Hi Laurenz:
Again, what you say is all true. But again, most publishers will not accept tif files. Jpegs are what they are using. When you convert a raw file to jpeg, save it only once so as not to lose too much information. Save it at 300 DPI at the largest setting in Photoshop or Elements. Do not open it again and then resave it. You can, of course, open it and close it without further loss of detail. Every time you resave an image as a jpeg you lose more information. So, if you feel you need to make further adjustments, do it from the original raw file and then save the new file as a jpeg. Do not up-size the jpeg from its original raw conversion. If you do, you will get a significant increase in noise which is also unacceptible.
Blair
Blair
Laurenz Bobke <laurenzb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
2006/4/8, Blair Howard <blairhwrd@xxxxxxxxx>:Hi Laurenz:Yes, what you say about the two programs is essentially true. However, the format in which PSP saves its files is not acceptible to the publishing/advertising industry. Photoshop was not originally designed for photographers, that evolved much later. Photoshop was designed for graphic artists, hence its widly accepted use in both publishing and advertising. PSP does do all you say it does, but the publishers, art directors, and other indusrty artists prefer Photoshop which is the long-accepted standard.Best,BlairHoward,I'm usually saving my files as *.tif (to avoid loss of information) and *.jpg (for the web etc.), both of which are not proprietary formats.
Actually, I also had no difficulty to save a file in PSP in the Photoshop (*.psd) format and Photoshop Elements immediately recognized it as its own format and opened it without problem.Laurenz
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