JPEG conversion without saving

[2a2b]

Hello everyone,


just one silly question :

is it possible to convert a file from one format into another, without saving the file (e.g a .tiff file into a jpeg file, without "Save as")?

what's the menu/option?


Thanks a lot.

[Roger_Cavanagh]

I don't think so. It's only when you save that you have the opportunity to specify the file format.

Regards,

[dn7elson]

2a2b wrote:
is it possible to convert a file from one format into another, without saving the file

I am sure that it is possible, but am unaware of any program that does it that way.

Why not just save it, then delete it if you don't want to keep it. You could save it as TRASH.JPG and just overwrite the previous one so that even if you forget to delete, you will only have at most one file.

Having said all that, why would you want to convert and not save?

[2a2b]

Why?

Because I use an automation process :

1. Open the .TIFF file
2. Resize
3. Convert as JPEG
4. Save the file adding a customized end-of-name+extension


The problem is that there is an option allowing you to save with a specific customized end-of-name+extension (File->Automate->Batch->File naming) and another allowing you to save the file as JPEG (File->Save as)... but not both at the same time.
And I do not want to save the JPG file, then reopen it, then change the name+extension, and finally resave it, because you loose information each time you save JPG files....


Any idea?

Thanks

[dn7elson]

2a2b wrote:
1. Open the .TIFF file
2. Resize
3. Convert as JPEG
4. Save the file adding a customized end-of-name+extension

Any idea?

1. Open the .TIFF file
2. Resize
3. Convert to JPEG
4. Save with normal *.JPG extension
5. Rename file with customized end-of-name + extension.

ThumbsPlus does this as an auto-rename with whatever name prefix, suffix and numbering scheme you want. Of course it will allow you to batch convert and modify/adjust as well if you like.

[CyberDyneSystems]

ACDsee handles batch conversions as well as batch renaming.

I highly recommend this program to anyone using a lot of image files. It was "the original" thumbnail browser with version 1,. now in version 5.something,.. it has loads of impressive functions including some very usefull image manipulation tools.

The batch tools are simplicity itself. Select a group of pictures in a folder,. or the entire contents,. and run any of the many tools including

File Conversion
Renaming,
resizing,
rotating,.. etc.

Personally I can't live without it!

It also happens to have the best one button "despeckle" filter I have ever seen. No kidding.

If you have a scanner,. use ACDsee as the front end and you can specify waht type of file the scan is saved as among many other options.

[dn7elson]

CyberDyneSystems wrote:
ACDsee handles batch conversions as well as batch renaming.

ThumbsPlus does all that and more. It also comes with a Canon RAW plug-in. Version 6 is due next month.

[gcogger]

Record an action where you simply resize then save the file as a JPEG.
Then use File->Automate->Batch:
Select your just-saved action;
Choose the source folder for the files to convert;
Choose the destination folder to put the JPEGs in;
Check 'Override action "Save as" commands';
Set up the file name you want in the 'File naming' section (you'd want 'Document Name' in the first box, your custom text in the second and 'EXTENSION' in the third);
Click 'OK'

I believe that does what you want?

[CyberDyneSystems]

dn7elson,

I just went to the "Thumbsplus" site,. and it looks a lot like the ACDsee interface. I think I will give it a try,. if it has RAW support! Cool.

[dn7elson]

The RAW support is via a separately downloadable plug-in filter. It is not a speed demon to say the least in converting the RAW images, but you can batch process them so it dimishes some of the time element.

I usually use the Canon RAW converter2 to convert to TIFF and then work from there in Photoshop. I usually search and view the images via Thumbs.

Hopefully, Photoshop8 will have the RAW converter built-in when it is released later this year. Charging $99 for a plug-in is a bit rich for me when the version upgrade will likely be not much more at street prices.