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RosieP1
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May 20, 2020
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keystone, cropping, resolution in PS Elements

  • May 20, 2020
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Hi,

I have taken photos of my mother's artwork and want to print it in a book for her grandchildren. The photos are not super high quality, are currently in JPG format, and I need to edit many of them to correct the keystone effect and crop them. As I understand it, the first step should be to convert them to TIF so that my edits won't further degrade the resolution.

It appears that Photoshop Elements can correct keystoning and crop. My question is, will it also preserve resolution (once I convert the files to TIF format) as well as Photoshop would, or should I go ahead and buy Photoshop? We just want the highest print quality we can get given the photos we currently have.

I should mention, in case it's relevant, that my niece is a graphic artist, has Photoshop, and will be enhancing the photos (contrast, coloring) after I'm done correcting any keystone effects and cropping them. So my output will be her input.

Thanks in advance,

Rosie

 

 

[Subject line edited by moderator to include "PS Elements" because the thread was incorrectly moved to Photoshop earlier.]

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jane-e
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jane-eCommunity Expert
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May 20, 2020

You might want to use the 7-day free trial of PS to see if it meets your needs.

 

Your question, though, was "Can PE do these things?" Someone moved your thread to the PS forum. Do you want us to move it back?

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RosieP1Author
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May 20, 2020

I realize I could do a trial of Photoshop Elements and a trial of Photoshop and try to determine if they both result in the same quality. But I'm no expert, am not even sure how to determine quality, and was hoping to get expert advice beforehand to save myself the trouble.

And yes, my question is for Photoshop Elements. Please move it back.

Thanks!

jane-e
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jane-eCommunity Expert
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May 21, 2020

Thanks for your response.

Here's the thing: the files are not the best quality to begin with, so I don't want to take a chance on degrading them further if all it takes is to convert to TIFF. Is there a disadvantage to doing so, apart from the extra work? I'm told that each time a JPEG file is saved, there's some loss. 

Also, as I understand it (and I could be wrong), I can't magically upgrade the true resolution of a file just by resetting its resolution value. But if I'm wrong, please let me know!

My original question was whether Photoshop Elements could do everything that I wanted without any loss of quality. I could experiment, of course, but I'm not even sure what to look for and was hoping someone in the community could clarify for me whether Photoshop Elements will be enough for what I'm looking for, without any loss of quality. Thank you!


Hi Rosie,

I do not use PS Elements — but having moved your thread back after someone moved it to the Photoshop forum, I am now on it. I use Photoshop.

 

You have been told correctly to never resave a jpeg, as the format is lossy and it loses information each time it is saved. It will not degrade the image further to convert to tiff, and there is no disadvantage to the tiff format. The tiff format is lossless, meaning it does not lose information when it is saved, and it supports layers (jpeg does not). When you can work in layers, you can do editing that is non-destructive.

 

The workflow should be that you work in tiff (or psd), then if you need a jpeg, you save it. Edits are made in the tiff (or psd), followed by saving a new jpeg. Don't edit the jpeg and resave it.

 

You are also correct that you cannot magically upgrade the resolution of a file. You can't create pixels that aren't there. You are getting good advice from someone who knows these things.

 

I don't know if Elements can do all this, and I hope someone can answer your question here. If you decide to go with Photoshop, there is a Photographer's plan. It's an annual plan, billed at $9.99 per month.

 

If you still have access to your mother's artwork, is it possible to retake the photos and get a better quality, high resolution photo?

 

Best of luck,

Jane

 

 

 

hatstead
hatstead
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May 20, 2020

Be advised that this  forum is dedicated to Photoshop Elements. Suggest that you post in the Photoshop forum.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/bd-p/photoshop?page=1&sort=latest_replies&filter=all

 

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