Before we save any files: a little something about file formats.
This subject can cover a whole university course. For now we'll keep it simple and stick to Jpeg's and PSD's
Jpeg:
Jpeg's are by far the most common type of image file. Your PC, phone, camera, DVD player and 99.9999% of all image viewing software, hardware, print shops etc. knows how to read and display this kind of image.
The format is a form of lossy compression (each time an image is saved, some of the quality is lost). Fortunately, for all intents and purposes the quality loss, if done properly, is almost imperceptible by us normal human beings.
We'll be using Jpeg almost exclusively throughout this course, at least in the basic section.
PSD's:
PSD is Adobe Photoshop's proprietary file format. Saving an image as a PSD will not degrade image quality. This format can also include different layers which is where Photoshop's real magic comes in.
On to saving Jpeg's:
With your image open in Photoshop, go FILE >> SAVE AS.
SAVE IN: In the dialog box, navigate to where you want to save the image.
FILE NAME: Change the FILE NAME if you need to.
FORMAT: In the drop down menu, choose "JPEG(*.JPG;*.JPEG;*.JPE)".
SAVE: Leave all check-boxes blank.
COLOR: ICC Profile: sRGB IEC61966-2.1 (your version might be older or newer than mine)
Hit the SAVE button, move the slider in the "Image Options" box all the way to the right.
For now, ignore all the other settings in this dialog-box, hit the OK button and you're all done.
Saving PSD's:
With your image open in Photoshop, go FILE >> SAVE AS.
SAVE IN: In the dialog box, navigate to where you want to save the image.
FILE NAME: Change the FILE NAME if you need to.
FORMAT: In the drop down menu, choose "Photoshop(*.PSD;*.PDD)".
SAVE: The needed check-boxes will be checked already, but normally all blank except for LAYERS if you have any.
COLOR: ICC Profile: sRGB IEC61966-2.1 (your version might be older or newer than mine)
Hit the SAVE button.
Depending on your version of Photoshop, there might be another pop-up dialog, asking if you want to MAXIMIZE COMPATABILITY. Best practise would be to confirm Maximize Compatibility.
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