TIF to JPEG?

[retro]

Once I've opened the picture as a TIF in photoshop how do I change it to a JPEG to export it for CD burning? Will I lose any quality when changing to a JPEG from a TIF and what is the best possible format for quality ie. should I stay in TIF for prints or is JPEG the only and best option? Am I making sense?

[retro]

Also, is a TIF viewable on a random computer like a JPEG is? I've always associated JPEG with a lack of quality, but as a newcomer to print making and general quality control is JPEG the final format everyone uses?

[kb244]

you'll always lose some level of quality when saving from a loss-less format to a lossy format. You just simply do Save As and pull down the type to do a different format. Jpeg compression level is set by you for the most part, for web-presentation I usally have 7 , for consumer print samples ( quite decent but not what one would call pro-grade ) I usally have a level of 9 or 10 on the image, some stock sites want you to do level 12 if you have to save as a jpeg.

Also Jpeg is openable on almost every computer now days ( WinXP, Mac OS X, etc ), however Tiff may , or may not be compatible, for example on windows XP if you dont have a photo viewing software associated with it, instead of opening in the preview like you would with a Jpeg, it opens Tiff in the fax viewer. I'm not sure how it works on the Macs.

[Persian-Rice]

I use Tiff. If I am giving an image on Cd, I will give it as a level 12 jpeg. Unless you are posting it on the net, use 12, the differnce in size is little but you preserve all quality possible.

[robertwgross]

When converting from TIF to JPEG with some editors, instead of a quality level, you have to enter a degree of image compression. So a 50% compression would be severe and lossy. A 1% compression would be almost completely perfect. As long as I convert to JPEG with 5%, then it is virtually perfect. I might use 10% or 20% if it is a "don't care" image.

---Bob Gross---

[retro]

When converting from TIF to JPEG and "saving as" do you lose your original full sized crw or tif file. I'm afraid this will happen. Someone calm me down.

[KenE]

When you have a TIF and do Save As (jpeg), the TIF remains. The file saved would have a .jpg (usually) extension, and the original has a .tif or .tiff extension.

Was that what you're asking?

Cheers!

[chris.bailey]

silly question maybe but why are you going from tiff to jpg? Having gone from RAW to tiff, going on to jpg is a loss of quality, whatever level of compression you use. tiff also maintains layers from photoshop.

[retro]

When you have a TIF and do Save As (jpeg), the TIF remains. The file saved would have a .jpg (usually) extension, and the original has a .tif or .tiff extension.

Was that what you're asking?

Cheers!

Yeah that answers it. Thanks a lot!

[retro]

silly question maybe but why are you going from tiff to jpg? Having gone from RAW to tiff, going on to jpg is a loss of quality, whatever level of compression you use. tiff also maintains layers from photoshop.


When I give proofs to clients JPEG is the easiest to view I think. I just want to make sure that it is convenient for the client.

[kb244]

When I give proofs to clients JPEG is the easiest to view I think. I just want to make sure that it is convenient for the client.

I assume yer resizing as well before giving it to the clients.

[retro]

Yes sir. I'm reading a ton right now in the FAQ's. Thanks for all the help!