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Cooperm1
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
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 Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:22 am Post subject: JPEG Image Quality |
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When saving a jpeg it gives the option of inserting a number on quality. I have mine auto set to 10 but I have no idea whether 1 is better or worse or what number I should be putting in to preserve the original quality? Can anyone help? |
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Pixelcruncher
Joined: 08 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:49 am Post subject: |
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Hi Coop,
Your default 10 should give you maximum quality but it is often at the cost of large file size. This is no problem unless you are saving jpgs for web use when file size becomes an issue.
I'd suggest that when you want to save an image you use the 'save for web' option. This will allow you to choose 4 up and set different save options with the results displayed side by side for comparison. Going from maximun to high or medium should have little effect on visual quality but could result in a substantial reduction is file size.
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Haunus
Joined: 24 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:04 am Post subject: |
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| Pixelcruncher wrote: | Hi Coop,
Your default 10 should give you maximum quality but it is often at the cost of large file size. This is no problem unless you are saving jpgs for web use when file size becomes an issue.
I'd suggest that when you want to save an image you use the 'save for web' option. This will allow you to choose 4 up and set different save options with the results displayed side by side for comparison. Going from maximun to high or medium should have little effect on visual quality but could result in a substantial reduction is file size. |
ditto, and there are always other file formats for the web too. |
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Gallo_Pinto
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
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Location: BC, Canada
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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sorry, but doesn't it go to 12? Isn't 12 the best?
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swanseamale47
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 4:44 am Post subject: |
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Yes GP is right 12 is the highest quality, and 1 the lowest, the general opinion is any where from around 10 up is decent quality to save as, although if it's a copy and for web use you could save as a lot less to reduce file size. Wayne |
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qubert
Joined: 24 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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You should be using the save to web feature in photoshop - there you can see what the image quality is going to look like BEFORE you save the .jpg. Set it to 4 up display, that way you can have four different views at four different settings. - makes life more easier to choose that way! ;-) You can set it to save it in a different folder or the same one if you wish to too.
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Cooperm1
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys |
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