Photoshop 'Save for Web (Legacy)' keeps exporting wrong file format

[Dania29212585gxzv]

Hi guys, 

I haven't found a solution for this anywhere and it's affecting my work. 
I want to export some files as JPEG but despite my settings in the preset showing it as JPEG, the files are saved in my desktop as GIF. I can't figure out why. Please help as this is urgent. 
 

[Ajajeh]

Try saving it to pdf then saving that pdf to JPEG

[Dania29212585gxzv]

Saving for web only allows it to be JPEG, PNG or GIF. I need it in JPEG

[Ajajeh]

I know i know but only for the time being,  Save As > PDF
and then import that PDF into photoshop and then save it for web as JPEG

trying to do a quick solution to get your work going

[Dania29212585gxzv]

That doesn't work for me.

My file is a design of an emailer and consists alot of parts being sliced. Saving it as PDF means it will save the design as one whole visual. I would need it in JPEG, and also in Web format (as the artwork is being used online), and I need it sliced into parts. 

[Ajajeh]

Try the following:

-> goto save for web
-> click on Original or Optimized
-> ctrl+shift + click on all the slices
-> Choose format

found it here
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/photoshop-2020-save-for-web-exporting...

[Dania29212585gxzv]

That link still didn't work for me but this one did. Thanks for your help!

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/photoshop-cs6-saves-slices-as-jpgs-ra...

[D Fosse]

Saving an image to PDF can very easily resample it (and do other kinds of damage), so that's something you should never do unless as a final end product! PDF is a document container, not an image file format.

As to the OP's question, this sounds like corrupt Save For Web preferences. I can't recall off the top of my head how to reset, I'll see if I can find it...

In any case you can just delete this, it will get rebuilt:

[Dania29212585gxzv]

Thanks for the reminder about saving in pdf! 

I found my solution here, whereby I had to select all my sliced images in my PSD file when I'm exporting. Worked for me.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/photoshop-cs6-saves-slices-as-jpgs-ra...

[Ajajeh]

Thanks for the tip! didn't know that