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Kinsi
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November 22, 2016
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Photoshop CC 2017 PSD files are heavier!

  • November 22, 2016
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Hello.

I have a great concern with the new photoshop version:

The psd files it produce are far heavier!

For example, for the same work, i have 25 mo psd file with the 2015 version and 125 mo with the 2017 version...

It's really a problem: I lose really a lot of time with the files transfers!

I had to come back to a 2015 version.

I discussed this with other webdesigner and graphics specialists, and they have the same problem.


It is normal? A update can repair this???
Simply why it is so heavier???

Thank you for your time

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Trevor.Dennis
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Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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November 22, 2016

Can you translate 'mo' for us?  I'm guessing that it is what we would write as Mb

JJMack
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JJMackCommunity Expert
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November 22, 2016

I do not do English well even though its me native toung,  My French I may knowe four ot five worde.  Octet I would guess 8 and be a Byte

JJMack
    D Fosse
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    D FosseCommunity Expert
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    November 22, 2016

    It wouldn't be the good old "ancestors metadata" raising its head again?

    Kinsi, try to copy the entire content from one of the "big" files into a new document and check the size. This should clear all metadata.

    K
    KinsiAuthor
    Inspiring
    November 22, 2016

    When im doing that... double problem =>

    1) if there is workplan (i dont know the term in english), photoshop changes completely the height of the document Oo
    2) if there is not, photoshop change my layers width and height loool

    Superb...

    EDIT: ok it's good, after restart it doens't bug again...
    So i did what you said, but it's the same!
    Ridiculously enormous weight for nothing.

    I have pic a => the pic psb is really bigger, more txt, effect => 25 mo
    I take the pic a, i change the image psb with a smaller one (800ko), less txt and less effect => 105 mo!!!!! Oo

    K
    KinsiAuthor
    Inspiring
    November 22, 2016

    I just don't understant then.  I do not understand "mo!!!!! Oo",  "take a image and slip it in Photoshop", "an image slipped in photoshop" are these Mac terms I use Windows.

    Nothing is a PSB file in Photoshop or becomes a psb file in Photoshop.  Photoshop is not a file editor.  An image title line  in Photoshop may have .psb in it.  However it is not a .psb file.  What is in Photoshop is a Photoshop document. Photoshop can save PSB file amd other file types from documents.


    So when u have a new doc.
    U open an jpeg image.
    U slip a image layer on your new doc.
    U make a smart object.

    +> double click = .psb

    JJMack
    Community Expert
    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 22, 2016

    PSD file should are not usually used on the web????

    JJMack
    K
    KinsiAuthor
    Inspiring
    November 22, 2016

    ??? i don't understand your remark?

    JJMack
    Community Expert
    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 22, 2016

    Correct you do not understand. you wrote  "It's really a problem: I lose really a lot of time with the files transfers! "

    PSD files are not transfer across the Internet by browser for displaying images.  Browser transfer other image file types for displaying images and videos Jpeg, PNG. GIF, MP4, WMV etc.

    You use PSD files to save your work documents. These PSD files contain all your Layers. There are many types layers some can be extremely large. Your PSD files will be much larger than  the Web image files you save using your layed document.  Still image files like Jpeg and PNG files are not Layered file the contain a sine image layer.

    A PSD file with only a few layers can be quite large.  For example If I open a RAW file as a Smart object layer.  The Photoshop document open starts as a single smart object layer.  Its embedded object has a copy of my RAW file and its ACR settings and an associated transform.   The document bottom layer is in  my case most likely be 54MB in size. The 50+MB Raw file, the ACR settings, the Pixels Photoshop rendered for the smart object layers pixels and the transform setting. If I place in a second RAW file and Transform it small to form a composite of two images. The second layer is also around 54MB.  If I add a text later the layer will be small byte wise.  If a Place in a Watermark PSD file and size and position it the layer may be quite large.  Now when I use Save for web and save a scaled down Jpeg of PNG file for web use that will fit a size like 400Px by 300Px the  Jpeg file canvas size will be 120,000pixels uncompressed the layer will be 360KB in size the compressed jpeg or png file will be smaller then 360KB. The PSD file saved will be 100 to 200MB in size.

    JJMack
    davescm
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    davescmCommunity Expert
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    November 22, 2016

    Can you go to Preferences - File Handling and see if the settings below have changed between your CC2017 and CC2015 versions

    Either of these will affect the file size

    Dave

    K
    KinsiAuthor
    Inspiring
    November 22, 2016

    Nothing there it's the same.

    davescm
    Community Expert
    davescmCommunity Expert
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    November 22, 2016

    Are the files exactly the same before saving (resolution, bit depth, content etc)

    As a test , I just created two files from scratch - just a couple of layers and two adjustment layers. I did this in both CC2015.5.1 and in CC2017 and both saved at exactly the same size on disk.

    Dave

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