Comments on: JPEG, GIF, PNG, PSD, TIFF. KWIM?

By: Rosy

Rosy — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:57:51 +0000

I am a digital scrapbooker too and I started saving all of my pages as tiffs (with layers) because they are a bit smaller and show a thumbnail. You can also view them without opening Elements, but maybe there are dangers in this that I’m not aware of?

By: Jaime Lee

Jaime Lee — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:30:06 +0000

Thanks for sharing this. I have to send some pics and they want them in jpg.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:33:46 +0000

Hi Cyn, If you’re looking for files from the File Open dialog within Elements, you can see a preview of the file when you actually click on it. Don’t double click though, that will open it. Does that help?

Erin

By: cyn mcdoanld

cyn mcdoanld — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:18:28 +0000

i’ve been reading your posts on saving images- i had no idea that saving so often as a jpg would harm the pictures-thank you for letting us know- my problem is if i save the (elements 9) scrapbook page as a psd i can’t see the thumbnail? is there anyway to change this otherwise i am forever clicking on tons of blue folders to find the page i need-
thank you cyn mcdonald

By: Harald Johnson

Harald Johnson — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:23:32 +0000

Recently discovered Texas Chicks; good job Erin! (I went to UT, and my sister lives in Austin where she’s a Mom) This is an old thread, but I’ll just add: in doing research for my books on digital printing, I did testing of JPEG compression, and it turns out that you don’t really start hitting poor results (e.g., artifacting and JPEG “blocks”) until you start using very low Quality levels. Anything from Medium and up is usually fine, including for sending off for printing or even self-printing an inkjet printer. I’ve even printed large prints for exhibitions from JPEG (if needed), although I prefer to print from high-res TIFFs when possible, and then at a minimum of 200ppi at final size. Some printmakers ask for 300ppi at final size, but it’s really not needed in most cases. More than you want to know, eh? Good luck! — Harald Johnson, author “Mastering Digital Printing, Second Edition” and photo gaming publisher

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:08:19 +0000

I use JPEGs for sending images to the printer or sending through e-mail. I use PNG, JPEG, or GIF files for my blog. IE6 can read PNG files, but the browser has trouble with transparency – meaning it doesn’t work.

I use TIFF files for archiving scanned photos/negatives/slides. TIFF files are the best for that because not only do you retain all the photo information, and are universally accepted, they also support up to 48 bits of colour data – which is what I scan my photos in at.
Paul´s last [type] ..Advantages and Disadvantages of JPEG Files

By: wayoutnumbered

wayoutnumbered — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:39:15 +0000

I really stink at formatting but I have learned that png files are great if you want to make a logo, watermark, etc. Anything with a transparent background that you may want to place on multiple photos. I'll be printing the cheat sheet! .-= wayoutnumbered´s last blog ..Blue =-.

By: Friday Favorites October 2, 2009 — Daily Dwelling

Friday Favorites October 2, 2009 — Daily Dwelling — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:35:50 +0000

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By: abbey

abbey — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:40:21 +0000

Thank you soo much for this. I too have been confused at the different formats.

By: Marsha

Marsha — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:03:43 +0000

Thanks for the tips and the handy cheat sheet! Awesome. Question for you though. Do you have a reason you start in LR before going to PS? I find myself starting in PS and then going to LR. .-= Marsha´s last blog ..simple says it all =-.