TIP OF THE WEEK March 25, 2008
Duplicate Image - By Tim Grey - Tim Grey Digital Dark Room
Follow-up to the question from March 17, 2008 [regarding a recommended workflow for preparing images for output]: Once youíve saved your master image, is it necessary to make an image duplicate? Is it acceptable to work on this file as is in preparation for final output, with resizing, sharpening, etc., recognizing that you would need to do a Convert to Profile (e.g. if you were converting to a jpg) and then a Save As? While this works, is your recommendation based on the desire to take all precautions to avoid altering, by some mistake in final preparation, the master file?
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My recommendation to create a working copy of your image (by selecting Image > Duplicate from the menu) is indeed focused on making sure you don't inadvertently replace your original master image that contains all the adjustment and image layers with a flattened image that has potentially been resized to a much smaller size. You would certainly get the same result by working on your master image, then selecting File > Save As to save a copy. However, you run the risk of accidentally saving the file with the same name as your master image file (such as by selecting File > Save by mistake). In my mind, it is much better to take one extra step to create a working copy of all images when preparing for output rather than risk even once replacing your master image file by mistake.
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TIP OF THE WEEK March 14, 2008
Tips From the Top Floor
This is a site that we haven't visited before but there is a link to it on the Photoshop Resource list to the left of this post.
The curves tool tip is one of the many tips in the Photoshop Corner, which is a regular segment on Tips From the Top Floor. If you haven't learned to use the curves tool it is one of the best tools in Photoshop CS2 and CS3. I almost never print an image without applying a curves adjustment layer to the image. So for this great tip go to http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/psc/psc02.php and check out this great resoruce.
By the way - if you click on the "listen to this tip" you will get voice and an image of the tip being discussed.
There are many additional tips on this site so have fun exploring.
Tips From the Top Floor
This is a site that we haven't visited before but there is a link to it on the Photoshop Resource list to the left of this post.
The curves tool tip is one of the many tips in the Photoshop Corner, which is a regular segment on Tips From the Top Floor. If you haven't learned to use the curves tool it is one of the best tools in Photoshop CS2 and CS3. I almost never print an image without applying a curves adjustment layer to the image. So for this great tip go to http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/psc/psc02.php and check out this great resoruce.
By the way - if you click on the "listen to this tip" you will get voice and an image of the tip being discussed.
There are many additional tips on this site so have fun exploring.
