINAL photo that was saved is not affected. I only edited 2nd generation photos and keep the original one untouched.. That way if I want to do other types editing or make changes I can still go back to the original photo and edit again and again but always keeeping the original untouched. Judy
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Forrest C. Wilkinson |
If the original file is already in a jpeg format and you "save as" the file as a jpeg with as little compression as possible, the amount of detail you lose is not noticable. If you're using photoshop, save your edits as a .psd and you can then save as any file type you wish and continue to use all of your adjustment layers and whatnot with no compression.
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Darleen A. Stry |
I just had to jump into this one. Another thing to note: That only a .psd (photoshop file) will save your editing layers. All others will flatten when you save it. So if you ware working on an image late at night and aren't sure how much you like it save it as a .psd. Then in the morning you can go back and look at the image and delete layers and their effects if you've changed your mind. The other formats don't give you that option to "erase history" once an image has been saved.
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