Save for Web file location frustation

[daniels94118242]

Hi!

When saving for web, the dialog remembers my last Save for Web location.

This is really frustrating because it means I have to navigate to the JPEGs folder for the image folder I am exporting every time. (I want to export into the same folder as the TIFF I'm working on, but in a JPEG subfolder)

Is there a way to get the dialogue to open by default to the same directory as the file that's currently open in photoshop??

Thanks!

Dan

[Mylenium]

No. it has always worked and I'm not sure why it should work any different. If you want just a JPEG version of your TIFFs, you can always use the save copy and save as functions.

Mylenium

[Derek Cross]

Hasn't Save for Web been deprecated in recent versions of Photoshop?

[hank_stamper]

I am having this same problem with a slightly different workflow. I'm rasterizing an Illustrator file in Photoshop and then saving it as a TIFF.  It used to be that the default directory on a Save As command was the location of the Illustrator file.  Now Photoshop saves the Save As file to the last place in the directory Photoshop was active. I'm not sure when this changed.  I have to navigate every time to the correct folder.  It is maddeneing.

Mac OS 14.5

Photoshop 25.9.0

[Lumigraphics]

Hint: This can be changed in Photoshop Settings.

[hank_stamper]

Tried that.  Doesn't work.

It works for Photoshop files, but not for Illustrator files rasterized into Photoshop.

It used to, but this got broken somewhere along the line.

The setting I'm guessing you are refering to is under the File Handling tab of settings and is labeled "Save As to Original Folder."  If I am missing something else please be more specific.  Thank you.

[Lumigraphics]

Have you tried placing the Illustrator file as a smart object?

[hank_stamper]

Thanks for taking the time to make the suggestion.  That does solve the Save As directory location problem but introduces a whole new wrinkle into my workflow.

I am bringing in a wide variety of aspect ratios and formats and the Smart Object does not allow for a specific resolution to entered like just opening the AI file.  I suppose I might be able to re-write dozens and dozens of Actions and templates -- or maybe not -- I don't know until I get into it.  What a pain.  It would sure be easier if Adobe would just fix this.  I'm not holding my breath on that happening anytime soon

[Stephen Marsh]

Tried that.  Doesn't work.

It works for Photoshop files, but not for Illustrator files rasterized into Photoshop.

By @hank_stamper

Illustrator files rasterized into Photoshop are essentially new unsaved documents, there is no backing path to save to.

A script could be used to capture the backing path of the Ai file and use that as the path for Save As.

I'll knock something together if you like.

It sounds like this may be needed for batches, not just one image at a time?

[hank_stamper]

Usually I am only doing one file at a time from a given point in the directory, so I don't use batches.

I get what you are saying about a rasterized Illustrator file being essentially a new Photoshop file, but , believe me, for years and years Photoshop has defaulted to the Illustrator file's directory when Save As is used.  This just started happening this year.