I have used 500 GB of space

[NellahBean]

just storing all of my scrapbook psd documents! I hold onto them until I print them, because knowing myself, I will make changes or find mistakes when I go to put my books together, and because I am a perfectionist, it will make me CRAZY if I cannot fix them. I need to go through and make sure the margins are good, check spelling, etc. and then save them as jpegs and delete the psd files, but deleting the psd files is so permanent! It scares me! Lol.

Do you guys keep your psd documents or do you just save the jpeg? And what kind of margin do you give yourself around the edge of your pages? I really should start designing with a margin in mind... It would've saved me an awful lot of time!

[Nikki Epperson]

lol, I don't save anything but a jpeg. If I have a spelling error or anything, I chalk it up to real life.
If when I go to print a book, something doesn't fit right, I usually just add a white border to it and it's ok.
But I live on the edge like that, lol!

[catgoddess]

I laughed at only 500GB. snort
I don't save the layered files, either. High res for printing and I'm done. I don't border my pages for printing, but I don't put anything on the edges I don't mind being cut off a bit.

[mrsashbaugh]

I'm like you Janelle that I save my psd files. I too want to check margins and spelling. I don't want to delete them until my book is printed and I'm satisfied with it...even then I'm hesitant. Like you said...it's permanent!

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[flergs]

If you save as TIFF it takes up less space AND there is a preview too. Switching to TIFF years ago has been so much better.

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[jak]

I still have all my PSD files, way back to when I started in 2009 even though I have printed many of those pages, but they are all on an external backup drive. I copy them across from my PC's hard drive every month or so, then delete them from my hard drive.

I'm a perfectionist too so I go through a laborious process when I make my photobooks of shrinking everything on my page except the background paper by 3-5% and nudging it all left or right (depending what side of the photobook it will appear on) so that I have a sufficient margin for cropping at the printers. It actually doesn't take that long - 4-5 hours for a 100+ page book spread over a few nights. This is also when I check spelling again and adjust a few things if I don't like them.

[jak]

Originally Posted by flergs

If you save as TIFF it takes up less space AND there is a preview too. Switching to TIFF years ago has been so much better.

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Ahhhh... good idea. Wish I'd known about that years ago!!

[mariewilcox]

Originally Posted by Nikki Epperson

lol, I don't save anything but a jpeg. If I have a spelling error or anything, I chalk it up to real life.
If when I go to print a book, something doesn't fit right, I usually just add a white border to it and it's ok.
But I live on the edge like that, lol!

^^^ This exactly. I let it go and only save JPEGs. I don't even save a PSD at all; it gets changed to JPEG immediately and saved that way.

[carrie1977]

I save all my .tif and some older .psd files. I need to go thru them all and start deleting. I need some space back.

[ellasspace]

I save all mine too, I have 3 external drives. It's paid off in the past when a designer swapped shops and needed a different sized page for their new shop etc.

[Sweeet]

I save all my TIFFs just in case I need to make adjustments due to bleed, etc. for printing purposes.

[flergs]

Originally Posted by jak

Ahhhh... good idea. Wish I'd known about that years ago!!

If you Google it, you can probably find an action to convert. I had one a loooong time ago. It just opens, saves as a copy in TIFF. So you can then delete the PSD version.

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[nietis]

I save TIFF too, and lately I just 'flatten the image' so, the size will be smaller than having all those layers.

[icindi]

I save a PSD, logical or not. I have definitely had to go back and correct spelling etc. But I haven't gone back and deleted after printing. I figure when I need space I'll delete the ones I've printed...

[Ana]

Originally Posted by flergs

If you save as TIFF it takes up less space AND there is a preview too. Switching to TIFF years ago has been so much better.

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that!! amen to tif files!! love the previewing factor it's surely a plus!!

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[navaja77]

I save the jpg's and move on. It does bother me slightly when I go to print and I see a spelling error. But then again, I need the valuable space for my photos (I have RAW images). I also know I will never go back to correct my psd's if I can't even find time to edit all my images and print books.

[angiepangie]

Originally Posted by icindi

I save a PSD, logical or not. I have definitely had to go back and correct spelling etc. But I haven't gone back and deleted after printing. I figure when I need space I'll delete the ones I've printed...

That's the way I think about it, too. Thankfully my computer has heaps of space so I haven't had to face that dilemma yet.

[Gemma]

I used to save them until I realised how much space they take up. Now I keep them for a few weeks then delete them.

[anelia]

My job requires printing materials all the time so I'm used to margins and they're a must for me. I can't imagine my life without saving layered files (be it .psd or .tiff). I recently decided to start working on a 2011 photobook and found my layered files -- so redoing the pages is extremely easy!

[NellahBean]

Soooo what's the difference between PSD and TIFF exactly? I love the idea of having the previews!!!

[anelia]

I don't think there's a noticeable difference, actually. Both files save your layers. PSD, however, can only be opened in Adobe Photoshop, while TIFF can be read by more software applications. It's up to you which file format you want to use. I think there's some difference as long as some print color profiles are concerned but that doesn't apply to printing our scrapbook pages because we print in RGB.

[jumbbumble]

Originally Posted by Ana

that!! amen to tif files!! love the previewing factor it's surely a plus!!

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I second that , but i must commit i also flatten them and forgett to save the tiff a lot of the times lol

[nietis]

Originally Posted by NellahBean

Soooo what's the difference between PSD and TIFF exactly? I love the idea of having the previews!!!

TIFF file is usually smaller than PSD, without the loss of quality.

[catgoddess]

Originally Posted by anelia

I don't think there's a noticeable difference, actually. Both files save your layers. PSD, however, can only be opened in Adobe Photoshop, while TIFF can be read by more software applications. It's up to you which file format you want to use. I think there's some difference as long as some print color profiles are concerned but that doesn't apply to printing our scrapbook pages because we print in RGB.

PSD layered files can be opened by other software applications (I use Paint Shop Pro and use layered PSDs all the time). They usually retain their layers, but all special effects (text paths, warped shadows, etc). TIFF files can also be opened in other applications, but don't always retain their layers outside of Adobe products.

[kristalund]

i save everything! everything! now i want to save in tiff and delete a lot of files!

[Txcorey]

I save my PSDs. I've gone back and used the files for other layouts, used Disney layouts to make autograph pages, etc.

[Neverland Scraps]

I don't want to know what I have in used space!! I keep the tiff until I remember to delete them, usually when I get ready to print the album or cleaning out my files. But I don't ever delete them until I know they are the way I want them and hopefully free of spelling errors!