Why is it that a photo jpeg format in Lightroom converts to tiff when I want to edit it in Photoshop?

[Jandra178]

Does anybody know why photo that is in jpeg format in lightroom converts to tiff format when I want to edit it in Photoshop? Thank you

[Chuck Uebele]

Jpgs will lose quality the more times you save them, so LR defaults the save version to tiff so that quality is not lost.

[teachbit]

as soon as you add a layer in Photoshop, you cannot save as jpeg any more, if you don't want to loose the layer, so tiff is the better format. But I would rather work in the native psd format.

[Jandra178]

Thank you for your answers. So if I need the jpeg to upload it , what must

I do?

[Chuck Uebele · Accepted solution]

You can open it through Bridge, Photoshop, or your OS file system. Or you can resave the tiff as a jpg with the same name.

[Abambo]

To "use" a file that you have "edited" in Lightroom, you export it. This applies your Lightroom edits to the picture an makes a "baked" version of the file available. That file can be forwarded or uploaded or printed or you can do what else you want to do with the file.

[Jandra178]

Thank you for the answers ! Now I understand what to do.