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Dan Rodney
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Community Expert
August 19, 2021
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P: Bring back JPEG quality percentage to Export As dialog

  • August 19, 2021
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I updated to Photoshop version 22.5.0 and just noticed that File > Export > Export As has a majorly dumbed down JPEG quality menu. Photoshop is for professionals. Having accurate control over quality is import for optimizing to a small file size. Giving a few choices (and not even telling us what quality they are) is not acceptable for a pro app. I know for now I can go into prefs and use the legacy version, but please bring back the quality percentage!

 

I also posted this on the Photoshop Feedback website which I think is a more appropriate place to discuss this, but wanted to see what other people think. It's probably best to comment there so Adobe knows. Photoshop Feedback: Bring back JPEG quality percentage to Export As dialog 

 

{Moderator edited title - PS-71391}

79 replies

Known Participant
January 28, 2022

I've started using the "Generate" (under File > Generate Image Assets) for all exports, as it allows me to keep an continual exported version of web assets generated from artboards or layer comps in @1x and @15739213 sizes -- and I can dial in the jpeg compression from 1-100%. It's much easier than going through the "Export As" process (but of course a little harder to set up initially).

jonerikj
Participant
January 28, 2022

Open using Rosetta will allow you to get this feature. At least it works on my Macbook Pro 2021 M1 Max.

 

In Finder right click Applications > Photoshop.app > Get Info > Open using Rosetta

 

In Photoshop > Preferences > Export > Use legacy "Export As"

Participant
January 28, 2022

This is absolutely ridicilious..!! I cannot express the amount of disbelief and disgust I am in right now. The difference between each step is hundreds of kilobytes, and a vast chasm of pixels, there is no middle ground! One of the most basic and important functions of the software has been totally ravaged for no good reason (I export images for use on the web so size and quality matter).
And also, if Adobe really think this is an improvement on the fine grained control of exporting an image, which it is objectively not, why can I not roll back to legacy export on my macbook pro just because it's an M1 device..?? 
REINSTATE PROPER IMAGE EXPORT!!! SUCH A CRUCIAL FEATURE TO MESS UP FOR NO REASON. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 6 MONTHS SINCE YOU SAID YOU WOULD LOOK INTO ADDING BACK THE PROPER FUNCTIONALITY. 

You cannot charge such extortionate fees for your software and suddenly totally wreck it.

Right now Pixelmator does a better job. 

And since when is 'great' better than 'EXCELLENT'?? What??? 🤦‍♀️

GRR!!!!!

jonerikj
Participant
January 26, 2022

Any update on this?

clevermill.com
Inspiring
January 23, 2022

I completely agree.  I feel like the jpg quality menu is definitely "dumbed down".  PS is for pro's.  I need the precision to get just the right amount of k-weight.

clevermill.com
Inspiring
January 23, 2022

See my screen recording here.

 

Often times I need to get the k weight of an image to a near exact number.  With the "Excellent, Very good, Good settings", I can't get to precision of weight I desire.   (Also, those options make me feel like the Adobe team sees most PS users as novices, when many of us are seasoned gurus.).     It'd be great if you can bring back the precision I'm accustomed to in previous Photoshop versions.   

Known Participant
January 20, 2022

This has been an absolute disaster for my workflow to meet narrow spec requirements for banners -- in the Photoshop 'Export As' which is already an absolute disaster for it's quality, user interface. 

At least put this back. It's unbelievable that this happened.

Inspiring
January 4, 2022

@anna needs help  your best bet is to enable the legacy "export as" in the preferences to bring back the percentage (see the answer marked above)

Participating Frequently
January 4, 2022

I too would like greater clarification on this. My worksflow involves saving images at 30% at twice their size (so they look good on retina screens). I came up with this after lots of testing. Which category does 30% fall into? It would be great if there was a chart with both methods so we could compare.

lauraT17249441
Participating Frequently
December 13, 2021

In addition to not being available on ARM M1 systems, the legacy "Export As" option also messes with file names by replacing spaces with dashes. So if you want to maintain consistent file naming conventions that include spaces, you'll have to manually correct all those ugly file names, which can be quite a chore, even if you use a bulk file renamer. (Category---Subcategory---Product-Name---Color---Size.jpg)