Re: PSD vs TIFF

Recently, TJ <Timothy.Fisher@xxxxxxxxxx> posted:

> Is the Adobe PSD format a lossless format like TIFF?
>
Yes.

> What major disadvantages (other than Adobe suddenly going out of
> business or pulling its support of the format) does everyone see for
> scanning photos directly into PhotoShop in its native PSD format?
>
Depending on your needs, equipment, and methods, the answer could range
from there being no disadvantage to being a really bad idea. Photoshop
sometimes relies on a different driver to run the scanner than the native
scanner software would use in stand-alone mode. If your needs are
simple -- for example, output to a desktop printer -- there could be no
perceivable difference. However, if you are preparing files for output to
a Lightjet or other higher-end use, you could lose a lot of control over
image quality due the quality of the driver supplied as a Photoshop
plug-in.

> Here's my situation - I do have a number of photos (a few hundred)
> that were scanned in PhotoShop and that I have as PSD files. What
> sort of loss, if any, will occur if I export these files as TIFF? I
> need to archive these photos and thousands more that I still need to
> scan. I would realy like to make the best decision on what to do.
>
You are not likely to suffer any consequences by saving these files in
TIFF format.

> Also, I'm no PhotoShop expert. If I scan my future images as TIFF,
> can I edit them in PhotoShop and then save back to my TIFF file
> without a loss?
>
Yes.

Regards,

Neil


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