Skip to main content
G
gabrielt23682353
New Participant
June 17, 2021
Question

How to change default settings for TIFFs

  • June 17, 2021
  • 3 replies
  • 4858 views

Hi
Every time I save a picture for the first time, I have to set the LZW option. If I click too quickly and the parameter is ZIP (default setting), then saving takes a minimum 5 minutes and there is no way to interrupt it.
Can I
a) either change the default setting?
or b) switch off the ZIP option completely
or what do you recommend?
thx in advance
Gabriel 

 

 

[branched from old unrelated thread by moderator and renamed for clarity]

 

    This topic has been closed for replies.

    3 replies

    A
    Anonymous
    November 18, 2022

    Is there a way to make the options stick? Photoshop 24.0.1 - saving as Tif defaults back to Zip everytime

      TheDigitalDog
      TheDigitalDog
      Inspiring
      June 17, 2021

      The TIFF settings (options) should be sticky. If I save a document in TIFF with say LZW, the next document saved as TIFF is also LZW. 

      As for the options for TIFF, see:

      http://digitaldog.net/files/TIFFvsPSD.pdf

      Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
      S
      Simone22501924xs8m
      New Participant
      October 25, 2022

      what if it is not sticky?
      it use to be, but now it is not saving the settings. I work around 80 files a day, and I have to manual set every time the options. How can I fix it?

        D Fosse
        D Fosse
        Community Expert
        October 25, 2022

        LZW compression was developed for 8 bit data and does not work well on 16 bit files. In fact, it will usually increase the size of 16 bit files.

         

        Compression will also dramatically increase open and save times. It can go from, say, 10 seconds to over a minute. Layers are particularly slow to compress. This is CPU-intensive and irrespective of disk/interface speed. It may not matter for small files, but if you work on big files it can be the difference between flow and frustration.

         

        Personally, I don't think there is a good case for compression in any form and I always turn it off. Yes, you need a lot of disk space. I just bought a couple of 18 TB drives for my working archive + backup of uncompressed PSD masters.

        Derek Cross
        Derek Cross
        Community Expert
        June 17, 2021

        Some may disagree, but why are you saving to TIFF, its superior quality over an uncompressed JPG is negligible but the file size of TIFF is huge making them sometimes more difficult to manage? 

         

          Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
          Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices