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niagara94
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November 5, 2020
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Trying to Save PSD as JPEG - Trying to Fix Extreme Quality Loss

  • November 5, 2020
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Hi - I am using PE 2020.  I created a project using pictures and JPEG's and PNG's as well as text.  Now I am trying to save the result as a JPEG.  However, when I select Save As and select the highest quality it saves my file as a mere 233.9 kb.  The original PSD file is 21.4 mb in size.  How do I make the JPEG output a higher size?  At the 233.9 kb size the quality is severely diminished.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

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ShelLuser
ShelLuser
Inspiring
November 5, 2020

Size doesn't mean much when it comes to quality. The JPEG format (link to WikiPedia page) applies compression so it's logical that a jpeg image will end up as a lot smaller than its original. A size comparison between PSD and JPEG isn't really a fair one because of the different formats; a psd file will also include more "meta data"; information about the image which is only usable for Photoshop.

 

If you want to focus on quality you should be focusing on resolution and color depth, not necessarily the filesize. My suggestion though would be to use a different image format. Try GIF or maybe PNG if you feel daring.

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niagara94Author
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November 5, 2020

Hi - Thank you for your reply.  I tried using the PNG format and the quality wasn't better.  What I am doing is designing my own Christmas card and trying to upload it to Walmart (the format has to be either JPEG or PNG).  When I do that what shows on the Walmart site is so fuzzy so I'm trying to figure out how to remedy that.  I saved in both formats and both look fine when opened on my computer but fuzzy when uploaded.  Any ideas?  Thanks.

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niagara94Author
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November 6, 2020

Hi - I figured it out.  I needed to set the resolution of the project right from the start when I first created a new project.  Now it's just right.

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