Work Flow

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What are the steps I should take in getting the JPG out of the camera and
into the editing program (PSP or Photoshop) and back out to the final print
as far as saving into the different file formats. After reading the
previous discussions I'm confused. Thanks

 

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Tom Boles wrote:
> What are the steps I should take in getting the JPG out of the camera and
> into the editing program (PSP or Photoshop) and back out to the final print
> as far as saving into the different file formats. After reading the
> previous discussions I'm confused. Thanks

1. Get the file onto the computer (either use camera upload program, if
supplied, to move photos onto the computer, or used media adapter to
plug the camera memory directly into the PC and use Windows Copy to
copy the files to the computer. Be aware of what name folder the
photos are going into!
2. Start Photoshop. Open File, use browser to choose the folder in
step 1, then choos file to be edited.
3. In Photoshop, after editing, 'File' 'Print'.
4. In Photoshop, 'File' 'Save as', give the file a name and choose the
desired file type from the list.

Done.

 

[Guest]

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Tom Boles wrote:
> What are the steps I should take in getting the JPG out of the camera and
> into the editing program (PSP or Photoshop) and back out to the final print
> as far as saving into the different file formats. After reading the
> previous discussions I'm confused. Thanks

1. Get the file onto the computer (either use camera upload program, if
supplied, to move photos onto the computer, or used media adapter to
plug the camera memory directly into the PC and use Windows Copy to
copy the files to the computer. Be aware of what name folder the
photos are going into!
2. Start Photoshop. Open File, use browser to choose the folder in
step 1, then choos file to be edited.
3. In Photoshop, after editing, 'File' 'Print'.
4. In Photoshop, 'File' 'Save as', give the file a name and choose the
desired file type from the list.

Done.

 

[birdman]

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After you open the image in your program save it in a lossless format,
usually tiff. If your camera allows you to save in a raw format this is the
most useful in the long run as you make basic image processing decisions,
not the jpeg algorithm, and you can change your mind simply by reopening the
original raw image, presuming you were wise enough to save it to your hard
drive or on a cd.
There are two main work flow issues after this: color management and
lossless image manipulation.
There are many sources for learning about color management. Color management
is the key to predictable printing results.Color management requires that
you calibrate your monitor with an external device.
Lossless image manipulation means making adjustments to your image in layers
without changing anything in the base layer or original image. In Photoshop
this requires saving in the psd format. FIle sizes can get very large
depending on how you manage the layers and sometimes it is just better to
save alternate versions of the same image.