Other than speed in saving, are there any other advantages to saving files as TIF? Has anyone converted over to saving all their files in TIF format?
Thanks!
Jim
One of the main reasons I tried this was I am looking into ways to speed my old G5 Quad a bit when it comes to saving files.
Take caution that if special Photoshop features are saved in a TIFF file, they may not open in another program that reads the TIFF. You may only be able to read the TIFF file back into Photoshop to continue to use those Photoshop-specific features. Don't assume saving to TIFF breaks you from a proprietary format. Photoshop still packs its own unique info into TIFF.
From Adobe support:
"Flattening TIFF files-
Photoshop allows layers to be saved in TIFF files. Layered TIFF files are larger than flattened TIFF files and require more resources for processing and printing. If you work with a layered TIFF file, save the original layered file as an Adobe Photoshop (.psd) file; then, when you are ready to save the file in TIFF format, save a copy without layers."
So, I guess they are recommending saving layered files, regardless of type, as psd. As to flattened files, I guess its tiff.
Anyone have any further advice?
Jonathan
Jim
Some insist that psd is the way to go and others use tiffs.
It comes down to personal preference. I prefer PSDs. That's all.
They're both Adobe formats, anyway.
TIF will be viable farther into the future
Neither TIF nor PSD have a perfectly stable history. There are plenty of variants within these filetypes. The only guarantee for longevity is to carve your work in stone and hope it is stored securely in a museum.
Remember when EPS was supposed to be the ideal format for vector and bitmap art?
...the belief that TIF will be viable farther into the future.
With billions of files of each type in use we can be sure that either file type will always be able to be opened with full information.
However, I do need a new pair of shoes and need to be influenced.
He has given us... his shoe!
Romanes eunt domus
Bruce Fraser used ZIP compressed Tiffs exclusively.
Bruce had the serenity and patience of a saint. :/
Tif has superior file compression and options for said compression.
Both are outdated formats.
Can you elaborate, re: outdated PSD, TIF, and snaky PDF?
Thanks.
Neil <g>
Also, now that EskoArtwork's Artpro supports mapped Photoshop files, PSD is the only way to go for us. :)
If you go back and study the development of Photoshop you will see how each application was leap frogging over another creating problems for one app and solving some for others. Development does not happen in a linear fashion. Rarely does each division of a company talk to each other on a much needed regular basis in a formal way - and Adobe is no different.
I remember back in PS 7 where as transparency was just starting to kick into the market as far as functionality, but there were holes in either the file format that created issues for the receiving app. or visa verse. I think we are at a point that we can call specific workflows set in stone - even though nothing stays the same in development. Strange quote but there is some truth to it. The more things change the more they stay the same as well.
Adobe REALLY needs to stop this out of control let the artist be free to create what ever they want whenever they want idiotology and DO the necessary market research with commitment to solve actual world issues. Having a bevy of file formats is not only confusing but also pointless at this stage of the game. It just creates more confusion for users and solves nothing but self edification and circle jerking for suits.
There is a need for a cleaner format other then what we have to solve a ton of issues because not only are markets shrinking - so shall development. All in the name of streamlining.
Less is more, not this keep building this unsustainable environment Adobe has created.
Neil
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Seems that if you save a file as TIFF, the GPS info is not preserved. In order to preserve the GPS info you must save the file as PSD.