Save vs Save As

[Afterimage]

When do you use Save vs Save As and what is the difference?

[Derek Cross · Accepted solution]

The first time you Save you name the file, it's then greyed out until you make a change to the image , when you can Save it again subsequently and it will overwrite the previous saved image. You may want to save a copy of that image with a different name so you can use Save As and rename the image .

[Katie Houghton]

Yes Derek is correct. Save is saving the current file. Save As can create a new file with a new name as well as choose a new format. When I open a JPEG, I want to save it as a PSD file so I choose Save As so I can change the format.

[Afterimage]

I do composite images. So if I open a new document and move a few images to the new document, after I finish with the composite do I Save or Save As.

If I Save As I believe I have to sync my LR folder in order to bring in the Save As image.

[Rob_Cullen]

If you 'Open' one of the images from Lightroom by [Edit-In], edit the composite, then a "Save" will show your composite back in Lightroom using the filename of that image (+Edit).

If you select multiple images in the Lightroom Catalog and [Edit In Photoshop as Layers] , edit the composite, then a "Save" returns the composite back to Lightroom with the Filename of the 'Most Selected' image (+Edit) from Lightroom.

Any "Save As" function will not return an image to Lightroom- you would have to Import or Synchronize Folder.

[Katie Houghton]

Yes when I composite that is true. If you have multiple layers it gives you the option to save those layers.