raw workflow

[ajrobertson]

<p>I shoot in Raw, and export final copies for printing in tiff. Is this the best format for printing? I can;t even find a way to save as jpg format in photoshop 4</p>

[geoffs1]

<p>If you are working in 16-bit (as you should with raw-images), you need to convert to 8-bit before PS will allow you to save as JPEG (an 8-bit format).</p>

<p>These days I've been using a lightly compressed JPEG (ex. 11 on Photoshop's scale) for printing, but TIFF is also good, and widely accepted.</p>

[ajrobertson]

<p>ahh, i see said the blind man. thanks.<br>

now... ive asked this a few times but when i save pics as jpgs for posting on this site, the exif data doesnt always seem to show up. I usually export as jpg out of lightroom.</p>

<p>cheers,<br>

Andrew</p>

[KenPapai]

<p>PS 4 never supported (nor knew) was raw files were.</p>

<p>Maybe you mean PS 11 (i.e., CS4)?<br>

But yes, edit in ACR 5.x (CS4's raw editor), then open, change file "type" to 8-bits before saving as very high quality JPG (level 10 or higher, with '12' being virtually, almost lossless compressed).</p>

[ajrobertson]

<p>you're right, thats what i meant to say... thanks Ken</p>