On 2009-09-14 09:00:44 -0700, (Burt Johnson) said:
turbo wrote:
I have seen some images claim to have "clipping paths" (from which I assume they mean a mask path) yet the image is a JPG file.
How is that done, and how can it be used?
See http://www.bigstockphoto.com/core.php?showpage=help_clipping paths
Just what I was looking for — thx!
Now a strange turn though — My Photoshop CS4 does not have JPG as an option for saving. I have been doing that conversion in Lightroom.
1) I wonder if saving as PSD and having Lightroom save as JPG will keep that path?
2) I wonder why the heck PS CS4 doesn’t have JPG as an option? CS2 and prior versions had it… (I skipped CS3 so don’t know there)
Burt,
I suspect you are working in 16 bit/channel mode and jpg is 8 bit. If you are shooting RAW, working in CS4 you are by default working in 16 bit and therefore do not have an option of save to jpg option.. There are several ways you can get your jpg option back. 1: After you have made all your adjustments, go to image->mode->8 bit/channel. Then you will be able to save as jpg. without changing your original 16 bit file.
or if you are not concern with 16 bit editing
2: In ACR when converting a RAW file go to the workflow options (that is the blue underlined notation which looks like a url, under the image window in ACR) double click on that. the workflow options window will open.
Here you will see the following:
"Space" for workspace where you will have options for sRGB, Adobe RGB, ProPhoto, etc.
"Depth" for Bit Depth, here is where you set the bit depth to 8 Bits/Channel.
You can also set your crop size, resolution, and if you want to open as a Smart Object.
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Regards,
Savageduck