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Chapter 23: Saving and exporting images
Saving images
Saving image files
The saving options vary between Photoshop and ImageReady. The primary focus of ImageReady is producing
images for the web. If ImageReady doesn’t provide the file format or option you need, you can edit in Photoshop.
images for the web. If ImageReady doesn’t provide the file format or option you need, you can edit in Photoshop.
To preserve all the Photoshop features in your edited image (layers, effects, masks, styles, and so forth), it’s best to
save a copy of your image in Photoshop format (PSD). Like most file formats, PSD can support files only up to 2 GB
in size. In Photoshop, if you are working with document files larger than 2 GB, you can save your image in the Large
Document Format (PSB), Photoshop Raw (flattened image only), and TIFF (up to 4 GB in size only).
save a copy of your image in Photoshop format (PSD). Like most file formats, PSD can support files only up to 2 GB
in size. In Photoshop, if you are working with document files larger than 2 GB, you can save your image in the Large
Document Format (PSB), Photoshop Raw (flattened image only), and TIFF (up to 4 GB in size only).
You can save 16-bits-per-channel images only in the following formats using the Save As command: Photoshop,
Photoshop PDF, Photoshop Raw, Large Document Format (PSB), Cineon, PNG, and TIFF. When using the Save For
Web command with a 16-bits-per-channel image, Photoshop automatically converts the image from 16 bits per
channel to 8 bits per channel.
Photoshop PDF, Photoshop Raw, Large Document Format (PSB), Cineon, PNG, and TIFF. When using the Save For
Web command with a 16-bits-per-channel image, Photoshop automatically converts the image from 16 bits per
channel to 8 bits per channel.
You can save 32-bits-per-channel images only in the following formats using the Save As command: Photoshop,
OperEXR, Portable Bit Map, Radiance, and TIFF.
OperEXR, Portable Bit Map, Radiance, and TIFF.
You can use the following commands to save images:
Save
Saves changes you’ve made to the current file. In Photoshop, the file is saved in the current format; in
ImageReady, the Save command always saves to PSD format.
Save As
Saves an image in a different location or under another file name. In Photoshop, the Save As command lets
you save an image in a different format and with different options. In ImageReady, the Save As command always
saves to PSD format.
saves to PSD format.
Export Original Document (ImageReady)
Flattens the layers in a copy of the original image and saves the copy in
one of several file formats. Some information (such as slices and optimization settings) is not preserved when an
original image is saved to file formats other than Photoshop.
original image is saved to file formats other than Photoshop.
Save A Version (Photoshop)
Lets you save different versions of a file and comment on each. This command is
available for an image that is managed by a Version Cue Workspace.
If you’re working with a file from an Adobe Version Cue project, the document title bar provides additional infor
mation about the status of the file.
mation about the status of the file.
Save For Web (Photoshop), Save Optimized (ImageReady), and Save Optimized As (ImageReady)
Save an
optimized image for the web.
See also