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About Kevin Stohlmeyer
Expertise
I am an Adobe Certified Instructor. I can answer your questions about Adobe Photoshop 8 through the new CS3 Extended versions.

Experience
I am an Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Photoshop and have been teaching the application to college students for the past 6 years.

Organizations
Milwaukee Adobe User Group, National Association of Photoshop Professionals, C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions,

Publications
Create Magazine Adobe.com

Education/Credentials
BA - Graphic Design Adobe Certified Instructor - Photoshop and Illustrator

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Topic: Adobe Photoshop

Expert: Kevin Stohlmeyer
Date: 4/24/2008
Subject: Can't Save Non-

Question

passersby

QUESTION: Hi, I have a new Mac and new Photoshop CS3. When I save JPEGs, they have a
.jpg file extension, but show up as a different "kind" of file, and have very
poor-quality previews. The overall file size also seems to be greatly reduced,
though I can't compare it to saving a regular jpg.

I need big, plain vanilla JPEGs that look good in preview. I can't find anything
about this in Help, and I've combed through the preferences and tried the few
things I could find to change there, with no luck. What am I doing wrong?

Many thanks in advance!

ANSWER: Hi Chris,

A jpg by any other name. The jpegs saved out by Photoshop are standard Jpegs. The difference is in the option window that comes up after you click save. To preserve the best quality, choose the maximum setting (12) which is the least amount of compression. This maintains a complete preview and top quality jpg. There is no other jpg format in PS.

One option you can use is the save for web option. Sounds odd but it gives you a jpg preview side by side with your original (2 up tab at the top). This way you can compare compression rates.

Thanks

Kevin

---------- FOLLOW-UP ----------

QUESTION: Thanks Kevin, but I'm afraid that's not the case. I am using the maximum
setting in the option window. The 19.5 tiff becomes a 432 KB jpeg. Have a
look!

I got this Photoshop software through the university where I teach, as part of
the Creative Suite 3. Do you think this could be the problem?

Thanks again,

Chris

Answer
Hi Chris,

Jpgs always have compression, even at the highest setting, hence why they are preferred for web and e-mail usage. The version you have is a full version, there is no "limited" version for educators.

What are the specs for your file (color mode, size, resolution) and what is the destination for the file (web, print, etc.)?

Kevin

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