CS3 and JPEGS

OK, just before the CS4 release I upgraded to CS3 (figures). Anyway I was experimenting with it yesterday and needed to save a file in JPEG format but can't figure out how to do it from within Photoshop. When I do a "save as" JPEGS are not among the optional formats. The only way I could do it was to go back to ACR and save it there as a JPEG. So what am I missing here? Thanks--Larry

Woops, I figured it out. The file I was working with was in 16 bit mode, so when I converted to to 8 bit then JPEG became an optional Save As format--Larry

I use 16 bit mode and save JPEGs using the "Save for Web & Devices" option under the file menu. Cheers.

Why not make a duplicate image, convert the dupe to 8 bit and then save as a jpeg? Your initial file size will be much smaller starting out so you won't have to compress it as much and sacrifice quality.

Just my 0.02.

-P

Using Save for Web with a 16 bit image will automatically drop it down to 8 bit. JPEGs cannot support 16 bits of information.

Yes, unfortunately the "Save As" command doesn't automatically convert from 16 to 8 bit like the "Save for Web" command does so the jpeg format is not listed among the possibles in the selection box. My publisher wanted the image in a jpeg file and I think that in this case converting it in ACR is probably a better route to go than using the "Save for Web" option--Larry

Robert wrote: "Using Save for Web with a 16 bit image will automatically drop it down to 8 bit. JPEGs cannot support 16 bits of information."

I didn't know that. Thanks. I always work in 8 bit.

-P