JPG or PSD ? (Page 2): Agree, I just keep the RAW and there seems to be a photoshop file next to it with data if you made changes that does not seem to change the original raw but is...

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

TriX wrote:

If you intend to rework the images in Photoshop at a later time, then a PSD makes sense, but if you intend to display or print, generally an exported JPEG is the answer (although some printing services may accept a TIFF). I always keep the raw file for potential future use - that’s the actual unmodified data.

Agree,
I just keep the RAW and there seems to be a photoshop file next to it with data if you made changes that does not seem to change the original raw but is read.

kymarto Loc: Portland OR and Milan Italy

Big difference if you save in 16 bit, which is only possible in PSD, not JPG. In 8 bit JPG is not bad, but each time a JPG file is opened and resaved (not just viewed) it is degrades, being lossy. I always save as 16 bit TIFF or PSD in Adobe RGB and the create an 8 bit copy in Adobe RGB for printing or sRGB for the web.

That I also keep the raw file goes without saying.

bkwaters

petercbrandt wrote:

Someone mentioned to me in saving photos for prints, it's extremely close, whether you save in jpg at Quality 12, Maximum, Baseline Optimized, or as a psd.
I doing a series of skies/clouds/sunsets and also abstract water reflections.
What's your opinion ?

The recent LRC update has changed my workflow. With the new masking tools I now use PS much less often. So I now save the RAW and also export to a JPG for printing and online viewing. Previously I would also save a PSD. Now I only save the PSD if I have to use PS’s superior smart erase. But I admit my editing skills are not sophisticated.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Longshadow wrote:

Think you'll re-visit the file wanting to pick up where you left off? Keep it as a PSD...
...Me, 99.97% of the time, when I finish an edit, I'm done...

Lightroom places the original raw thumbnail right next to the psd so I have a choice of starting over or continuing the edit where I left off. I would guess that only 95% of my psd files don't get re-edited. Sometimes they are the basis for a composite.

I don't sit around looking for things to re-edit, but sometimes I come across something that just doesn't look quite right.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

DirtFarmer wrote:

Lightroom places the original raw thumbnail right next to the psd so I have a choice of starting over or continuing the edit where I left off. I would guess that only 95% of my psd files don't get re-edited. Sometimes they are the basis for a composite.

I don't sit around looking for things to re-edit, but sometimes I come across something that just doesn't look quite right.

Notice how everyone has a different way they like to work and save their images?
Is any particular methodology wrong? No, because it works for them.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

I always save in PSD so I can re-edit if I want to. Convert to JPEG for emailing.

Bubbee Loc: Aventura, Florida

I like to print directly from Photoshop Elements, using the Create option. I 'save as' psd in Pictures, but export as jpeg. I just started exporting directly to Dropbox which allows me to create links for emailing.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

DirtFarmer wrote:

My primary saving mode is raw. If it goes to PS I save it as a psd because I can re-edit it later if needed. If I want to print something or share it online I export it as a jpg.

I save both (or all 3) file formats.

Makes life easy….

Papa Joe Loc: Midwest U.S.

Hi Peter,
If the image is something I may want to work on at a later time, or alter in some way later, I always 'save' it as a .psd but also as a .jpg for sharing or printing.
I've found when I thought I was finished mutilating an image in PS... if I saved it also as a .psd, it gave me an opportunity at a later date to work further on it, or alter it, so I guess the short answer for me would be 'both'.
God Bless,
Papa Joe

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Longshadow wrote:

Notice how everyone has a different way they like to work and save their images?
Is any particular methodology wrong? No, because it works for them.

Cubanphoto

CHG_CANON wrote:

A PSD is not an 'image'. Rather, it's Adobe's imag... (show quote)

Thank you for the detailed response. I can definitely use your response now to decide how to "save".
But I can think of one potential issue: what happens if PH stops supporting the format down the line. Better yet, if they go out of business? Would their format be rendered useless?

CPR Loc: Nature Coast of Florida

I save in either psd or tiff, either allows a return to editing in PS. Often jpg files need to be large or small so they get created as needed at the needed size. Resizing jpg files is not very effective.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Cubanphoto wrote:

Thank you for the detailed response. I can definitely use your response now to decide how to "save".
But I can think of one potential issue: what happens if PH stops supporting the format down the line. Better yet, if they go out of business? Would their format be rendered useless?

Do you mean Adobe and PhotoShop or literally PH - PornHub?

One thing that rarely happens is that some company goes out of business and all their installed software unexpectedly dissolves into digital dust. Never and forever are equally long timeframes, so it's rather hard to say what will (could) happen to an industry leader like Adobe. But, the most unlikely event / scenario is that PSDs become an unsupported format in an unexpected timeframe such that your great grandchildren are unable to migrate those images to a supported format.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

CHG_CANON wrote:

Do you mean Adobe and PhotoShop or literally PH - ... (show quote)

cytafex Loc: Clarksburg MA

I only save images in jpg for the internet. Edit images I save for printing with no compression in tiff as it's a universal format.