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*CH
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March 26, 2017
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Saving image as Photoshop format

  • March 26, 2017
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Dear Adobe, I have downloaded Photoshop CC and is following the basic tutorials. I am trying to  crop an image and save it as guided. However, I am struggling to save the cropped image as a Photoshop image. I only find the options to save it as: Photoshop (*.PSD;*PDD;*JPE), Photoshop EPS (*.EPS),  Photoshop DC 1.0S (*.EPS), Photoshop DC 2.0S (*.EPS), Photoshop PDF(*.PDF;*PDP), Photoshop Raw(*.RAW), Please assist. Regards, Chris

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Correct answer Derek Cross

And if you want to save the image in a format that you can pass on to others, such as to companies that produce photo prints, or you want to (say) email it to friends, save it as a JPG.

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Derek Cross
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Derek CrossCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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March 26, 2017

And if you want to save the image in a format that you can pass on to others, such as to companies that produce photo prints, or you want to (say) email it to friends, save it as a JPG.

Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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March 26, 2017

Saving the file as a .PSD (PhotoShop Document) is saving it as a Photoshop image.

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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*CHAuthor
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March 26, 2017

Dear Barb, I then take it that I was on the right track and that the tutorial should have been more explicit in this regard? PSD-files tends to become large files and take some time to save. How can it be expedited ?

Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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March 26, 2017

Hi CH: My suggestion is to work on files saved in .PSD format, which allow you to access your layers, layers styles, edit your type, etc. Allowing Photoshop the time to save a file that you can edit later is well worth it, in my opinion.

I noticed that you marked Derek's answer about JPGs as correct—which is fine—but I do want to point out that you do not want to be working on JPGs. The good thing about JPGs (that they are a compressed file format and can be quite small compared to the original PSD) is far outweighed by two facts:

  1. You will lose access to your layers (and access to easy edits)
  2. JPGs are lossy. Each time you save a JPG, you throw away more data. After repeatedly saving JPGs the data loss renders the file useless.

If you have very large files and are frustrated by the time it takes to save them, consider investing in a faster computer, or at least a faster hard drive.

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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