danersmiff wrote:
The TIFF file routine is one way...---
But the way I understand jpeg files work...
Simply opening them, and closing them is no loss.
Loss comes after repeatedly "saving"...
So then, to edit, open the original, make a copy, and close the original.
Edit away on the copy, save it once, and done.
To tell the difference, the copy will usually be saved with a (-2) after the original file name.
The problem with re-editing the JPEG is that you always have to go back to the original image to avoid loss. If you finally get Aunt Millie’s skin tone right and her hair edited into place, you can’t just carry on from there unless you’ve switched the image to TIFF or PSD.
It’s a lot too much work IMHO, but that may be because I don’t always have a solid hour or two to work on a really special image. It’s just so much easier to start with RAW and go back and forth as your vision of the shot develops.
That’s the main reason I don’t even try to edit JPEGs in their native format.