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Old 01-28-2010, 11:59 AM
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So I want to clean up some space on my computer and I want to change all my flattened .PSD layouts to .TIFF files. But before I do that, I want to clarify something...

Will the .TIFF files be the same quality as the .PSD files when it comes time for me to upload and print them from winkflash, shutterfly, etc. Is there any reason I need to keep the .PSD files other than as back-up?

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Old 01-28-2010, 12:17 PM
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Quick question for ya. If your files are flattened, why do you need them in PSD or TIFF format? They only reason to keep those format is to keep the layers in tact. If they are flattened, can't you just keep them as much smaller jpegs?

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Old 01-28-2010, 12:22 PM
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^^ What she said. The only reason to worry about .psd to .tiff is for your layered files, and DEFINITELY convert They're smaller and there is no loss of quality.
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Old 01-28-2010, 12:40 PM
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I rarely save the TIFF or PSD. I just save the high-quality JPEGs. For me, once a LO is done, it's done.
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I save .PSDs until I get the printed .jpg back (I caught a mistake once that I fixed). I print regularly so it's not a huge space burden though.

once I have the print, I archive the .jpg and delete the .psd.
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I save all my jpgs on Smugmug and on an external hard drive but I keep the PSD files all in a folder here on my main computer honestly I am not sure why I save the psd files maybe it is because I haven't printed and it would suck to have a spelling mistake or what not forever and by keeping them I can always go back and fix something. Hmmmm maybe I really should print those 200 some odd pages I have!
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^^ What she said. The only reason to worry about .psd to .tiff is for your layered files, and DEFINITELY convert They're smaller and there is no loss of quality.
So if I convert my layered PSD to TIFF, they won't lose any quality? No compression artifacts or anything? I converted all my templates to TIFF but I wasn't sure if it was a good idea to do it for my PSD layered files. I could certainly use the space.
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^^ What she said. The only reason to worry about .psd to .tiff is for your layered files, and DEFINITELY convert They're smaller and there is no loss of quality.
How exactly would you change the PSD (Layered) files to TIFF files? I know there was talk recently about keeping templates.. and I have a bunch - but most are PSD.

How can I change them to take up less space on my HD?
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I was juuuuust reading about the different filetypes, but I can't remember where. Lemme go look around my google reader.

But, TIFF's are completely loss-less while still maintaining a layered file. So it will have zero impact on your layout files.

Claudia, here's how I do it. Super simple:
~File>Save As
Select your saving location, rename if you want, and select TIFF for the format in the dropdown box
~For the settings, use:
Image compression: LZW
Pixel Order: Interleaved
Byte Order: PC/Mac
Layer Compression: Zip (slower saves/smaller files)
Hit OK.
~A box will pop up saying that including the layers will increase the file size - just hit OK and you can check the "don't show again" box.

And that's all there is to it.
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Found it! It's about photography and edits, but the same principle applies for digi-scrapping.

http://digital-photography-school.co...-gif%C2%A0-png
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Old 01-28-2010, 01:33 PM
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Nope - no loss at all. I do ALL my layered files in .tiff - layouts, designing, etc.

The importing features, like Col said...LZW & ZIP. Otherwise, it doesn't do much in the way of file size for you.

And like Beckie - once I've printed, I toss the layered files, anyway, so they don't stay and clutter up my PC - typos and all
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I'm another who gets rid of layered files once I've printed. For most people it probably doesn't make any difference, but one thing to be aware of is that there are still programs that can open psds but not tiffs. I can only think of a few situations where it would matter, but I figured I'd chime in anyway.
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I save all my LOs as TIFFS and convert all my psds to it too. The ONLY downfall for me (minimal) is that it does take a little longer to save and open due to the compressing (lossless). But man does it save space. And I'm another mispeller and DH gives me grief about it, so I cannot just leave the LO be if it is mispelled and I catch it later!
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I do the same as Kara... once a LO is done, it's done and I delete the PSD. After its printed I keep the hiez jpg in a "Finished Layouts" file so I can reprint just in case my album gets wet or something.
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I rarely save the TIFF or PSD. I just save the high-quality JPEGs. For me, once a LO is done, it's done.
ditto.
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I always keep my layers intact as TIFFS b/c I'm paranoid about finding a mistake later and not being able to fix it. Spelling errors and typos in my journaling especially bother me, and for some reason I can't see them until I flatten and upload. lol. I save all my flattened files as high quality JPEG's.
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