Scott Kelby explains in his photoshop elements book how to do editing in raw from jpeg images and , and it works great except he does not tell you how to save the edited photo back into regular jpg...not jpg 2000!
I took a ton of wedding photos that the couple wants on disc, but regular photo printers (Walgreens, Walmart) are in the only processors in their budget
Any suggestions? Is there a program to convert the psd files this produces into jpeg for a 64 Bit computer? Or does anybody have a contact e-mail to Scott or somebody else who can help me?
Lucy?
Posted by Dan Borzynski on September 20, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Not knowing you knowledge of computers and digital files:
The main difference between jpegs and jpeg2000 is that the latter accepts 16 bit files. As your LAST step before saving as a jpeg, you need to go to Image/Mode and select 8 bit. Then save as jpeg at the highest quality level.
You should always save the image in a file format other than jpegs BEFORE saving it as a jpeg. Use TIFF, PSD or DNG (Adobe's digital negative file format). The reason is because these are lossless formats - all of the information in the file you just edited is kept when the file is saved. Jpegs apply an algorithm to selectly discard information to make a smaller file.
For giving images to a client, the jpeg format is fine. For your archived files, you should keep everything in the file, in case you ever need to come back to the files. That is why I am suggesting PSD, TIFF or DNG for your archives.
The 64 bit computer means that the instructions it is executing in any program are being grabbed 64 bits at a time, unlike you old Commodore 64's and Apple II's which were grabbing instructions 8 at a time. It is like reading a sentence at a time rather than one word at a time.
Thank you so much....My xp died and I had to get vista--- was told 64 was the better processor...so, as you realized, I am not computer "savvy" at all.
I've used photoshop ever since it came out, but rarely even think about my computer....except for memory and photo backup. I use elements because, right now, I cannot afford the better photoshop programs.
Wish my tried and true, Minolta Maxxum with all the lenses and eqipment I have accumulated were digital! All my money went to the great glass I have with that 35mm!
Lucy
And. even though I've gone digitalt, I just can't let it go. It was such a good camera!
And I only started using the raw tools after reading Scott Kelby's book on PS Elements 7. I love the tools in Raw editing, but Scott did not explain how to get my images back to fpeg. My camera does not shoot in raw, so his tip to use raw editing was great!
Thanks again,
From a lifetime photographer with recent aspirations to become a pro one day! But, right now I am such a newbie. But, I do need to post my photos. I think they are professional quality both in composition and in content.
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2 repliesI took a ton of wedding photos that the couple wants on disc, but regular photo printers (Walgreens, Walmart) are in the only processors in their budget
Any suggestions? Is there a program to convert the psd files this produces into jpeg for a 64 Bit computer? Or does anybody have a contact e-mail to Scott or somebody else who can help me?
Lucy?
The main difference between jpegs and jpeg2000 is that the latter accepts 16 bit files. As your LAST step before saving as a jpeg, you need to go to Image/Mode and select 8 bit. Then save as jpeg at the highest quality level.
You should always save the image in a file format other than jpegs BEFORE saving it as a jpeg. Use TIFF, PSD or DNG (Adobe's digital negative file format). The reason is because these are lossless formats - all of the information in the file you just edited is kept when the file is saved. Jpegs apply an algorithm to selectly discard information to make a smaller file.
For giving images to a client, the jpeg format is fine. For your archived files, you should keep everything in the file, in case you ever need to come back to the files. That is why I am suggesting PSD, TIFF or DNG for your archives.
The 64 bit computer means that the instructions it is executing in any program are being grabbed 64 bits at a time, unlike you old Commodore 64's and Apple II's which were grabbing instructions 8 at a time. It is like reading a sentence at a time rather than one word at a time.
I've used photoshop ever since it came out, but rarely even think about my computer....except for memory and photo backup. I use elements because, right now, I cannot afford the better photoshop programs.
Wish my tried and true, Minolta Maxxum with all the lenses and eqipment I have accumulated were digital! All my money went to the great glass I have with that 35mm!
Lucy
And. even though I've gone digitalt, I just can't let it go. It was such a good camera!
And I only started using the raw tools after reading Scott Kelby's book on PS Elements 7. I love the tools in Raw editing, but Scott did not explain how to get my images back to fpeg. My camera does not shoot in raw, so his tip to use raw editing was great!
Thanks again,
From a lifetime photographer with recent aspirations to become a pro one day! But, right now I am such a newbie. But, I do need to post my photos. I think they are professional quality both in composition and in content.
Now I have to find a way to sell my photos.
Lucy