 - Kevin Nugent  Contact Kevin Nugent Kevin Nugent's Gallery |
Photo Image Files Would it be a good idea to convert all my original images into "jpg" files to save space and compress them somewhat? I'm afraid when I have to many photos on my computer I will run low on megabites.
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Jeff S. Kennedy |
The problem with saving them as jpegs is that everytime you save the file it compresses again. It's much better to save the file as a TIFF (or PSD if you have Photoshop). If you are concerned about space save them to a CD (or DVD if you have a DVD burner).
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BetterPhotoJim.com - Jim Miotke  Contact Jim Miotke Jim Miotke's Gallery |
I couldn't agree more. In the beginning, I used to save all images as small JPEGs. Over time, I realized they were almost unusable. Now I save as TIFFs and burn these archives to CD. I have never been happier.
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Judy M. Sayers |
I have an additional question to add to this. Although I can do alot with my computer, I am not savvy as to the different types of files. Once when I was experimenting on Photoshop, I accidently saved to a different file format, but I didn't know how I did it, and it's been quite awhile so I don't remember what file type it was. The problem was afterwards, the file type wouldn't allow me to work on it anymore with photoshop and I couldn't return it to jpeg. If I save to psd or tiff, will I still be able to work on them? And why are jpegs almost unusable? Thanks, Judy
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Arlene |
I have saved my files in jpeg. and have noticed that when I email them, the photo is huge. If I save them in TIFF will the photo be smaller? I am having this problem: I save my work as jpeg then when I email them to friends they say that it was too big to open (MB.) or too big to see (size of pic). and I also would like to know the answer to the question that Judy asked at the end of her paragraph. thanks :)
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Jeff S. Kennedy |
Judy, if you save as a PSD you should have no problem reopening them in Photoshop unless you are dealing with files from an old version of PS and opening them in a new version (or vice versa). The reason jpegs become unusable is that every time you re-save them they get compressed again. Eventually they start getting really ugly. Arlene, if you intend to put the images on line (email or website) then you need to use a jpeg. That's really what jpeg was intended for. What you need to do is save a TIFF (or PSD) version of the file and a jpeg version for your web use.
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