ps transform scale quality

i'm designing a few book pages in ps cs3. in this process i've used free transform + shift to scale the various photos to the appropriate size.

i've never done this before and i have a question.

after multiple transforms the photos appear to retain their original quality. is this accurate? or do you lose data on a down scale?

edit: what do you think of this page?

Nice photos, to my taste the arrangement is too organized. You might try mixing sizes and angles to give the page a bit of a more "natural" look for lack of a better word. Dennis

I don't know the answer to your quality question but I do the same as you and the images look fine to me.

Unless each image is it's own Smart Object, then yes you will lose quality with each time the image is transformed. (This is according to my knowledge of CS2, I'm not sure about CS3 as I'm still getting to grips with it.)

chris_m_atl wrote in post #3326287
Unless each image is it's own Smart Object, then yes you will lose quality with each time the image is transformed. (This is according to my knowledge of CS2, I'm not sure about CS3 as I'm still getting to grips with it.)

I was just about to post the same thing.

right on guys. i was never quite sure what smart objects were. i read up and they're exactly what i need in this situation. thanks.