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Opening a jpeg in Photoshop and saving it as a Jpeg

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November 13, 2021
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I just wasted a couple hours on support. I create product photos at 1,000 x 1,000 for my website. I import all my photos into (i)Photos on my Mac. I then export them as jpegs into seperate folders. I edit the photos in Photoshop. In my very old version of Photoshop I would open the jpeg, do a bit of editing, then save it - all though that process it remained a jpeg.

Now I have a new version of Photoshop it opens the file as a photoshop file and not a jpeg. If I go to 'save as' and select .jpg I end up with two versions.

How can I stop Photoshop converting the file to a Photoshop file and keep it as a jpeg/jpg?

NB, colourmanagement

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Are you sure you're not creating any layers in your edited file?

It's worth checking. Maybe just try "flatten" after your edits and see if that’s then saved as you like?

I agree that the default action should be for Photoshop to save in the same format as the file was opened in [as long as the file is compatible with that format (e.g. no layers in a jpeg)?

I hope this helps
neil barstow, colourmanagement net :: adobe forum volunteer

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default5b901h3hr9lfAuthor

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I must be explaining this badly:
Old version of Photoshop - I opened a .jpg file crop the photo change the layers and reduce the file size to 1,000 x 1,000. I then press command save and command close. End.

New version - I do everything as above (there are NO layers) and when I press command s the save duologue box appears (that never used to happen before) so I have to select .jpeg (not .jpg) and once I've done that and try to close the file it want me to save it as a Photoshop document so I could end up with three versions of the same file!!!!!

Warren Heaton

Community Expert

To save back directly to a flat image format like JPEG, you have to flatten all of your image edits and discard any additional channels. JPEGs support Paths, so those can stay if in use.

For example, open a JPEG and use Image > Adjustements and you can save the JPEG directly using File > Save. Open the JPEG again and use Image > Layer > New Adjustment Layer and you must save a PSD file (other layered formats can be used instead like PSB or TIFF) using File > Save unless you use Layer > Flatten Image first.

This has been a behavior of Photoshop since layers were added in version 3.

Save As/Save a Copy changed recently, but it doesn't sound like that is part of this issue.

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default5b901h3hr9lfAuthor

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I could open jpg files in my last version of Photoshop that I purchased in 2010 and save them as jpgs. It was never an issue, but because I have a new Mac I had to move over to subsciptions and use the latest version.

All I do is square the photo, change the levels and reduce the resolution to 1000x1000. Nothing else.

This new version has serveraly effected my workflow and is creating copies of the same image in various formats.

TheDigitalDog

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The save behavior has changed redently in Photoshop, and again, if you have a format that is currently not supportive of a format (like an image with Layers, 16-bit, you want a JPEG), you need no layers and 8-bits per color.

See:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/saving-images.html

Important to know the difference between Save As and Save a Copy, outlined above.

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"

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